We recently designed CD package design for Dave Douglas, jazz trumpeter and composer, described by some as the most widely revered progressive jazz musician to appear in the past 20 years. A recent review states “Dave Douglas has achieved many deserved accolades, accomplishing what some may have deemed ambitious and lofty goals as a performer, composer, and arranger. A Single Sky represents yet another checkmark from the “to do” list, his first original modern jazz orchestra effort in conjunction with the Frankfurt Radio Bigband.” 4 out of 5 stars.

We’re honored to have helped visualize this great recording. More on Mr. Douglas here: www.davedouglas.com

“100,000 ways to harvest hope”, what a great title to design an album around. We just finished this one up with Dublin-raised/New York-based four-piece rock act Stand. These guys are the real deal and work hard to get their great songs heard, we’re honored to help with this project.  The band’s website states “All are songs of hope and optimism during a dark era of life as our generation has known it so far.” We hope our design helps in whatever way to get these great songs to folks that could use some healing…and love good rock and roll!

You can preview and purchase the album at iTunes NOW: http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/100-000-ways-to-harvest-hope/id345055223

Also, check out the band’s site to learn more about the album: http://standland.com/

We recently finished helping a client completely rebrand their private line of hosiery related products. Peds® socks have been around since the 1930s!  Today, Peds creates a wide array of footwear that unites beauty and performance to support every woman’s unique sense of style.

If you’re a lady (or you have a thing for buying ladies socks), Peds can be found the next time you’re shopping at Kmart, Payless Shoes, Shoe Carnival, Famous Footwear and a few other retail locations.

Along with the updated and refreshed logo identity, we printed each design with metallic silver throughout, so the design helps create a uniting brand and feel for the completely updated product line. It was a fun and challenging project!

Coming in at over 100 pages, our first book showcases lots of poster designs and prints, along with a skate deck section and some music packaging we’ve helped produce. It’s a nice quick read too, perfect for fireside evening “reading”. VERY limited quantities for now, we hope to produce more in the near future. Welcome to 2010, more fun stuff to come, stay tuned!