Posts Tagged ‘inspiration’
Health, Branding, and Helping Organizations that Help People
Health. Far too often we take it for granted. It’s never a problem, until it’s a problem. And when it becomes a problem it can be all consuming, hoping we can be healthy again. Nothing else matters when dealing with mortality. There comes a point when it is out of our hands. We need help.…
Read MoreSeattle Typestyles Explored
How does Seattle typestyles end up as the topic for this blog? I’ll tell you: Kelly and I were in Seattle a few weeks ago for NATCON17. I swear this show gets bigger and better every year. We were thrilled to connect with inspiring behavioral health professionals and attend some insightful sessions. But, as with all…
Read MoreWhat Have I Learned in My First Year at dR?
What have I learned in my first year at designRoom? April 4th will be my one year dR anniversary and I’ve learned a lot things. I’m going to focus on the three important things I cherish the most. All In Before dR, most of my career was spent grinding away at bigger, competitive, neo-cultured agencies.…
Read MoreTwo Bulls on a Hill
Before I get to the Two Bulls on a Hill, I’m going to tell you what I’m most thankful for in this world. It’s my father, Larry Culbertson. Since I was a kid, my father has allowed me to develop into the man I was meant to be. He never directed me, never pushed me,…
Read MoreA Year to Be Thankful For
On Thursday many of us will look back on the year and acknowledge the things we are grateful for. I decided to get a head start, because this year might have been the best year of my life. I have so much to be thankful for. Frankly, if I listed them all this would be the world’s…
Read MoreSimple Ways to Fall
I know a lot of simple ways to fall. Here’s a selection of my current favorites. I didn’t include the song I wrote, titled appropriately enough, A Simple Way to Fall. Perhaps I will in a future blog. Feel free to share your own simple ways. Fall Classic Indians and Cubs in the World Series. An…
Read MoreWine and Gold Winners
Something wine and gold happened to me while trying to figure out what to write in my color blog. Something wine-believable. Something unfor-goldable. Something impossible that I need to share. Sunday, June 19, 2016 It’s getting late and I’m stuck at my baseball game because the umps showed up forty minutes late. I’m happy to be playing ball…
Read MoreMotivation and Madness in March
Motivation and madness in March — what am I talking about?! I have plenty of reasons to be motivated this sunny month of March. I’m totally motivated after spending a couple days at the NATCON16 Show in Las Vegas. Me, Kimberly and Doctor C welcomed hundreds of people into our booth (not all at once,…
Read MoreUP JUMPED SPRING! MOTIVATION
My motivation is being hit with a case of Up Jumped Spring, one of my favorite seasonal jazz tunes, and one of Freddie Hubbard’s best. It’s a tune that feels like what happens when spring jumps up (thankfully a bit early this year). It’s a tune that feels like what happens when spring jumps up (thankfully…
Read MoreThe Leap from Words to Images
I’m often asked how we come up with logo designs from thin air. My answer? It’s never from thin air. It’s a process and it actually starts with words. Words? Don’t you just Google images and look through fancy designer swatchbooks to come up with ideas? Or doodle until something happens? Assessment Makes for a…
Read MoreMy Year in Review
This is my year in review. 2015 has definitely affirmed what I want to do with designRoom Creative. I’m intensely grateful for the people I’ve met, the work we’ve done, and the exciting projects to come. So I’ve put together kind of a list of reverse-resolutions – things that I totally would have wished for…
Read MoreThe World in Infrared
I absolutely love what I do. Being a creative director and designer at dRC has fulfilled my desire to create and solve problems and it never gets old. But as some of you may know, I have another creative outlet that I am just as passionate about: Infrared Landscape Photography. When I am out shooting, I…
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