Each January, Pantone announces the color of the year that reflects forecasted color ...
Jan 19, 2021
We do not have a crystal ball or be able to see into the future, but what we do know ...
Nov 29, 2020
There’s a saying I’ve heard that goes along the lines of “a kitchen is more tha...
Aug 16, 2019
For decades, small town business districts across the country have almost always feat...
Apr 23, 2019
It’s CANstruction time here in Cincinnati and TriHealth and K4 are participating. ...
Apr 4, 2019
“What can you use a drone for at an architecture firm?” is a question that I get ...
Feb 28, 2019
In previous blog posts, we asked a sampling of our designers what was a particular de...
Feb 15, 2019
For decades, small town business districts across Ohio (and across the country) have ...
Dec 3, 2018
This year (and every year), K4 is thankful for the blessings that have been bestowed ...
Nov 21, 2018
Design Debunked: K4 designers discuss two common design myths. Ever wonder wha...
Nov 1, 2018
Powerful changes are happening in the retail industry. As former profitable companies...
Sep 24, 2018
When you hear innovation, what do you think of? Newness? Creativity? …Something sur...
Sep 7, 2018
This is not propaganda for our future artificial intelligent overlords, but more of a...
Aug 27, 2018
More than 150 years ago, the first blueprint was drawn on special photosensitive pape...
Aug 13, 2018
Graduation season is upon us, and many graduates are embarking on new and exciting ad...
Jun 26, 2018
Technology is important in community banking, especially on-line access and mobile ba...
Apr 18, 2018
The new financial branch models are embracing creative and new strategic approaches t...
Jan 4, 2018
“In flow, people lived so deeply in the moment, and felt so utterly in control, tha...
Dec 18, 2017
As I was scrolling through my social media news feed, I saw a post with an image that...
Nov 7, 2017
There is a great deal of discussion in the last decade or two about the redevelopment...
Oct 24, 2017
Unmanned Aerial Systems or more commonly known as drones are just about everywhere. F...
Oct 2, 2017
“WHAT IS RESILIENCE? Resilience is the capacity of any entity—an individual, a co...
Sep 10, 2017
At their recent Annual Convention & Trade Show, the Community Bankers Association...
Aug 9, 2017
The K4 team couldn’t have been more thrilled when The Community Bankers Association...
Jul 25, 2017
As designers, we at K4 go through extensive planning to get to the end result of a fu...
May 20, 2017
Walking just feels right. At least it can if given the right surroundings. A bea...
Apr 10, 2017
In 2014 we did a post called For the Love of Design in honor of Valentine’s Day. ...
Feb 4, 2017
As design professionals in the financial arena, it is not uncommon to hear “What is...
Jan 24, 2017
I spoke with a friend a couple of months ago who says that he still remembers somethi...
Dec 31, 2016
As people in the banking industry prepare for the fast approaching changes that will ...
Dec 20, 2016
This post will explore how we perceive color, the difference between additive and sub...
Dec 7, 2016
K4 is big on brand consistency! So when it came time for a website redesign we need...
Nov 16, 2016
Fail: Spaces should not have everything matching exactly. Solution: Design spaces to ...
Oct 20, 2016
Alexander Graham Bell said, “Before anything else, preparation is the key to succes...
Oct 5, 2016
Back in May of 2014, I had written a blog post on how Americans, as well as many othe...
Jul 29, 2016
As a 25 year veteran of AutoCad, it pains me to say it, but it looks as if AutoCad wi...
Jul 27, 2016
No matter what business sector you are in – common shared goals include retaining a...
Jul 14, 2016
Egalitarian: “ asserting, resulting from, or characterized by belief in the equ...
May 21, 2016
Our financial clients always ask, “How do we get millennials inside our branches?...
May 14, 2016
K4 Architecture has participated in the 19th Annual Cincinnati Canstruction Competiti...
Mar 24, 2016
In my last blog post, 5 Tips for Using LinkedIn as a Business Development Tool, I tal...
Jan 24, 2016
“’Disney World has nothing on you’ is probably my favorite customer reaction so...
Dec 21, 2015
When I was in high school trying to figure out what I wanted to be when I grew up, an...
Dec 12, 2015
As the economy is showing steady signs of the growth, many financial institutions are...
Dec 1, 2015
During several trips to Europe my life has been greatly enriched by enjoying numerous...
Nov 3, 2015
The million dollar questions that every financial customer of ours wants to know is ...
Oct 21, 2015
Before I started my first Co-op with K4 Architecture + Design, I had no idea what to ...
Aug 14, 2015
I am a strong believer in using LinkedIn as a tool to build business relationships, a...
Aug 7, 2015
As branch transactions continue to decline, the thoughts of branch transformation con...
Jul 23, 2015
In today’s busy world, dining options are constantly evolving. While companie...
Jul 1, 2015
Spring is in the air! As the warm weather rolls in and the days get longer, it’s th...
May 1, 2015
Since the process by which buildings are designed and built entails the efforts of ma...
Mar 25, 2015
As teller transactions continue to be on the decline each year, financial institution...
Mar 6, 2015
I recently finished reading The Innovators by Walter Isaacson, who also authored the...
Feb 22, 2015
Whether you look forward to the announcement of Pantone’s Color of the Year or not,...
Feb 7, 2015
As a mode of transportation and recreation, biking has grown exponentially in popular...
Jan 26, 2015
My role at K4 is an Interior Designer. So when someone asks me what I do for a livi...
Jan 20, 2015
Effective communication is a necessary component of any high quality service. Achie...
Dec 8, 2014
Starting my career in the Financial Industry as Director of Corporate Architecture at...
Oct 31, 2014
Part I of this post was written when K4 was on the brink of attending three conventio...
Oct 21, 2014
Embracing change can be difficult. It doesn’t matter what field you work in today...
Sep 11, 2014
K4’s trade show season is in full swing! See our convention and trade show sc...
Sep 3, 2014
It has been said the journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. A build...
Jul 28, 2014
The former Hudepohl Brewing Company building, recently purchased by the Cincinnati Po...
Jul 18, 2014
What do you get when you mix two local companies working on a local historical projec...
Jul 7, 2014
Last month we decided to take on the challenge of creating our first Infographic. W...
Jun 1, 2014
The term “No-Vacation Nation” came out of a Center for Economic and Policy Resear...
May 21, 2014
To assure an expeditious process of obtaining permits (zoning, building, electrical, ...
May 9, 2014
As most of the U.S. has been consumed with March Madness; vigorously filling out br...
Mar 28, 2014
The financial brand can encompass many components in both the physical and digital sp...
Feb 26, 2014
In the spirit of Valentine’s Day, some of us at K4 wanted to share what we love abo...
Feb 10, 2014
If it was unclear from the majority of my blog posts, one of my many passions is comp...
Feb 1, 2014
A building program is a major effort entailing the investment of much time and money....
Jan 17, 2014
Creative designers from all fields, whether you are an industrial designer or an adve...
Jan 3, 2014
Twas’ the night before the Architectural Registration Exam, when all through my apa...
Dec 20, 2013
Only 30 percent of American employees feel engaged or inspired at their jobs and the ...
Dec 9, 2013
This year (and every year) K4 is thankful for our clients who allow us to practice ou...
Nov 23, 2013
We begin learning about the power of three during childhood with Goldilocks and the T...
Oct 31, 2013
The cost of performing a task can usually be fairly closely estimated, if not precise...
Oct 17, 2013
From creating simple 3D studies to fully modeled building concepts, Trimble Sketchup ...
Oct 4, 2013
As a designer, every day tends to be different. There are some days where I sit d...
Sep 24, 2013
The New York Times article, “A Place to Hang Out (Read, too),” explores the redes...
Sep 12, 2013
“Let’s not pretend that things will change if we keep on doing the same thing...
Aug 26, 2013
Who are Gen Y? Gen-Y are those born between 1980 and 1992. They have grown up wit...
Aug 13, 2013
You’ve been chosen, or have decided to attend your industry’s annual conference o...
Jul 26, 2013
Is it possible that something you see every day could inspire you to make a differenc...
Jul 2, 2013
Retail design is a creative endeavor combining the expertise of architecture and inte...
Jun 20, 2013
The ancient masterbuilder is a design-build professional, an artist of the built envi...
Jun 2, 2013
Shortly after implementing social media to K4’s marketing mix, I began to like &...
May 23, 2013
Each year, as a new DAAPworks exhibition approaches and quickly passes, I can’t hel...
May 3, 2013
In 2013, it seems out-of-date to discuss architectural practices of hundreds of years...
Apr 5, 2013
K4 recently underwent a website redesign. The new website has been live since Decem...
Mar 12, 2013
“In one of those totally unpredictable shifts in sensibility that occur when least ...
Feb 27, 2013
When one thinks about the brand of an organization, they typically first think of the...
Feb 8, 2013
In college, I feel like I didn’t come into my own until my third year of scho...
Jan 25, 2013
On November 9th the Cincinnati Design Awards celebrated design as a variety of firms ...
Jan 11, 2013