Mini-Diary of a Creative Missions-ary (2012)

Creative Missions 2012 Descends on Northwest Arkansas Northwest Arkansas (NWA) is an anomaly;  an incredible mixture of a good country, down-home setting, offset by massive headquarters for major corporations. The old and new, traditional and trendsetting–in neat rows side-by-side. Home to Wal-Mart, Tyson Chicken, Butterball and J.B. Hunt headquarters, NWA […]

A New Face at JRDS

This has been a banner year at JRDS, as we lay our tracks down for future growth. We are excited to announce that we have brought onboard some amazing talent. Our newest team member, Jake Roberts, will be interning with us and working on many of our summer 2012 projects.  […]

Signage: A Final Word (and two more lists…)

It’s 2057. You’re a white collar worker with a hobby in non-professional running. You remove your Google glasses which has been promoting an upcoming St. Jude’s walkathon sponsored by Pottery Barn. You pass by a subway station that detects your glasses and a nearby sign flickers to life with images […]

MAKING SIGNS: 10 Best Practices

Don’t be unnecessarily disappointed with your signage. Before you copy and paste your favorite logo onto a Vista Print template and order up your signage, there are a few things you should know: 1.  COPYRIGHT LAWS These are kind of important. You can’t copy and paste other people’s logos onto your stuff. You […]

Creative Missions Round 2

What is Creative Missions? Ultimately, Creative Missions is a community of creatives descending on a targeted region to help churches. Talents are paired with church needs and teams of 4-5 serve each church. Jon Rogers attended last yearʼs trip and said it best. No, we didn’t build church buildings or construct orphanages. No, […]