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Indv. is now (officially) launched

Yesterday our latest endeavor through the studio was launched. Indv., pronounced “Individual”, is a quarterly publication focusing on personal expressions of creativity. Our initial list of contributors are each amazing in their own right and we’re lucky to have them participate. It would mean the world to us involved if you could help spread the word about our campaign and help...

Jan 24th

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“Design has been with us since the creation of the universe. Be aware of it,...”

– Mike Monteiro

Jan 8th

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Neenah Paper delivers excitement and resources to...

This was originally posted on the Creative Go-Round website. With a growing digital workflow being established in the design industry we’ve found that our design students are less familiar with the production process of design then in the past. So before the holidays we had an inter-office session with our emerging designers about the importance and possibilities of paper choice. It’s...

Jan 6th

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Introducing Indv.

Today we’re excited to announce our newest project Indv. Indv. is going to be a quarterly publication showcasing the work of creatives with an emphasis on collectibility and the quality of keepsake. We hope you’ll consider signing up to receive more information via the official site. We have a number of announcements lined up for the coming weeks that will go to our subscribers first...

Nov 1st

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Oct 6th

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google+ and contacts.

Seems we found a big bug an issue in google+ this weekend. Adding people to your circles automatically adds them to your gmail contacts. If you use google’s active sync feature to keep you mac address book and calendars in sync it adds them to your contacts. By deleting those google+contacts from your mac address book they are REMOVED from your google+ circles. Seriously? Ever since google+...

Sep 10th

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Sep 3rd

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Sep 2nd

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One For You, One For Me

That sums up the work schedule around here. And with another round of client work getting wrapped in the next week or two, it’s time to start focusing on the next studio initiated project. In the meantime there’s some housecleaning on the website in the works that will include showcasing some new(ish) work. Another bit of news that I mentioned over on my personal twitter stream is...

Jul 29th

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Jul 12th

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The future of mobile.

With social networks like facebook, and now google+, competing to be your source to keep in contact with friends and family I wonder how it will effect the mobile communication landscape. Right now, smart phones provide multiple ways to communicate, (talk, email, sms, video) all through different channels (or apps). With Skype integration into facebook and google+’s “hangout”...

Jul 9th

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Recent work: B. Events and Catering

B. Events and Catering is a newly launched event planning and catering service located in Chicago. Working with the owner, Bernita Outlaw, we decided that the business needed a web presence that provided a way to showcase the food, offer a way to interact with her clients (both past and current), and offer a way for future clients to request an estimate for their upcoming event(s). Working with...

May 29th

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Can I show you my portfolio?

Today I’m pleased to announce the first release of Viewport: A Web-based Portfolio Framework for iPad. If you’re a professional creative then you know how important it is to have a well crafted, organized, and updated portfolio of your work. You also know that always carrying around your portfolio just isn’t feasible. Wouldn’t it be nice to easily carry your portfolio with you along with the...

Apr 4th

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Mar 28th

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Mar 13th

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“Are apps the new Flash?”

Lots of great conversation was going on today based on the simple question, “Are apps the new Flash?”. The idea was originally brought up in October in Jeffrey Zeldman’s article “IPad as the new Flash” which focuses more with e-magazine publishing, but the concept was re-sparked, in my mind at least, by today’s Big Web Show. There seems to be a bit confusion what this question infers. While most...

Jan 28th

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On Holiday.

(comic via Foxtrot.com) Thanks for a great first year. We have a bunch of exciting things lined up for 2011. See you then.

Dec 20th

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Dec 14th

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Add it to your shelf.

We tend to read a lot around here and a while ago decided we wanted a way to let our visitors know of books that we thought were insightful, beneficial, or inspirational within the field of design. In the past we would occasionally post a small write up of a book or even a film that we wanted to recommend on our blog. However, as the posts were already infrequent, over time they would get lost...

Dec 1st

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Nov 24th

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The Build Conference recently updated their Vimeo channel with the presentations from this years speakers. Highlights include Tim Brown speaking on more perfect typography applied to the web, and Frank Chimero presenting on the shape of design. You can view all the offerings from the conference here.

Nov 23rd

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Nov 22nd

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Nov 9th

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Nov 8th

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Nov 4th

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Nov 4th

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“If you want to grow in the future, always be producing. Make interesting stuff....”

– Cindy Gallop

Oct 19th

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Chicago Urban Art Society Presents:

On October 8th a number of our friends, peers, and cohorts will be featured in the first exhibition of the Chicago Printers Guild. Chicago, with its rich print-making history, has a vastly dynamic community of artists which is constantly growing yet deeply rooted in tradition. The CPG is hoping to invigorate and engage the city of Chicago in order to promote print-making, as well as celebrate...

Sep 29th

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Sep 25th

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Sep 25th

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Sep 22nd

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Sep 22nd

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Behind the Scenes: Coding ‘The Wilderness...

(photo via Webmonkey) If you’re any kind of interactive media/web developer type of person and haven’t checked out The Wilderness Downtown yet, do so now. Go on, check it out. It’s worth it. Ok now that that your computer has calmed down from the processor heavy, HTML5 experiment and collaboration by Google and The Arcade Fire, check out a bit of behind the scenes goodness...

Sep 19th

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Design Thinking: Armin Vit

Attended a great lecture by UnderConsideration’s Armin Vit last night put on by AIGA/Chicago. Event’s like this always seem to recharge the creative batteries rather instantly. Maybe it was the meeting of so many other creative types and cool people, the insight of other people’s experiences, or just the residual effects of the comp’d wine, but today has been crazy...

Sep 17th

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Doctor Worm ( They Might Be Giants Cover ) by...

Sep 17th

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Sep 16th

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Sep 7th

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North Coast Music Fest

As part of the North Coast Music Festival’s inaugural event, the guys at Fugscreens Studios and I have gotten together to create a small series of posters that will be available at the event. “Guard Tower”, as seen here, will have an edition of 300 available at our booth until they sell out. The prints are approximately 17” x 25”, 6 colors, printed on French Cover...

Aug 22nd

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“Design should not dominate things. Not dominate people. It should help people.”

– Dieter Rams

Aug 20th

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“Everything is design. Everything! Except for that London 2012 Olympics logo. I...”

– Angry Paul Rand

Aug 9th

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Watch

Needless to say, but this guy got a few bucks from me tonight. He was like the Pied Piper of street musicians.

Jul 30th

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Jul 29th

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Jul 28th

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Who is your printer, and what do they do?

Sometimes, even though FugScreens Studios is our print shop of choice, we need the services of a full blown commercial print shop. We’re looking for suggestions on who’s great to work with, who does the best quality of work, and what types of services they provide. Offset, letterpress, digital printing? We want to know. Local to Chicago is a plus, but not a necessity.

Jul 28th

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Jul 20th

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Web Designer

We’re looking for someone who’s able to build great web based experiences for use in-house, as well as for our clients. gruntmonkey LLC is a small company, so there’s no bureaucracy, and no hoops to jump through. You’ll have a direct hand in creating our sites and applications through your design, coding, and strategic thinking. Here’s what we’re looking for: • Serious devotion to design with...

Jul 19th

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Jul 9th

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Fuggin Beavers

Busy Beaver Button Co. helped make some limited ed. buttons for the show on Friday (that you will be at right?). Made from shop logos and test proofs the buttons are definitely unique. Plus they did a write up on the show on their blog.

Jun 24th

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Watch

The first episode of BBC’s The Genius of Design. Think of it as Objectified, The Series. Hopefully the rest of the episodes will be posted on their Vimeo channel soon.

Jun 13th

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Summer Show at the shop

In Chicago on June 25th? Wanna meet and view works by some Chicago printmakers? Then come and say hi! Friday June 25, Opens at 7pm. 1735 N Ashland Ave. 3rd Floor ...

Jun 8th