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FunctionFox 20th Anniversary: Free Demo and 20% Subscription Discount
FunctionFox is a leader in time tracking and project management. To celebrate their 20th year, they offer a free demo now and 20% off new subscriptions between January 13 – January 31, 2020.
Thinkso Branding Distinguishes Choate Businesses
After redesigning Choate’s law firm website, Thinkso turned its attention to rebranding their investment advisory and to developing a new website for it.
Haberman Plants Logo For Natural Food Retailers
Haberman’s goal for rebranding INFRA was to make it clear, at a glance, that the organization serves as a connector, resource and leader for natural foods retailers.
BBB’s Bennie Johnson Heads AIGA
AIGA has named a new Executive Director: Bennie F. Johnson. He comes over from the Better Business Bureau. The search process was led by the Board of Directors and executive search firm Nonprofit HR.
Kearney Rebrand Features Crowdsourced Imagery
Kearney engaged Siegel+Gale to help it develop a rebrand that emphasizes its people-oriented approach to consulting.
Bespoke Book For Bryn Mawr Business
Warkulwiz Design Associates has published a bespoke book spotlighting the rich history of a Bryn Mawr PA jeweler at the behest of a leading Philadelphia-area philanthropist.
Waterdogs Net Fearless Logo
The Premier Lacrosse League has approved a new expansion team called the Waterdogs, and the creative work has been led by Fortnight Collective.
Retro Tops Shutterstock Creative Trends
Shutterstock has released its 2020 Creative Trends report, a compilation of standout ideas and concepts that the company believes will influence creative direction and design aesthetics in 2020.
McDonald’s With A Side of Luxury
McDonald’s teamed with fashion designer Alexander Wang to launch the ultimate picnic basket in China via an Alibaba marketing event. It sold out in seconds.
Iridescence Brings Beauty Brand To Light
LIVIN’ LLC came to QNY Creative to craft a memorable beauty brand focusing on its Ópalens luxury sunless tanner.
End Of A Chapter For Hornall Anderson
Venerable Seattle WA-based Hornall Anderson is now Sid Lee.
‘Next Evolution’ of Carbone Smolan
Carbone Smolan Agency has entered into a strategic alliance in NYC with the Chicago-based firm 50,000feet (“50k”).
RARE Design Wins Golden Glove
MLB’s Milwaukee Brewers franchise is retiring its script logo in favor of an updated version of its iconic “ball-in-glove” symbol for its 50th anniversary.
HUSH Welcomes Creative Technologist Nicole Messier
As Lead Creative Technologist at HUSH, Nicole Messier works closely with the design teams.
Trollbäck+Company Adds Bishop and Roberts
Trollbäck+Company appoints Bo Bishop as Executive Director, Creative Strategy and Fran Roberts as Creative Director.
Pepsi Likes New Tagline For 2020
Pepsi reveals a new tagline to appear across advertisements and promotions for its Pepsi, Pepsi Zero Sugar, and Diet Pepsi brands.
Shepard Fairey Shakes Up Monkey Shoulder
A new Monkey Shoulder ad and branding campaign is a collaboration among Space agency, Shepard Fairey’s SNO design studio, and Here Design.
Gordon Kaye: Thoughts On The 2019 Design Annual
Gordon Kaye a publisher and lawyer. Here are some thoughts on vision and values as reflected in the 56th anniversary GDUSA Design Annual.
Pentagram Recalibrates Warner Bros. Identity
Pentagram and Emily Oberman have recalibrated the Warner Bros. logo for a new generation.
Turner Duckworth Honors The Happy Meal
The Happy Meal box is front and center in a new visual campaign by Turner Duckworth for McDonalds.
Trollbäck Breaks Down FOX Logo
Trollbäck+Company broke down the FOX Entertainment brand and logo in order to reimagine it.
Women Design Directors Expand ThoughtMatter Leadership Team
New York-based brand design studio ThoughtMatter has named Wednesday Krus and newcomer Samantha Barbagiovanni as Design Directors to help lead an already predominantly female team.
Colle McVoy’s Interactive Holiday Mailer
A holiday card and mailer for Colle McVoy encourages giving to the WWF by bringing animals to life with augmented reality. The festive interactive experience is designed by 10 Thousand Design.
C&G Partners Depict Hunt For Bin Laden
C&G Partners designed the Hunt for Bin Laden exhibit at the September 11 National Museum; it unfolds as a (horrific) crime story.
The Atlantic Earns An ‘A’ For Design
The Atlantic has unveiled the cover for its December 2019 issue signaling the magazine’s first substantial redesign since 2008. Most notable: the name is now a simple “A”.
New Chicago Fire Logo Ignited
The new logo for the Chicago Fire Football Club was designed by Doubleday & Cartwright. It features a mirrored icon in which flames are inverted to become a crown.
Siegel+Gale Travels With Hudson
Pioneer travel retailer Hudson is now much more. A new logo and brand from Siegel + Gale captures the journey.
Substantial Rebrand Reflects Digital Optimism
Substantial embraces digital optimism in studio rebrand.
In Memoriam: Lifelong Bostonian Gill Fishman
Gill Fishman, a talented, successful, smart and empathetic graphic designer, fought a valiant, three-year battle with cancer that ended peacefully this week.
APTech Quarterly To School Higher Education Marketers
The Association for Print Technologies (APTech) has launched a quarterly magazine launches to empower higher education marketers.
Wolff Olins Presents The Complete View
Wolf Olins created the branding and identity for Breast Cancer Now as a complete charity that focuses on both research and care.
Johnston Is Creative Director At HUSH
Experience design agency HUSH adds multidisciplinary visual storyteller Garrett Johnston as a Creative Director.
Tobias Frere-Jones Is MICA Designer-In-Residence
Tobias Frere-Jones has been named this year’s Wm. O. Steinmetz ’50 Designer-in-Residence at MICA. It features a public lecture October 29 at 7 pm on campus.
Volkswagen Logo Drives New Direction
Volkswagen has a new logo was designed with the digital world in mind, hence a two-dimensional appearance; it is part of a forward-looking corporate facelift aprés scandal.
Website Design Captures Spirit of Collaboration
Level Group has designed a website for Express Newark that invites and promotes collaboration between the Newark and Rutgers University communities.
Sappi Ideas That Matter Celebrates 20th Anniversary
Sappi North America, Inc. has named 2019 recipients of its annual Ideas that Matter grant program. Celebrating its 20th year, the program provides funding to support the production and distribution of social impact print projects with integrated campaigns.
Spotify Ads Evoke Nostalgia For Classics
Created by Who Wot Why, a UK Spotify campaign features a series of quirky ads that target an audience of listeners who grew up from 1979 to 1999.
Murals Help Restaurant Claw Its Way To Top
Burger & Lobster reveals a series of murals created by brand design agency Vault49 to help the New York restaurant stand out in the Flatiron District.
Pentagram Brings Netflix To Print
Pentagram has named, designed, branded and set the tone for a new print journal that seeks to bring the Netflix experience to readers.