Thrilled to be featured on Trish Witkowski’s FOLD of the WEEK with our design for the I AM STERN laser-cut folding mailer.
I AM STERN Fold of the Week
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Laser cut I AM STERN folding banner
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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” […]
Drayton Hall Annual Report
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[singlepic id=707 w=500 float=none] 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 […]
Three Steps Ahead on Fontype
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I was given some fantastic attention on Fontype recently—check it out!
A slug by any other name
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Mon ami français Stéphane, a.k.a. Zig (and proprietor of the fantastique design studio and silkscreen poster workshop Dezzig, wrote quite a flattering article about me and my letterpress tinkerings at the International Printing Museum. For non-francophone readers, it should be possible to get the gist of the article using Google Translate. Stéphane is a fellow […]
Best Gift Ever: Linotype T-Shirt
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[singlepic id=610 w=500] [singlepic id=612 w=250 float=left] Alyssa just made a masterpiece of a t-shirt based on the cover of a 1951 book called The Linotype Handbook for Teletypesetter Operation. Just in time for the screening of Doug Wilson‘s Linotype: The Film this Saturday, March 17, at the International Printing Museum. The t-shirt was stenciled […]
Star Waggons Happy Holidays card
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[singlepic id=603 w=500] Our design for Star Waggons’ 2011 holiday card. We went with a mid-century modern look, featuring a slightly-modified Buffalo from Photo-Lettering. (more…)
Brenton Hall Identity and Signage
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[singlepic id=573 w=500 float=none] [singlepic id=574 w=500 float=none] [singlepic id=575 w=500 float=none]Every design project is a collaboration. Successful projects take two to tango; the best results happen when client and designer each bring something unique and important to the table. Working with Eli Holtman of the CPM Group (Conscientious Property Management) in Narberth, Pennsylvaia is […]
ZYZZYVA brand identity, website, and publication design
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[singlepic id=547 w=500 float=none] [singlepic id=549 w=500 float=none] [nggallery id=46] Identity Design In late 2010, Three Steps Ahead was commissioned by ZYZZYVA, the premiere West Coast art and literature journal, to create an entirely new brand identity, including a redesign of their print collateral, their website, and the magazine itself. (more…)
A practical Night Shift—Alyssa’s business cards
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[singlepic id=516 w=500] [singlepic id=521 w=500] Alyssa and I just spent our Night Shift at the Museum much more pragmatically than usual. Alyssa ran out of business cards recently, and we decided to use the excuse to create some new cards using only the materials available to us at the International Printing Museum. To challenge […]
