MichaelIrvin

MichaelIrvin last signed in Nov 03 2009 and has been on Bukisa since Aug 13, 2009.

About Me:

As a designer and illustrator I have worked for a variety of agencies in the Kansas City Metro area. With that experience I have created a much needed service for small businesses...Creative Project Manager. Most small businesses cannot afford the services of an agency nor do they have the resources to hire an in-house staff to do their marketing and advertising. I offer an alternative. An as needed, solution that provides small businesses the services they need at a lower overall cost.

I've been in this business for over 20 years. I have the knowledge, expertise, and work ethic to get whatever needs to be done accomplished.

Specialties:
I am an accomplished illustrator with a style ranging from product and technical illustrations to cartoons. I work in a painterly traditional fashion or strictly digital depending on the project.

It Takes More Than Being Clever to be a Good Designer

Published November 12, 2009 /

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I consider myself a clever person. I also consider myself a very good designer and I have a few awards to validate that. However the two don’t always go together nor does just being clever make you a good designer. As designers, we’ve all had that stroke of inspiration that leads

Just What Do You Mean You’re a Winner?

by MichaelIrvin | in Business & Finance > Small Business

“Win at all costs.” “Winning’s not the only thing.” “It’s not whether you win or lose but how you play the game.” We’ve all heard these. They’ve been around for a long time. So how to you get from winning at all costs to winning is not the only thing? Which is right? Which is wrong?
The Sky’s the Limit…Why?

by MichaelIrvin | in Business & Finance > Small Business

As children we constantly asked the question why? We asked why the sky was blue, why fish couldn’t breathe air, why the moon changed shape. We were challenging our surrounding and demanding answers. It was our way of making sense of our world.
Maybe Your Creative is Just Not That Into You

by MichaelIrvin | in Business & Finance > Small Business

Finding a keeping a good creative can make all the difference in your business. It can make or break a product or service.
Cleaning Out the Old to Make Way for the New

by MichaelIrvin | in Business & Finance > Small Business

For some reason by this act, Steve, somehow triggered some Karmic change of events that led to a lot of new business in the following few days.
Pet Peeves: We All Have Them

by MichaelIrvin | in Business & Finance > Small Business

Face it. We all have little pet peeves we harbor. We pull them out whenever we feel frustrated or overwhelmed. In some cases, pet peeves have been known to escalate into violence between perfect strangers, neighbors and friends. Often we see it as being treated disrespectfully or rudely. What’s one of your pet peeves?
When it Comes to Advertising the Subconscious Mind Can be Your Friend or Enemy

by MichaelIrvin | in Business & Finance > Small Business

Science still hasn’t explored the depths of the subconscious mind completely. In many ways it’s still a mystery. From what I can gather it helps us make decisions, it warns us of danger and generates that strange feeling we get in our stomachs when things just don’t seem right. It also never sleeps.
Marketing Tips I Learned from Burma Shave

by MichaelIrvin | in Business & Finance > Small Business

As I peered out of the back seat window I would wait in anticipation for the next series of signs as we whizzed down Hwy 67 in the rice and cotton country of Arkansas headed for the piney woods of East Texas.
Just Selling the “Sizzle” is Not Enough

by MichaelIrvin | in Business & Finance > Small Business

Somewhere between the selling of the sizzle and brutal honesty there is a balance. Marketing and advertising is the art of motivating a potential client to choose your product or service over your competitor’s. It can be used for the good or for darkness, the choice is in the hand of the small businessperson.
The Key to the Creative Process is Partnership

by MichaelIrvin | in Business & Finance > Small Business

Many a small businessperson is befuddled by the mind of a creative person. They just don’t get where all those ideas come from. Most creative people have their own distinct process that they use to come up with ideas.