All things in-house
Posted in Career, Ed Roberts, Featured, In-house Observations on May 20th, 2013
Lunch with Sagi Haviv, Purveyor of Simple Complexity By Ed Roberts Do you remember your first logo design? How about the client who assigned you the problem to solve; do you remember that person? I do. I can remember sitting in Ms. Malik’s art atelier on a wooden stool next to a drafting table wearing ...MORE
Do you miss your college days? Do you wish that you could go back in time and pay a little more attention in that business class that seemed so irrelevant but would be super helpful now that you're in charge of both the business and creative sides of your department? Well you can stop pining ...MORE
Posted in Career, Featured, Glenn John Arnowitz, Humor, In-house Ethics, Uncategorized on Feb 12th, 2013
Dear In-House Diva, I work in-house as a designer for a very well-known financial institution. With Valentine’s Day quickly approaching, I was thinking about dying my hair and painting my fingernails PMS 186 Red. Because our organization is very conservative I do have some concerns, and I’m not sure if this type of fashion statement ...MORE
Posted in All Posts, Career, Glenn John Arnowitz, In-house Incites, In-house Inspiration, In-house INtelligence, In-house Interpersonal, In-house Issues, In-house Observations on Feb 11th, 2013
Since this is Valentine’s Day week and love is in the air, I asked some of my peers what they love about being a corporate creative. I Love Being an In-House Designer Because... I have access to so many resources all under one roof. I believe colleagues truly respect the value I bring to the ...MORE
Posted in All Posts, Career, Donna Farrugia, In-House Design Articles, In-house Ethics, In-house Incites, In-house Interpersonal, In-house Issues, In-house Observations, TCG 411 on Jan 10th, 2013
By Donna Farrugia, Executive Director of The Creative Group Have your coworkers been less helpful or willing to offer input on your designs? Are some starting to take credit for your ideas? If you’ve noticed a change in the air, you’re not alone. In a recent survey by our company, nearly half of the more ...MORE
Posted in Career, Featured, Glenn John Arnowitz, In-house Inspiration on Jan 7th, 2013
So I didn’t receive HO Trains for Christmas. Oh well. There’s always next year. Anyway, readers of my September “Back on the Bus” blog might recall I’m not a big fan of New Year’s resolutions, which have become somewhat of a clichéd ritual. Unlike those crisp and sharp September mornings that pull me back to ...MORE
Posted in All Posts, Career, Donna Farrugia, In-house Issues, Resources, TCG 411 on Nov 15th, 2012
By Donna Farrugia, Executive Director of The Creative Group The CreativeGroup just released our 2013 Salary Guide, which features average starting salaries for 127 interactive, design and marketing positions. The figures can be customized to more than 135 U.S. cities, so you can find out what others in your area are making and see how ...MORE
Posted in All Posts, Career, Jackie Schaffer, Project Management on Sep 17th, 2012
By Jackie Schaffer Most in-house creative teams suffer from 80% of the same challenges—just some suffer these challenges more so than others. Some of those common challenges are: Projects that never reach completion Unreasonable rounds of revision Projects with questionable business impact Ill-defined or short career paths Not enough staff “Hurry up and wait” periods Little ...MORE
Posted in All Posts, Andy Epstein, Career on Feb 6th, 2012
Cella is presenting their "Beyond the Creative 2" training for in-house creative leaders this April in Chicago. Visit their website to learn more about the topics to be presented and to read what others have said about this training which has been attended by brands such as McDonald's, Mattel, Choice Hotels, Vanguard and TD Bank. ...MORE
Posted in All Posts, Andy Brenits, Career, In-house INtelligence, In-house Issues on Jan 2nd, 2012
Welcome to 2012! If you’re like most people you made a few personal resolutions that you’ll try to keep for a few days, or weeks, before you either give up or forget about completely. Well, I’ve got a challenge for you; try a professional resolution instead. Become a smarter designer by the end of 2012. ...MORE
