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03/07/2025

Just a heads up. It's a daylight savings weekend. The one where we lose an hour. 😭 Hang in there everyone!

03/06/2025

to our bus wrap design! If you are looking to customize a vehicle with a personalized design, we would love to help!

Our work is hitting the road! Our team designed bus wraps for the City of DeKalb. Here is the first of four. Let us know if you spot one, or better yet, ride one!

03/05/2025

The most exciting day of the year is just around the corner! Save the date! We're proud to be media sponsors every year 🎉

03/03/2025

Our office space 9 years ago, versus today! Same building, different suite. A lot has changed!

02/27/2025

It's time for the last entry in our series on 2025 trends, and this time we're downloading the 2025 trends in web design. If you've read our entries on graphic design and typography, you might have seen some of these coming. If not, plug in and browse this list to see if what's trendy in the new year could work for your website!

Plug in and browse this list to see if what's trendy in 2025 could work to give your website a new look for the new year.

02/26/2025

It's the last Wed-nes-day in Feb-r-uary, which means it's Silent Letter Day! Perhaps you mi-gh-t celebrate with some k-nitting, g-nome collecting, or k-nife organizing! Or h-onestly, you can keep it su-b-tle with some champa-g-ne and gift w-rapping.

Enjoy this comedy sketch to brighten your day. 😊

02/25/2025

It doesn't have to cost a fortune to promote your videos! Check out our blog "8 Ways to Promote Video on a Budget" for all of our strategic, money saving secrets.

https://www.occreates.com/promote-videos-on-budget/

02/21/2025

Sooo... Cheetos came out with a font that you can download for free 😂 It's inspired by handwriting with your "other hand," since your dominant hand is covered in cheeto dust. Try it!

CHEETOS® snacks are the much-loved cheesy treats that are fun for everyone! You just can’t eat a CHEETOS® snack without licking the signature “cheetle” off your fingertips. And wherever the CHEETOS® brand and CHESTER CHEETAH® go, cheesy smiles are sure to follow.

02/19/2025

Happy birthday to Amy! Our VP that keeps us all on track, and makes working at OC feel like a party. Please help us wish her a warm, happy birthday, as she is not a fan of the cold. 😎☀️

02/18/2025

Back in the studio this week with Proven Winners working on a new project. Always a great time spending time with them!

02/17/2025

Raise your hand if you like a little background noise while you are working ✋ We surveyed our staff for some of their favorite things to listen to on a quiet work day to get the creativity flowing. Here's what they said!

02/13/2025

Did you hear about this? Illinois is getting a new state flag, and you can vote for it! Which design is your favorite?

The first official flag of Illinois was adopted in 1915, almost 100 years after Illinois became a state in 1818. Lucy Derwent of the Rockford Daughters of the American Revolution chapter had placed the Great Seal on a plain white background. In 1969 the word "Illinois" was added to the bottom of the...

02/12/2025

Is your website feeling stale? Read our blog "Brief Answers to Big Questions: Do I Need a New Website?" You may be in dire need of a refresh!

When is the last time you took stock of your image online? Is your data outdated? Are your trends no longer trendy? Check our list to see.

02/11/2025

As a marketing agency, of course we had to discuss our favorite, and least favorite Super Bowl commercials during our team meeting this morning. Which ones made you laugh, cry, or cringe, and why?

https://admeter.usatoday.com/story/sports/ad-meter/2025/02/10/super-bowl-commercial-2025-usa-today-ad-meter-top-10/78380664007/?fbclid=IwY2xjawIYXGpleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHdhZmey5na4v2kHNsLKwtZPwnUmSOxF0SwKZD10qxRU6-5DgvjEkySihKg_aem_JFD_WIBkBFOlD7ygLWwsCA #

See which brand had the best 2025 Super Bowl commercial according to USA TODAY Ad Meter panelists.

02/07/2025

Hey! It's Katie's birthday! Wish her a happy birthday while she's enjoying the day off doing Katie things!

02/06/2025

OC had a hand in developing this award winning tradeshow booth! It featured a custom silk, double-sided archway with clear brand messaging. Great job to everyone involved on this eye-catching piece of work.

02/05/2025

Design geeks! We've got a fun read for you. In the second entry of our annual design trends series, we take a closer look at typography styles that are taking the stage in 2025.

From the status of serifs to the nature of new alignments, we’ve got all the 2025 typography trends you need to know.

02/03/2025

Our design and video teams banded together to create instructional posters, coupled with step-by-step videos for a new Proven Winners product. These assets will be used to establish protocols for their assembly teams so that every terrarium is assembled correctly, and consistently. Yay for engaging visuals, rather than wordy manuals!