Behind the Scenes: Ornament Design
Last month, we had so much fun creating the graphic for our 20th anniversary and the accompanying ornaments. To show you a glimpse into our collaborative process, Sol’s designer-illustrator-printmaker-extraordinaire Brittany shares the inspiration behind the design. For the ornament, we wanted something that wasn’t overtly related to any specific holiday. Our clientele is diverse …
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On Creativity: From a Bunch of Creatives
The Sol team is a creative bunch–making is part of who we are. That being said, it’s not always easy to keep the creative energy going… all the time. So we asked around the office: how does being a creative for a living work for you? JAKE: Being creative on demand is awesome because …
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Systems of Oppression Are Designed: Reflections on Harvard’s Black in Design 2017
Systems of oppression, injustices, and inequities are designed. I already spend a lot of time thinking about design and just how many fields intersect with design. This slide from Antoinette Carroll’s presentation on building an equity movement reminds me that every decision, every feature of every object and system is the direct result of a …
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Was My Grandmother a Designer? Reflections on Harvard’s Black in Design 2017
What does it mean to be black in design? Does its complexity warrant a conference? If good design connects us all intrinsically, how can race transform itself into yet another barrier and place us in these seats (also designed)? And was my grandmother a designer? We’re at Harvard–yet she looks like the women in this …
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Creative Coffee Talk
It’s not a secret that we like coffee. Make that LOVE. So that got me thinking about how our preferences about where we buy that latte is a lot like the decision clients make when choosing a creative agency to work with. The answer: It’s all in the brew. Dunkin’ Donuts Bueno, bonito y barato. …
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It’s Getting Hot in Here: Takeaways from OnAir’s No Idling Campaign
I love to make and tinker. I also enjoy finding ways to make my life automagically easier. While I was in school, I liked taking a good afternoon time-out in between class and work. I used that time to decompress with a catnap or sketchbook inside my car with AC blowing cool air. So imagine my surprise …
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