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Top Tips for Managing Design Projects
Project Management 10 min read

Top Tips for Managing Design Projects

Managing design projects requires using a flexible approach to achieve the best possible results. Learn how in this guide to managing design projects.

Graphic Design for Beginners: Top Tips
Marketing 10 min read

Graphic Design for Beginners: Top Tips

With so many brands vying for customer attention in a sea of digital content, it’s more important than ever to use effective images that draw people to your message and brand. But having Photoshop loaded on your work laptop doesn’t automatically make you a designer, and a bad visual can annoy viewers (at best) and

The Creative Project Timeline Template You Need
Project Management 10 min read

The Creative Project Timeline Template You Need

A creative project timeline will help you deliver winning projects more efficiently. Here’s how to set up your creative project timeline template.

5 Creative Innovators Who Stole Their Biggest Ideas
Marketing 5 min read

5 Creative Innovators Who Stole Their Biggest Ideas

I think we can all agree that lying and cheating is definitely discouraged; stealing though, at least in the form of recycling ideas, can be appropriate when it comes to creative work. In fact, it may even make you famous.

The Guide to Making Better Decisions
Leadership 10 min read

The Guide to Making Better Decisions

Solid decision-making is one of the core pillars of effective leadership. Top strategies to uplevel your decision-making skills.

What Quentin Tarantino Can Teach You About Creativity
Marketing 5 min read

What Quentin Tarantino Can Teach You About Creativity

We decided to aggregate some of the most interesting tidbits about Tarantino, from plot creation to film execution, to inspire your creative side.

3 Crucial Keys to Creative Project Management
Project Management 5 min read

3 Crucial Keys to Creative Project Management

If you think overseeing creative projects and supervising creative teams is the same as managing a project with software developers or a manufacturing crew, you may want to think again. Every group has its own quirks and unique concerns that must be taken into consideration if you're going to be an effective leader. Below are the three crucial keys to successfully managing a project with creatives.

Top 10 Add-ons for Adobe Premiere
Marketing 5 min read

Top 10 Add-ons for Adobe Premiere

For video professionals, Adobe Premiere Pro is one of those powerful tools that allow you to bring a vision to life onscreen. And Premiere Pro gives users a large assortment of add-ons that can help expand your options for editing and compositing your videos. Here are the top 10 most useful and most popular Adobe Premiere Pro add-ons, both paid and free.

17 Books (and Videos) to Inspire Creative Teams
Marketing 10 min read

17 Books (and Videos) to Inspire Creative Teams

There are a zillion books out there on creativity. We've whittled it down to 17 that we recommend. Here's our list + 17 videos of the authors explaining what their books are about.

A Guide To Creative Operations Management
Project Management 7 min read

A Guide To Creative Operations Management

Creative operations management isn’t an oxymoron. It can help you and your team deliver creative projects more efficiently. Here’s what you need to know.

3 Design Studio Management Challenges (and How to Solve Them)
Project Management 7 min read

3 Design Studio Management Challenges (and How to Solve Them)

Design studio management can be challenging, but it doesn’t have to be. As a design studio manager, you need to keep processes streamlined and deliver your best work. Here are 3 common hurdles in your design studio and how to proactively overcome them with the right design project management tools.

The Top 7 Productivity Roadblocks That Crush Designers' Creativity
Productivity 7 min read

The Top 7 Productivity Roadblocks That Crush Designers' Creativity

We asked our own team of designers as well as design experts on social media what they consider to be the top productivity roadblocks, and present them here alongside some solutions and advice for getting past these challenges.

10 Free Online Training Resources for Adobe Creative Cloud
Marketing 3 min read

10 Free Online Training Resources for Adobe Creative Cloud

Whether you’re a novice designer or have years of experience under your belt, there’s always new shortcuts, features, and techniques to learn — especially when it comes to complex software like Adobe Creative Cloud. Sharpen your existing skills or learn the ins and outs of Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Premiere, and the rest of Adobe’s suite

Top 10 Photoshop Plugins for Creative Professionals
Productivity 5 min read

Top 10 Photoshop Plugins for Creative Professionals

Adobe Photoshop supports plugins, which allow you to add more useful features that help you save time and effort. Have a look at our list featuring 10 of the top free and paid Adobe Photoshop plugins that will be useful for all creatives.

14 Online Resources to Break Through Your Creative Block
Productivity 5 min read

14 Online Resources to Break Through Your Creative Block

You know the feeling. You sit down to work on a creative project and your brain just goes blank. When creative inspiration is stubbornly elusive, most of us turn to the internet for distraction... only to come back to our project three hours later just as stuck as we were before. But the internet can be

Announcing Wrike's New Solution for Marketing & Creative Teams
News 5 min read

Announcing Wrike's New Solution for Marketing & Creative Teams

Wrike for Marketers gives you the freedom to focus on your creative journey while we take care of the administrative necessities. Ready to supercharge your entire end-to-end creative workflow? Then it's time to explore the power of Wrike for Marketers.

Give Your Creativity a Boost Using the B.U.I.L.D. Model (Infographic)
Productivity 3 min read

Give Your Creativity a Boost Using the B.U.I.L.D. Model (Infographic)

"Creativity is the process of having original ideas that have value. It is a process; it's not random." —Ken Robinson Using your imagination can sometimes be easier said than done. As a kid, being creative comes with ease and encouragement. As an adult, it becomes more of an expectation. Sometimes, that creative block can get the

Managing Your Marketing Collateral from Start to Finish
Marketing 7 min read

Managing Your Marketing Collateral from Start to Finish

Effective marketing collateral helps communicate crucial details about brand goals and identity. Learn more about communication collateral and marketing collateral development.

The Top Challenges for Creative Teams
Marketing 3 min read

The Top Challenges for Creative Teams

We surveyed creative teams of all sizes and asked about their biggest challenges, struggles with collaboration, and how they manage their work. We found that generally, most requests are given at random, too much feedback is a hindrance, and clients are the most difficult to collaborate with.

Are Consistency and Creativity Mutually Exclusive?
Productivity 10 min read

Are Consistency and Creativity Mutually Exclusive?

Creativity is important. But not easy, particularly when you’re expected to exercise your creative genius day after day. Is it even possible to achieve a consistent level of creativity, while producing at a high volume? And if so, how? Here’s what you need to know.

5 Steps to Implementing a Collaboration Tool for Creative Teams
Marketing 7 min read

5 Steps to Implementing a Collaboration Tool for Creative Teams

You're a creative director. You have too many projects, your staff is already working overtime, and you have no idea how to get it all done quickly and efficiently with your current system. Where do you turn? Collaborative work management solutions help cut down on the time your team loses attending extra meetings, managing an overwhelming amount

Why Your Creative Team Isn’t Using Your Project Management Software
Project Management 10 min read

Why Your Creative Team Isn’t Using Your Project Management Software

Getting everyone on board is crucial to project management platform success. Here are five reasons your creative team isn’t using your creative project management software, and what you can do to increase adoption.

Top 5 Product Design Blogs to Follow
Productivity 5 min read

Top 5 Product Design Blogs to Follow

When you talk about product design, you're talking about the numerous processes involved in creating a product — whether physical or digital. It must have functionality that answers a target market's specific needs, and it must have an aesthetically pleasing form. It's a formula that Apple has used with much success. But where does one find

Rules of Brainstorming: A Manager's Guide to Producing Great Ideas
Collaboration 7 min read

Rules of Brainstorming: A Manager's Guide to Producing Great Ideas

Let's go over the do's and don'ts of brainstorming and some brainstorming techniques to battle bad habits, so you can be sure your next brainstorming session is successful and effective.