In the design world, there has always been a balance between the needs of a client to have their goals served in a particular way and the potential for a designer to explore their capabilities to [...]
A Budding Partnership When our long-time client, the Chicago Flower & Garden Show, decided to partner with Bernie’s Book Bank, a local organization dedicated to promoting childhood book [...]
From Granola to Waffles We started working with the food geniuses over at Kitchfix in 2014 when we were tasked with refreshing the identity of their paleo-friendly granola, and their full-flavor [...]
Happy Work Spectacular Life is where you turn when your job or your life (or both) need a pick-me-up. The Happy Spectacular team is a group of fiercely passionate researchers and advisors [...]
Kitchfix was already a well-established and well-respected brand in the Chicago clean food movement when BatesMeron was invited to help them evolve and expand their brand. We couldn’t have been [...]
The topic of tattoos can be a tricky one. For years, I have wanted to get “inked,” and as I approach a final decision more closely, blogging for BatesMeron presents itself as an ideal opportunity [...]
I was recently asked to add the Walmart logo into a design I was working on. Easy enough. However, while placing the logo into layout, I couldn’t help but analyze it. Something about it looked [...]
New year, new presumptions. While it’s incredibly easy to take shots at a global brand like McDonald’s, recent criticism of the quintessential burger chain’s new takeout packaging design is [...]
The Luminarts Cultural Foundation at the Union League Club of Chicago is a not-for-profit organization designed to help young Chicago artists, writers and musicians cultivate their talents. [...]