Archive for the ‘Tools of the Trade’ Category

The Art of the Email

I heard on NPR last week that 80% of children under the age of 18 have never touched a postage stamp. Insane, right? Sadly, I’m not super surprised. With email and social networks taking center stage in today’s world, snail mail has become a bit of a lost art.
What isn’t a lost art? E-mail. Believe [...]

A Brilliant Marketing Idea…

Here at BAKERY, Jaime and I always have our eyes and ears open for fantastic marketing ideas. Naturally, this one from our friend Martha at UNIFORM caught our eye. Martha sent an e-newsletter announcing the following details a few weeks ago:
“I’m really excited to tell you about a collaborative project I’ve been working on [...]

Words from the Wise

“There is a difference between being arrogant about yourself as a person and being confident that your work has some value. The first is unattractive, the second is healthy and natural. Some people respond to the one as if it were the other. Don’t confuse them. Marketing is not bragging, and touting one’s wares is [...]

What We Learned from Alt Summit

Alternatively titled, “Why Alt Summit Totally Rocked.”
So. Jaime and I took a bit of a mini-trip to Salt Lake City last week, to meet and interact with a few of our favorite bloggers and inspirations behind BAKERY, Design Milk and Design for Mankind. While we ventured to the Altitude Design Summit to speak to our [...]