Last week on a snowy Wednesday night we headed to Madison to attend a soiree. We know – a soiree? That sounds fancy. What do you wear? What special hors d’oeuvres will be served? Who will be there? Little did we know, we would walk out of the snow and into a room full of …
While walking up a packed street full of trucks, tractors, crepe paper lined wagons, and energetic children, I realized how fortunate we are to have our business located in a small town. I was right in the middle of the parade lineup for the Fourth of July in Mineral Point, Wisconsin. I passed the float …
Over the past month we have attended college portfolio shows and mentored high schoolers hoping to attend a college graphic design program. As the graduation season concludes it got us thinking about advice we wish someone would have given us before entering the field. So here are 5 pieces of advice for recent graduates. 1. …
We recently had a client come to us with a looming deadline and a problem. They had asked a different designer to do work for them and they were unhappy with the outcome. Long story short, we took over the project and met the deadline. This brings up an important question though: what do you …
As graphic designers we can’t help but scrutinize all visual solutions around us – from billboards to kleenex boxes. So one can imagine how difficult it is for us to develop a visual identity for ourselves. We knew it was time for a rebrand based on the growth of our company over the last few …
Why blog? To which we say: why not? We are constantly advising clients in meetings, presentations or just general correspondence, so why not compile that information and become a resource. We can keep information to ourselves and help no one, or we can share and hopefully help someone. We hope to help fellow graphic designers, …
