8 Graphic design trends for 2021: Should you use them?

February 1, 2021 | Elliott Klauer

At the start of every year, we see a variety of design trends and predictions for the year ahead. Everyone makes their best guess as to what will be popular, and often, many of these well-informed predictions prove true. But should you use them?

Questions for your brand’s new look

August 24, 2020 | Kyle Krier

As you start to think about your brand identity, how do you start to figure out what that may look like? Allow us to share some thought-starters.

What makes social videos work?

June 8, 2020 | Elliott Klauer

For many people, social media can be a mindless pastime. For brands, that presents a unique challenge: stop the scroll and engage their audience. And that is accomplished through mindful strategy, which often includes video. So how do you get social videos to work for your brand?

Is your brand feeling creatively stifled? Try these steps.

February 19, 2020 | Caroline Schweitzer

We often create rules that aren’t even there, or we’re trying to work within a box that has been set by our colleagues. So, the question becomes a matter of “thinking outside the box.”

How packaging design affects choices

December 16, 2019 | Kyle Krier

Different brands use different colors, photos and fonts along with a variety of other design elements to stand out on that shelf. At MindFire, we use a wide variety of design elements to help positively affect our clients’ target audiences – to essentially make our clients stand out.

What [em]powers MindFire – a glance at our technology

November 18, 2019 | Tony Nagy

It seems like businesses often consider technology as a major burden – like it’s some unfortunate necessity. At MindFire, we embrace it because we know it's a conduit through which our [rather expansive] brand-building ideas can flow freely.