Once upon a time, tablets were considered a life-changing slice of digital heaven, providing both a portable work station and an accessible way to consume media on the go. Yet thanks to a lack of creativity and innovation in recent years, we’re now slowly skidding on the ice of tablapathy. We bring our ...more +
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Socrates mentored Plato, who mentored Aristotle, the father of science. Study any great success and you’ll discover they had more than a mentor. They had the right mentor. Finding a mentor isn’t easy. A young Steve Jobs wanted to sell his typewriter. He accidentally walked into the apartment of Robert Friedland. ...more +
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Nathan stared at the drop-down font menu and thought of his grandfather—particularly, the night Grandpa Cecil took him out for a drink two days after his 21st birthday. Sitting in the booth at Holman’s, back when Holman’s had more grandpas than cool kids, Cecil said, “Nathan, you’re a man now, ...more +
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I’ve always felt that my business was a service that you either needed, wanted, valued, or not. Working through a staffing agency isn’t for everyone. But for those interested in some guidance, a staffing agency can not only help you land freelance work, or a new full-time job, but bridge ...more +
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Freelancers don’t play like full-time employees. We’re way out of “the box,” otherwise known as a cube. We work wherever we want, whenever. Nearly 54 million freelancers contribute $715 billion to the economy each year. But there are big costs for that freedom, like paying double taxes, living without safety ...more +
9 years ago
On November 10th, The Creative Party came together in Los Angeles to listen to five influential creative-industry hiring managers discuss what they love, hate, and ignore about portfolios, and the people who present them. 72andSunny Creative Recruiter Owen Williams joined us, along with BLKBX Creative Director Raymond Sanchez, freelance creative director Bridget ...more +
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“I had a crush on the Jantzen smile girl, Dolores Hawkins,” relates Tom Lincoln with a grin. “One of my first assignments was for Pendleton, to help direct the photography for an ad in front of Robinson’s Department Store in Los Angeles,” Tom recalled. “In the ad, we were using ...more +
9 years ago
Design is always evolving; taking new chances that are informed by the past, but make every effort to avoid repeating it. No one wants to look outmoded. People haven't stopped making things. Tangible, paper things. These days, so much of that conversation takes place around digital mediums—web design, mobile app development, responsiveness, scalability, ...more +
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