I am pleased to announce that the Creative Latitude gang, especially Cat Morley and Neil Tortorella have launched a new resource for designers to help them succeed in business.

I give this handout to my students on the first day of the semester. I guess it is my way of attempting to weed out the ones whom aren’t quite ready to embark on this journey.

Over the weekend I was making a list of management tools for design studios to use (that is to come later). At one particular software site, Creative Manager Pro, I happily stumbled upon some business articles that look very useful. I am especially interested in The Proposal by Shel Perkins, and A Better Way to Structure Your Firm from Creative Business. Enjoy!

I’ve posted my slides from The Business of Flash presentation for all to have and share.

Sounds like Starbucks needs to reevaluate their customer service! This story also rings true for our own implementation of client relations - how often are you letting the “process” or “rules” get in the way of making a truly great relationship with a client.

AIGA Nebraska:AIGA Nebraska is proud to present the 2005/06 Business Resource Guide [9.3MB PDF]. This guide, also titled “Good Design is Good Business,” is an excellent resource for showing the value of our profession to the business community.

Dr. Philip Humbert highlights the Top 10 Traits of Highly Successful People.

A few months back I went to see author Keith Ferrazi speak. In his speech to us, he emphasized that “business is human”. This simple statement completely rocked my world - let me explain why.

The @issue is “a journal about the effective use of design in business”, published by the Corporate Design Foundation. It “examines design from a business point of view” with articles from leaders in both design and business. The best part is, you can read the complete archive for free online!

I’ve been thinking about KISS almost everyday lately and this recent post by Jason Guthrie has got me inspired to share why I feel it is such a big necessity in business development and client relations.