Tag: Studio

In an entrepreneurial world that can leave you feeling pressured to do more and be more, it can be difficult to create space to reflect and dream. I want to remind you that you don’t have to be “on” all the time, moving at warp-speed in your business just because it seems like everyone else…

Six years. Two cities. 3 office spaces (soon to be 4). 700 completed projects. Plenty of opportunities for growth. And…just as many mistakes to learn from. Back in September 2013, I started Branch out of sheer necessity. The year before, I’d finally landed my dream design job but right as I began to settle in,…

I’ve always loved creating mood boards for client projects — they set the visual tone for the strategy and ensure we’re on the same page before the design phase begins. A few weeks back, I began thinking about the benefits of mood boards and how they could be leveraged internally for my own business. Jotting…

As a creative director and designer who spends most of my waking hours behind a computer, you can probably guess that public speaking has never been my thing. In high school, I remember being nervous even with something as simple as an introduction on the first day of class. The thought of being put on…

Often, when small businesses get booked up with client work, the first thing to fall to the back burner are internal tasks. The to-do list grows and grows until one day it’s so overwhelming you’re not sure where to start. Last year was our busiest year by far and with that, a lot of small…

As 2016 comes to a close, I wanted to write a more personal post here because the work we produce only counts for so much. Behind that work is always people — the people seeking help to get the work done, the people producing the work and finally, the people consuming the work. We’re all interrelated.…

As this new year picks up steam and your to-do list becomes more packed, it’s easy to push your own personal, just-for-fun projects to the side. At the studio, we’re already feeling that same time crunch as new client projects roll in. Of course, those take first priority but it’s important to not lose sight…

Hi there and I hope you had an awesome Halloween! Orange and black just happen to be a favorite color combo around these parts. 😉 I wanted to stop in and share some studio news. A lot of great things have been happening around these parts! First up, the Branch Bulletin launched on Friday and…