Today is my last day at Paper Leaf. For those who don’t know, PL is the digital shop I started back in 2009 with Andy, my cofounder, who I then bought out in 2018. In 2021, I sold Paper Leaf to ZGM, …
On 10 Years of Running a Design Agency
Paper Leaf turns 10 years old today. I’m bad at stopping to recognize a moment, never mind celebrating, so I’m making an effort to do that here. When we started PL, we were as green as they come. We …
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3 Fundamental Traits for Success in your Creative Career
The following is an edited version of the commencement speech I gave to the Edmonton Digital Arts College 2019 grad class. I swear it was way more hilarious and inspiring in person. --- When Jeremy …
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Use This Paragraph In Your Proposals And Say Goodbye To Scope Creep
Scope creep is awful. We struggled with how to handle it for years at Paper Leaf. It’s a tricky balance, isn’t it? We don’t want to be total doormats, but we’re also terrified to nickel-and-dime the …
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5 Simple Rules For Better Project Communication
Every job posting in the world has “good communicator” as a requirement, and we all think we meet that requirement. We all think we’re great communicators. We cross our Ts, dot our Is, and use proper …
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The Simple Change that Helped Our Agency Increase Client Satisfaction and Designer Happiness
I love design. I love being able to work with smart people to diagnose and solve problems with a dose of creativity. I love the interplay between all the core principles of design. I love constantly …