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In-House Business Startup Journal Part 1: The New Guy In Town
The New Guy In Town By Andy Brenits, as originally seen on www.in-source.org I’ve had the privilege of starting a new job 11 times in my career if you include the part-time after-hours teaching gigs. As such I have seen a pretty wide gamut of orienta…
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Is a Creative Hive Right for You?
Are you a solo designer who has considered banding together with other designers as a useful method for obtaining valuable feedback? Here are 7 questions to ask yourself before choosing a creative hive.
The Upside of In-House Design: 11 Perks to Consider
Corporate creatives are becoming a booming segment of the design community as more companies build a strong internal creative team. Working for these entities can have some serious perks that may contribute to a solid work/life balance.
Surviving as the Sole Designer for a Corporation
If you’re the sole designer at a big corporation, you probably feel both isolated and overextended. Following are some tips for making connections and lightening your workload.
Strategic Insights: Branding part 2
Hi there, Professor Andy here. Ready to keep trekking 2012’s path to becoming a smarter designer? Yes, then lets continue our briefing of the strategies behind branding, and how they tie-in with marketing. We left off last week by realizing that today’s businesses value success not by sales numbers alone, but by ensuring that customers …MORE
12-Month Career-Boosting Guide
Need a game plan for moving your in-house design career forward this year? Take the following 12 steps to help maximize your work potential. By making one new change each month, you can boost your career outlook—and add a little fun to your job!
Reignite Passion in Your Design Career
With love in the air, it’s a good time to consider how to reignite the fire — for your design career. Follow these tips to bring back that lovin’ feeling.
The Cohen-Miller Report: Left vs Right Brain
Left vs Right Brain by Emily Cohen Recently, my 12th Grade daughter, Hunter, was interviewed by an alumnus of Carnegie Mellon’s Tepper School of Business as part of her application process. Hunter encountered an interesting situation, one that is all too familiar to my own professional experience – that of a “creative” talking to a more analytical thinker. Hunter is …MORE
Strategic INsights: Branding part 1
Recently I wrote a 3-part series on marketing strategy aimed at giving in-house designers insight into how their marketing colleagues come up with those programs we’re asked to design for. For the last few decades branding has also played an importan…
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Admit it: You’re curious to know how your paycheck compares to those of your design colleagues in similar positions. HOW’s 2012 Design Salary Report will have all the answers, but we need your help!
