Artisan Blog

If you’re like most – you probably spend most of your time each week sitting at your desk working.  Some days you're lucky to even get out of the office to grab lunch!  Maybe you get out one or two days a week to exercise – but wouldn’t it be nice if you could somehow build your workout into your work day? Read more

 

I keep reading about Pinterest and so, of course, I started wondering…

Should I join?
What do I do with it?
Will it help me with anything or just be another social platform? Read more

 

Pretty early in the life of this blog, I wrote a post on why you should be blogging.

Did you pay attention?

Did you start a blog? Did you ever write a second post?

Or a first?

Excuses, Excuses!  Why not? Read more

 

There’s been a lot of chatter lately about brainstorming: Read more

Good and Bad by vees via Flickr Creative Commons 

Have you heard about the new trend in vacation policies?   Unlimited vacation has taken off quickly, being put into practice at some major companies: Netflix, IBM, Morningstar and Blue Wolf, according to this article at The Grindstone.  Read more

 

Photo by yajamesu via Flickr Creative Commons 

I read an interesting article in The Atlantic last week, and it got me thinking about my creative process and the creative process in general. Read more

Photo by Chloe Dietz, Flickr Creative Commons 

Creatives are not known for being comfortable in a formal business setting. Suits and ties and long strategy sessions are not their normal M.O.

But freelancers do end up going to business meetings or formal pitches and it is important to stay involved in the material and remember what was discussed, since they will probably be sent home to work on the project at hand.

Some meetings, sad to say, are not as interesting and exciting as they could be and creatives may very well have trouble staying engaged. Here are some tips to keep you looking and feeling like you are fully present at your next formal business meeting: Read more

 

As work finally winds down for most of our clients (and for us!), we thought it would be fun to ask our team for their favorite Winter Holiday memories as well as where they’d be celebrating this year.  Read more