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2018: Year in Review

December 19, 2018 // business, collaboration, community, kudos, personal sustainability // Madelen Ortega

2018 was an exciting year for all of us at Backyard Creative, and it flew by! It seems like just yesterday we were writing the year in review for 2017, and now here we are, a whole year later, with … Continued

Design Discovery 101

October 15, 2018 // client impacts, collaboration, design // Madelen Ortega

Getting to know a client’s design needs often requires detailed conversations before getting to the point where a creative brief can be produced to guide the design work. At Backyard Creative, we usually engage clients in a discovery process at … Continued

Summer, sun and stimulus

July 25, 2018 // collaboration, personal sustainability // Madelen Ortega

Lifelong learning is important to all of us at Backyard Creative. We love reading books that keep us inspired and help us improve our skills and work. We’ve compiled a list of the books we’ll be devouring this summer. Pick … Continued

DesignThinkers Conference Highlights

June 30, 2018 // business, community, design // Madelen Ortega

Staying connected to the global creative community helps keep Backyard Creative’s design team current and inspired. Some of us attended the second annual DesignThinkers Conference in Vancouver at the end of May, which was programmed around the theme of “Speak … Continued

Support BC Buy Local Week!

November 28, 2017 // business, community, sustainability // Madelen Ortega

We love supporting local businesses in our own backyard (pun intended!) especially during the holidays. Get an early start on holiday shopping and put your money to good use during BC Buy Local Week, taking place from November 27 to … Continued

Lisa's daughter and grandmother near a pond

Designing a Big Enough Business

September 29, 2017 // business, collaboration, personal sustainability // Madelen Ortega

We’re big on personal and professional development, and we’re fans of the Uncomplicate Your Business podcast. After a recent episode about why a big enough business is the key to designing a business and life you love, we were challenged … Continued

The 5 Elements of Successful Client Collaborations

July 7, 2017 // client impacts, collaboration // Madelen Ortega

There’s nothing like completing a project and knowing we did our best work, and our client is happy and eager to give us a great referral. While we’re fortunate enough to have this scenario play out regularly in our business, one recent project … Continued

Professional Affiliations

  • Graphic Designers of Canada (GDC) Certified Graphic Designer, BC Chapter Sustainability Chair
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  • 1% for the Planet Member
  • Designer's Accord Adopter

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