What to expect when working with creative types

If you own your own business, there is a chance you will need to work with a creative designer sooner or later. Creative types such as these can sometimes be difficult to work with due to misunderstanding or a disconnect. Creative types have…
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Resources for building an incredible social media brand

Everyone has a “brand” these days — from products to influencers. But what actually is a brand? And why is it important? Most often, people think about brands in the sense of their exterior, their brand identity. However, according…

Make space for Spaces

Spaces is Utah’s Home & Living Magazine, and a regular publication of Utah Media Group. It also appears as a weekly section in the Deseret News and The Salt Lake Tribune, featuring Utah communities and lifestyles with an emphasis on home…
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Get to the point already! Tips for shorter writing

A common saying goes like this: “If I had more time, I would have written a shorter letter.” It’s been attributed to so many folks over the years, I think we get it now. Brevity—in this case short, concise writing—is hard work. In…
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Advantages of Advertising in Print

Credibility and Authority The “halo effect” is a powerful tool. This is the subconscious phenomenon that suggests the positive feelings associated with a publication will also be associated the brands who advertise within these publications.…

ICYMI: ADOBE MAX 2017 PART 3

Highlights from each speaker: Part 2 – Mark Ronson While we weren’t able to be one of the over 12,000 attendees at Adobe MAX this year, we fortunately live in the digital age and were able to watch it streaming live, and revisit…

ICYMI: ADOBE MAX 2017 PART 2

Highlights from each speaker: Part 2 - Annie Griffiths While we weren’t able to be one of the over 12,000 attendees at Adobe MAX this year, we fortunately live in the digital age and were able to watch it streaming live, and revisit the…

ICYMI: Adobe MAX 2017 Part 1

While we weren’t able to be one of the over 12,000 attendees at Adobe MAX this year, we fortunately live in the digital age and were able to watch it streaming live, and revisit the talks and announcements as they became available online and…
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Guidelines for Hierarchy

The title for this post is “Guidelines for Hierarchy”, because there really isn’t a set of rules that dictate whether a design has god hierarchy or not.  But if you follow these guidelines you will be able design something quickly and…