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The Value of Self Promotion
Last week, I was asked to sit on a panel at the AIGA Designer Business Roundtable for a discussion on the value of self promotion. The AIGA discussion was specific…
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Flexing Design Muscles with CrossFit Web Design
By now, you’ve probably heard something about CrossFit. Televised competitions, specialized gear from Reebok and celebrity athletes have done a lot to raise awareness for the sport. At its core,…
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Open Source Branding:
A Field GuideRecently, I was asked to speak on a panel at the St. Louis Ad Club Digital Symposium. When I agreed, I had no idea what the topic would be. It…
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Seeing the Goal for the Trees
As design and marketing become more interwoven, it’s important to remember that the goal of marketing is not just to create beautiful design, but to use design to inspire customers…
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Danielle Speaking at AIGA
St. Louis Designer Business RoundtableOur Online Marketing Manager, Danielle Hohmeier, will be speaking at the next AIGA St. Louis Designer Business Roundtable on self promotion. We know that Danielle’s no stranger to promotion –…
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Identifying Content to Drive Your Social Media Strategy
These days, it’s rare that we have to convince businesses to use social media. Most marketing managers and business owners we work with see the value in it, they know…
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Branding and Website for Cortona: Celebrate Life at the Center
Across the highway from Forest Park in St. Louis, a new kind of apartment complex is taking shape. Called Cortona at Forest Park, the complex is built around broad, open…
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November Wallpapers from the Creatives at Atomicdust
The weather is getting colder. The holiday season is right around the corner. And it’s already time for a fresh batch of wallpapers from the creatives at Atomicdust. If you’re…
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Mike Spakowski to Speak at AdClub St. Louis Digital Symposium
On November 13th, professionals from the St. Louis marketing and advertising industry will converge at the Nine Network building in Midtown for the AdClub St. Louis Digital Symposium. Mike Spakowski,…
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Branding Begins with Listening
Facing a shift in your marketing strategy is never easy. Acquisitions, name changes, product extensions, even website redesigns can be difficult problems to solve. But if your culture isn’t aligned,…
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ExitCare’s New Website Makes a Case for Patient Education
When Atomicdust was hired to build a new website for Elsevier’s ExitCare, a patient education and engagement solutions company, we knew the project would be about more than features and…
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Bringing Design to Life
Until a few months ago, I spent all of my time in a print shop. To be specific, it was a letterpress and screen-printing shop, where we still mixed inks…