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Client vs. Designer: The Missing Feline Poster
Reposted by Ashley Diehl, account manager 52 PDX (Thanks Malia) This post was recently forwarded to me by a friend. She thought since 52 works and places folks in the advertising, marketing, design...
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2010 Creative Resolution: Fail
John, a brilliant writer and good friend of 52, contributed this piece in December of 2009. How do you think these methods have stacked up so far in 2010? I thought up a wish around Christmas 2008....
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I’d Like to Ask the Audience, Regis
I’m reading this article on Wednesday at around 4:30p. Between the nearing end of the day haze and the sugar induced brain goo brought on by 4 mini candy bars, I’m not sure if my brain is firing on all...
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Creative How-To: Forget Brainstorming
What you think you know about fostering creativity is wrong. A look at what really works. Written by Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman and originally posted at newsweek.com Brainstorming in a group became...
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What’s so Wrong with Comic Sans?
Comic Sans, that unassuming jaunty typeface lurking inside millions of computers, has become the target of an online hate campaign. Simon Garfield explains why normally mild-mannered people are so...
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This Looks Familiar
Ahhh PDX… the little, big city. Big enough to provide some big city shopping for this Christmas season (can I get a hell yeah for H&M?), yet small enough you almost always know someone meandering...
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Design Culture Does Not Require Designers
Around here we keep our eyes peeled and an ear to the ground for companies that really value good design and support a culture of innovation. (Those companies tend to also be the ones that value their...
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Freshen up your portfolio for the new year
A new year brings new opportunities. Make sure you are ready for them with an updated portfolio! Follow the 6 steps outlined by Behance’s Chief Designer, Matias Corea and you’ll be in tip-top shape. 6...
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Prepare For Five Days Of Design Goodness
By David Burn Design Week Portland is a collaborative celebration of the city’s uniquely rich design scene, co-created by Eric Hillerns of Designspeaks and Tsilli Pines of Creative Mornings, and...
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Design Week Portland Is Ready To Rock
By David Burn Portland—Portland is Beervana, Stumptown, Puddletown, Rip City. There are as many descriptions for Portland as there are prisms to view the city through. From an industry point of view,...
View Article3,000 Miles Away: But Not That Far Apart
52 LTD. Now in PDX and NYC. And newly designed at 52LTD.com. For years, 52 LTD has helped fill the creative resourcing needs of ad agencies, design firms and other creative companies around the...
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Introducing 52 LTD, creative resourcing from New York to Portland. Portland, Oregon and New York City. While different in many ways, they are two cities where creative is king and creative expression...
View ArticleWhy NYC? And What The Hay is a Creative Unconference?
By Elfe Cimicata (52 NYC) New York City. The fresh smell of the subway on a hot day, the access to bland bodega coffee and New Jersey just a short hour away. Why did I move from Portland again?...
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