By signing the Yosemite Grant Act of 1863, President Abraham Lincoln set aside the scenic natural areas of Mariposa...
Inspiration
What do you get when you cross a designer with a love of typography and a passion for crafts?...
When designing her self-promotional piece, Megan Zettlemoyer, a designer turned letterpress printer, was inspired by the process shoppers use...
Company holiday parties have come a long way. And this is one of the best examples we’ve seen of...
What is it about coasters and the holidays? I guess everyone has a drink of some sort in hand...
By Cyd Peroni “A lot of what I do is very intuitive. When I work on something that doesn’t...
In September, UnderConsideration sponsored a one-day event on the development of corporate and brand identity projects by some of today’s...
Produce a hardback children’s book to sell a car? Why yes, it works very well when done with a...
Convention and visitor bureaus – there’s one in every city and town across America. That’s a lot of competition...
The concept of this cross-media project can run rings around many a ho-hum holiday greeting card. The set of...
While I can’t read of word of Italian, the language this marketing collateral is written in, the concept, design...
This client’s handcrafted methods for creating its distilled spirits rely on an approach rooted in history. The creative team...
Product labels are to packaging what dust jackets are to books. They sets the scene for a brand and...
This letterhead and identity fill our design cup to overflowing with refreshing, effective and satisfying creative. All the pieces...
Clothing was the cause of political unrest and societal change long before the public burning of bras – an...
How do you get the attention of the nation’s top fashion editors – those busy people who...
Branding for CPAs, doctors and lawyers typically results in more conservative designs, typography and palette. What we’re seeing from...
Storytelling has become the latest darling in marketing and communications. This unusual annual report shows how to create a...
Russian nesting dolls are such a fun concept. They build anticipation as you open each successively smaller layer to...
These printed, embossed and folded squares pay witty homage to the many romantic overtures, great inventions, clever marketing...
In a classic tale of design and romance, two unsuspecting designers take a college drawing class, meet over the...
Can you hear the staccato beat of trombones with those frenetic guitar riffs yet? That’s the James Bond theme...
Every three years, Clampitt Paper sponsors a special competition for designers in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. The company has...
I’ve always liked the idea of sending cards to celebrate a new year. It’s refreshing to receive, and the...
Refreshing the brand of a successful, established business is a tricky proposition. The design needs to stay true to...
This project, a memory sharing and collecting kit, succeeds in its very important goal: to connect the people in...
This birthday party invitation HAD to have made the other parents laugh out loud and feel just a tad...
Who doesn’t need clever gift ideas for the holidays? And when it comes to giving something special to our...
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