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“You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.”  C.S.Lewis Fate whispers to the warrior.  “You cannot withstand the storm” and the warrior whispers back “I am the Storm” I AM THE STORM – I found strength in this quote during the past year.  Having cancer and working full time has many times been an uphill battle; however, with a strong support system, you can, as I did, Withstand This STORM and come out the other side to the magic word “Remissi

We all know the business of advertising, the industry we live for, can be stressful. I suppose you could say I’m preaching to the choir here, so all of you in agreement say “Amen”. The pressures that are inherent to our field of work such as being challenged to come up with multiple big creative ideas on short notice and presenting them, making tight deadlines on shoestring budgets, performing miracles and making it look easy, the endless pursuit of new business and, of course, hearing “

Ok, here it is. Full disclosure: I am not an organized person. Not by a long shot. So why am I writing this blog? Truth is, I've learned the hard way (a few too many times) that the real world has a near zero-tolerance policy for catastrophic failure. This isn't high school. You can't pass with a D, make up exams, miss class, turn in late work, pass go, or collect $200. In the real world, you need to be right 95% of the time. So over the years, I've adopted a number of systems to keep myself on

SVGs are ideal for the web due to their low file sizes and crisp appearance, making them perfect for icons, logos, and illustrations. However, working with them is often more complicated than typical file formats like JPG, PNG or GIF. Out of the box, Drupal’s default image and file fields don’t support the use of SVGs. Here are 3 Drupal modules to help you quickly and easily get SVGs into your content types.  UPDATE:  SVG support is now in Drupal Core. Use it.  If you find any

Hollywood was recently briefed on a creative marketing project – The Met Gala. Fashion’s biggest night in Hollywood gives us a glimpse into how celebrities respond to the same creative challenge. This year the task at hand was “Fashion and the Catholic Imagination.” I am (humbly) assuming the role of the client as I select the winning creative idea. I will be analyzing who spent time thinking about the meaning behind the Gala’s theme, who jumped at the first obvious solution, and