Social media and you

By Troy Stiles 

We've all heard about this social media stuff and there’s more to it than just narcissistic status updates and net shorthand. (Which btw: I had no idea there were this many chat acronyms – http://www.netlingo.com/acronyms.php LOL!) Facebook and Twitter are the current rulers of the social space as we know it, but there are many others like Foursquare, YouTube, and LinkedIn that are vying for a piece of the online pie, too.

Design Trends...Should We Follow Them?

By Konstance Smith, Art Director

As creatives it’s important to be informed on current design trends. Viewing trends and the work of others helps stimulate our own unique ideas and pushes us to be more inventive, creative, and original. If we want to be the best, (and we do) it is vital that we know the current techniques used and the work that is being produced. We need to know what our competition is doing. Studying trends helps us to evaluate our own work to ensure that we prevent our designs and ideas from becoming boring and stale.