When you’re a designer, you see things a little differently than others… unless of course, the others are also designers. To some, staring at a blank piece of paper or a computer screen every day, tasked with dreaming up something …
All companies, large or small, new or established, have wished they could go back and have a “do-over” when pitching a prospective client. We’ve all been there. It could be painful. Unfortunately, there is no magic rewind button. There’s no …
Zoltun Design came alive every Monday this summer as our sons experienced job shadowing for the first time. Jake is 13 and Nate is 11. They are both good students and actively involved in soccer, volleyball, and band at DEW …
In this digital age, it seems designers may have forgotten how to let our creative juices flow without our computers. Pressured with client requests, we are becoming accustomed to sitting down at a computer, clicking and dragging, and no longer …
For the second session of “Reaching Customers through Social Media” with Lauren Zito, we explored the business aspects of social media channels. We also discussed brand voice, the “do’s and don’ts” of social media, flash mobs, and Zoltun’s social media …
As we embarked on the course, led by Lauren Zito, some of us were more social media savvy than others, but we all learned a thing or two. The course is titled, “Reaching Customers through Social Media,” so we thought …
Sometimes spelled quan, a kwan can be summed up in 3 words: love, respect, and community. In fact, there is an entire scene about it in the movie Jerry Maguire. At Zoltun, a kwan is a form of accolade. A …
Rick and I have been bonded through snowboarding since 1997. So, “cool” doesn’t even begin to describe how awesome it was to learn that boards for our favorite winter pastime are being manufactured right in our own backyard at Gilson, …
As a united community, it is essential to help feed and provide for people in need. The Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank and Ad2 Pittsburgh, the Pittsburgh Advertising Federation’s energetic group of young professionals, realize the strong need for support …
When Eaton, a power management company, decided to redesign their trade show portables, they were looking for a cost-effective solution that would reach a wide range of market segments. That solution presented a challenge in not only communicating effectively to …
