Archive for January, 2008

“Project Song”

NPR’s Bob “All Songs Considered” Boilen is hosting an interesting series called “Project Song“. The premise is to assign a musician/band to write a song, put them in a studio for two days, and video tape the whole thing to show the world how musicians write (in a somewhat artificial, tight deadline). So […]

Fast tips on eating healthy from Vibrance Nutrition

Did you know you can get calcium from greens?
And that “sprouted grain bread” has all the good natural stuff that gets sifted out when grains get processed into white stuff?
I did not. I learned these mini-facts from nutritionist and personal trainer Aimee Gallo.
Then I started eating stuff like this:

I met Aimee when she […]

Seahawks Creamed

Brett Favre broke a record the day Design Kompany was flying to Los Angeles for our first Californian meeting to discuss brand identity design. And yesterday he and his lads creamed the poor Seattle Seahawks, nullifying our Superbowl hopes. Now they’ll take down that flag from the top of the Space Needle. Design Kompany watched […]

Fantagraphics to host ‘mini-comics’ drawing session!

Wow! I just saw a little yellow flyer at Capitol Hill library about a comics drawing session there on Wednesday!
I almost missed it, since I was flipping through this book aimed at teens in really big type and casual conversational language on what to do if you think one of your friends is gay. […]

In Search of Meaning (9): Round and Not Square Relationships

Notes on Synthesis and Form by Christopher AlexanderAustrian-born architect Christopher Alexander says achieving a “frictionless coexistence” between a thing you’re making and what’s around it is the goal for every problem.

Desk Notes Vol. 1 Issue 1: Design Kompany News January 2008


Design Kompany overview 2007
Just wanted to share this new .pdf “one-pager,” that gives you an overview of who we are and what we’ve been cooking up for the last two years in Seattle.

Included are some samples of favorite brand identity designs Design Kompany made in 2007.

Pricy housing + Capitol Hill =? Vibrant art scene

Just got a newsletter from one of our 2007 clients, the Capitol Hill Chamber of Commerce. They’re hosting a pretty interesting looking forum on how to galvanize the arts community in the context of rising prices for places to live here on supposed-to-be vibrant and artsy Capitol Hill.
Since this is Design Kompany’s ‘hood, we’re […]

Indian stuff

This isn’t me, but I might look sort of like this when I try all this new gear on I just got in the mail from New Delhi, India.

There’s even a sari, which is navy blue. I didn’t want any loud colors since wearing a big red sari and flowers in my hair would probably […]







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Atlantic School of English
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Blue Gecko
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Capitol Hill Chamber of Commerce
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Counting Stars
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Global Village conference
Group3 Architects LLC
Good Dog Art
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Matchbox Mobile
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Northwest Asian Weekly
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Row House Cafe
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World Beer Festival
Write with Meaning
Vibrance Nutrition + Fitness
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Guest post on Processed Identity
Lori Waxman reviews DK's Sharpie art
McGraw-Hill asks DK to judge in architecture competition
Northwest architects invite DK to talk branding
Seattle art gallery solo show
Watch our blog get critiqued
DK sponsors a park opening
Invited to University of Washington design school's professional night
Second short film screening in Seattle
Seattle Tech Startups invites DK to speak on branding
First short film at Southeast Asian Womens Film Festival in Seattle

 

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