Jack H. Summerford passed away in Fort Worth TX at the age of 76. He was respected as a graphic design innovator.
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Enter The GDUSA Package Design Awards
Our 57th anniversary American Package Design Awards™ celebrates the power of packaging and point-of-sale to tell the story, advance the brand, make the sale.
Rick Valicenti’s Thirst Closes Shop
Thirst has closed but founder Rick Valicenti has plans while partners John Pobojewski and Bud Rodecker find continuity in new firm
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.
Heinz: Vegan Isn’t All Kale and Quinoa
The latest campaign for Heinz by Havas London reminds people that its popular tins of baked beans are in fact vegan.
5 Tips For Building A Great Design Team In 2020
Five tips for creative managers on building and retaining a great design team in 2020 from hiring and career expert Diane Domeyer.
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.
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.
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.
How to Handle Unhealthy Competition in the Workplace
Is your agency or creative department a bit too cutthroat for comfort? What can you do when a fellow employee tries to step on you in their climb to the top?
5 Great Tips For Outstanding Graphic Design Marketing
If you’re working solo and want to build your client base, here are five useful tips on how to spread awareness of your brand.
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.
BSSP Floats New Cannabis Products
Parallel has launched two cannabis products, for humans and pets, respectively, with creative and package design by Sausalito-based agency BSSP.
Pentagram Recalibrates Warner Bros. Identity
Pentagram and Emily Oberman have recalibrated the Warner Bros. logo for a new generation.
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”.
Substantial Rebrand Reflects Digital Optimism
Substantial embraces digital optimism in studio rebrand.
Interesting Development Gets Real For Vita Coco Brand
Interesting Development creates a natural, innocent and good-natured feel to the entirety of Vita Coco’s brand, starting with its packaging.
Gorman: Tis The Season For Starbucks (But Not For Plastic)
A new Starbucks holiday cup initiative is a way to get customers coming back, but also represents a hot company and industry topic: sustainability.
Top Tips For Putting Together A Killer Presentation
Here are tips for putting together a killer presentation; think anecdotes, multimedia, interactivity and more
What Makes A Good Graphic Designer and How To Choose One
Some thoughts on how to recognize a good graphic designer and choose one for your projects.
APTech Quarterly To School Higher Education Marketers
The Association for Print Technologies (APTech) has launched a quarterly magazine launches to empower higher education marketers.
Diwali Traditions Inspire Butterfly Cannon
Butterfly Cannon has designed a culturally relevant Diwali Festival gift package for Johnnie Walker Gold Label Reserve.
Neenah Packaging Adds Hemp Fiber Papers
Neenah Packaging has introduced new hemp fiber papers, a new color, and new finishes into its recently expanded line of Neenah Folding Board papers.
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.
Paris Presents 2024 Olympics Logo
The Paris Olympics has a logo. The design is said to bring together three symbols connected to sport, the Games and France: the gold medal, the Olympic and Paralympic flames, and Marianne.
Pantone Fashion Trends Favor The Familiar
The Pantone® Fashion Color Trend Report Spring/Summer 2020 features the top 12 stand out colors, as well as current takes on the four classic neutrals you can expect to see on the runway.
Our 33rd Annual Stock Visual Survey
GDUSA 33rd Annual Stock Visual Reader Survey continues our documentation of this important and evolving designer resource
Publicis Takes Café Bustelo Nationwide
A new national campaign for Café Bustelo from Publicis Groupe boasts bold, minimalist illustration-style visuals, with a retro poster feel and a nod to brand authenticity.
National Geographic Goes Borderless For Migration Issue
National Geographic is known for pushing boundaries in their reporting, covering controversial topics, and their latest edition on migration and immigration uses borderless design to make a point.
Women in Business Hall of Fame Inducts Sonia Greteman
Sonia Greteman has been named to the 2019 Women in Business Hall of Fame by the Wichita Business Journal.
Trillion Visualizes Future For Optometry College
The SUNY College of Optometry recently completed a strategic planning exercise and turned to Trillion for help in share its plan for the future.
Metallic Inks – Choose Wisely!
The next time your brief calls for a little bling, grab the Pantone Metallics Guide and Chips Books for over 350 durable Packaging Metallics colors and more than 300 metallic inks for commercial graphics projects.
Trillion Energizes Birch Family Services
Trillion developed a clear brand strategy, identity and refreshed website for Birch Family Services, a non-profit that serves those with autism and developmental disabilities
Bud Light Toasts World Pride Month
In celebration of World Pride month, Bud Light is releasing rainbow-colored aluminum bottles.
JoEllen Martinson Davis: Two Movements With Staying Power
JoEllen Martinson Davis on two trends that have staying power: how brands are addressing disabilities and how they are incorporating natural cues into their products.
Brianna Wettlaufer Is Head of Content at Adobe Stock
Creative industry veteran Brianna Wettlaufer has been named Head of Content for Adobe Stock. She brings vast experience with both start-ups and creative-focused companies.
Engaging Dimensional Direct Mail Templates For Design
A free Customer Success Kit from Red Paper Plane presents ideas for using easy, engaging, dimensional direct mail designs. The entire process is online and, with dozens of templates to choose from, all you have to do is design.