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Volunteer to Give Portfolio Reviews at AIGA STL’s Student Conference
St. Louis has an awesome creative community. Beyond the collaborative events and great work coming out of our city, one of the best parts of our local design community is…
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Getting Personal for Keisha Mabry’s New Website
Keisha Mabry has a lot of friends. Maybe more friends than anyone we’ve ever met. (Don’t believe us? Check out her TEDx Talk, “What I Learned from Meeting 100 People…
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Atomicdust Wins Three Graphic Design USA Health + Wellness Awards
Cheers to good health! We’re excited to share that Atomicdust earned three 2020 Graphic Design USA Health + Wellness Awards. More than 2,500 entries were submitted to this year’s competition,…
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When a Wall Becomes a Destination: Mural Design for O’Fallon, IL
We first started working with the City of O’Fallon, Illinois a few years ago when the city’s leadership hired us to create branding and a website for their economic development…
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Accessibility Design Advice from a Color Blind Copywriter
My co-workers and friends tease me all the time about being “color blind.” I make jokes, too. It’s all good-natured ribbing. And thankfully, it’s pretty rare that anyone holds a…
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Turning Web Design on Its Side for Square Co-Founder Jim McKelvey
“The world doesn’t need another Wikipedia page about Jim McKelvey.” That’s what Jim McKelvey himself told our team during our first meeting, as we discussed the goals for his new…
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5 Tips for Staying Creative While Working from Home
By now you’ve probably heard that the Atomicdust team is working remotely because of COVID-19. Our team is spread out across the area, united through Slack, email and our individual…
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The Boundaries of Problems
I was at the grocery store the other day, and they were out of bread—and hotdog buns, hamburger buns and anything bread-like. The shelves were barren. Our physical office is…
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Atomicdust Earns Gold ADDY for Small Circle Book Design
There aren’t a ton of book design awards nowadays, but we’re proud to announce that we won a 2020 ADDY for a recent book design project. If you’re not familiar,…
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What They Don’t Teach You in Design School
Going to school for graphic design was a great experience. I went to a small state school and loved having my creativity challenged and strengthened through different classes and projects.…
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Atomicdust’s “Helvetica” Screening Recap
We weren’t too sure what to expect when we announced a screening of one of our favorite design documentaries. We’ve hosted screenings before, but this one was different. The movie,…
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Atomicdust to Host Screening of ‘Helvetica’
Most people probably don’t think about fonts very often. But whether we realize it or not, the fonts we interact with day-to-day have a big impact on our lives. Perhaps…
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