All of our brand strategy and development projects start with a research and discovery phase. And in most cases the discovery phase leads us to the heart of the brand, its home and the place where we meet with and talk to its creators, stakeholders, influencers and consumers. A place where we question everything and [...]
Last Friday I left the City of Brotherly Love for a trip to the American South. For my first ever visit to Alabama, I was heading to Greensboro to volunteer a couple days of my design time alongside a friend who works with HERO (Hale Empowerment & Revitalization Organization), a non-profit housing resource center. Greensboro [...]
Last week I was honored to be a reviewer for AIGA Philly’s 13th Annual Feedback student portfolio review. For fifteen minutes each, I met with eight graduating seniors who looked very promising for the design industry. A few had the beginnings of a great portfolio, and the rest still needed a little more tweaking to strengthen [...]
On a recent weekend trip to Baltimore, a friend introduced me to my new favorite place in the entire city —The Book Thing of Baltimore, Inc. Open Saturdays and Sundays from 9am to 6pm, The Book Thing is a space you can visit to pick up used books. For free! From the F.A.Q. section on [...]
Our friend Nick Zegel had a chance encounter with Shepard Fairey in NY last Thursday. Next thing he knew he was back in Philly filming him and his crew installing a mural on the side of his friends print shop, Awesome Dudes Printing. Check out the video Nick shot and cut.
Forty years ago, on April 22, Earth Day began as a massive grassroots movement (please excuse the pun) to raise awareness about environmental issues. The original demonstration attracted nearly 20 million people who engaged in marches and teach-ins. Today, Earth Day is a global phenomenon. Perhaps you’ve heard of it. Perhaps you’ve even used phrases like “carbon footprint” [...]
