by D G | Dec 11, 2025 | Designer Spotlight, Uncategorized
By Gabrielle Holleran I’m a lifelong Pittsburgher, wife of 20 years, mom of two, and a natural-born designer. As a kid, I spent hours completely absorbed in drawing, painting, and crafting. No deadlines. No audience. Just the drive to create. That same instinct later... 
by D G | Nov 14, 2025 | Designer Spotlight, Uncategorized
By Mairead Clements “Cleetus with a ‘C’ as in Creative.” For Pittsburgh-based copywriter turned graphic designer Francis Cleetus, this phrase isn’t just a clever introduction—it’s a philosophy. Creativity, for him, has always been more than making something look good.... 
by D G | Oct 22, 2025 | Designer Spotlight, Uncategorized
By Mairead Clements For more than 25 years, Pittsburgh-based creative professional Joshua Sager has built a career defined not by one discipline, but by a curiosity that spans animation, software development, teaching, and entrepreneurship. Today, he runs a technical... 
by D G | Sep 22, 2025 | Designer Spotlight, Uncategorized
By Anusha Singh Some of us don’t fit neatly into one box, and we’re not supposed to. Creativity lives in the spaces between, and that’s where I’ve always felt most at home. I’m a digital marketing strategist, designer, and copywriter with roots in both creative... 
by D G | Aug 15, 2025 | Designer Spotlight, Uncategorized
By Ben Joos Image source: Hybrid approach using Unsplash, Recraft AI, and composing it all in Figma. Key Takeaways Complexity breeds growth for a designer Become exaptive, able to adapt skills to solve new kinds of problems Pittsburgh is a hub for complex design and a...