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Don’t Pay for a Bad Sign

How much does it cost to have a sign built and installed?  Could be hundreds. Could be thousands.  Don’t spend a dime having anything printed or constructed or installed that isn’t designed by a professional. Oh sure, you could have the sign company “design” it.  Maybe you found the one or two sign companies that […]

Carey Limousine

Carey International is the leader in global ground transportation. We have provided logos, brochures, flyers, event displays, HTML emails, banner ads, infographics, style guides, PowerPoints, videos, letterhead, business cards, and other marketing materials. As an an on-going partner, we maintaining brand guidelines and a strive for a high level of design for the client. There […]

Red Kite Freight

Chicago Website Design

We designed this logo for a new freight company.  The red and the bird image was in obvious choice since the name comes from the the bird, the redkite.  The image represents speed and logistics it takes to take flight. Red Kite Business Cards A new company needs all the collateral material, including business cards.  […]

Leeco Steel

Brand Guidelines Leeco Steel is one of North America’s leading suppliers of plate steel. Their brand needs to present strength, but needed a modern update. The brand refresh we provided developed a consistent look and feel for the company. The block-oriented layout refers back to the plate steel while to updated accent colors provide a […]

Howard Design Website

Website Design for Interior Design Firm This website was designed for a Chicago interior design firm.  The goal was to let the images tell the story.  The homepage features a full-page slideshow of portfolio projects, a gallery of projects, links to the blog, and a contact firm.  The website uses “before/after” animations to show the […]

Midwest Vein Clinics

Print Advertising

We updated the branding for Midwest Vein Center.  They were so pleased that they became a long-term client.  We created many ad campaigns as will as their entire printed materials. We have provided logos, brochures, flyers, event displays, HTML emails, banner ads, infographics, style guides, PowerPoints, videos, letterhead, business cards, and other marketing materials. As […]

Sherwin Williams…What the Hell?!

This may be my least favorite logo of all time.  Seriously, a giant can of paint is dumped over the entire planet?  Do we want to paint our oceans and forests?! This is terrifying! Ok, fine, the logo was designed back in 1905 before they knew stuff like the dangers of lead paint.  This isn’t […]

Do Not Remove Your Card…No, Remove Your Card

I make this simple mistake all the time. I’m at the grocery store paying with my debit card using the chip reader.  The person helping me asks me if I found everything ok, there is beeping and other noises, another person asks me if I need bags, I look down at a little screen and […]

Stop Putting Twitter Icons Everywhere!

Companies put Twitter icons, Facebook icons, Instagram icons, Google icons, and other icons on their front doors, on their packaging, on broadcast ads, and in their ads…It has to stop! No Shit Your company has a Facebook account?  Wow.  Impressive.  The dumbest, ugliest guy from my high school has one too.  Your company is expected to […]

Slam Dunk. Big Deal. How Long did that Take?

When we see an NBA star crush a slam dunk we are amazed.  We jump to our feet and cheer. We recognize the dunk as an amazing feat…We don’t point out that it only took a fraction of a second. When people see a simple, elegant design they often remark “how long did that take?” It’s true.  I […]