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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

From my late teens to my late thirties I was a military wife.  Like so many other young, naïve girls, I thought it would be an adventure with my new husband to see the world.  I soon learned that my adventure meant that I was always the new kid on the block and had to repeatedly start over each and every time we relocated. The easiest part of moving was finding a new living space and getting settled in.  Once that was accomplished, it was time to get a job. GPS didn’t exist so