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Over the years, it has been fun to work with Crossroads Bible College here in Indianapolis. They certainly strive and are committed to equipping leaders to Reach a Multiethnic Urban World for Christ! I recently helped them put together a simply flyer to communicate their new program for High School students... www.Crossroads.edu Click Here to View a PDF of the Document.

As mentioned in a previous post on "The Future of Print Magazines" I wanted to mention the benefits of printed magazines... I recently came across this video about... Twenty Tweetable Truths About Magazines

There are many different approaches to how and when a company should redevelop their logo. My general rule and belief is to keep a recognizable logo that has been used with the public in a recognizable fashion, the same, or at least similar in look and style. If your company has a logo that really does not tell your story of the services and products you offer or you simply don't have a defined look used traditionally in the past, ...

I recently came across an article discussing the reality of companies spending tremendous amounts of resources on personal communication and custom marketing/branding campaigns. I believe this is very important in establishing good relationships with current clients and possible prospects. I believe we should also keep in mind not to take "custom marketing" too far that it just becomes another form of mass marketing to a large audience. This ironically becomes non-personal in irrelevant to your audience. Its sort ...

Ah, there is so much to be thankful for this holiday season...  Every year it is exciting to see all God has provided.  This year has been an exceptional time of growth both professionally and personally.  I am thankful for the Lord's provision and intentional pursuit of me.  The arrival of our baby boy Silas this spring has certainly been the complete joy and highlight for myself and Laura as we seek to nurture and raise him in the admonition ...

I recent came in contact with an on going pet peeve of mine when it comes to clients' views of Graphic Designers and the work/talent or there lack of it takes to be creative.  I want to first establish that I am in no way unhappy with the industry or my clients, just desiring to educate individuals on what is involved in designing those pretty logos, brochures, publications, etc. I am actually facing the harsh reality that, I have some improvements ...

A recent tweet (via @chuckgose) has been continually rolling around in my head... As many of you know, I work for a large publication and catalog print company, EP Graphics, situated nicely in the Midwest state of Indiana. We print mostly large volume magazines and catalogs, but also have quality digital print capabilities to complement our clients needs. This tweet/article comes from CreativeCloud out of the UK and has really got me thinking about some issues that we at ...

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We know there are many uses for Twitter, Facebook and other social networking forums in personal and business applications…  It helps get our message out, but most importantly create relationships that help build long term collaborative partnerships.  I have also been very convinced and passionate about being very authentic with my use of Twitter and Facebook, which includes my desire to follow Christ and His Lordship over my life. Last fall, I mentioned an article about "Thinking Biblically About Facebook" and ...