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NEW! ARTICLES BY GLENN JOHN ARNOWITZ
Read these four articles that focus on In-House Issues
and Corporate Life and Design that were featured in recent issues of
How and Dynamic Graphics + Create magazines. Glenn John Arnowitz is
director of creative services at Wyeth, a research-based, global
pharmaceutical company, where he manages an award-winning team of seven
designers. As co-founder of InSource, Arnowitz is passionately
committed to helping in-house creatives achieve design excellence and
recognition within their companies and the business community. Click here to read the articles
HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE 6/4/09 INSOURCE BOARD MEETING
Board members are now working out the logistics for transforming the
“Practice Makes Perfect: Effectively Managing Creative Services in
Today’s Corporate Culture” InSource event (with featured speakers Shel
Perkins and Steve Benfield) into a Webinar with each featured speaker.
Members will be informed as soon as details are confirmed.
New options for levels of membership are now posted when visitors to the InSource Web site click on the “Join” button, making it
possible for individuals to overcome any personal financial barriers to
membership due to these challenging economic times. Members are
encouraged to spread the word to others who may have an interest in
becoming part of InSource.
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Resume Tips for Creative Professionals
by Becky Livingston
When it comes to resumes for creative professionals, presentation is
paramount. But what do you do to fit your brilliantly-designed resume
into an online job board format? What keywords should you include in
your resume to make sure it gets into the hands of those you need to
impress?
According to Adrienne Burke, General Manager at
Artisan, who has placed creative talent for the past five years, "A
beautiful, well-written resume is a must if you want to stand out as a
creative professional. Cutesy graphics, unclear illustrations,
cartoonish fonts, lots of colors, and slanted type are all signs of an
overdesigned resume—definite resume don'ts.”
Click here to read the entire article
INSIDE INSIGHTS
This month's interview features a
conversation with Shel Perkins, exploring some of the challenges that face in-house teams
today.
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SPEAK YOUR MIND OR POSE A QUESTION TODAY!
The InSource Forum is a handy tool for you, available to InSource members on a 24/7 basis. You are not alone!
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PROFILE OF THE NEW CREATIVE LEADER –
Must-Have Skills for Motivating and Developing Creative Teams
"Leading a creative team has always meant wearing many hats: coach,
advocate and communicator – to name just a few. But today's creative
leaders also must keep pace with constantly evolving digital platforms
and tools, monitoring new trends and adapting swiftly."
Check out this informative guide from The Creative Group based on a survey
of 180 winners of Graphic Design USA's 2008 American Inhouse Design
Awards and features InSource Board Member, Steve Benfield, Senior
Creative Director of SAS.
The New Creative Leader.pdf
You Want What???
What's the most unusual request you've received from your in-house client?
InSource Vice President and co-founder, Glenn Arnowitz is gathering material for an article he’s
writing for Dynamic Graphics that will be published sometime next year,
revealing some of the strangest requests in-house designers have gotten…
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SHARE YOUR PROFILE
If you would like to see your profile or your team's profile on the
InSource website fill out the questionnaire below and send it along
with your photo to content@in-source.org for consideration.
InSource Member Profile InSource Team Profile
AN INVITATION TO SHARE YOUR CASE STUDY
Do you have a case study of your own to share with the InSource community?
If so, send your case study to content@in-source.org today. We plan to post several case studies on the InSource Web site over the coming months. This an opportunity to showcase how you and your in-house creative team have tackled a challenge. It's time for YOUR in-house team to be in the spotlight!
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We enhance the understanding, impact and value of in-house design within the corporate environment. We provide expertise, tools, networking and management support. Committed to design excellence and effective design management, InSource motivates creative thinking and promotes best practices.
