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Crazy, Right? 19 Reasons to Start a New Business During a COVID Pandemic
Crazy as it sounds, pandemic economics may be just the time to start your own business.
Branding or Marketing: Which Comes First?
Which came first, the chicken or the egg? We’ve debated this question for generations, have we not? Thankfully, when it comes to branding vs. marketing, the answer is much less scrambled (sorry, I couldn’t resist). Regardless of size or industry, successful businesses practice both branding and marketing. But it’s the order in which they approach […]
Kicking Off a Creative New Year
Would it be terribly punny of me to say that creatives are creative with their New Year’s resolutions? Check out this calligrapher who in 2015 hand-lettered the entire Book of Proverbs. Absolutely stunning, not to mention a work of perseverance and inspiration. Creative resolutions are wonderful exercises for those of us who make a living on our ideas. They challenge us to try […]
Difference Between Giving and Taking? NYPL’s 187,000 Images
“DINNER [held by] FOOD AND COOKERY (MAGAZINE) [at] “THE MONICO, LONDON, [ENGLAND]” Generally, professional designers don’t like crowdsourcing. We hold little enthusiasm for so-called “opportunities” offered by profitable companies to submit work—for free, of course—in hopes of winning their approval (like when Dog é Style Restaurant announced its logo contest). In most cases, crowdsourcing results in companies taking a lot for […]