Here’s one way to combat the Pacific Trash Vortex, create tasteful second-generation products.

Made with packaging for candy and food, the Baltic Sea edition drives home how much plastic we "consume."

I’ve had the pleasure to work with the Twin Cities local AMA and AdFed chapters to brand some crazy and wonderfully successful events.  But, did you know (and this is for you out-of-towners) that Minnesota is also home to the oldest and one of the largest interactive marketing association in the country (maybe in the world).

Gilded mementos of pre-revolutionary Cuba play ring.

We’ve got a tremendously creative culture here in Minnesota.  So, when my former Utne Reader colleague Jon Spayde of The Line asked me for my opinion of what makes Minneapolis and Saint Paul so special, I was happy to add my two cents.

Staying creative is hard work.  So, it was inspiring to read so many helpful strategies to maintain an inspirational mindset.