Years ago, we had a wonderful opportunity to design a series of historic lapel pins for a Coca-Cola. This point-of-purchase promotion was an offer to collect all five commemorative “World Championship Pins” for only 99¢ with any Coca-Cola purchase. The project consisted of three elements: a counter card to be displayed at participating convenience stores;…
One day, our client Bob called and said, “I’ve got an idea for my company.” Bob’s idea was to rebrand his company, with a mascot, Mr. Happy Crack. The tag line would be “A dry crack is a happy crack.” (It’s true!) His company, The Crack Team, specialized in fixing cracks and leaks in concrete,…
Winning influence: 2011 was a great year for the Cardinals, and winning the World Series was the perfect inspiration for an exciting design assignment: the Cardinals 2012 media credentials. Each year, we design a custom series of credentials for the team. This season featured action-orientated images of Cardinals star players: starting pitcher, Chris Carpenter; catcher,…
Recently, I was compelled to recover some very old files from our DAT (Digital Audio Tape) drive (Third Wave Technology), we hadn’t used in several years. We kept this relic for retrieving archived projects. It’s connected to an ancient Power Computing tower through a big fat SCSI (Small Computer System Interface) cable. (Now, we use…
This project began as a request to recreate a series of nostalgic redbirds in action. Illustrations from various eras of St. Louis Cardinals history were rediscovered on popcorn boxes, promotional pieces, scorecards, and yearbooks. Each redbird looked different because they were drawn by a variety of artists across a broad time span, from 1920 through…