Design & Conquer

As advertisers and designers, we often encounter the word "authenticity." It's definitely a branding buzzword these days. It makes sense. Like never before, consumers demand straight talk and [...]

What features giant foam dice, prizes in the form of stuffed diseases, laughing and lots and lots of candy? A BatesMeron BeeTreat, of course!

It's that time of year again, when you sit around with family and friends and discuss your hopes and dreams for the upcoming year. New Year’s resolutions are kind of like a drunk uncle. You know [...]

As a wrap-up to the weirdness that has been 2016, Spotify has debuted a unique out-of-home ad campaign this week and it's turning heads. Spotify's internal creative team combed through users' [...]

Since the season of giving is upon us, I thought it would be fun to do a round-up of some of my favorite design-related holiday gift ideas. These picks are perfect for that special graphic [...]

As creatives who are tasked with generating clever ideas, copy and designs for clients daily, we all need a little inspiration to keep us on top of our game. At BatesMeron, our designers are [...]

Let’s face it, 2016 hasn’t been the greatest. We lost some of the greatest musicians in the form of David Bowie, Prince and Leonard Cohen, and amazing athletes such as Jose Fernandez, Muhammad [...]

"We have a big week ahead of us—it's crunch time."  This is a sentiment commonly heard around our small but mighty agency. Like most, we navigate our days with hard deadlines, full to-do lists [...]

Happy Election Day! Don’t worry, we won’t get political on you. Instead, we're discussing a more fun aspect of the elections—presidential campaign posters. In doing research for this blog post, I [...]

Since the World Series is underway (and my team, the St. Louis Cardinals, is sitting this year out), I thought I’d use my time wisely and look into the history of World Series logos. Thanks to [...]