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So Here’s Something…

May 9, 2024 By Matt S. Smith, MBA

There are two reasons why a company’s website isn’t updated. One, that everything is going wrong. Two, everything is going right. Good news is that the second is true for us. ?

Filed Under: Worky Worky

The 1960s and the Golden Age of Automobile Advertising

January 26, 2023 By Matt S. Smith, MBA

One my favorite aspects of being a designer is that inspiration can come from anywhere. In fact, it’s when you look outside of your medium is when your creativity begins to spark. Today, let’s be inspired by the glamorous autombile ads from the early 1960s.

Filed Under: Design

What if the Future of Social Media Feels Like Cable TV?

November 17, 2022 By Matt S. Smith, MBA

The world’s most innovative companies have run out of ideas and now just copy one another. Instagram and YouTube are hoping to be TikTok, and it appears that all three platforms are inadvertently recreating television. Earlier this summer, Instagram CEO Adam Mosseri made a selfie-style video (in his apartment!) explaining why his multibillion dollar company […]

Filed Under: Forecasting | Trends, Social Media, Technology and Culture

Vintage Stripes are Having a Moment

October 20, 2022 By Matt S. Smith, MBA

Is it just me? It seems like the best stripes from the 1970s and 1980s are making the world more lovely here in the 2020s. Today in the blog, I am showcasing four companies that make irresistible stuff with vintage, on-brand stripes. You probably weren’t planning on spending 5 minutes reading about stripes, but you’ll […]

Filed Under: Design, Forecasting | Trends

COVID’s Lasting Impact on the Workplace is… Good.

June 8, 2022 By Matt S. Smith, MBA

We were all there. It was one of the most abrupt paradigm shifts in human history. For almost a century, most people worked in an office building. Then a couple days later, no human on earth worked in an office building.

Filed Under: Forecasting | Trends, Technology and Culture, Worky Worky

Understanding the 4 Levels of Work | Career Advice for Graduates

June 1, 2022 By Matt S. Smith, MBA

Bar Chart, 4 Levels of Work of Span of Career

College graduates, this is the most succinct career advice I can give.
The simplest, most powerful way to understand your career is this: you are hired to solve problems. The more complex the problem you solve, the more awesome your career.

Filed Under: Worky Worky

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