Looking for a job in a regular market can be stressful. When the market is flooded with candidates after widespread layoffs ( upwards of 70,000+ tech workers alone! ), job searching can seem very overwhelming. There is some good news / bad news here. There are things well within your control both from a candidate… Continue reading How to Find a Job in a Recession
Something I talk to leaders & contributors about all the time ( feels like more now than ever ) – If you feel like you want to make a change, DO IT. Trust your guts, I wish I had, especially when I had everyone telling me how to build a ( *my* ) career. I… Continue reading The best advice from someone who had to stumble through career growth…
You may have heard about the Adobe Max conference — an annual event where Adobe showcases some of its newest technologies, as well as provides educational sessions to its viewers. This year’s conference was held online for free and hosted by Saturday Night Live actor Kenan Thompson. The Sneaks section of the conference is devoted… Continue reading New industry-changing tech from Adobe
Working from home has definitely been quite the hurdle for many people. Here are some tips that have helped our team stay focused on Graphic Design and Marketing tasks throughout the day instead of getting distracted (…I’m guilty.) If you’re not sure what time blocking is, it’s the practice of scheduling out your day into… Continue reading Increase your productivity with time blocking
At Left Brain | Right Brain, we’re all about providing free sources to the community. Don’t worry, there will be more in the future, but for now, here are five of our favorites: Adobe Color Adobe’s interactive tool lets you choose a color scheme and customize it to your liking, or upload an image which… Continue reading 5 free graphic design resources
We’re sure you’ve heard of Hwang Dong-hyuk’s new Netflix hit Squid Game, and we thought we’d share the advertising trends we’ve seen cropping up surrounding the immensely popular Korean series. Companies everywhere are taking advantage of the show’s success and making some seriously interesting Marketing campaigns and fan art. Here’s a great article showing what… Continue reading Squid Game advertising trends
Today we have some simple advice for graphic design or any art form. Some of you may already be familiar with C.R.A.P. (yeah, I know what I said) — Contrast, Repetition, Alignment, and Proximity. This will be particularly helpful for new Graphic Designers, but even experienced Marketers can benefit from a review! Want to make… Continue reading 4 ways to instantly improve your designs
1. Consider the client’s real needs For people whose specialties lie in fields other than design, trying to figure out what they need on their own can be daunting. I can’t tell you how many times proactive business owners have come to me convinced that they need a very specific, labor intensive project, when the… Continue reading 5 simple ways to elevate your design process
After our recent logo exploration project working with the lovely people at Sombrero Peak Quilting, it dawned on me that while each Graphic Designer has their own workflow, our specific pipeline has so many benefits I appreciate. Keep in mind, this article was written as a use case for logo design, but the process is… Continue reading Is your design process holding you back?
Hey! If you’ve stumbled upon this post, you might be a business owner, a marketing specialist, graphic designer, or just someone who’s interested in art. Thank you for taking a moment of your busy day to check out our blog! Left Brain Right Brain Creative Consulting was founded with the goal of lifting teams and… Continue reading Welcome to our blog
