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Choosing Which Environmental Groups to Work With

It’s best to choose collaborative ENGOs versus getting “bullied” into difficult situations By Phil Riebel ENGO = Environmental non-governmental organization — this includes groups such as Greenpeace, the World Wildlife Fund and many others. The main role of ENGOs is typically to drive positive environmental change by reducing the environmental impacts our society is having

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Why a Printer’s Gallery Page Is So Important

by Margie Dana I’ve discovered something interesting about commercial printers’ web sites: often it’s their page of Sample Products, AKA “Gallery,” that is most important. Here’s why. If the site copy elsewhere doesn’t make it clear to visitors what you’re really good at, and what types of printing you do, the Gallery Page can tell

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What Does President Trump’s Executive Order on ACA Mean?

Donald Trump’s first act after assuming the presidency was to sign an executive order that authorizes federal agencies to scale back as many parts of the Affordable Care Act as possible within the confines of the law. The executive order does not abolish the landmark legislation, but sets the stage for agencies to act immediately

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What Does President Trump’s Executive Order on ACA Mean?

Donald Trump’s first act after assuming the presidency was to sign an executive order that authorizes federal agencies to scale back as many parts of the Affordable Care Act as possible within the confines of the law. The executive order does not abolish the landmark legislation, but sets the stage for agencies to act immediately

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What Does President Trump’s Executive Order on ACA Mean?

Donald Trump’s first act after assuming the presidency was to sign an executive order that authorizes federal agencies to scale back as many parts of the Affordable Care Act as possible within the confines of the law. The executive order does not abolish the landmark legislation, but sets the stage for agencies to act immediately

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The Only Thing That Distinguishes Your Printing Company

  By Margie Dana Almost exclusively, my clients are in the printing industry. When I ask a new client what makes his or her commercial print company special, I hear “Service” a lot. They say this with conviction. But there’s some bristling when I question them on what exactly they mean. I can’t help it;

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Up With the Underground

By: Steven Heller Roger van den Bergh of Onoma LLC, an identity and media design firm in New York City, gave himself a painstaking challenge: Design a new MTA Subway map for the city. He released the new design at the beginning of 2017. The brochure below contains the following text: “After countless delays and

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Up With the Underground

By: Steven Heller Roger van den Bergh of Onoma LLC, an identity and media design firm in New York City, gave himself a painstaking challenge: Design a new MTA Subway map for the city. He released the new design at the beginning of 2017. The brochure below contains the following text: “After countless delays and

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Automation Threatens to Make Graphic Designers Obsolete

So what kind of career should you expect to have in future? By Rob Peart  Hey, so you’re a monk. It’s about 1440AD and you’re just chilling out in your quarters, listening to a bit of chanting through the stone walls, practicing your black-letter while you digest your dinner. You’ve got a killer commission coming

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A Strong Crisis Management Plan Can Save Your Firm

You should hope it never happens to your organization, but unfortunately, a crisis can strike any company at any time. But if your business suddenly became embroiled in a crisis, would you be prepared to handle it? If you were putting out fires, or a major conflagration, and you didn’t have a crisis management plan

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