What is a Mood Board?
What the *@#$% is a Mood Board? Mood boards are a great resource that designers have in their tool belt. A mood board is defined as an arrangement of images, materials, pieces of text, etc. intended to evoke or project a particular style or concept. This is a good way for designers to produce a …
How Brands Shifted Focus in 2018
How Brands Shifted Focus in 2018 TV Ads Ads have now gone digital thus, expanding their market in a more viral environment rather than keeping their focus on television spots. With this new era of social media such as YouTube, Snapchat, Instagram, Facebook, etc., the content for advertising has shifted into these networks in order …
Design Elements and Principles
Design Elements and Principles Designing your own graphics and artwork can be a difficult thing. Whether you’re needing art for your website, business cards or even a t-shirt you want to be sure that you’re creating the best version possible. There are a lot of different terms for a lot of different aspects of design. …
Criticism in the Workplace
Criticism in the Workplace By: Chase Nagata Criticism is a crucial key element to a workplace, as it is important to know when to give it, how to give it, how to receive it, and what criticism you should take to consideration. It is the key factor to not only when to change an element …
5 Signs It’s Time to Rebrand Your Business
5 Signs It’s Time to Rebrand Your Business By Nikki Hillman: Rebranding is something many companies – especially large ones – will do at some point if they plan on sticking around in the information age. It’s important that business owners and CEOs realize that the logo you had designed 10-20 years ago, …
Time Management
Time Management By: Danika Tallman Managing your time is one the most important things about being successful. It doesn’t matter what you want to succeed in, you need to know how to work when you need to work. This can be a hard thing for many people. There are so many things that you can …
Perfectionism Kills
Perfectionism Kills By: Chase Nagata There will be times where, within a project, the team may decide to choose quality over quantity far too much than necessary, and this can sometimes lead to ruined time management. In many different types of projects, especially creative works, it is easy to get caught up in the pursuit …
Data Loss WILL Obliterate Your Company and Your Hard Work!
Data Loss WILL Obliterate Your Company and Your Hard Work! By: Mike Tibbits That might be quite the exaggeration, but it certainly got your attention, has it not? Data Loss is no laughing matter. Being a home user or a business enterprise doesn’t affect your chances with data loss. Everybody is equally susceptible to …
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Today’s Millennial Problem
Today’s Millennial Problem By: Danika Tallman Many different people have many different views on millennials. “What is a millennial?” you might ask. Well, a millennial is defined as a person reaching young adulthood in the early 21st century. If you have heard at all about this generation, you have heard about “The Millennial …
System Development Lifecycle
System Development Lifecycle By: Mike Tibbits A System (or Software) Development Lifecycle (SDLC) is useful for managing a planned and controlled development effort. The biggest advantages are that it provides some level of control of the development process to ensure that the ultimate solution is consistent with the original requirements, and to ensure that …