Catalyst Ranch’s
Creative Juice Blog
As anyone who has been to Catalyst Ranch knows, there is nowhere else quite like Catalyst Ranch. And now we are pleased to unveil our brand new website that highlights just how unique the Ranch truly is. The new site was created by our designer of all things digital, (and frequent guest blogger) Kristin Neperud Merz [...]
If you were like me as a child, Lego bricks were a constant presence throughout the house. Those internationally beloved plastic bricks were always finding their way into every nook and cranny of our home. You practically couldn't see the basement floor through all the Lego sets. Even today I find Legos hard to resist (Luckily, [...]
Welcome back to #WeddingWednesday, our semi weekly column where we bring you wedding tips, tricks, crafts, interviews and interesting Chicago wedding happenings. This week we're all about wedding invitations. Your wedding invitation can immediately set the tone for your wedding and give your guests a fun preview of what the event will be. It's a your [...]
As a child, how many times were you told "Don't play with your food?" If you were a precocious and defiant tiny human like I was - then lots (I had a strange aversion to silverware). Well, Malaysian artist Hong Yi either didn't listen or she had very cool parents. Either way it worked out because [...]
Welcome back to #WeddingWednesday, our bi-weekly column where we bring you wedding tips, tricks, crafts, interviews and interesting Chicago wedding happenings. This week we sat down with Molly Schemper of Fig Catering and the Green Wedding Alliance to talk about GWA's upcoming event Brides on Bikes on Sunday, August 11th. The Green Wedding Alliance is a really exciting [...]
Loyal blog readers, when you logged on to Blog.CatalystRanch.com this morning (as I know you do so diligently every morning, right?) you may have noticed some minor (read: massive) changes. We have been working hard over the past few weeks with designer and guest blogger Kristin Neperud Merz to totally overhaul the old Catalyst Ranch blog and [...]
It’s good ol’ #WeddingWednesday here at Catalyst Ranch, which means we’ve got weddings on the mind. Actually, we have weddings on our minds a lot (not just on Wednesdays) as we help people plan for their perfect day at the Ranch. One of the things we love about hosting weddings is that we get the chance [...]
Here at Catalyst Ranch many of our clients come here for brainstorming and innovation sessions. Sometimes they are developing brand new products, other times it’s to improve upon preexisting ones. Either way, it’s easy to get lost in the pressure of innovation. When you are at that stage when anything is possible, it also means that everything [...]
Happy Admin Appreciation Day! It’s always one of our favorite times of year: a time to celebrate all the hardworking gals and guys that keep our offices running without a hitch! We like to reward one very special administrative assistant each year by giving their cubicle a Catalyst Ranch style transformation. For this year’s contest, we wanted to see [...]
With cases of marriage of equality hitting the Supreme Court today, we couldn't help but get nostalgic and reflect on the many same-sex couples who have started their lives together here at the Ranch. Whether they had a commitment ceremony or a civil union (like our event Under A New Moon which hosted the first legal same-sex [...]