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#Future of Work
Talent Has No Borders: Meet the New Global Creative Class
The “best design talent” isn’t limited to the “best design schools.” From Mexico’s Frida Kahlo to Japan’s Yayoi Kusama, the greatest artists of the past century prove that design transcends language, location, culture and credentials.
23 Phrases to Sound Like You Live in Silicon Valley
There's a special kind of person that thrives in Silicon Valley. Since the 1940s and '50s, the area has been a hub for entrepreneurs and techies. For over six decades, passionate engineers and entrepreneurs have settled in the valley with the hopes of bringing their biggest ideas to life. Over time, this tech bubble filled with like-minded people working in the same industry, creating a language and vocabulary of its own. A combination of scientific shorthand and mathematical concepts are incorporated in the Silicon Valley lingo, which continues to evolve as quickly as the arrival of the next start-up.
6 Superside Themed Zoom Backgrounds
Alright, we get it. Video calls are all the rage right now. With many teams now working remotely, video conferencing has become a regular thing. Why have a phone call when you can chat face-to-face, right? We've been a distributed team from the beginning, so remote work is nothing new to us. We know the pain of lagging video calls all too well. To add a little spice to our meetings, we asked our designers to create a Zoom background inspired by space. But we didn't want to keep them all to ourselves.
A Remote Work Guide from Actual Remote Workers
For a lot of people, remote work is the dream: It’s the end of stress-filled morning commutes, meaningless water cooler chatter and the tyranny of a 9-to-5 schedule. But in the wake of the World Health Organization declaring coronavirus (COVID-19) a pandemic, remote work is increasingly being mandated as a means of trying to prevent further transmission. Apple, Google and Amazon were among the largest global companies to first ask their employees to work remotely as a precaution against COVID-19, and the list continued to grow as companies are being advised to follow suit. Now, we know that working remotely is a lot different than working remotely during a pandemic, but there are still some tips and tricks that can make the transition just a little bit better.
The World Needs More Women in Design Leadership
At Superside, we're lucky to have a really diverse group of creative people working together on great design—and being able to do it from all over the globe. So, we wanted to do something special to celebrate the amazing team of female designers who are helping Superside deliver on its design promise. We believe that great design isn’t tied to geography, race, sexual orientation or gender, and it’s our mission to create more equal economic opportunities globally by finding and growing the world’s best creative talent. As our Head of People Operations, Ivan Katsere, puts it:
The Top 5 Benefits of Hiring Remote Workers
Remote work is the talk of the town among global employees today. From schedule flexibility to avoiding early morning commutes and working in one’s pajamas all day, the perks of working from home are well-documented. But remote workers aren’t the only ones enjoying the benefits of online work. Companies that team up with remote workers are experiencing incredible productivity benefits compared to those that continue to keep all of their work projects in-house. Every year, it seems that more global companies are seeking out skilled remote workers to complete projects quickly and at a fair price. With the advantages that it offers companies – from cost savings to increased productivity – it’s no wonder that remote work has been dubbed “the future of work.” Let’s take a look at why so many companies around the world are outsourcing their projects and why companies who haven’t yet hired remotely should.