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Tag: graphic design
Full Sail Students Customize Land Rover
Full Sail University Graphic Design students recently worked along side the school’s creative department to the design of a custom Land Rover to appear in the Rebelle Rally, a women’s off-road navigation rally.
Frank William Miller, Jr.
Frank William Miller, Jr. has more than 15 years of design and art direction experience in both corporate and entertainment sectors.
Jenny Rudziensky
Jenny Rudziensky is an artist and designer from Detroit, Michigan.
Kurt Niedermeier
Kurt Niedermeier is an award-winning graphic designer who partners with clients around the world to help them deliver on mission, achieve greater impact, and simply put, make things better.
Nate Spees + Greg Gibson
Greg Gibson and Nate Spees are brand strategists at San Diego-based design agency Grizzly, a people-first independent creative agency dedicated to partnering with adventurous brands.
Elmarie Jara
Elmarie Jara (she/her/hers) is an award-winning Filipina American graphic designer specializing in brand development, editorial design, and visual marketing communications.
Rapunzel Creative Marketing
Rapunzel Creative is a full-service marketing agency with branding and strategy at its core.
Joe + Leslie Stitzlein
Stitzlein Studio is a Bay Area brand and typeface design practice, led by husband and wife team Leslie and Joe Stitzlein.
Ben Greengrass
Ben is an award-winning creative director whose sleeves are rarely seen rolled down.
Talia Cotton
Talia Cotton is a designer, coder, and educator specializing in the intersection of branding and technology.
Caspar Lam & YuJune Park
Caspar Lam and YuJune Park are the founders of Synoptic Office, a New York City and Hong Kong-based design consultancy.
Andy Dutlinger
Andy Dutlinger started his career as a graphic designer, then became an art director, then became a creative director.
John Avila
John Avila launched Avila Creative in 2011 after 18 years as a senior executive in the Creative group at Edelman
Audrey Musal
Audrey Musal is a graphic designer based in the Indianapolis area, working at Connection Pointe Christian Church.
Matt Shapiro
Matt Shapiro is Partner, VP/Creative Director at The Republik.
Jiminie Ha
With Projects, Inc. is a multidisciplinary creative agency founded by Jiminie Ha in 2008.
Ali Borowsky
Ali Borowsky is the Founder and CEO of Find Your Anchor, a grassroots movement aimed at suicide prevention and awareness.
Steven D. Fleshman
Steven D. Fleshman is Founder/Creative Partner of DR2, a direct marketing graphic design consultancy.
Kellye Sanford
Kellye works for The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, one of the world’s most respected centers dedicated to cancer patient care, research, education and prevention.
Christine A. Krus
Christine balances the practical with the conceptual; experimentation with experience; research with results.
Saif Salah Mahdi
Saif is the principal creative director and branding specialist at Saif Salah Designz.
Renée Walker
Renée is Associate Professor of Visual Communication Design at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia.
Selena Navarro
Selena has a passion for making space for BIPOC-owned small businesses, nonprofits, creatives, boutiques, celebrities, and organizations that promote culture and empowerment.
Olympics Sport Vibrant Brand Identity
Canadian agency Hulse & Durrell has helped redesign the overarching Olympic branding, as part of the IOC’s ongoing process to evolve the design system and bring the legacy of the Games into the modern era.
MFA Boston Rebrand Welcomes All
The Museum of Fine Arts’ new identity by Base Design looks to communicate inclusion and community, and to tie the institution firmly to its Boston home. Base also devised the slogan ‘Here All Belong.’
Top 5 Reasons To Attend MAX 2022
MAX is one of the largest gatherings of graphic, web, UX, and multi-skilled designers. GDUSA readers save $400 on a full conference pass with promo code M22GDUSA. In-person attendance is limited so register early at adobe.com/go/maxgdusa
Dr. Seuss Inspires Mailchimp Gift
Buck’s Dr. Seuss-inspired book for Mailchimp channels ‘Oh, the Places You’ll Go’ and is intended to chart and celebrate the brand’s achievements over its 21 years. The style is linked to the company’s brand design.
Trollbäck Designs Paramount Pop Culture Destination
Paramount worked with New York-based branding and design studio Trollbäck+Company to design Mixible, a new platform specially designed to keep up with the speed of pop culture and all of the content it produces.
Ellen Lupton Is Cooper Hewitt Curator Emerita
Ellen Lupton receives honorary designation to celebrate the conclusion of her tenure as Senior Curator of Contemporary Design at Cooper Hewitt.
August Forest: Simple Yet Elegant
GDUSA is publishing a series on our favorite recent package designs – in collaboration with the IDEA SHOP by NEENAH – a resource to help creatives effectively use paper-based materials to reimagine dynamic and effective solutions. This project is by BOXWOOD.
GSK Identity Signals New Purpose
GSK has unveiled an updated brand identity that symbolizes how, through the unity of science, technology and talent, we can all work together to get ahead of disease. The identity was redesigned by Wolff Olins.
Clarkmcdowall: Design Is A Driver Of Transformation
Everything we do and engage with is changing at a rapid pace, and legacy brands are falling by the wayside and losing relevance. Smart brands take their values and do something meaningful for their consumers’ lives.
C-90 Designs for a Nurturing Environment
When NMU’s College of Graduate Studies & Research asked C-90 to create a visual identity to increase their visibility and public awareness, it presented a fascinating design problem.
Kraft Mac & Cheese Gets Comfortable
Kraft Mac & Cheese has swapped out its logo, noodle smile, colors and even its name for updated versions designed to better reflect the brand’s identity as a classic comfort food. Jones Knowles Ritchie is the design firm.
Chris Ertel Joins Equator’s US Team As Strategy Director
Equator has appointed Chris Ertel as Strategy Director. He brings extensive experience in developing brands in both retail and CPG sectors to the role, and is known for championing the consumer mindset.
PEBBLES Teams With Nike and LeBron
east|west marketing group teamed with Post to create artwork for Magic Fruity PEBBLES Sneakers and Cereal. It is part of a co-promotion with NBA star LeBron James and Nike.
Madwell Identity Shields Parks
Madwell has created a new brand identity for Trust for Public Land (TPL), a US nonprofit dedicated to connecting everyone to the joys and benefits of the outdoors. The logo is based on the concept of a shield.
Shutterstock Studios Expands Into Documentary Film Making
Shutterstock Studios is now producing original content for consumer entertainment clients, including a docu-series following racing legend Jimmie Johnson and a documentary featuring famed celebrity photographer Miles ‘Diggzy’ Diggs.
Carbon Footprint Of Online Advertising Is Significant
fifty-five, a global MarTech consultancy conducted a study on the carbon impact of advertising campaigns, with a primary focus on digital. The study is available as an open-source tool.







































