We’ve all been there. Your boss calls you into a meeting to discuss a strategy to solve a problem. Or perhaps your boss is just trying to gin up new ideas to generate revenue. Or maybe they just want to shift the ol’ paradigm a bit. You know the drill. Everyone...
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Every company has a certain set of values and principles that guide their team as to the quality of craftsmanship, job effectiveness, and overall quality. Here at Diamond we see ours as a way of life and can be wrapped into a single hashtag: #diamondlife #Diamondlife is a simple philosophy in that...
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[rev_slider alias="DDPhotoManip"] Amber Leto, one of our senior Designers, touches on some of the facts of photo manipulation and how even those of us with the most observant eyes can easily be fooled. This Diamond Discussion was dedicated to her Mom, who believes everything she sees on Facebook is real :) Do you...
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[rev_slider alias="DDTypeFace"] The term typeface is frequently confused with the term font. Before digital typography, the two terms had more clearly understood meanings. A typeface is the collective name of a family of related fonts. Fonts, however, refer to the weights, widths, and styles that constitute a typeface; like Bold, Italic,...
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In mid-2019, Jayme hill, COO of Diamond Media Solutions, embarked on a re-branding that would reflect the exciting growth and expansion the company was undergoing. The diamond had long been the company’s symbol, and in her consideration of how she wanted that symbol to be represented for the re-brand, she...
Read MoreDiamond Media Solutions has changed. America has changed. Hell, the world has changed. In case you’ve been living under a rock, I am obviously referring to COVID-19 or the Coronavirus. We have stood (at a safe distance) and watched as a lot of our favorite businesses closed their doors, sporting events...
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Working from home is a reality a lot of us are facing for the first time. So for her Diamond Discussion, Brianna laid out five fantastic tips to help make sure anyone working from home can be as productive as working from the office. [rev_slider alias="DiamondDiscussionsWFH"] Workspace - By now hopefully everyone...
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Last year, as a team-building exercise, we at Diamond Media Solutions decided that our staff could use some fresh air and exercise. We looked at different activities happening in our area such as 5k runs and marathons, but decided 5k runs were full of too much, well, running. So we...
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In March of 2019 the design team at Diamond was tasked with the first Designer challenge. We were to choose between a Dodge Charger and a Jeep Wrangler and come up with a new campaign to pitch. I chose the Dodge Charger because I felt like I could take the...
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Addressing the production floor, Keith Stewart reviewed the document “DMS Constructive Criticism Guide 2020”. This guide gives step-by-step instructions for reviewing and critiquing artwork created at Diamond Media Solutions and includes terms and definitions as well as helpful web links. Using a mail piece designed by another company that...
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