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How to Breathe New Life into Your Branding

“You don’t actually need a date or a New Year to tell you when to refresh your brand; you just need to know when it’s time to... Your brand is more than just your logo and color palette, so refreshing your brand is more than just an exercise in graphic design — it starts at the foundation level.”

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How to Drive Conversions through your Donate Page

If you run a non-profit organization, then you know that donations are a huge part of keeping your organization running. However, just having a donation page on your website isn't enough to attract donors. You need to actively drive conversions to your Donate page. But how exactly do you get people to GO to your Donate page and actually hit support?

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How Often Do I Need to Update my Website?

While the frequency of updates will depend on your specific business and goals, it's generally recommended to update your website at LEAST once a month to keep your content fresh, improve your search engine rankings, and stay ahead of the competition. You wanna keep that website fertilized so it can produce you ripe results.

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Maintaining a Consistent Brand Image Through the Shifting Seasons

In the digital age, it’s super important to maintain a professional and consistent image at all times. Yes, even when you’re in the process of developing a new website or revitalizing your branding! Here are our best tips to maintaining a consistent brand through the changes.

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3 Tips to Make Your Website Impactful

The second that someone new stumbles on your page, you want to make sure they are immersed into your world for the moments you share—to help them get a glimpse of the system you live in, and the universe you occupy. Here are a few tips to ensure that when they do, your story, vision, and mission, shine so bright they couldn’t miss it.

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Working with a Social Impact Design Studio

So, your brand is on a mission to change social culture and leave the world better than you found it? Here are a few reasons why we recommend working with a social impact design studio (like us).

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What Drives Your Company?

When it comes to figuring out a brand identity, brands, like people, need to have a mission, vision, and values.

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Habits that Fuel My Creativity

Creativity is a necessary skill for all kinds of work — not just design. Without creativity, there would be no innovation, no ideation, and no improvement.

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