Categories: Case studies, General updates
In addition to writing one heck of a worthwhile read, Vanessa Hua, author of Deceit and Other Possibilities, was a pleasure to work with in designing the cover for her first short story collection. She was interviewed by Bloom, and had this to say about the experience of working together on the design: “I love […]
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I have been very fortunate to be a part of the team at ZYZZYVA since taking on the redesign of the print journal and website a few years ago. Despite ZYZZYVA’s three-decades-long run, since I’m relatively late to the party, I luckily did not have to wait very long for a special milestone to come […]
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NYU Stern commissioned us to design a unique and tangible promotional piece for the Undergraduate College. We came up with the idea of doing a folding banner that could be easily mailed, but would unfold to a large size for display, like a pennant. We had already designed the branding for the “I AM STERN” […]
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My brother Devin and I recently completed this collaboration based on an idea proposed by famed artist/author/illustrator James Gurney: “How would an Art Nouveau designer (such as Alphonse Mucha or Henri Privat-Livemont) design a label for an imaginary product called ‘Lionfish Shampoo?’” We went a little far afield from the original prompt, in that our […]
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Our latest infographic for Scarborough focuses on the drinking habits of people from ages 21 to 34 in the US—”Shaken & Stirred Millennials,” as it were. Featured typefaces are Mostra Nuova by Mark Simonson and Andes Condensed from Latinotype. Check out the real one on visual.ly, or to see the infographic in its entirety (one very long […]
Categories: Case studies, General updates, Inspiration
Voilà, a couple of new limited-edition letterpress prints, hot off of the Heidelberg Windmill! Both were typeset by hand and printed with antique wood and metal type, and both are for sale in my Etsy shop. You can get 15% off your order by using coupon code STEPAHEAD when you check out. (more…)
Categories: Case studies
Our latest infographic for Scarborough focuses on the local side of digital media usage and attitudes in the US. As it turns out, San Francisco, Austin, Atlanta, and Washington, DC have some interesting things in common (and also many factors that are very different between the cities). Featured typeface is Andes Condensed from Latinotype. Check […]
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Following up on the success of our Scarborough Millennials Infographic, here is another infographic for Scarborough, this time on the topic of social media. It, too, received some attention. As before, the featured typeface is Andes Condensed from Latinotype, a playful sans serif which, after the big hit of our design for the Millennials infographic, […]
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The wonderful-to-work-with team over at Drayton Hall asked us to design their 2011 annual report (which was actually published in 2012). Over the past few years, we reworked their wordmark, redesigned their Interiors newsletter, and created a whole bunch of environmental site signage to guide visitors through their experience at the historic site. Drayton Hall is […]
Categories: Case studies, General updates, Inspiration
Music has always been a gigantic source of inspiration for me as a graphic designer (see my wedding invitations, for example), and I’m proud to introduce the first specimens in a series of audiophile prints exclusively for the Three Steps Ahead Shop on Etsy. These examples were all inspired by music of the 1960s, specifically […]
Josh Korwin has been running Three Steps Ahead, a creative design studio, since the late 1990s. He has been a typography nerd for as long as he can remember, and rabidly collects (and sometimes sells) just about everything with neat type or lettering on it. While graphic design and web design fill most of his days, he dabbles in photography and letterpress printing.
