Archive for May, 2007
Design Kompany’s logo design for a Seattle consultant
Written by May 18th, 2007 in Portfolio.15 CommentsPing Pong, one of my all-time favorite sports films, is opening at Grand Illusion Cinema in Seattle’s U-district on May 25. Besides being a great tear-jerker of a story, its cinematography — lush, serene but pregnant with energy — makes it a great portrait of modern day Japan in my opinion (for another […]
Last week on Monday, a bunch of design geeks, uber math nerds and a snake handler got together at Stumbling Monk to celebrate what’s to be remembered as the first day of the first run of decent summer days in Seattle. We talked about what inspired us to become designers (a surprising number of […]
The E-Lance Thing | Ceci n’est pas une bibliotheque
Written by May 15th, 2007 in Desk Notes.0 CommentsThe other day I went to a Seattle Tech Meetup, something going on right here at the Capitol Hill branch of Seattle Public Library.
I went, as I’m a fan of technology as well as libraries.
I just have to check the library out whenever I’m in a new city. Kind of cool because I […]
Design and branding | more than just a pretty figure
Written by May 14th, 2007 in Interesting Finds.0 CommentsThe more I learn from other designers about how they got into the business of branding, the more I see that really, it’s not that different a story from ours at Design Kompany.
Akira and I wandered downtown on Monday from our perch in Capitol Hill to meet the owners of Woodard and Company, a design […]
Design Kompany: your Seattle graphic design studio
Written by May 12th, 2007 in Desk Notes.0 CommentsDesign Kompany is a Capitol Hill graphic design studio. We focus on branding.
Our core team is: creative directors Dipika Kohli and Akira Morita and copywriter Jace Krause.
Our aesthetic is urban–it lies somewhere between Tokyo and New York.
Recent projects include branding for the Capitol Hill Chamber of Commerce and package design for the Capitol […]
Just found out that Seattle’s Vanna Novak of Speak to Persuade will give a free seminar on clear speaking and how to close deals on Tuesday, May 22, at Seattle U. Sponsored by the Northwest Entrepreneurs Network. Seminar details.
Making a great first impression is a huge part of presenting your business image.
These NWEN […]
Every first Monday, Design Kompany hosts a pub night at Stumbling Monk called Designer’s Korner.
This week, while designer Kevin Tamura of Blueflavor.com told us his ideas on the Seattle Times’ type design, this guy at a booth nearby suddenly whips out a snake.
A white snake, with diamond patterns.
It had been zipped up […]
