Design Editorial

Celebrating 6 Years…

Business

Oct 01, 2019 Business

Celebrating 6 Years…

Running your own business from the ground up wasn’t an easy task. It takes a village to make something out of nothing. There have definitely been many challenges I’ve faced over the past 6 years that I have definitely grown from that I wouldn’t...

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Who owns what? IP 101

Business, News

Oct 01, 2016 Business, News

Who owns what? IP 101

When it comes to Intellectual Property (IP) when it comes to design, things can become confusing to a client on what they do and don’t own when it comes to IP. The items that come into question a lot are logos, typefaces, and websites. Generally,...

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We made it!

Business, News

Oct 17, 2014 Business, News

We made it!

Just over a year ago we decided to give up our day jobs and take the risk of starting our own little design shop. We’ve gone through several challenges and many, many sleepless nights in finding clients, building relationships and establishing...

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Why Building a Design Community is Important

Design events

Jun 26, 2014 Design events

Why Building a Design Community is Important

When working with a team or other designers in your own company it’s great to have that constructive feedback to help improve the quality of your work. Having a great feedback structure in your business really helps maximize your creative abilities....

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Effective Ways in Using Social Media

Technology, Tutorials

Apr 11, 2014 Technology, Tutorials

Effective Ways in Using Social Media

While being apart of Sprelly, I’ve gained a lot of knowledge on using social media effectively in order to help the social status of a profile. Using social media can be very powerful in getting across one or multiple messages but it all matters...

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Mar 04, 2014 Design events, Popular, Technology

What is Atomic Design?

“Atomic design is methodology for creating design systems. There are five distinct levels in atomic design” At a FredDev Meetup I attend a couple of weeks ago, UX Designer and Enthusiast, Bryan Wengren, presented on the new subject designers...

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Feb 27, 2014 Technology, Tutorials

A Mobile-first Approach

Responsive Web Design Part 2 In previous years, companies and web designers have usually taken a desktop first approach but with the rise of responsive design and the increase of mobile web users, it’s become a rapidly growing trend to design for mobile...

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The new FredXchange

Business, News, Technology

Feb 17, 2014 Business, News, Technology

The new FredXchange

Vanguard Ideation is proud to launch the new microsite and community hub for the Fredericksburg region today. FredXchange.org not only details the events that happen in the area but the startups and business that are a key part in helping the area grow...

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Getting Better Clients and Creating Value

Business

Feb 04, 2014 Business

Getting Better Clients and Creating Value

So I wanted to share this interesting story about a client lead that I met with a couple of weeks ago. This company reached out to us wanting to revamp some of their product overviews, product catalog and website. So I said great! We really like the products...

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Design Trends for 2014

Popular

Feb 04, 2014 Popular

Design Trends for 2014

At the start of the year I have begun to notice a few trends beginning to evolve into a repeating style other designers are beginning to emulated for their own designs. With each trend designers try to the best of their abilities to recreate or make great...

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