News & Insights
Hear from our team on latest design trends, insights and inspiration.
Nashville Design Week Recap
As the first ever Nashville Design Week comes to a close, we are so excited for our community and the momentum for our city going forward. With 90 events, Nashville Design Week has exposed […]
Read moreDesign For Happiness: The Holy Grail of UX Design
When I started my design career, one of my main goals was to create things that have real emotional impact. I most appreciate design that makes me stop and look, or compels me to interact […]
Read moreCreative Works Conference in Memphis TN – A Recap
What an Amazing Event! As a company, we have kept our eye out for good design events in our home state of Tennessee. Creative Works has been on our radar for a couple years now. […]
Read moreJoin DesignUps for Nashville Design Week
We’re participating in the First Ever Nashville Design Week! Nashville Design Week is a week-long, city-wide series of interdisciplinary programs and events to unite the design community, promote collaboration and idea sharing, engage the public, […]
Read moreDesign Influencers Spotlight #2
Looking for new artists to add to your Instagram feed? Or maybe you’re interested in getting someone a unique gift? Then you’re in the right place! Loreta Isac Portfolio Site Loreta Isac is an […]
Read moreLogo Design – It’s Not Just a Logo
A company logo is an important aspect of any effective marketing model, I can bring up brands like Coca-Cola, Mercedes, or Nike and I can be nearly certain that any person I am talking to […]
Read moreDesignUps is Going to Creative Works
We’re going to the Creative Works Conference! It’s this October 4-6th in Memphis and we’re pretty excited. Why exactly, you might ask? Oh, let me elaborate… SO MANY AWESOME PEOPLE ARE GOING. AND WE’RE […]
Read moreEnvironmental Design – How to reduce waste via good design
Our era is characterized by an extreme focus on user-ease. We have grown up in a world that has marginalized the value of quality, made-to-last, reusable pieces and has opted into a culture that favors […]
Read moreE-Book: Design for Email Campaigns
Effective digital marketing is essential to any marketing campaign. Storytelling is about capturing your audience, encouraging them to be curious and then allowing them to become interested in whatever service or product you are looking […]
Read moreArt: A Funny Thing in Business
Many look at historic art as a very serious genre, typified by the large, intimidating, grandiose museum structures strewn across every major city. We think of endless walls adorned with bigger than life Renaissance paintings […]
Read moreDesign Trends: Thoughts on Brutalism
Brutalism is taking over the web. You may have noticed a number of websites that deviate from modern design practices, or at least call back to earlier forms of design. Loud headlines, repeating patterns, and […]
Read moreDesign Influencers Spotlight #1
I regularly look for new artists to follow, and I think it’s important to share talented people! Keeping up with artists who are active is one of the most motivating activities around for me. […]
Read moreFor-Profit Social Enterprises: A Sustainable Business Model
Social Enterprise: A social enterprise is an entity that is run like a business but has the quality of incorporating a social mission. This business model allows a company to sell products / services to […]
Read moreBrand Design – Empower The Seekers
What is it that you want, right at this moment? Maybe you want a quick bite to eat, or you’re thinking about that vacation right around the corner. Maybe you just want to kick back […]
Read moreThe Importance of Brand Guidelines for Design
Why brand identity? Having brand guidelines, or a style guide is important for quite a few reasons: It establishes the voice of your company and keeps branding brand consistent through different types of marketing. This […]
Read more2018 Web Design Trends
As technological capabilities increase, more people will have access to an increasingly beautiful web. Wide use of VR is right around the corner, and fiber connections for just about everyone isn’t too far off. As […]
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