One of the things I love about running my own business is that I’m able to prioritize my needs and those of my family in and amongst business priorities, without having to ask for permission. Though this is not an … Continued
Taking a maternity leave when you’re self-employed
The past couple of months I’ve had the opportunity to transition back into work after the birth of our son, a year ago (pictured above ‘helping’ set up for a client’s conference in April). In this time, I’ve had a … Continued
Full Service, Maximum Value for Non-profit Organizations
It’s always exciting when we get to support a non-profit organization and its mission by providing our full spectrum of creative services. In this case, we helped the BC Co-op Association (BCCA) through the design process of both rebranding the … Continued
SHIFT towards your design journey
On April 25, 2019, I had the honour of being the Vancouver Island University (VIU) Design Grad keynote speaker. The grad show was named SHIFT, which really felt like a timely theme for me, since I’m shifting back into work … Continued
Getting Health Back on Track
This post was initially intended to be a list of ideas to stay healthy at work but took an unexpected shift as, ironically, I ended up having to deal with unexpected health challenges. And as often happens in life, both … Continued
2018: Year in Review
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
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
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
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
8 science-based tips from HR conference to improve productivity
I had the chance to attend our client CPHR BC & Yukon’s annual conference in May. I was really inspired by one of the main keynote speakers, Dr. Brynn Winegard, who spoke about how the brain works and how to … Continued