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I recently wrote a blog post about where designers and other creatives look for inspiration. In the process of writing that post, I was struck by how much of my inspiration comes from a slightly [...]

Dealing with the Chicago winter is always roughest when the rest of the country seems to be enjoying the spring while we in the Windy City are still bundling up and dealing with early morning [...]

Super Bowl Sunday started off with a huge bang with the overnight surprise release of My Bloody Valentine’s long-overdue (22 years overdue) new album. The news popped on my phone during the night [...]

Having been a skateboarder since age ten, I have been exposed to more things than just road rash—although that seems to never go away. (In fact, West Belmont Ave added some more injuries to the [...]

Our conference room has looked a little bit like Santa’s workshop for the past week as we assemble holiday gifts for our clients, complete with cards designed by little old us. We’ve also had the [...]

April Herring is the New Product Development and Marketing Manager at Pacific Plug & Liner. Consider that PP&L grows enough young plants to fill their 250,000-square-foot facility, and [...]

A pint-sized topiary that packs an abundance of flavor and punch deserves more than a name. It deserves a brand. The inspiration behind the look and feel of Pacific Plug & Liner’s bountiful [...]

USA Today got a facelift for its 30th. Last week, the newspaper unveiled a bold logo and layout redesign in an effort to stand apart from its competitors and entice more advertising and sales. I [...]

It’s a summer marketing roundup, and we’re having a blast. Pour yourself an ice-cold drink and enjoy some fun reading on summer marketing campaigns, an end to looking dumb on Facebook, a font [...]

Recently BatesMeron was tasked with developing the 2012-2013 Seed & Vegetative Catalog for Sakata, an independent breeder of premium bedding plants, pot crops and cut flowers. Our heads were [...]