by Kristin Maija Peterson | Nov 13, 2018 | Design Thinking
People have ideas of what design is. The dictionary states that design (as a noun) is a plan to show the look and function of something that will be built. It also references design as a pattern, style, shape, composition, and form. An intention is the third –...
by Kristin Maija Peterson | Nov 1, 2018 | Creative Resources, Practical Resources
Here’s my short list of stock imagery websites that I have used myself and vetted for the cheesiness factor, from free to very reasonable. There are iStock.com and Bigstock.com which are OK, you can find some decent royalty-free images on these sites. But if you’re...
by Kristin Maija Peterson | Nov 1, 2018 | Best Practices, Design Thinking
How Stock Imagery Can Be Your Best Friend While I’m a big fan of organizations having a library of custom photography to authentically represent their brand in the world, there is a place and space for stock imagery to reflect your brand, too. It just takes some...
by Kristin Maija Peterson | Nov 1, 2018 | Best Practices, Branding
Why {Some} Stock Photography Should Not Represent Your Brand First, let me be up front and honest. I have had to use stock photography for client projects more times than I care to admit. In those cases, it was because there was no time, no budget and/or no existing...
by Kristin Maija Peterson | Oct 24, 2018 | Best Practices, Creative Resources
Getting the Most Out of Your Content. Yes, there are TONS of articles out there listing ways to repurpose your content. The possibilities can seem as overwhelming as it is to create new content. Here to make it possible are seven basic, effective, manageable ways to...
by Kristin Maija Peterson | Aug 21, 2018 | Environmental Design
Our client, Blue Thumb — Planting for Clean Water® has one overarching mission to teach people how to combat dirty water runoff, the No.1 threat to our waterways. Part of that mission is helping people understand and prepare for climate change by creating resiliency...
by Kristin Maija Peterson | Aug 14, 2018 | Creative Process
Children come into this world equipped with a very powerful word — Why. They ask lots of why questions about anything and everything. It’s their way of gathering data and learning how the world works — often to the exasperation of tired parents. As we grow up, go...
by Kristin Maija Peterson | Jun 15, 2018 | Creativity, Design Thinking
I have been hearing a buzz around craftsmanship lately. For instance, the speaker at an upcoming Minneapolis’ Creative Mornings, is Sarah Schultz, the new Executive Director of the American Craft Council will be speaking on “Craft.” And last month I attended an...
by Kristin Maija Peterson | Aug 23, 2017 | Design Thinking, Environmental Design
When people are confronted with daunting problems like climate change, water pollution and the demise of bee populations, they think to themselves “what can I do as an individual that will make any difference?” As it turns out, it’s more than people think. For the...
by Kristin Maija Peterson | Dec 30, 2016 | Creative Inspiration
Every year I create and design a holiday card. I had been doing an interpretation of “The Twelve Days of Christmas” for the past four years and the whole “golden rings” part didn’t seem fitting for this year’s greeting — especially in light with all that has been...
