Barnes Foundation Educational Materials

In our continuation with the Barnes Foundation Educational Department, we’re adding to their school program materials. We designed four new classroom posters and a new section to the curricular binders we originally created.

Look! Reflect! Connect!: Art Exploration for Young Children is a PNC Grow Up Great initiative for underserved children in pre-kindergarten and their teachers that provides pathways for developing personal relationships with art. The program, implemented in 2014, uses in-class learning for children led by Barnes educators.

Effective pacing creates reader-friendly magazines, allowing readers to choose entry points when scanning a publication. Visual and editorial pacing keeps a magazine lively and engaging. Just as editorial content contrasts short news items with longer feature stories, good design juxtaposes contrasting images, typography, and colors.

Interpretive typography sparks understanding, adding depth and nuance to the written message. Inspired type design brings ordinary words to life.

York College of Pennsylvania

We recently completed the first of three yield mailings for York College’s admissions marketing campaign. The brochure fills you in on the advantages of attending York. "Get Set" and "Go" are already in the works.

AIGA Winner!

The Order of Things catalogue we designed for The Barnes Foundation is an AIGA 50 winner!

AIGA is the professional association for design. The 14th AIGA 50 design competition celebrates the best design created in the DC area over the past two years. The 50 winning entries will be on display at the AIGA 50 gala in the spring.

We’re very proud of this piece and of our collaborations with both The Barnes Foundation and printer Brilliant Graphics!

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To read more about this catalogue, see Art Books: Judging a Book by its Cover.

Consistency is key. 

Large or small, all organizations benefit from consistent brand identity and messaging. Even small institutions produce a variety of marketing materials ranging from print to web to advertising. Whatever the medium, the visual identity should be clear and consistent.

The goal is to communicate a single brand. When that can be done in surprising and intriguing ways, everyone wins.

Baltimore Collegetown Look Book Refresh

Our latest update for Baltimore Collegetown’s Look Book, a publication that targets students who are considering living and attending college in Baltimore, includes new photography by Howard Korn and new spot illustrations by Paige Vickers.

Our Winter Break Intern

We had a terrific intern over the holiday break: Caitlin Eversmier, a sophomore at McDaniel College, is a double-major in graphic design and environmental studies. She did a great job doing marketing and production work for our studio, and she accompanied us on her first press inspection for a McDaniel brochure. Based on her solid work ethic and fine skills, we think she has a bright future ahead of her!