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Timeless by Design

What Lasting Brands Know that Trendy Ones Don't Think about the logos you've recognized your entire life. There are two marks that, for me, feel just as relevant today as they did decades ago …
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April 17, 2026
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Working With Map Agency

What to Expect When You Start a Project With Us Graphic design is shrouded in mystery, isn’t it? Just think about the industry jargon. Ever heard of a pica? Sure, you can adjust tracking …
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April 1, 2026
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Crafting a Spicy Sales Strategy

As the owner of a small creative agency that typically sells services, designing a digital product to sell is unfamiliar territory. But I also understand that every business needs marketing. When I decided to …
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November 7, 2025
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Share Your Story

Has anybody talked to their friends on Facebook recently? Me neither. It’s not that I haven’t tried. Every time I login, unfortunately, I see one person’s organic post for every five paid posts. I …
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August 21, 2025
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The Social State of Connecticut

Connecticut is in a state of exodus. Big businesses, and all their tax-paying employees, have been leaving the state for years. General Electric, the company founded by Thomas Edison, left for Boston in 2016. …
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January 29, 2025
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To Solve, or to Shrug

Give a Creative Director a creative brief and make yourself a bucket of popcorn. Sit back and watch as he or she questions the objectives, pushes back against the target audience, and argues over …
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October 1, 2024
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Confessions of a Professional Procrastinator 

My name is John, and I’m a procrastinator. I openly admit to this apparent character flaw because, as a graphic designer, I’ve worked alongside an Olympic-sized roster of procrastinators. We’ll come up with any …
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July 16, 2024