How to Receive Feedback Like a Creative Professional
Feedback is one of the most important aspects of a creative partnership. I’ve already ...
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Feedback is one of the most important aspects of a creative partnership. I’ve already ...
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We are on the other side of the uncanny valley.
This post written by Elevation's Director of Strategy, Brett Rakestraw, was originally ...
I love fonts. Currently, Font Book on my Mac says that I have 1,419 fonts on my computer. ...
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M&M’s made a mess last week, and for once it’s not because I dropped some in the seat ...
The trend of purpose-driven advertising has been on the rise for a few years now and is ...
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There are two constants in business: change and rebrands.
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In part two of our series, we covered commerce in the metaverse. In part three, we talked ...
The metaverse is here, and it is already making huge waves. From art to gaming to sports ...
Right now, we are building the infrastructure for the metaverse. Not just the hardware ...
Ok. So you’ve come to a realization. Your design could be better. Maybe you’re working on ...
The rise of the digital age has brought with it massive growth in countless industries ...
Welcome to the first installment in our 4 part series on the metaverse, and how it’s ...
This year marks the 25th anniversary of Elevation. Founded in 1996 by Stephen Cocks, the ...
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If you keep up with my blog posts, then you know I’m a big fan of disruptive ideas and ...
This post written by Elevation's Director of Strategy, Brett Rakestraw, was originally ...
Your venue is booked. Your speaker lineup is set. Your tickets are selling. It looks like ...
When it comes to building a sustainable brand, it’s good to have friends. A unique brand ...
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The Funny Thing About Funny Things Humor is one of our most fundamental forms of ...
There’s a great essay called “1,000 True Fans” that makes an interesting point: as a ...
The First Law of Mentat: “A process cannot be understood by stopping it. Understanding ...
It seems like “virtual” has become the most ubiquitous adjective of the last year. ...
When will things get back to normal? That’s a question we’re all too familiar with these ...
Trends have been coming and going since the beginning of time. From bell bottom jeans to ...
What’s That Sound? It would appear that the newest technology flooding the internet, and ...
Advertising is Based On _____________ Integrated Marketing is a bold, amorphous term (an ...
And Then There Were NFTs If you take nothing else from this post, take this. The pace of ...
The creative industry is loaded with acronyms, sayings, phrases, and words that can seem ...
It is becoming increasingly clear that TikTok is taking over the social world. Although ...
If there’s anything true about people, it’s that we love stories. We eat them up. They ...
Anyone involved with branding knows that we are well past the era where knowledge of a ...
To paraphrase Charles Bukowski, “Style is everything.” It is the non-verbal clues that ...
While the terms rebranding and a brand refresh are sometimes used interchangeably, we ...
As children, we learn stories. We connect with, and become characters in them. As we grow ...
Creative partnerships between a studio and a brand go together like peanut butter and ...
There's no doubt every industry has been a rollercoaster ride in 2020, but if you work in ...
We are big believers in toolkits. Toolkits give clients the ability to independently ...
As designers, it’s crucial for us to stay ahead of the curve when it comes to new and ...
Over the years, we’ve worked with many networks designing and producing upfront ...
No one can deny that we’re seeing some great innovations in the way of live action ...
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One of the greatest challenges the entertainment and advertising industries face moving ...
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Four serious lessons from a not-so-serious commercial.
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How to shift your strategy in uncertain times.
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