The Mill (CM 402) had the opportunity to visit Sagamore Creative. The class was given a tour of City Garage, a facility where companies and designers of different fields works under one roof. After the tour, the Sagamore Creative team spoke to the Mill about their shared client, Baltimore Greenway Trails Coalition. The students designed printed and web deliverables while Sagamore Creative is currently in the process of rebranding. They walked the students through their problem solving methods, a “blueprint” that listed out what they and the client would need to do in order to complete any project and include the client in the process.
At Sagamore Creative, their motto is “thick skin and candor,” something that all designers need to learn and follow as they go out into the “real world.” Designers need to learn not to take criticism personally and to be open to conversation about design aspects between themselves and the client.