How To Develop A Shared Language For Your Creative Team
Bad communication eats at our time and creative potential. It’s a creativity killer. So, how do you communicate with your team in a way that improves your collaborations?
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Rachel Gertz – Wake Up From Your Project Nightmares
How to communicate better and reach project nirvana You’ve lost that lovin’ feeling. It didn’t start out this way. In the beginning there was so much potential. You could feel the magic in the air. Now it has faded. You aren’t being heard. You question your own judgement. You’re not sure if all your hard[…]
How Do Creatives Hack The Workflows They Hate?
If the way you work is broken, are you doomed to fail? Creatives have tunnel vision. We get so focused on delivering work that we can neglect the processes that get us there. I’m talking about those frustrating, recurring tasks that waste our time. Time-tracking ineffectively. Translating designs to developers. Repetitive emails… …this list is[…]
Chris Miller & Dominic Wong – Solving Problems With Sharpies
What if you could solve any problem with a Sharpie? Last night Chris Miller and Dominic Wong (from Invoke Media) spoke at Creative Pulse. They talked to a jam-packed room about paper prototyping. If you don’t know what paper prototyping is, it’s a smart way to solve problems. Here’s the basic idea: Sketch a rough solution Show it to people Use feedback to influence[…]
Practivism 8
Creative Pulse is happy to support GDCBC’s annual Practivism event. Here are a few details about the event that we received from GDCBC President, Johnathon Vaughn Strebly—who you might recognize from last month’s event. On Friday, November 20th, GDCBC’s annual Practivism event is going to be another great evening of dialogue and information! Join us and help set[…]
LOTUS Awards & LOTUS Talks [Promo Codes]
Creative Pulse is excited to support the LOTUS Awards and Talks. Here’s a message from the team at LOTUS. Celebrate British Columbia’s Creative Excellence on November 5th Not only are the LOTUS Awards re-established and re-invigorated for 2015 but we are also introducing LOTUS Talks. Join us for an afternoon of insightful Talks from our illustrious global[…]
The problem with my portfolio is…
Vancouver’s #BehanceReviews event is on Oct 28, 2015 at Brainstation. This panel Q&A is a chance for creatives to get advice on how to improve their portfolio—and how they present it to clients and employers. It’s shaping up to be an amazing event—a rare chance for ad/design pros to ask burning questions without feeling awkward. Our hope is that we put you on the path to landing your[…]
Free BBQ for hungry creatives in Vancouver
We’ve got bad news and good news. The Bad: there’s no Creative Pulse event this month. The Good: we know where you can get free burgers with talented creatives… There’s lots of exciting stuff in the Creative Pulse pipeline. In fact, the team is so busy organizing Fall events that we decided to take this month off[…]
Damn Good Advice (For People with Talent!)
Thirsty Thursday is this week—so we are giving away “Damn Good Advice” by legendary art director, George Lois. It’s one of the few books I like to re-read every once in a while. It’s super-visual (you’ll burn through it in one sitting), but full of actionable advice for creatives. How To Get “Damn Good Advice” [2 Steps] 1. Click to register for[…]
How To Get A Free Growler Of Beer
Boris Mann’s Talk + Social is just a week away—so we thought it would be fun to team with Main Street Brewing and give away a growler and a free fill (1.89L of tasty goodness). A photo posted by Creative Pulse (@cp_yvr) on Jun 17, 2015 at 11:04pm PDT How To Get A Free Growler [2 Steps] 1. Click to[…]