by BrandBears | Jan 12, 2023 | Design Trends
My wonderful and scary first-time experience with AI-augmented design. I have to admit, I am not the most tech-savvy graphic designer. In fact, technical skills are the part of being a designer that I struggle with the most. While creativity, artistic skill, and...
by BrandBears | Dec 1, 2022 | Client Interviews
Kurt Boyd is the president and current owner of Stack 52, an exercise game company on a mission to make workouts fun and accessible. Kurt and I go back a long way – over the last years, he has become one of my regular clients and a good friend. He has a...
by BrandBears | Nov 30, 2022 | Advice For Clients
The Single Greatest Mistake Clients Make Design work and branding in particular is a difficult undertaking – a brand is an abstract creature as it evokes an emotional response that is sometimes unpredictable. Colors, fonts, illustrations, symbols, and...
by BrandBears | Nov 30, 2022 | Advice For Creatives
5 Upwork Hacks For Next-Level Freelancing. Over the last decade, Upwork has made a name for itself as the go-to freelancing platform with over 2.5 billion spent by clients on freelance projects per year. Although as an independent specialist, you should not rely on a...
by BrandBears | Oct 22, 2022 | Advice For Clients
5 Red Flags to watch out for when hiring a creative. Being a graphic design client is a challenge – I know from experience because I too have been on the client’s end of design. Clients feel trepidation about the quality of work and general work ethic of...