All things in-house
Posted in Andy Brenits, Featured, In-House Start-Up on Apr 4th, 2013
No, the title is not a mistake. Sometimes, you have to let things fail. Our in-house business is like any other in that we need to keep trying new things in order to make progress. Sometimes, if you’re fortunate, things work the way you planned.
Posted in All Posts, Andy Brenits, In The News on Apr 3rd, 2013
Does your company work with outside agencies as well as your in-hosue team? Are you looking for ways to make that relationship better? Plan to be in New York on April 25th? Then join InSource for thier premier event with guest Massimo Vignelli, as he discusses his perspectives on the relationships between in-house and outside ...MORE
Posted in All Posts, Andy Brenits, INspirations, Quotes on Apr 3rd, 2013
“I don't think that type should be expressive at all. I can write the word 'dog' with any typeface and it doesn't have to look like a dog. But there are people that [think that] when they write 'dog' it should bark.” - Massimo Vignelli (born January 1931) is a designer who has done work in ...MORE
Posted in All Posts, Andy Brenits, Blogspotting on Apr 2nd, 2013
The creative process is often a very difficult thing to explain to our corporate colleagues who don't typically get what we do. So as creative people, we often try to use appropriate visuals to demonstrate how we get from points A to Z. In fact, it's a good business practice to have your process defined ...MORE
Posted in Andy Brenits, Featured, In-House Start-Up on Mar 8th, 2013
There are more ways to reward employees for good work than yearly raises, bonuses, or even promotions.
Posted in All Posts, Andy Brenits, INspirations on Mar 6th, 2013
"Think left and think right and think low and think high. Oh, the thinks you can think up if only you try." - Theodor Seuss Geisel (March 2, 1904 – September 24, 1991) was an American writer, poet, and cartoonist most widely known for his children's books written under the pen name Dr. Seuss.
Posted in All Posts, Andy Brenits on Jan 29th, 2013
As the saying goes, it’s not just what you know, but who you know. At the HOW design conference series last year in Boston, the InHOWse Managers conference was running right next door to the Creative Freelancer’s Conference. As Ilise Benun recalls, ”… some of the in-house managers snuck over and asked me if I ...MORE
Posted in Andy Brenits, Featured, In-House Start-Up, Uncategorized on Jan 3rd, 2013
By Andy Brenits, as originally seen at InSource How many of us set new years resolutions around December 31st only to forget them by January 3rd? Last month I journaled about performance reviews and measuring your work for the past year. The only way to do this is to set some goals for yourself, but make ...MORE
Posted in All Posts, Andy Brenits, INspirations on Jan 2nd, 2013
"No matter how many times your amazing, absolutely brilliant work is rejected by the client, for whatever dopey, arbitrary reason, there is often another amazing, absolutely brilliant solution possible. Sometimes it’s even better." Bob Gill (b January 17, 1931), American illustrator and graphic designer. In 1960 after an interview in a New York hotel room for a job in London, he moved to the ...MORE
Posted in All Posts, Andy Brenits, In-House Metrics on Dec 31st, 2012
In-house managers polled for the 2012 In-House Creative Services Industry Report shared their total project volume for 2011. Creative leaders often discuss how many projects their teams create, and it’s true that there is a general correlation between number of projects and team size. For example, 93% of teams producing less than 500 projects per year have less than 10 ...MORE
