We are pleased to announce The Brandon Student Design Award. This award seeks to honor the young design talent of Brandon Haskins (1988-2010) who was the acting Chief Creative Officer of CBP at the time of his death. Brandon had a natural talent that blossomed through design courses as a high school and college student. However, Brandon's greatest growth in his design skills came through mentorship and active participation in real life design projects.

The Clay Bridge...

[This blog was submitted by the Summer/Fall 2010 Writing Intern Rebecca McFarland.]

When I began my internship at Clay Bridges Publishing, I expected to learn about the process of getting a book published—from start to finish. While I learned about the process, I took away something much greater than just an understanding of how the company works. I gained insight into myself, and an unshakable truth. If something is meant to be, it will come to be—one way or ano...

In today’s “me” driven society, most conversations start with the word "I." People feel empowered to express themselves in-person, online,editorially, on talk radio, and sometimes even in their sleep probably. Everyone is so busy talking no one is listening.

Conversations used to be a two-way street, but now we justendure endless opportunities of talking head syndrome.

As a Communication Specialist, my classes discuss how this affects t...

CBP has been working hard this summer to bring you two new books: The Beautiful Dismal Woods and A Bird In Your Hand.

It was not easy to finish getting these two books to print after the death of our CCO Brandon Haskins. But, our team pulled together and went back to school to learn some new skills and completed the job just a few short weeks after the original goal for publication!

Both books have received great feedback so check out the publ...

{Editorial NOTE: This is the last blog written by Brandon Haskins (RIP 7/8/10) that was just discovered in our company archives. I hope the design/creative community is encouraged by his last words on creative leadership. Please feel free to share.}

Over the past ten years, society has dramatically come to know the world of design. Led by both design firms, such as IDEO, Pentagram, Wolff Olins, and Interbrand, and sensational in-house teams (Coca-Cola, Intel, Disney/P...