December 1, 2009
October 27, 2009
Right brain. Left brain. Can we meet somewhere in the middle?
I have been a right-brainer since birth. Every single personality test I’ve taken confirms this. My decisions are based on intuitive thinking — knowing without reasoning. As a businesswoman, I’ve struggled with this. And during the early years at BBR, I consciously made great strides to change myself with a daily dose of affirmations: “I am organized. I am organized. I must keep this receipt. I must keep this receipt. I understand this balance sheet. I understand this balance sheet.” (more…)
August 26, 2009
August 13, 2009
Field Trip: Blackbird Letterpress
Every so often, the BBR Creatives pile into my 4Runner for a good old-fashioned road trip. It makes for a lovely getaway with a purpose — and provides for a nice creative experience beyond the white walls and Mac screens that make up our art department. This past Friday, we set our sights eastward, venturing across the Atchafalaya to Baton Rouge where we paid a visit to Kathryn Hunter over at Blackbird Letterpress.
July 22, 2009
It Takes A Village To Raise A Website – Cathi Pavy
I checked the date we opened the BBR website project and was horrified when I realized it all began in March 2007. What on God’s green earth happened? Why did it take so long? Real projects never go on forever.
But after reflecting on constructing and moving into a new building, client work, my 40th birthday, five national holidays and the death of Michael Jackson, I was comforted by my own rationalizations that things have been really busy between then and now.
But alas, 495 agency hours later, it’s done. The job is closed. The folder handed in. The BBR site is live.
