News & Views

Off the Grid(ish)

In our 2025 holiday zine, handmade meets digital: slowing down, touching grass, and creating for the sake of it.

Anatomy of an eblast

How to create effective emails your audiences actually want to read. (And your team can efficiently produce without pulling out their hair.)

Conceptual graphic with colorful shapes dropping into a stylized email template, representing the essential components that make up an e-blast.

by Alissa Kline, Olive Miller

Design firm vs. creative agency: Which one do you really need?

by Elizabeth Amorose

Many teams call a design firm when what they really need is a creative agency. We break down why that matters.

Lefthand diagram showing “Design Services” alone next to a righthand diagram of the creative agency approach integrating strategy, editorial, and design together.

by Elizabeth Amorose

The magic of structured content

by Alissa Kline

Too many assets, too little consistency? A structured content system keeps your messaging aligned, efficient, and ready to scale.

Hand holding modular content blocks with a sign that reads: “Write once. Publish everywhere” against a background of digital layouts.

by Alissa Kline

4 ways to make your next corporate event really memorable

by Shelley Batuyong

If your trade show presence or corporate events aren’t grabbing attention and doing real brand work, it’s a missed opportunity. Here’s how to make them worth the investment.

Collage-style graphic featuring photos of past Thinkso-designed branded experiences, with a striking oversized disco ball at the center.