DESIGN RESCUE: TRANSFORM YOUR DIY CREATIVE FROM DRAB TO FAB

Need to resuscitate your graphic design work?

It’s YellowDog to the rescue! 

Whether you are in creative crisis or just looking for a little face-lift, everyone could use a little boost when it comes to designing your own brand collateral. Bring your DIY designs to the experts at YellowDog for a casual workshop to level up your visual impact. 

Submit your work in advance to be included in a slideshow that we’ll watch and workshop together (with snacks and drinks in hand). Our creative director and team of in-house designers will lead this peer-to-peer session, offering feedback to take your design from “nice try” to “nailed it.” 

This FREE event is perfect for:

• Good Business Colorado members
• Graphic designers 
• Marketing professionals who create their own collateral
• Entrepreneurs who do occasional DIY graphic design
• Canva queens convinced their latest design is either the greatest or worst thing ever created
• Anyone who has looked at their own designs a thousand times and needs a fresh eye

How it works:

Step 1: Submit your design art. Attendees are welcome to submit ONE graphic design to us at least two days before the event. We’ll select 10 designs to workshop together.

Step 2: Mix and mingle with other Denver creatives and GBC members over snacks before the workshop. While you’re here at YellowDog HQ, take a tour of our production area and learn how we can help you lower your impact when you print locally.

Step 3: Settle in for the workshop. You’ll have a chance to give friendly feedback on your peers’ designs and receive input on yours. Honesty (with a smile) is the policy - we’ll share constructive critiques to help us all improve. 

Kinds of graphics considered:

• Logos
• Banner ads
• Animations
• Graphics for social posts
• Website headers and icons
• Designs for small print: stickers, mailers, brochures, print ads, etc.
• Designs for big print: banners, posters, signs, etc.
• Anything else you have in the pipeline

To submit your graphic art to the slideshow, please email ONE file as a .png with a brief description of its use and context to jen@yellowdogdenver.com with “DESIGN RESCUE SUBMISSION” in the subject line.

About the Event Hosts:

YellowDog (yellowdogdenver.com)

YellowDog is a boutique design, print and marketing studio helping small businesses, nonprofits and corporate clients realize their vision through creative touchpoints. YellowDog is all about creating connections. We help our clients’ business or nonprofit stand out. 

Good Business Colorado: (goodbusinesscolorado.org)

Good Business Colorado is a grassroots organization of employers and entrepreneurs working to build a prosperous economy, equitable communities, and a sustainable environment. Our members believe that business success cannot be measured by profit alone and that true success means that our planet, communities, and bottom lines are all thriving. Good Business Colorado Advances Our Shared Values By:

• Providing a range of educational programming to support values-driven businesses on their journey to being even better
• Helping formulate policies that build a prosperous, equitable, and sustainable Colorado.
• Advocating for state and federal policies that reflect our shared-values
• Supporting members in engaging in fulfilling and effective advocacy activities that address the issues that impact their businesses and communities.
• Sparking more involvement from like-minded, values-driven businesses