Posts by Michael Buckingham

You love the story of Jesus. You want the church to lead the way in creativity. After all, you serve the One who created it.

My journey began as a designer. Then I started to bring in other designers until I finally figured out I was a business owner. I

?Just Do It?. Everyone knows the slogan and sees a similar picture in their mind. You know it; you trust it. Nike has held that

I?m always looking for creative inspiration. I have files of brochures, handouts from conferences, name badges, and an entire Evernote file just for creative ideas

Shark Tank is one of my favorite TV shows. It?s exciting to see the ingenuity and negotiating from people finding a way to take their

I remember my mom, after cooking a big ol? chicken dinner for us, would take the chicken carcass (we?re talking bones, skin?the whole bit), add

When I first received the request asking me to write an article on how to get pastors and leaders to stop micromanaging the artist, my

Make the logo bigger. Use this picture I found on Google. Make it look like this movie. Add my picture to it. Make it pop

As I?ve been interviewing and talking to creatives the last few months, one of the questions I ask is for them to lay out their

Those of us who create art and ideas dread the word ?no?. It feels like mapping out a trip. We pack, we buy tickets for

Creating something that looks and sounds great is one thing, but creating something substantive that supports a vision is a completely different ball game ?