Now with 2021 coming to an end, let’s recap what trending design techniques peaked in 2021 and what’s to come in 2022. Say No More: Look at prioritizing the essential. How can you limit ornamentation while still achieving elegance? Stick with a specific color palette, light and neutral tones work really well for this goal. Limit your word count while still communicating necessary information. Allow the composition to serve the function. Make less into more. Back to Nature: Th

Alright, so as we all know Thanksgiving is just around the corner. You know what that means, right? Black Friday is next. Black Friday was named so because it’s when a lot of companies got out of the red and into the black with their profit margins. It’s a major part of our tradition of consumerism. But, in recent history, through movements like e-tail, we have a new contender in the market. What’s after Black Friday? You guessed it, Cyber Monday. In 2020, more consumers boug

What’s your favorite Thanksgiving day dish? I am all about the candied yams. But then I factor in dessert and sweet potato pie takes a slice of my heart. Did you know that we buy an average of about 50 million pounds of sweet potatoes during the holiday season? How about the fact that 88% of turkey sales are during the holiday season? Here’s one that will really take the cake: Harvard Law School’s Food Law and Policy Clinic and the Natural Resource Defence Council found that

Would Halloween be what it is today without marketing? Let’s be real, there’s no chance. If it weren’t for marketing, we wouldn’t be experiencing this spooktacular holiday the way we do. Think about it, how much money do you spend on Halloween goods during the month of October? Each year, National Retail Federation releases statistics about Halloween spending in America. In total, Americans spend roughly nine billion dollars on Halloween goods. This averages about $86 per per