Every website project is different. I’ve been a developer for about a decade, and each website project I’ve worked on (and probably every website I’ll ever work on) has been unique. The goals of the projects change based on the…
“Do you know what makes a city great? A little weirdness. We need to do something weird.” It’s an idea I heard from a colleague and good friend of mine when we were planning events for St. Louis Design Week…
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 could benefit from a condensed version of our branding program—instead…
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 several of our restaurant clients are included in the lineup.…
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 had entered every year for 16 years without being chosen.)…
Last summer, we got a phone call from Stephen Savage and the partners of 1000 Spruce about opening a new restaurant, half a block away from their already mega-successful ventures in downtown St. Louis, Wheelhouse and Start Bar. We’d met…
One of the most rewarding aspects of working in marketing is seeing our clients succeed. We work with a lot of food and beverage companies in St. Louis and beyond, including two highly anticipated restaurants that opened in 2018: Yellowbelly…
I have never lived in Polynesia. I (sadly) have never even been to the area. I did not grow up there in the ’80s. And even if I did – I bet the locally produced, small-budget television commercials weren’t half as…
GDUSA’s American Graphic Design Awards honor outstanding graphic communication. For 55 years, Graphic Design USA (GDUSA) has been an essential resource for graphic designers looking to keep up with the latest news, people, trends, technology, products and services. Each year,…
It was late in the afternoon, and Katie Werges and I were laying out design expressions in rows on the conference table. I had just started to brew a fresh pot of four o’clock coffee. Do you know how nerve-wracking…
