Inspiration – Joyful Plate

The Looks of a Winner

9/3/2021 Congratulations to all of the Natural Products Expo East NEXTY Awards finalists, it’s great to see the pre-show online energy and excitement! It will be interesting to see which brands actually win, based on all of the NEXTY measures and standards. Good luck to all the finalists!Looking at the slideshow I started thinking about ...

The Power of Voice

Branding, Marketing/Design

I’m obsessed with podcasts. A typical Gemini (love to learn a little about a lot of things!) I think they are the perfect medium for me. Podcasts offer endless subject choice and flexibility. I listen while walking, grocery shopping, cooking, virtually any activity where it’s appropriate to multitask. Podcasts have become so ubiquitous in such ...

Independence, NYC 2021.

Community, Travel/Arts

I am so happy our beloved New York City is roaring back this Independence Day 2021. I am also pausing for thought on what an extraordinary time it has been to be here since early 2020. As Paul Simon wrote, “Time it was, and what a time it was, a time of innocence, a time ...

Today’s Power Pantry

Branding, Marketing/Design

The kitchen was Command Central during the pandemic, and the pantry the power hub. While a key role in the house was line cook or top chef, it was only made possible with great supply chain management. As quarantine lingered on, the pantry evolved from a place to store simple basics to a place to ...

Word Play

Poetry

Natural Products Expo West Summary in psuedo-Haiku. Last month we attended the Natural Products Expo West -Virtually. Congratulations to the team at New Hope, while we missed connecting with industry friends in person, the swap-card format was really efficient and easy! There was an overwhelming amount of trend data shared, so instead of recapping in ...

Please support the West Side Campaign Against Hunger

Community

Over the years we’ve paused on our branding work to connect with our neighbors and celebrate the joy of giving back by auctioning an evening of risotto and wine at the annual Harvest Dinner (click here: joyfulplate risotto party for WSCAH). This year’s event knows no bounds as it goes virtual, offering a wonderful opportunity to ...

The Looks of a Winner

The Power of Voice

Independence, NYC 2021.

Today’s Power Pantry

Word Play

Please support the West Side Campaign Against Hunger

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