One man’s trash is another man’s treasure. When I hear this phrase, I think of my Pop-Pop, known among his friends as Flea Market Joe. He spent most of the latter half of his life driving around collecting items left out on the curb. …

I don’t know about you, but some weeks feel like they pass by at lightning speed. Despite all the progress made throughout the week, recency bias usually kicks in on Friday, and I generalize the week by however I’m feeling at that moment. To break through this dilemma, I started…

Over the past several years, many of our clients have in one way or another become retainer clients. This means that we’ve worked with them over a long period of time on a monthly, quarterly, or annual basis. We handle everything from website optimization to ongoing marketing campaigns to content…

On my way home the other day, I was standing on the subway platform and decided to open up Facebook. I was greeted by this post that someone had shared: The wine glass first caught my eye. I thought to myself: “how… do you drink out of that?” And then…

A workshop created to help digital designers practice communication when collaborating with others and presenting their work. — Communication is often a popular topic during my 1–1s with designers. Whether we discuss ways to better communicate ideas during client presentations or when collaborating with other team members, they’re consistently looking for new techniques to practice and improve. While our 1–1 meetings yield some great conversation and individual feedback…

Much of the work we do here at Barrel involves helping ecommerce brands grow their businesses online. This often includes everything from content development to website redesigns and optimization to digital marketing. While the websites range in complexity and the products are rarely the same, there is always overlap in…