5 Strategies to Future-Proof Your Creative Career

icreatives blogger2021-12-06T14:19:30+00:00 What’s the best way for creatives to ensure job security? Tons of different changes hit just about every industry constantly. It could be sudden imbalances in the labor market or a huge technological shift - creatives need to be wary of such changes if they...

Neuroscience & the 3 Laws of Branding

icreatives blogger2021-12-02T16:41:26+00:00 Branding aims to impact people’s choices. Whenever we decide on something, certain parts of our brain are hard at work recalling past experiences and associations we have between brands and the criteria we use to make a selection.  Neuroscience can help explain why certain branding strategies...

The Complete Guide to UX Copywriting

icreatives blogger2021-11-29T17:02:59+00:00 The text you see on websites and apps isn’t an afterthought. It’s all designed and tested to guide you along the path that the UX designer and creative team want you to take. A UX copywriter’s responsibility is to find the words and text that...

How Many Hours Should You Work Per Week?

icreatives blogger2021-11-22T15:25:58+00:00 We currently live in an overworked culture. Staying late at the office, taking on multiple jobs, and heaping tons of additional projects on top of an already hefty workload are all seen as respectable parts of “the grind,” which itself has acquired a nearly moral...

Finding the Perfect Candidate for the Job

icreatives blogger2021-11-19T13:59:51+00:00 Attracting the right candidate shortens the hiring process and saves big on costs. How can businesses hope to accomplish this goal reliably with each new posting? It’s not always easy to find exactly what you’re looking for. Candidates may not have the requisite experience or perhaps...

Is There Really a Generational Divide at Work?

icreatives blogger2021-11-15T14:00:07+00:00 Five generations make up the current workforce. A larger percentage of sixty-plus people are working now than ever before. On the other end of the spectrum, young people are starting their careers earlier thanks to early and continuous access to the internet and computers to...

Creative Legal Jobs for Designers, Web Developers, Social Media Managers & More

icreatives blogger2021-11-01T15:59:43+00:00 The legal field has plenty of possible roles for creatives. Although lawyers and paralegals need a legal education, their firms and projects still need designers, developers, and social media managers. Like it or not, law firms are a business. They need the same sort of skills...

Types of Creativity & How They Work Together

icreatives blogger2021-10-25T15:21:51+00:00 Some creatives use a paintbrush while others use musical instruments or coding software. Even with the same tools, ideas can take shape in radically different ways depending on who holds the tools. Creativity takes many forms. Understanding how ideas can manifest themselves is key to successfully...

Onboarding & Offboarding Tips

icreatives blogger2021-10-22T15:18:07+00:00 Staffing changes are an inevitable part of business. Ensuring employees integrate with the existing team and company structure is vital for a successful entry. New hires need to be welcomed and exiting employees seen off amicably each and every time. Although onboarding is an automatic...

What is an Information Architect?

icreatives blogger2021-10-18T19:53:52+00:00 Information is practically currency in the UX world. It’s not only user data that companies covet to make better products. Users are also searching for information of some kind whenever they access the internet or use one of the countless apps or software products that...