It's a tough time for just about everyone these days. We can't think of anyone who's immune from these times, except perhaps David Geffen and his yacht. Professional creatives are certainly no exception; with so many industries turned upside down, those who make things for a living are finding themselves ...more +
5 years ago
It’s been pretty tough to stay focused enough to even write this blog post. I know I’m not alone in that. We’re all having weird dreams that throw off our sleep, eating piles of sugar and flour that end up throwing off our endocrine systems, and perhaps drinking a little ...more +
5 years ago
I never thought I’d write this, but damn, LinkedIn is filled with vulnerability right now. This has never been the case. We’ve all heard a lot about how social media isn’t real life, focusing especially on so-called selfie culture and influencer marketing, but LinkedIn always felt sheltered from such thinkpieces. ...more +
5 years ago
As any one of my colleagues can tell you, I’m not big on positive thinking. I tend toward the negative, the cynical, and the worst case scenario. But I’ve found a bit of long dormant optimism in the last few weeks because… well, because the alternative doesn’t feel quite as ...more +
5 years ago
There’s no bad time to look at how we balance our lives with work, but there are events that demand we stop to take stock. Maybe we create a new human or gain direct reports or have a thriving project outside our day job; how the hell do we maintain ...more +
5 years ago
We made you another newspaper. Or zine, whatever you want to call it. Here it is as a PDF, but we highly recommend it in its intended physical form (get it in the mail by filling out this form*!). While we always like making analog goodies for you all, we ...more +
5 years ago
This post originally appeared on our Written division's website. I’m lucky. I work for a company that understands a lot of good can be done from home while wearing athleisure or a full hazmat suit. You know who’s in trouble? Companies with restrictive (outdated?) policies around working remotely. This is ...more +
5 years ago
Launch a new brand, they said. It will be fun, they said. Well, it actually was pretty fun. See, we’ve been filling administrative and professional jobs for clients for awhile now. But our bread and butter has been creative staffing and it’s what people know us for. So when we ...more +
5 years ago