If you’re a small business owner, scrappy marketer, or jack-of-all-trades wearing a ton of hats, chances are you’ve designed something yourself. A social post. An event flyer. A promotional graphic. Maybe all of the above—on a deadline.

Creative Power-Up is a free, interactive workshop from YellowDog designed to help communicators strengthen DIY designs with practical feedback, fresh perspective and real-world tips you can use right away.

This is a collaborative, peer-to-peer session led by YellowDog’s creative director and in-house design and marketing team. Together, we’ll review selected attendee submissions and talk through what’s working, what could be stronger and how small tweaks can make a big difference in clarity, accessibility and impact.

Attendees will come away with:

• Practical advice to improve specific designs

• New design skills, perspective and confidence

• Clarity around design goals

• The right questions to ask when something’s not quite clicking

• An understanding of typography and ability to communicate clearly with font hierarchies

How it works: Registered attendees may submit up to two graphics at least three days before the event. YellowDog will select up to 10 designs to review during the workshop.

Types of designs we’ll consider:

• Logos and brand elements

• Social media graphics

• Digital ads and email headers

• Event and fundraising materials

• Annual report spreads

• Small print: flyers, brochures, mailers, stickers

• Large format: posters, banners, signage

• Or anything currently in progress