Insights: Strategy
Keller at Langton Creative wins Package Design Award
Jim Keller, Design Director at Langton Creative Group, took home an American Package Design Award for his design of the self-titled music album "Mac Gollehon and The Hispanic Mechanics."
A doctor, a lawyer and a minister walk into a logo development meeting…
When we design logos we work with a wide range of people and personality types. How do you differentiate your design presentation to meet the needs of your audience? Here’s a look at the branding design process when you work with doctors or lawyers or ministers.
Everyone is not your audience. Who is?
Get Real in 2017
Express your humanity in your brand by changing “I think, therefore I am” to “I care, therefore I am.”
Ye Old Goof-up
Have ye wondered about those quaint signs with “Ye”? Ye Old Tea Shop. “Ye” is an archaic form of “you all”. But how strange: You All Old Tea Shop.
Hamilton Teaches 10 Marketing Tips
Lin-Manuel Miranda says that rap was the right music style to capture the enormous amount of words that Alexander Hamilton wrote. What can the musical Hamilton teach us about marketing?
The Ampersand and its Shady Past
How did the ampersand get its name? It’s truly an American twist on the English language. Here’s a closer look at one of our favorite typographic characters.
Infographics that impact lives.
South Bronx Rising Together brings the power of collective impact to the poorest congressional district in the nation. A new infographic explains the process to donors, volunteers and community leaders.
Design Thinking Can Improve Your Life
Design Thinking is embraced in companies founded by graphic designers (Airbnb and TED) and companies where design is king (Apple) and where design is integral to a service’s success (Uber). How can the principles of Design Thinking improve your life?
Early American “f” Words
Americana imagery is widespread in an American election. But what is that long "f" letter doing there?
Scariest Ghostbusters scenes for graphic designers
The Ghostbusters are back and so is the ubiquitous Ghostbuster’s logo. But beware, the logo is presented in two scenes that send chills up the spines of logo designers.