We are the sum of our experiences
We are the sum of our experiences. We’ve been working with designers and studios to discover their ‘onlyness’. What they do differently to...
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Watch, Listen, Read: Design & Inclusion In Every Medium
How can we design a society that is inclusive of everyone? What role does design plays in it? Below you’ll find a TED talk, a podcast, an article...
Design & Diversity: A Chat With Peta Wilkinson
Peta Wilkinson is, in her own words, “a people’s person”. She is a Diversity & Inclusion advocate, who has a long career working closely...
Clients behaving badly
Clients behaving badly. Clients are under increasing pressure to produce products and services quicker. This has caused them to short change...
More Than I Can Chew?
Podcast (noun): a program (as of music or talk) made available in digital format for automatic download over the Internet. Last month we looked at...
A Chat With Cuca Righini: How To Create Empathic Connections With Peers
We are alive at a particularly fascinating time of history, where information travels fast and the internet created a platform for anyone to...
Female Leaders And The Lesson Of Disagreeing Productively
We’ve all heard the saying: “There’s always two sides to every story”, but the thing is, that’s not entirely true. Stories have many...
Super8
February
This month, Mel Bruning has collated eight eclectic articles all about communication in and out of the workplace. Our February selection is a mix...
What makes you distinctive to a client?
Marketing your personal journey. Some weeks, if we’re lucky, we learn something new. Might be from talking, or doing, or watching. Better still,...
ECHOS Alumni Profile
Tamlyn van Zyst
“The role of the designer is that of a good, thoughtful host anticipating the needs of his guests.” – Charles Eames For this week’s Alumni...
Clients Deserve to Know What They're Buying
Many of your proposals fail because your clients aren't sure what they are buying. I’ll explain below, but first let me remind you of the next...
Clients Deserve to Know What They're Buying
Many of your proposals fail because your clients aren't sure what they are buying. I’ll explain below, but first let me remind you of the next...
Design is like baseball...
Design is like baseball. Designers are pitchers and clients are catchers. We’re in planning mode for where we might work ‘away’ this year, so...
TED And Chill: 4 Must-Watch Talks On Creativity
In need of a little spark to light your creative fire? The following TED Talks will give you insight into the minds of creative leaders and inspire...
Redesign Your Career Using Design Thinking
Can you count how many times a friend made a passing comment about how dissatisfied they were with their jobs? Better yet, can you recount how many...
Clients are from Mars...
Clients are from Mars... Have you been asked to supply a rate card for each level of designer in your studio? Have you been asked to set up a...
4 Books That Will Spark Your Creativity
Creativity is a metaphorical muscle, the more you exercise it, the stronger it will get. In the spirit of exercising creativity and making it a...
Design internships: opportunity or exploitation
Design Internships: opportunity or exploitation. In my work with design agency owners I'm often asked for advice on employing interns. This got me...
Sladen IP
Live Branding Poll
Branding Poll for Sladen IP No doubt you are familiar with the Nutella brand, which has been applied to the hazelnut spread and a number of other...
The Haves and Have Nots – to what extent do clients have a claim over raw files?
The Copyright Act 1968 (Cth) provides that the author of an artistic work, such as a graphic designer, is the owner of copyright subsisting within...