Story Matters

ALBUM: Canadian Bacon

2012-02-17T15:32:29+00:00

]]>This morning, Diane learned that she is now a citizen of our neighbor to the north. The boys knew just how to celebrate and fried up some Canadian bacon on the spot. Tasty, eh?

REGULAR: White Space

2012-02-16T13:00:29+00:00

I never imagined that I would take a sabbatical. Sabbaticals are set aside for professors and clergy — men and women who deserve a season of rest. Brand-storytellers like me certainly don’t take them.

COLUMN: Smashing Looms of Progress

2012-02-13T14:55:23+00:00

Ned Ludd’s story might as well begin “once upon a time,” since the man probably never existed. But that’s hardly his fault, so let’s not dwell.

COLUMN: Forcing Myself to Think

2012-02-07T13:00:13+00:00

Lately I’ve been thinking about a class I loathed in art school. It was an introduction to graphic design — a subject I came to eventually love — and the peevish professor was obsessed with thumbnail sketches.

ALBUM: Brand Aids

2012-01-27T14:38:12+00:00

]]>Last December, we partnered with a local arts organization to host a 48-hour creative blitz on behalf of Free for Life International — a non-profit that’s dear to our hearts. Here, Hope, Zack and Mike gathered to help select a new brandmark. Check out the selected design by Return Design!

ALBUM: North by Northwest

2012-01-20T18:51:46+00:00

]]>Hope recently wrapped up her MFA in fiction at Pacific University in Oregon. While out there last week to present her thesis (and do some celebratory dancing), she also found time to watch the sun set—not far from where fellow Virginians Lewis and Clark made camp.

REGULAR: Making the Hard Calls

2012-01-03T15:13:01+00:00

Human creators must now learn to use technology responsibly, to let it serve the story rather than vice versa.

SHOWCASE: O Christmas Tree

2011-12-22T15:08:12+00:00

The halls are decked

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ALBUM: Feast

2011-12-20T16:42:02+00:00

]]>As we approach the end of another year, Journey families enjoyed an amazing meal and a few laughs at our favorite local establishment, C&O.

ALBUM: The Chocolate Factory

2011-12-16T18:37:03+00:00

]]>The designers were nestled all snug with their Macs, with visions of candy in neat, little stacks…

REGULAR: The Long Haul

2011-12-15T19:45:10+00:00

Commuting. It’s a sometimes grueling ritual you can never really get used to — particularly when it consumes nearly six hours of your day.

COLUMN: Because It’s Fun

2011-12-13T13:40:39+00:00

ALBUM: Trimming the Tree

2011-12-10T18:15:38+00:00

]]>Alex got in touch with his inner lumberjack and made more room for gifts under this year’s tree.

REGULAR: Calming Confections

2011-12-09T16:00:20+00:00

For bakers, 2-1/4 cup flour does not mean two heaping scoops of flour plus a smaller heap.

ALBUM: Run Hope Run

2011-12-06T16:45:50+00:00

]]>With their game faces on and best racing feet forward, Hope and her Girls on the Run team struck a pose before setting out for a very chilly 5K.