2012 American Package Design Awards
ohTwentyone is pleased to announce that we've been awarded a 2012 American Package Design Award for our design of the Spencer & Devon shaving cream tubs.
According to Graphic Design USA magazine, fewer than 20% of the 1600 entries we awarded American Package Design Awards this year. This represent ohTwentyone's first design award in the category of package design.
Half Measures Don't Work
or - If You Didn’t Spend Enough, What You Did Spend Was Wasted.
The gist - If the thing that will do the job you need will cost $5,000, and you spend $2,500 on a thing that doesn’t quite do the job, it doesn’t matter how much you saved, because it doesn’t do the job. The money you spent on that thing was wasted. In this entry I use Advertising, Websites and Branding design as a lens to examine the effectiveness of half measures. By which I mean, not at all.
2011 American Graphic Design Awards
ohTwentyone is pleased to announced that we've been awarded nine (9!) American Graphic Design Awards from Graphic Design USA Magazine.
According to GDUSA this year's competition was extremely competitive, drawing over 8,000 entries from all over the country, with only 15% of entries winning American Graphic Design Awards.
LogoLounge 7
ohTwentyone is proud to announce that we'll have work included in the upcoming book LogoLounge 7 from Bill Gardner, Catharine Fishel, and Rockport Publishers.
The LogoLounge series of books is the most popular and best-selling series of logo design books in the world, and among the most respected design competitions in the world as well. A new LogoLounge volume is curated every 18 months, and this edition of the series drew over 36,000 entries from all over the world.
Logo Design Trend: Blatant Fraud
There's been a lot of hubbub this week over a new DIY logo design site that is selling icons from some pretty notable trademark designers as part of its icon library. It seems that almost any logo designer who has had their work published in recent history has had their work pilfered and put up for sale for the low low price of just under $100.
Old Work: The Solution PR Thank You Notes
We're reshooting a few old portfolio pieces in preparation for a new website, and I can't help but grin when I see this old gem for long-time client The Solution PR, so I thought I'd share it.
Wendy and I have worked together since I was living outside of DC, and while we don't do a ton of work for them these days (Wendy now lives in Denver and we're in Dallas), it's always nice to know that they call us to do the stuff that just has to be perfect.
A Tactful Response to Design Contests
There are a lot of design contests going on right now...and the momentum seems to be building. There's also a lot of grousing on the part of designers all over the world, as manifested by initiatives like No!Spec, which ohTwentyone supports. It's a hot topic wherever thoughtful and conscientious designers are gathered.
