Any expert in their field will tell you, they’re only as good as the tools they use. I’m constantly on the lookout for ways to make myself faster, more efficient, and, frankly, better at what I do. Over the years of editing, I’ve slowly started assembling a small list of software that is my go-to’s […]

It’s always helpful to listen to different perspectives. When it comes to different perspectives, kids are the best. Watch what my kids think I do all day in this special kids version of ‘How I Work.’

Position Lead Designer One word that best describes how you work Slowly Intentionally Current mobile device iPhone 5s Current computer Macbook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Late 2013) What apps, software, or tools can’t you live without? Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, git, grunt, iTerm, Sublime Text, MAMP, Google Chrome. And Spotify or some other way […]

Watch the video above, read the commentary below! Like many views and opinions I’ve held, my understanding of gratitude has been affected significantly by my children. More specifically, they’ve been affected by the process of trying to parent my children. Here’s the situation: your kid has just been given something by someone else. Maybe it’s a gift; […]

Every year since I was little, a family tradition of mine is to watch “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation”. There has not been a year since the film’s release that I’ve missed viewing it, and it’s even become a tradition my sister has passed onto her family and daughters. I have seen the movie so many […]

In order to understand win-win-win, you must first understand win-win. It’s a common philosophy but let’s take a look at it from an agency standpoint. As business director, at a creative agency, I find myself in the natural role of balancing our client’s needs and budget with what our creatives need for a budget in […]

Today we’re embarking upon a social media challenge of epic proportions. Watch the video, read the rules, and start sharing! The Prizes A sweet gift basket with our favorite food and drinks for the holiday season Backflip will donate $100 to a pre-approved charity of your choosing Some sweet Backflip schwag  The Rules Interact with […]

We live in a world where we take a lot for granted. Food, gas, money, and even entertainment. Rarely do you think about how things got to the way they are today. Often times, change comes about because someone decided to do something differently than had been done in the past. It’s this decision to […]

Video below Millennials often get a bad wrap. They are viewed as self centered, technology obsessed job hoppers. While this may be true more of one generation than another, as marketers we should be looking at the positive side of that coin. How do millennials view themselves? Tech savvy, career-focused achievers who yearn for an […]

On Monday we’ll be traveling to film with a partner of ours. This means figuring out everything, equipment wise, that we need to bring vs. what we can rent on location. It can be a large task, but we do it often enough that we haven’t left anything of significance behind before. One thing that […]