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Archive for May, 2008

Wing Luke Asian Museum reopens this weekend

Written by dipika May 30th, 2008 in Interesting Finds.0 Comments

The new expanded and relocated Wing Luke Asian Museum is hosting free, public openings Saturday, May 31 and Sunday, June 1. That’s this weekend!
Wing Luke Asian Museum
Community grand opening
Saturday, May 31 and Sunday, June 1
Saturday: 11 to 6pm., ribbon cutting at 10 am
Sunday: 12 to 5pm
719 South King Street
Seattle’s Chinatown-International District.
Free
More info:
WingLuke.Org/Home.html

In case you […]

Field Report: DK gets Up Close at Tacoma Art Museum

Written by dipika May 29th, 2008 in Desk Notes.2 Comments

Design Kompany took its second field trip to Tacoma ever to check out the Tacoma Art Museum’s exhibit of Chuck Close… um, tapestries.
We’re working on a total rebrand for a company that’s 110% open to our creative input (dream job!). So we’ve been investigating a million typefaces to see what could be a […]

Good Design

Written by akira May 28th, 2008 in Interesting Finds.0 Comments

Good, a newish magazine headed by young Ben Goldhirsh, a son of “publishing legend” Bernie Goldhirsh, is maturing rather nicely of late.
Collection of stories that are political but non-partisan, provocative yet objective, and progressive without being overly activist/lobbyist, it is a refreshing take on longer-format journalism. Also notable is its emphasis on graphic design: […]

Sales and marketing experts’ advice: ‘Do what you say you will’

Written by dipika May 28th, 2008 in Design Inspirations and Desk Notes.1 Comment

Being good at sales and marketing, I learned tonight, is about figuring out how to solve people’s problems.
Design Kompany believes Anything is Possible.
So I’m going to do two things in this post. Tell you why I went to the sales and marketing-themed talk tonight at Seattle U, and tell you what I learned.
Ready?
Part I: […]

‘Pet:’ a :49 short film by Design Kompany

Written by dipika May 26th, 2008 in Desk Notes.3 Comments

Now for something unexpected: DK designs a wedding invitation!

Written by dipika May 22nd, 2008 in Portfolio.8 Comments

Designing a wedding invitation using our signature DK approach to coming up with new and fresh design ideas.

Design Kompany brands a high-end Seattle event just for women

Written by dipika May 21st, 2008 in Portfolio.1 Comment

Quick update on DK projects + An aside on Ian McEwan

Written by dipika May 19th, 2008 in News at DK.0 Comments

Four projects to tell you about.

Event branding
Design Kompany just finished branding The Broader View, a June event here in Seattle. Above is a corner of the printed envelope, just to give you a sneak preview. I’ll post more about how we got to the design and what the invitations look like later, but for […]