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Seven Lessons from My First Atomicdust Workshop
The story of branding workshops begins long ago, in the year 2016. It was before I came to Atomicdust, but as the legend goes, the team noticed that some clients…
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Four Atomicdust Clients Win Sauce Magazine Readers’ Choice 2019 Awards
We’re never surprised when our clients get recognized for the great work they do, but it’s always fun to celebrate. Sauce Magazine just published its 2019 Readers’ Choice Awards, and…
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Laying the Foundation with City Foundry STL’s Website
Atomicdust works with clients all around the country, but we’re also drawn to projects that have a profound impact on our own city. One such opportunity was something we’d passed…
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Getting Used to It: Your Biggest Competitor Isn’t Another Business
About a decade ago, we had a client that was based in Kansas City. For those of you that might not be familiar with the Midwest, that’s about a 5-hour…
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A Practice Made Perfect: Building Husch Blackwell’s Website
We always ask a lot of questions when we start branding and website projects. So it wasn’t unusual when we started our partnership with growing law firm Husch Blackwell this…
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Join Atomicdust for a Screening of ‘Rams’
Less, but better. It’s an established concept in design, a quote made famous by design icon Dieter Rams (well, he’s German, so technically he said “Weniger, aber besser.”). Rams is…
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The Growing Importance of Design, Big and Small
My neighbors think I’m adorable. Yes, this is probably a strange way to start off this article about design, but it’s the best way – and the truth. So –…
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Simplifying Complex Brands with Infographics
We’re in the information age. With a few keystrokes or a voice search, practically anyone can find mountains of information—more than they could ever use or benefit from. Meanwhile, companies…
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Meet Our New Digital Marketing Manager, Blaise Hart-Schmidt
If you’re visiting our office and hear someone yelling, “Wait! Wait! Wait!” there’s a good chance it’s Blaise Hart-Schmidt, our new Digital Marketing Manager, running to capture a photo, video…
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The Politics (and Other Challenges) of Branding a City
The hardest part of our branding and website design project for the city of O’Fallon, IL was, admittedly, the first. During a City Council meeting last year, the Assistant City…
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Atomicdust Featured in Third Consecutive PRINT Regional Design Annual
The first time Atomicdust was featured in the PRINT Regional Design Annual, one of the most competitive and respected design competitions in the country, we were astounded. (After all, we…
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Brands Get Embarrassed, Too! Here’s How To Move On and Build Brand Confidence
One of my fondest teenage memories was grabbing the latest J-14 magazine and flipping straight to the “Most Embarrassing Moments” page. With tears in my eyes, I’d read tales of…