Meet the newest member of the BatesMeron team, Ricardo Gomez! Ricardo is a recent Columbia College grad, Chicagoland native and our super-sweet design intern!
The experts at C+R Research are true pros when it comes to analyzing and understanding how people shop. As they geared up to drop this deep knowledge on attendees of the 2016 Omnishopper [...]
As creatives who are tasked with generating clever ideas, copy and designs for clients daily, we all need a little inspiration to keep us on top of our game. At BatesMeron, our designers are [...]
Happy Election Day! Don’t worry, we won’t get political on you. Instead, we're discussing a more fun aspect of the elections—presidential campaign posters. In doing research for this blog post, I [...]
We care a lot about print at BatesMeron. It's one of the ways that we help set our clients apart in a world dominated by digital. We feel there's still a lot to love about the paper, texture, [...]
A few weeks ago, BatesMeron was greeted by a special visitor—the Professional Association for Design (AIGA) student group from Truman State University. Having traveled all the way from my alma [...]
Business owners have a plethora of decisions to make on a daily basis. Many of these decisions require an owner to weigh the cost vs. benefit of a vendor, hire or service. Marketing and design is [...]
I was recently asked to add the Walmart logo into a design I was working on. Easy enough. However, while placing the logo into layout, I couldn’t help but analyze it. Something about it looked [...]
Many members of the BatesMeron family have experienced the wild beast of the South: New Orleans. After this past weekend, I can also now say that I know this warm and welcoming city.
New year, new presumptions. While it’s incredibly easy to take shots at a global brand like McDonald’s, recent criticism of the quintessential burger chain’s new takeout packaging design is [...]