Economic downturns, corporate politics, cold clients, presidential elections, technology wars, terrorists, fuel costs, sustainability, and not to mention, the outright competitive nature of advertising and design… all can derail even the most confident player.

The environment will always vary. One factor can help steady the bus. The work.

Ira Glass goes over the normal phases of the creative process. Really inspiring stuff, especially for beginning designers.

We’ve been to our fare share of portfolio reviews and have seen countless amounts of portfolios over the last couple of months. While all the fundamentals of design are key to make a qualified designer, there is one core skill-set that serves as the biggest tell of a designer’s skill.

My life has never been predictable. If you asked me ten years ago where I saw myself in the future, I would have never guessed that I would be starting a creative recruiting company in Jacksonville, Florida. I first met my business partner, Dennis Eusebio, two years ago through my roommate at the time. A designer like myself, we set out to create a company that will change the way recruiting agencies do business.

Having dealt with other recruiting agencies and getting less than desirable results, I never thought that I would be starting my own recruiting company. But as an inventor/designer/entrepreneur I’m always trying to improve the way the world around me works.