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With the end of May comes the celebration of Bates! Yes, it’s that time of year again: Kris and Becka’s birthdays! To kick off this joyous occasion we couldn’t help but turn to our blog [...]

Eating is one of my favorite things to do. I have a Google document where I keep track of restaurants I want to visit, then dutifully check them off as I slowly make my way through it. I’ll [...]

Creativity involves breaking out of established patterns in order to look at things in a different way. – Edward de Bono As a group of writers, designers and just plain crazy-fun individuals we [...]

The BatesMeron team is tickled to announce that we’ve won not just one but three 2014 Communicator Awards from the Academy of Interactive and Visual Arts. The Communicator Awards is one of [...]

Last Friday the team at BatesMeron was lucky enough to get a sneak peek at spring! No, this doesn’t mean we have the ins with Mother Nature, and we, too, have no clue when this Chicago weather [...]

Whether you’re thankful for family, friends, good health or good food, we can all agree, Thanksgiving is an important time to appreciate the big things, little things and everything in-between. [...]

Typefaces. Fonts. Character style. I have to say, as a writer, I have a profound love for not only what words say but also how they look. You can’t blame me though. With so many different fonts [...]

Erin Pine is a Senior Art Director at BatesMeron Sweet Design. In that role, she both develops her own creative designs and nurtures the work of the other designers on the BMSD team. She’s [...]