Have you ever read Steal Like An Artist by Austin Kleon? If you haven’t, you should. The book is about the creative process and where ideas come from—and how to generate your own. It gives great examples of how different…
As a father of 3 sons, I’m always concerned about time. Time to wake up, time for school, time for practice, time for dinner, time for your game, time for homework, time for bed. Squeezing everything that has to be…
By now you’ve probably heard that the Atomicdust team is working remotely because of COVID-19. Our team is spread out across the area, united through Slack, email and our individual coffee makers working overtime. While we’ve always had flexibility and…
Do you know what’s really great about the St. Louis creative scene? It’s huge! Atomicdust has been putting on events and community gatherings for years, and with every one I’m constantly meeting new people, hearing about different disciplines in design…
Now that the kids have gone back to school, it’s time for creative professionals to focus a little more time on continued education, too. Put away the summer beach reads and check out one of these resources on marketing, design and…
Last summer, we met the nice folks from the Barry-Wehmiller Leadership Institute (BWLI), a team of facilitators who teach leadership through books, podcasts, and seminars (my favorite) at their St. Louis office. The BWLI team invited us to their office…
With the holidays coming up, we’re about to find ourselves with a lot of extra time. That means time to read, to write, to step away from our computer screens. It means time to recharge – and get inspired for the…
Every day, I create things. They take shape in the form of blog posts, solutions to problems, or marketing materials for clients. I typically write early in the morning, and then spend the rest of my day brainstorming brand positioning…
As a creative director, I look at design every day. I review internal design concepts, read countless magazines about design, own a million design books, watch case study videos on branding, check out what’s on the bleeding edge of web…
Atomicdust’s Creative Director and Principal, Mike Spakowski, talks about the roots of his creative inspiration in a recent feature by AIGA St. Louis. Whether you remember the Library Limited and have been in design for a while or you’re trying…
