(Read: not as glamorous as the ABDick 360 mentioned on January 11th) …However, this big guy is a Man Roland 606 and it gets the work done. It’s a 6 color press with a max sheet size of 28×40”. It can run a 4-color process, plus a spot and an inline aqueous coating in one run.
My debut video blog post is of the ASRC Construction Holding Company presentation folders I was proofing yesterday at Northern Printing – I’m excited to see the finished product.
Since January 2010 I’ve been working with ASRC Construction Holding Company (ACHC) on strategic rebranding, identity design, business papers, apparel and seven websites, one for the parent company and each of their six subsidiaries.
Here’s the first sneak peak of what it all looks like, revealed to employees and the public for the first time today. I will add a more detailed portfolio unit with all of the pieces at a later time. Meanwhile, check out the brand new web baby by starting with the parent company:
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Tonight we’re celebrating the achievements of the past year and thanking our members for the support by throwing a member-only cocktail party. There will be great gifts, door prizes, games, silent auction and a collaborative art project. What more do you want?
Join fellow AIGA Alaska members and last nights lecturer, Aaron Draplin, Friday, January 21st at 8pm at Orso Restaurant.
Read about the details at the AIGA Alaska website.
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Mark your calendars. This coming Thursday, January 20th, AIGA Alaska presents a lecture with Portland designer, Aaron Draplin.
If you want to get a little taste of what the lecture might be like, check out this short video.
Get all the details about the event at AIGA Alaska’s website.
Aaron Draplin is the sole proprietor of Draplin Design Company and created Field Notes Brand Located in the Pacific Northwest, Draplin Design Co. proudly rolls up its sleeves for clients such as Gnu Snowboards, Ride Snowboards, Giro Helmets, Timberline, Snowboarder Magazine, Wired Magazine, Nike, and the Obama Administration.
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I’ve been working on re-branding a company with six subsidiaries for the past 14 months and we’re very close to revealing the new identity.
Yesterday, I went to Continuous Printing for the first press check. It makes me happy to work with real craftsmen. It’s been a while since I’ve looked at actual film and plates.
This baby, photographed during the press check, is a ABDick 360 with 2-color capacity using a Thompson T-Head chain delivery system. What does that mean? They don’t make them like they used to. Continuous Printing have a whole fleet of very impressive, old and durable presses. I love the smell of fresh ink.
Milton Glaser and I have something in common. We both experience the same satisfaction from preparing any dish that requires cutting and chopping as we do when we design.
From newspapers and magazine designs, to interior spaces, logos and brand identities, to his celebrated prints, drawings, posters and paintings, this documentary offers a rich appreciation for one of the great modern renaissance men. It captures Milton’s warmth and humanity, as well as the depth of his intelligence and creativity.
I can truly relate to his way of thinking and admire the considerations he puts behind his work. Buy the film.
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Yesterday, I did a presentation about the beginning of my career, and a student graphic design critique in David Taylor’s Graphic Design class at the University of Anchorage Alaska.
I loved it. It was so fun to see what the students had created and I felt privileged to be able to provide fun and constructive criticism to every single piece.
The students were working on a very important project: Posters to hang around campus in order to spread the word of the Beginning Graphic Design class and ultimately help keep it alive. If they don’t get more students to sign up before next semester, the class will be eliminated altogether.
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Last night, at the first annual AIGA Alaska design show, The Big One, I won a Silver Award and a Honorable Mention for two identity pieces I entered for Olberding White Architects (shown above) and Vellum. Here’s a link to the Vellum identity design from an old post. Yay.
The three judges were:
* James Victore, owner of James Victore, Inc.
* Kevin Berger, AIGA Seattle President and partner of Graphiti Associates
* Robin Vuchnich of Robin Vuchnich Design and creative director at Signal Inc.
I’m proud to have won over 20 design awards. Check out the list.
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I bought this book last night from the man himself, James Victore. A signed copy, too. I’ve always been a huge fan of work that makes you stop and think, and this compilation of work is exactly that. Most of all, I totally admire the brave clients who go for these solutions.
Turns out Victore and I have a few things in common. We both like the Danish designer, Per Arnoldi, drinking Chianti, and playing pool. Not necessarily all at once.
Buy the book – Victore. Or, Who Died and Made You Boss? – you won’t regret it.
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If you’re not already familiar with James Victore you definitely want to spend a few minutes researching, and then join me at his lecture tonight at the Anchorage Museum. His clients include Moet & Chandon, Aveda, Apple, Yohji Yamamoto, Yamaha, The New York Times and the School of Visual Arts.
Read more about the lecture at Alaska Design Forum.
Furthermore, Alaska Design Forum has invited AIGA Alaska members to join them and James Victore for dinner after the lecture. See you tonight.
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I finished the poster design for the 2nd annual Alaska Native Visionary Awards put on by Alaska Native Heritage Month. Shyanne Beatty, host of Earth Songs on KNBA, is the force behind the event again this year.
I’m sure you know an innovative Native – why not honor a bright mind while you’re at it? Simply complete the online form before Friday, October 29th.
On the design side of things, if you take a look at last years poster you will see that I made several design changes on the illustration and the poster itself in order to differentiate the design from last year. I appreciate the creative freedom I’ve been given since the birth of this event.
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Just learned that the First National Bank Alaska website I designed while working at Gere Donovan Creative won a W³ Gold Award.
The W³ Awards honors creative excellence on the web. Simply put, the W³ is the first major web competition to be accessible to the biggest agencies, the smallest firms, and everyone in between. The W³ is sanctioned and judged by the International Academy of the Visual Arts, an invitation-only body consisting of top-tier professionals from a “Who’s Who” of acclaimed media, interactive, advertising, and marketing firms.
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