Graphic Design News
News focused on research, advocacy and mentorship for the graphic design community. Information includes best practices on logo and identity development; branding; visual and text design of brochures, ads, and promotional items; as well as designer news and recognition.
Interactive Design and Media Launches Social Clicks Now – an Innovative Social Media Marketing and Optimization Service
Interactive Design and Media announced the launch of Social Clicks Now a Social Media Optimization Service that helps businesses promote their products and services across the most popular social networking sites. Social Media Marketing continues to grow in importance as Social Media sites... - February 20, 2009 - Interactive Design and Media
bticreations.com Has Official Open Its Doors to Service Clients Worldwide
www.bticreations.com has officially open it doors to service clients worldwide. They are an online based business providing design services to all industries including music and entertainment, law, athletics and fitness, agriculture, real estate, finance, education, retail, restaurants,... - February 19, 2009 - B.T.I. Creations LLC
Rowena Macaraeg Named President of RipBang Studios
RipBang Founding Partner Rowena Macaraeg will oversee quality control as the firm’s work becomes increasingly focused on experiential branding and environmental graphics. - February 13, 2009 - RipBang Studios
Keely Connection Announces Grand Opening of Website That Helps Individuals and Businesses Cut Service and Wholesale Expenses
New website could help economy by increasing competitiveness and access to certain markets as it serves to connect individuals and businesses with service providers and suppliers locally, nationally, and globally. - February 06, 2009 - Keely, Inc.
KoHN Creative to Host Chamber of Commerce PM Connections
The Carroll County Chamber of Commerce PM Connections event at KoHN Creative has been rescheduled. The event will now be held February 19, 2009 from 4-6pm. - February 06, 2009 - KoHN Creative
Deepetch.com Has Launched an Online Version of Its Photoshop® Clipping Path and Masking Service Targeting Ad Agencies, Graphic Designers & Photography Businesses
Deepetch.com has launched an online version of its Photoshop® Clipping Path & Masking service. The service is specifically aimed at small to medium photographers, imaging professionals and advertising agencies who want to remove backgrounds from their photos for an advert they have due, a retail catalogue or even for online retailers. Previously, services like this were only available to large corporations & publishers however, you can now access the same service at the same competitive prices. - February 04, 2009 - Deepetch.com
America’s Top Graphic Designer TV Auditions
Try outs held at Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale for new reality television show. - January 17, 2009 - The Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale
Graphic Designers Get Portfolio Help in New Book
This book is designed to help creative arts majors produce attention-getting portfolios in both traditional and digital formats and demonstrates techniques to create visually stunning interfaces that grab attention and get results. - January 15, 2009 - The Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale
Catdi, Inc Announces Strategic Printing Services for Houston Companies Looking to Go Green
In an effort to control energy consumption and reduce environmental impact, CATDI, Inc. announces the expansion of its eco-friendly printing options into a full division of green commercial printing services. By pursuing green initiatives, Houston’s premier direct-mail marketing and... - January 12, 2009 - Catdi
Designer Drops Profits for the Sake of the Economy
A local graphic design company slashes it's profit margins to help struggling new businesses get off the ground in these uncertain economic times... - January 09, 2009 - Brandit Logos
Tribu Saatchi & Saatchi Named Agency of the Year
At the recent Volcán Festival, Tribu Saatchi & Saatchi was named the 2008 Agency of the Year by the Association of Advertising Agencies, ASCAP. - January 03, 2009 - Tribu Saatchi & Saatchi
InkHead Promotional Products Announces a Fresh Look in 2009
InkHead Promotional Products launches its new logo online at www.inkhead.com - January 03, 2009 - InkHead Promotional Products
Entries Are Now Being Accepted for the 2009 Poster Design Competition
The scholarship opportunity is sponsored by The Art Institutes and Americans for The Arts. - January 02, 2009 - The Art Institute of California -- Orange County
PhotographyCorner.com Announces 2008 Photograph of the Year Contest with $11,500 in Prizes
PhotographyCorner.com announces the 2008 Photograph of the Year contest, featuring nine, high-profile sponsors with over $11,500 in prizes to be won including a grand prize valued at almost $4,000. The contest is free to enter, with submissions accepted via email. Any photograph taken in 2008 is eligible to be entered. - December 20, 2008 - PhotographyCorner.com
Christine Arthur Design Group Recognized with Multiple 2008 Davey Awards for Creative Excellence
Christine Arthur (CA) Design Group, a Bay Area-based graphic design agency, has been recognized with two Silver 2008 Davey Awards. The work judged by the International Academy of the Visual Arts stood out among thousands of entries submitted worldwide: · Annual Report Graphic Design for... - December 17, 2008 - Christine Arthur (CA) Design Group
DNAML’s End to End eBook Distribution System Has Arrived
DNAML, the innovative publishing software company, has expanded its DNL DRM eBook security system suite of offerings through the release of a unique Activation Code-based eBook security model which allows publishers to sell DNL eBooks through any distribution channel, including online distribution... - December 08, 2008 - DNAML Pty Ltd
Sourcebooks uses DNAML’s DNL eBook Technology to Launch an Innovative First: Exploring What Digital Books Can Be
On November 18, 2008, Sourcebooks launched the first of their enhanced digital books. These are innovative digital products that allow the reader an immersion experience in the book—a digital book powered by DNAML’s DNL eBook Reader that delivers an enhanced reader experience,... - December 08, 2008 - DNAML Pty Ltd
Oregon's Northwest Phoenix is Named Agency of Record for Red Van Handyman
Northwest Phoenix, a Lake Oswego based marketing company, was named agency of record for Red Van Handyman. - December 05, 2008 - Northwest Phoenix
Lucky 3 Creative Wins Three at the 2008 American Graphic Design Awards
Lucky 3 Creative’s winners include print work: The Regent Bal Harbour Aqua Soleil Pool Bar & Grill logo design and Lucky 3 Creative’s Self-Promo Direct Mail “We’ve got your number.” As for interactive design, Lucky 3 Creative’s web design work for ES Consultants website was also a winner. - December 04, 2008 - Lucky 3 Creative
InkHead Promotional Products Tops the Inc. 5000 List of Outstanding Performers
InkHead Promotional Products has been recognized by Inc. Magazine as number 560 on its list of the fastest growing private companies in America. - December 02, 2008 - InkHead Promotional Products
Greeting Card Company Expands “Evil Christmas Cards” Line for 2008 Holiday Season
Greeting card publisher Order of St. Nick is serving up a new line of gothic Christmas cards that look at the dark side of the holiday season. The cards, available for sale on www.evilxmas.com, feature vampires, zombies, bats, undead pirates, and severed body parts galore, making them the perfect... - November 25, 2008 - Order of St. Nick
uCertify Offers Crazy Discount on all Certification Practice Test on Thanksgiving
uCertify, a leading provider of exam preparation software for IT certification exams, today announced huge discount of 37.23% on the entire range of its practice tests. This discount offer is valid only until Sunday, November 30th, 2008. uCertify also offers unconditional 100% money back guarantee,... - November 23, 2008 - uCertify
ProsperoWeb Announces a New Service for Seamless Upgrade of Websites to Web 2.0 Architecture
ProsperoWeb, a Custom Web Design and Development company, today announced a new service to upgrade any business Website to Web 2.0 architecture, at affordable rates. Enable your website to be a part of new generation of websites, that are more user-friendly, elegant, faster and more interactive using the latest technologies that are ready to make optimum use of future browser upgrades. - November 21, 2008 - ProsperoWeb Ltd.
Hollister Creative Logo Design Wins Davey Award for Exelon’s Kennett Square Environmental Council
Hollister Creative, the Philadelphia area graphic design and editorial services firm, has won a 2008 International Davey Award for logo design. The winning logo was created for Exelon Power Team’s Kennett Square Environmental Council, an organization formed by Exelon employees on the... - November 20, 2008 - Hollister Creative
Funny Christmas Cards Examine Links Between Current Financial Crisis and Great Depression
Order of St. Nick’s Depressing Times line of holiday greeting cards draws humorous parallels between the Great Depression and the current worldwide financial crisis. The paper greeting cards feature vintage photos from the Great Depression, enhanced with humorous verse such as “Have a Great Depression and a Subprime New Year.” They are available online at www.depressingtimes.com. - November 18, 2008 - Order of St. Nick
Christine Arthur Design Group Recognized with Gold 2008 MarCom Award for Excellence in Annual Report Graphic Design
Christine Arthur (CA) Design Group, an award-winning Bay Area-based graphic design agency, has once again been recognized by the Association of Marketing and Communication Professionals for design excellence of the Micrel Annual Report. “We congratulate Christine Arthur on this great... - November 12, 2008 - Christine Arthur (CA) Design Group
bigger dot SPARKS with AIGA Los Angeles
bigger dot to Sponsor AIGA Los Angeles Event Series. - November 01, 2008 - bigger dot
AIGA Arizona Announces Art Auction Fundraiser
The Arizona chapter of AIGA, the professional association for design, is holding its annual Art Auction fundraising event at Scottsdale Design District at 2716 N 68th Street, Suite #2 in Scottsdale on Friday, November 21st. Original works of art, including paintings, photography, sculptures, digital art, jewelry and more, will be auctioned to benefit the art programs of Free Arts of Arizona as well as AIGA Arizona’s student and professional programming. - October 28, 2008 - AIGA Arizona
Excalibur Technology Announces Franchise Offering
Scott Cummings, founder and President of Excalibur Technology formally announced his plan to offer his business model as a franchise business to assist in becoming a nationally recognized brand. “I’m excited to offer our proven business model to people looking to change their economic... - October 23, 2008 - ExcalTech (Excalibur Technology Corp.)
Fabric Images, Inc. Changes the Face of Fabric Stock Product Rentals Design What You Want and Rent Instead of Purchase with Free-Style Leasing
Tradeshow budgets are being squeezed and non-flexible stock fabric product designs abound. The exhibit design industry and its clients require custom solutions to meet their growing needs. Fabric Images, Inc. introduces a "design what you want" and rent it instead of purchase. This is Free Style Leasing. - October 11, 2008 - Fabric Images, inc.
BigBuzz Brings New Interactive Resources to Life for Women of NAPW
BigBuzz captures Robin Dorian interviewing influential women to produce new ‘In the Studio’ series for live internet broadcast and NAPW online newsletter. - October 02, 2008 - BigBuzz Communications
American Institute of Graphic Arts Recognizes Two San Diego Designers as 2008 AIGA Fellows
At the 2008 America Institute of Graphic Design (AIGA) Design Legends Gala, two San Diego graphic designers, Ron Miriello of Miriello Grafico and MaeLin Levine of Visual Asylum, were recognized as National AIGA Fellows. The gala, held on September 18th at Chelsea Pier overlooking the Hudson River,... - October 02, 2008 - Miriello Grafico
Graphic Design and Marketing Firm, KoHN Creative, Launches New Web Site
KoHN Creative is happy to announce the launch of their completely redesigned web site. - September 26, 2008 - KoHN Creative
Mojave Drives 2008 Election Buzz with "Sport Your Support" Campaign for CafePress
People across the political spectrum are passionate about their beliefs, and the 2008 presidential race has driven that opinionated audience to the Internet. Mojave Interactive (http://www.mojaveinteractive.com), an agency that works with leading brands, has helped online customized merchandiser... - September 25, 2008 - Mojave Interactive
Global Vision Demonstrates Artwork Error Prevention at Graph Expo 2008
Global Vision’s text and artwork verification tools ensure complete accuracy from creation to print. - September 25, 2008 - Global Vision Inc.
Lightbox Pro by MediaFocus.com - a Free Online Image Selection, Communication & Collaboration Tool
Lightbox Pro is a versatile image selection tool that lets busy graphic designers, advertisers, web designers, and project managers streamline their workflow and easily collaborate with clients and others to discuss image choices. Use Lightbox Pro Free at www.MediaFocus.com. - September 24, 2008 - MediaFocus International, LLC
Creative Agency, Spoon + Fork, Receives Two 2008 American Graphic Design Awards
New York City-based, boutique creative agency, Spoon + Fork, was selected as a winner in the 2008 American Graphic Design Awards, honoring outstanding work in graphic design. Founders of Spoon+Fork, Rika Koreeda, Pritsana Kootint, and Chez Bryan Ong, along with their team, were honored with two... - September 19, 2008 - Spoon + Fork
Nagy Gyula Galeria Launches in Second Life With an Exhibition of Nicolas Schöffer, Pioneer of Cybernetic & Computer Art, DYNAMIQUE DE SURFACE, on Saturday 13th September
The virtual world exhibition is seen as an appropriate extension for one of the most important technology artists of the last century and the Nagy Gyula Galeria, designed by Bennet Dunkley of depo, provides an incredible setting for his work. - September 13, 2008 - depo consulting ltd
Fishin Designs Now Available at JustGoFishin.com
JustGoFishin.com announces a new internet marketing option for businesses in the Texas Coastal Bend fishing community. Fishin’ Designs, a new branch of the popular fishing site JustGoFishin.com, offers custom website design and hosting for fishing-related businesses that do not currently have... - September 02, 2008 - JustGoFishin.com
Precious Memories Monuments Launches New Business
Precious Memories Monuments has recently launched the website for their new home-business. The elegant tone for this site is set with the logo design they got from LogoBee. - August 17, 2008 - LogoBee Logo Design
Anthony Stewart of Photoshopping4Dollars Teaches Design Beginners the Skills They Need to Start Working as High-Paid Graphic Artists in Less Than 8 Hours
Unlike any other graphic design course on the market today, the materials contained in Anthony Stewart's new Photoshop video training course Photoshopping4Dollars take complete beginners and turn them into pros in less than 8 hours. - August 14, 2008 - Photoshopping4Dollars
Exclusive Collection of Thematic Maps for Each of 175 Countries Now Offered by StockMapAgency.com
StockMapAgency.com has just introduced an exclusive set of royalty free, digital vector based maps for 175 countries, including population density, average temperature and rainfall maps. These isopleth maps make them the best single-source thematic map purveyor for country maps on the web. - August 12, 2008 - World Trade Press
InfoProWorldwide Enrolls 350+ Partners’ to Its Partner Program
InfoProWorldwide (IPW), a leader in the web solutions, business solutions and multimedia solutions domain has enrolled more than 350 partners in its recently launched Partner Program. The IPW Partner Program is a relationship building program that focuses on adding to its partners’ ability to... - August 11, 2008 - Infoproworldwide
Pegleg Pete's Oyster Bar and Restaurant of Pensacola, Beach FL Get Website Rebuild
Notice that Pegleg Pete's now has a brand new website that was completely rebuilt with a new Flash interface and ecommerce store. - August 06, 2008 - Seller's Bay
J.M. Perrone Co., Inc. Acquired by Two Boston-Area Private Equity Firms
J.M. Perrone Co., Inc. (http://www.jmpdm.com) announced its acquisition this month by two prominent, Boston-based private equity firms: Wellfleet Capital Partners and Tag Venture Partners in partnership with C.J. Floros and the management team at Perrone. This deal draws from the company’s... - August 05, 2008 - J.M. Perrone Co., Inc.
Is black better?
Environmentally aware online design and marketing team turns website white to black to help save our planet. - August 04, 2008 - Diseno Ideas
Hirschmann Design Takes 10 Graphis Gold Awards
Hirschmann Design of Boulder, CO, has received official word: ten submissions to the Graphis Logo Design 7 competition have been honored with Graphis Gold Awards. Graphis, The International Journal of Visual Communication, is a compelling record of the most significant and influential... - July 17, 2008 - Hirschmann Design
Christine Arthur Design Group Recognized with the 2008 Silver Communicator Award of Excellence for 3ware Sidecar Ad Campaign
Christine Arthur (CA) Design Group, a Bay Area-based graphic design agency, was awarded the 2008 Silver Communicator Award of Excellence, judged by the International Academy of the Visual Arts, for Applied Micro Circuits Corporation’s (AMCC) 3ware® Sidecar Advertising Campaign —... - July 14, 2008 - Christine Arthur (CA) Design Group
International Design Firm, Appeal Media, Wins 2008 Communicator Award for Somagensis Fitness
Appeal Media, a leading international web design and Internet marketing firm, garnered another distinctive award today: The Communicator Award, announced by the International Academy of the Visual Arts (IAVA.) - July 12, 2008 - Appeal Media
With Help from the Maestro, Anyone Can Compose the Perfect Label
OnlineLabels.com introduces Maestro Label Designer, a web-based label design software for creating, saving and printing labels with no downloads necessary. - July 10, 2008 - Online Labels, Inc.