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OK, you’re doing this whole presentation. Don’t f*ck it up.
I've always identified as an introvert 🤫, and the idea of speaking to clients used to be anxiety-inducing. In my early days as a junior designer, I just wanted to stay in my corner, focus on my work, and let others handle client interactions. But honestly, you can't...
Happy International Women’s Day
Picture this: It’s 2007, I’ve just graduated Art School, and the turmoil of the Great Recession hits... hard. Jobs were scarce, hope seemed fleeting for my career, and I found myself juggling multiple low-level roles—from tech support to retail, all while freelancing...
Case Study: University of Toronto – Defy Gravity Campaign
Defy Gravity Building a compelling fundraising website for the University of Toronto Fundraising by organizations presents a steep challenge, given the current financial strain on many Canadians. The University of Toronto looked to us to develop a website to kick...
UX/UI challenges
Aidan Foster is the founder of Foster Interactive, our partner in designing and building many websites for B2B and higher education clients. This is part of a conversation he had with Brent Weaver of The Digital Agency Show podcast, where Aidan talked about the...
The Power of Branding in B2B
There are distinct drivers in B2B that influence branding and design. Our work is solely in the B2B space, and we consider these nuances carefully as we make creative recommendations to support our clients and their brands. The goal is to solve a problemB2B customers...
Employee Profile: Tiffany
As part of our series on our team here at Pixels & Pencils, we asked our Account Manager Tiffany Tobias to answer 20 questions. What is the best thing about your current role? Particularly, strategizing the balancing act of each day - for each client project and...
From Uganda to Canada: A Refugee Story
For many Canadians, July 1 is more than simply a day off work to have a BBQ, go to the cottage, or launch some fireworks. As we reflect on the national holiday we just celebrated, we wanted to share the story of how our Creative Director's family came to Canada and...
National Indigenous Peoples Day
Today, June 21, is National Indigenous Peoples Day. This is a day for all Canadians to recognize and celebrate the unique heritage, diverse cultures and outstanding contributions of First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples. As a creative agency we want to highlight four...
How to Brief your Agency: Starting from a Point of AlignmentÂ
Having a solid brief before any work begins is absolutely key to project success. It achieves alignment between client and agency on your needs and goals. If you feel your agency doesn’t communicate back to you in a way that demonstrates a full understanding of the...
Helpful, but honest
When we were a young agency, we had a client with some big goals and they were very prescriptive about how they wanted to achieve them. Still rather naive at that point, we did as they asked. In retrospect, we should have expressed our doubts and suggested...