by Melissa Burt | Sep 12, 2022 | Communications, Tips & Tricks
The Public Disclosure Commission (PDC) is the Washington state body that regulates what districts are allowed to do when communicating about a school funding initiative. Their very lengthy guidelines can be found here. While they are absolutely the best source of...
by Melissa Burt | Feb 25, 2022 | Tips & Tricks
Now don’t get me wrong: I love a good flyer. The flyer (or handout, poster, one-sheeter, take-away) is pretty much the mainstay of graphic design. In fact, it’s the bulk of what I designed at one of my first jobs working for my college bookstore. However, technology...
by Melissa Burt | Feb 16, 2022 | Case Study, Communications
At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, ESD 112 and school district communicators in our region recognized the need to collaborate to produce consistent, accurate materials to guide communications about the rapidly changing situation. We established a school district...
by Melissa Burt | Jan 19, 2022 | Tips & Tricks
Why use Canva? Canva is a great tool for those with limited budgets who can’t afford Adobe Creative Suite. It is also very user-friendly, making it easy for just about anyone to jump in feet first and start designing. The tool offers hundreds of design templates...
by Melissa Burt | Jan 4, 2022 | Case Study
With a new superintendent and construction work beginning on a recently approved bond at the start of the 2018-19 school year, the Kelso School District wanted to increase communication with the Kelso community. They had been doing four printed, black and white...
by Melissa Burt | Jun 23, 2021 | Staff Interviews
What kind of communications project do you most enjoy executing? I really love being brought in from the very beginning planning stages to work on a large, multi-faceted campaign and seeing it through to the end. It’s especially enjoyable if the work includes...
