See Art and Stay Healthy
By Catherine Lang-Cline I have often said that when I visit art museums, experience dance, hear people sing, my soul gets filled. Apparently, there is some truth to that. Researchers in London who followed thousands of people 50 and older for 14 years discovered that those who went to a museum or attended a concert […]
A Day in the Life: Q+A with Suneet Singh
Hiya, I’m Suneet and I’m the Recruiting Intern here at Portfolio Creative! I’m originally from Kansas but am currently a senior at THE Ohio State University studying International Relations and Diplomacy. Morning Avocado toast and iced coffee are what get me out of bed in the morning. On the weekends, I enjoy going to brunch. My favorite brunch place is […]
New Decade New You: How to Set Yourself Up For Your Best Year Yet
By Catherine Lang-Cline I just read a delightful tweet by @JeffPKramer that read, “If the Millennium Falcon can be a piece of junk and fall apart continuously for decades and still be cool and kick-ass then so can you.” I don’t know about you, but that gives me a bit of “new hope”. One of […]
Employee to Contractor: 10 Tips for Making the Switch
By Kristen Harris Is one of your New Year’s resolutions to (finally) go out on your own as a freelancer or contractor? Have you been building a side hustle that’s getting big enough to become your main hustle? Maybe there’s “something in the air” at your current company, and it feels wise to explore your […]
2020: What’s Your New Year’s Work Resolution?
By Kristen Harris What’s at the top of your New Year’s work resolution list? Get a raise? A promotion? Or maybe a whole new job? Do you want to make a difference? Have an impact? You may be saying “YES!” to all of the above. Still, if you’re like most people in a recent Korn […]
Making Resolutions You Can Keep
By Catherine Lang-Cline Cheers! It is a new year and it’s time to make resolutions! Okay, let’s just admit that we are already feeling defeated and what is the point of even making resolutions? Let’s try something different this year. Rather than having goals that are “bigger bites than we can chew”, let’s make them […]
A Year In…Oh, Wait…A Decade in Review
2019 is coming to a close and so is the decade. Just for fun, let’s start the conversation by looking back at a few things that didn’t exist 10 years ago: iPads Snapchat Instagram Lyft Pinterest Square Alexa Venmo Other fun facts: the 2010 Best Picture was “Hurt Locker”, in 2012 the New York Giants […]
UX vs UI: What’s the Diff?
By Kristen Harris UX and UI. We hear these two little abbreviations all the time related to requests for web design work, and 99% of the time they are combined into one thing: UX/UI Design. But are they really one thing? No, no they are not. UX and UI are strongly connected, and both are […]
Champagne Wishes and Unicorn Dreams
By Catherine Lang-Cline Everyone wants what they wish for, but wishing for a “unicorn” to join your team may be a wish that even a genie can’t deliver. With the help of the Oxford Dictionary, let’s first define a unicorn: u·ni·corn /ˈyo͞onəˌkôrn/ noun a mythical animal typically represented as a horse with a single straight […]
Career Goals: Does Your Resume Reflect the Future?
By Kristen Harris Resumes are tricky documents! It seems so simple–just drop in all of your past jobs and skills, make it look good, and you’re done–right? Not exactly. A great resume includes the past, present, and future of your career, highlights your top skills, shares professional affiliations, touts past successes, and clearly shows why […]