Artisanal Abyss

Posted by Alvin Diec on January 12, 2012 Share

How a word that once stood for honesty, craft, and quality lost its meaning.

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"Great read, Alvin. Yesterday I was remarking on how easy "All Natural" is thrown around with fast food now. Artisan is definitely up there now. What words will they think..."

- Tim

Reasons Not to Attend Creative Mornings

Posted by Blake Howard on January 10, 2012 Share

CreativeMornings is a monthly breakfast lecture series for creative types. Each event is free of charge, and includes a 20 minute talk, plus free coffee! Honestly, there are only a few reasons I can think of why someone would not attend...


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"That video never gets old."

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11 Things I Learned in 2011

Posted by Blake Howard on January 3, 2012 Share

Over the holidays I spent some time reflecting on how great 2011 has been for me both personally and professionally. It's been a year of growth in many areas of my life, especially here at the 'Stic. Here are my most poignant lessons from 2011 as a designer, leader, and citizen of the world.

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"great post Blake!"

- David Ytterberg

The Year of Heritage Web Formats

Posted by Alvin Diec on December 29, 2011 Share

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"With the advent of data limits on mobile plans / isp's, I'm looking at all text/emoji everything in 2k12. #2k12 #dotbiz"

- Travis Ekmark

Christmas Ornament Face-Off!

Posted by Blake Howard on December 20, 2011 Share

The Holidays should be fun. Not loaded down with to-do lists, multiple trips to Ross, and frantic traffic jams. Unfortunately, this is usually the reality. Luckily for us Alana, designer extraordinaire and gatherer of people, freshened up our holiday spirit with a create-your-own Christmas Ornament contest here at the office.

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"[...] but at the first handshake. Great ideas are sold through relationships & trust. 3. Spontaneous creativity needs to be scheduled on the calendar or it won't happen. 4. Fields..."

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Statement of Beliefs #9

Posted by Staci on November 29, 2011 Share

Belief Number Nine is about our duty to be responsible citizens of our city by supporting connections between people and working with the community to improve the conditions of where we live.

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"[...] #9 – We will make our city a better place to live. [...]"

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Statement of Beliefs #5

Posted by John Bowles on November 21, 2011 Share

Today we discuss the 5th Matchstic Belief in our series of 10 and what they mean to us as a team.

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"[...] • #5 – We will be profitable [...]"

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Statement of Beliefs #4

Posted by Dustin Britt on November 18, 2011 Share

Number four is a challenge in our chosen profession - but one that we must keep intact to maintain both excellence and enjoyment.

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"[...] • #4 – We know the difference between career and life [...]"

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Statement of Beliefs #1

Posted by Jason on November 15, 2011 Share

At our team retreat this past weekend in Ellijay, Georgia we took some time to define and discuss our key beliefs as a company. Today, we are kicking off a series of blogs discussing these 10 beliefs, one at a time, through the eyes of our team.

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"Mostly I agree with what you are saying in addition your logic is so on point that a fifth grader would be able to understand it."

- Elmira Buhman

October Creative Mornings

Posted by Blake Howard on October 25, 2011 Share

Last month the first ever Creative Mornings in Atlanta kicked off with 125+ attendees & amazing content from Sid Mashburn. This Friday we are gearing up to host our second event with design legend Rick Anwyl.

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