Owner | Art Director | Graphic Designer at Nehmen-Kodner

Vintage color history

I inherited a vintage book “Achievement in Photo-Engraving and Letterpress Printing” 1927, it’s ONLY 488 pages with over 600 illustrations. Published by the American Photo-Engravers Association (Chicago, IL). “Definition: Photo-Engraving is an interpretive art founded upon photo-mechanical processes enhanced by skill and artistry, which translate and convert tone values into relief printing surfaces, from which…

The St. Louis Riverfront Logo

It was approximately 1985, while I was working at PGAV Design, that I designed the St. Louis Riverfront logo. The client was the Riverfront Development Committee / Downtown St. Louis, Inc. Our department was a team of seven designers. For this assignment, each designer had the opportunity to develop rough layouts. The project was intriguing,…

New logo identity

When Magnus Accounting Solutions contacted N-K, they were in the early stages of their start-up and needed a new logo identity.  The company had a name but no marketing materials. Magnus specializes in small- business accounting with temporary/flexible services. 

What did they need for their new company?  We identified the following and provided a creative…