Born in 1987, GIFs have always had their place on the Internet. In the early days of the web, we saw them used as little animated wizards and fiery torches in website backgrounds (think Geocities) to…
When I was a kid, my Mom had an apron that I loved to wear. Emblazoned across the front was the adage “skinny cooks can’t be trusted.” When Engage undertook a new project, our own branding and…
It’s hard to believe that it’s been ten years. When I founded Engage in 2007, digital was still greatly underutilized in American politics. Together with a small group of strategists and a shared…
As we look back on the past decade of innovative design and bold strategy, it is impossible to ignore that Engage has grown and changed. Over the past ten years, we have tackled a wide range of…
Maggie Larkin presented this talk at the State Policy Network’s Annual Meeting in Nashville at the beginning of October. She was one of four panelists on the 15-Minute Comms Talk, which tackled…
Creative South always has amazing talent and speakers. This year, I really enjoyed hearing from Adam Grason on his quest to work for Disney. Adam excelled in his design once his passion hit. It’s…
This year’s Creative South began with a road trip from the great state of Tennessee southbound to Georgia along with my sidekick Chewie, AKA Ryan Slater visual designer for Engage, and designers…
This past April was my fourth trip to Creative South. Mike Jones, who runs the conference, had invited me years earlier and I was hooked immediately. There is no better conference for designers to…