Drew McManus
Dark Is The New Black
Fri, Mar 3, 2022
by Drew McManus
Dark themes are more than a design fad, they’ve become a permanent part of the mobile device user experience and are similarly commonplace for web design. The two most recent client projects I launched have featured dark designs: the Emberlight Festival and City Lights Theater Company. There’s a lot to love about dark designs but
Some Fascinating Shifts In Job Seeker Stats
Thu, Mar 3, 2022
by Drew McManus
2022 continues to see a big increase in the number of job posts at Arts Admin Jobs but while checking in on quarterly stats, I found some fascinating trends taking shape. Job seekers are getting younger. Compared to the same period from 2021, the 18-24 age group went from 14.29% of all traffic to 23.23%.
I’ll See Your Introspection And Raise You A Cognitive Bias
Wed, Mar 3, 2022
by Drew McManus
Several weeks ago, arts marketer Ruth Hartt posted a thought-provoking post at LinkedIn designed to get arts managers thinking about how they measure relevance. It’s an excellent perspective and you can never really have too many reminders about getting outside of your bubble. My only additional thought is the stakeholders who would benefit from this
Do We Need To Be Worried About The Future Of Russian Artists?
Mon, Mar 3, 2022
by Drew McManus
As a Gen-Xer I grew up at the height of the cold war and recall the fall of the Soviet Union. I remember the inability for musicians to travel in and out of USSR and Soviet Bloc countries. I also remember the flood of musicians into the US after the fall of the Soviet union.
The Value Of Conference Tables