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Concert Tickets are now on SALE for the Concerts at HOPE Volleyball SummerFest featuring USS, K-OS, the New Hires and The Rambles.
Dynamic campaigns need dynamic photos. We got 'em!

Your Lone Star HOPE Volleyball SummerFest 2026 lineup is here!

Come party with us between volleyball sets, in support of four incredible local charities!

📅 July 11th, 2026
📍Mooney's Bay Beach, Ottawa ON
🎫 $30 in advance / $35 at the gate

Tickets are on sale now at hopehelps.com!

Remember: if you register a team in the tournament, your ticket to the show is included!

What she said 👇👆

In her book, “Make It Bigger,” Paula Scher hits upon some very salient points - well known to seasoned designers but not often articulated so perfectly.

“The ability to explain graphic design is fundamentally different from the ability to create graphic design, and it relies on different faculties.”

“The act of explaining design requires specific order and logic, the active creating design involves a form of disorder, with outer stimuli thrown together into the mixer of the human brain. The result is something that is various parts, intellect, inspiration, and obsession.”

“In the explanation process, the designer must deconstruct his or her work and place it in a logical sequence, so someone can understand its components and see how they collectively create an entity that has a specific idea, spirit, and look.”

“The act of designing is more ephemeral; it is an intuitive process informed by external forces that direct the intuition. Whereas a solution can be explained, the process that created it can never adequately be understood.“