Our office expansion is underway. In May, we were listed as one of the nation’s top 100 fastest growing inner city businesses by the Initiative for Competitive Inner City (ICIC) and Fortune Magazine. With all this growth, we are in need of more space, so our studio space is currently in the process of expanding. Check out our progress. As Abraham Maslow said, “You will either step forward into growth, or you will step back into safety.” At FMA, we are definitely looking forward.
It is both humbling and inspiring that the most junior of our office are able to teach the most senior.
Learning is always encouraged at the Fennick McCredie studio. At the initiative of younger project designers Ashley and Dan, a new, bi-weekly Software Series was implemented where we have a short tutorial during lunch on the Adobe Design Software Programs – InDesign, Photoshop, and Illustrator. While attending the InDesign tutorial last week, which was given by our ambitious and software-savvy interns, Eric and Blake, I was impressed by the quality and relevance of the content. It is both humbling and inspiring that the most junior of our office are able to teach the most senior. In addition to these software series presentations, we also receive a weekly quick-tip relating to what we’ve learned.
Check out this one Blake sent out today!
This inverted mentoring is just a small piece of our office culture that encourages knowledge and idea sharing. Talent bubbles up everywhere in the studio – how can we capture it, share it? Check out the nicely designed poster Eric made for our Software Series Forum in InDesign set as our banner image.
Learning has no pre-disposed boundary in age, background, or educational level. Knowledge is meant to be embraced, regardless of the source as long as it’s good stuff! As a wise Chinese proverb puts it, “It’s a blessing when one can live until an old age and learn until an old age!”
-Judy