Archive for Graphic Design

AIGA Chicago 2009 Sponsors; An all-in-one list of paper ideas, printers, talent, stock photography and tech support!

We love our sponsors and love promoting them any chance we get. Most of my referrals and partnerships come for word of mouth, so why not spread the love for our 2009 Sponsors.

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Clients: Le Papier Studio, web strategy in place for the holidays!

“Working with Lisa Guillot has been a blast. I had a very good feeling of what she was capable of doing the first time we spoke. And she did it! She met my every expectation into reworking my e-commerce website to become even more user friendly. Lisa kept on schedule and was very responsive and easy to communicate with. I

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New print work: Harvest 2020

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New print work: Harvest 2020

Hello Designers worked with the Director of Communications of the Northern Illinois Conference – United Methodist Church to create a printed piece for their Harvest 2020 initiative. The printed piece plays on the warmth and rustic feel of a grass roots effort while maintaining the existing brand's look and feel. It was a great project, and good luck with the initiative Harvest 2020!

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What? A talented man designing wedding invites?! Yes, it's true!

What? A talented man designing wedding invites?! Yes, it’s true!

I received the invite for the party and instantly thought that the bride, Jessica, had designed it, though both she and Jim are designers. I come to find out that...no, it was Jim that created this grizzly-rich wedding invite. I had to ask him a few questions on how he DIY'ed the reception invite himself...

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How to spec paper from Mohawk Papers and Fabra DiPaolo, a print buyer

Graphic Design Paper Basics

How to spec paper from Mohawk Papers and Fabra DiPaolo, a print buyer

Paper Basics, an edition in the Mohawk Fine Papers Ask Mohawk series, is your guide to specifying the perfect paper. I find that it is very important to involve my client, print and paper vendor at the beginning stages of a design project. This enables everyone's expectations to be on the table and to see any potential issues with timing or budget before they happen.

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Architect + Shoe Company = A Twisted Collaboration

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Architect + Shoe Company = A Twisted Collaboration

Like the Tiffany/Frank Gerhy collaboration, I think this is a perfect match for Lacotse. In both cases the architects have a specific and loved style to their work, which is what the collaborators are buying into. Along with the style comes the dedicated followers and critiques. Just think of how often Gerhy and Hadid make it into the newspaper. All of their work is rightfully award winning, and makes the news.

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