Atomicdust

A New Face at Atomicdust

The Atomicdust family is welcoming its newest member- baby Miles!

Miles (and his full head of hair) joined the Spakowski clan on Monday, July 19th. Weighing in at 8 lbs. 7 oz., and stretching 21 inches, both baby and mommy are healthy and happy. Congratulations to Mike and Sarah (and big brother Ian)!

Redesigning the Law

Thompson Coburn, a nationwide law firm, was seeking a consultant to help plan and design their content-rich website. In order for them to stand out among outdated law firm sites, we approached the project with a fresh and open design that more reflected their mission of always pushing forward. 

One of the biggest challenges with this project was the amount of content that would be available on the site. With pages and pages of copy, the site structure and usability was as much a key component as the look and feel. The main goal was to keep the abundance of information digestible and easy to find for the visitors. Working closely with their project manager, we laid out a successful website structure and design, and then handed it over for their internal development team to build out.

New Work for Mosby

We’re happy to show our latest work for Mosby’s Nursing Suite, which occupied a lot of our team's time earlier this year. We created marketing materials, including a revamped website, print brochures, videos and trade show components. We’re also steering things in the right direction for the brand on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn. We think the work really stands apart in the healthcare category. 

Atomicdust Celebrates 8 Years of Design

Ah, graphic design. This month, we celebrated our eighth year of business with our usual office party full of food, drinks and friends. Thanks to everyone who came by to help us celebrate, and thank you to everyone who’s supported us over the years. See you next year.

Atomicdust Social Media Pro Chosen for MTV TJ Contest

MTV has announced that Danielle Hohmeier, our resident social media pro, has been selected as one of the 20 finalists in MTV’s “Follow Me: The Search for the First MTV TJ.” The winner will be hired to become the new face and voice for MTV across social media platforms, including MTV.com, to expand the two-way dialogue between MTV and its global audience. Read more. 

Are You Playing Hide and Seek Online?

For the last month or so, Facebook has been under fire for their privacy controls, or should I say, lack thereof. They’ve since admitted they ‘made a bunch of mistakes’ and improved their privacy page so that you have better control, but their issues uncovered a bigger question- 

Does privacy exists online? Should it? Read More. 

We’re Ready for Our Close Up

Last week, our fearless leader (otherwise known as 'Creative Director'), Mike Spakowski, was interviewed by The St. Louis Egotist on how we got started, our project philosophy, and his advice for designers, writers, and developers. 

Here is what he had to say about what Atomicdust really is... Read more. 

It’s Official: Summer is Here

How do we know this? Because Memorial Day has come and gone? Because Saint Louis has already seen temperatures rise to above 90 degrees?

Facebook is Taking Over the World

Facebook is taking over the world. 

Ok, maybe I’m exaggerating. Facebook is not taking over the world (yet), but it is taking over the internet with their recent changes. Read more.

Knowledge is Power

The term “knowledge is power” is not new, however, it represents a concept that is often forgotten or abused in marketing. I don’t know which is worse: content that is too top-level, giving the audience only fluffy, feel-good words that do nothing to develop a deeper, more actionable understanding, or bulleted lists of details that go on and on for days. 

There is a fine line to be walked between a preachy, marketing message and a specifications list that makes eyes’ cross, but when that balance is found, customers gain an education that is comforting and empowers decision making.  Read more.