Archive for December, 2008

The Year in New Brand Pictures: 2008 Highlights from DK

Here are the logo designs we designed as part of brand identity design packages for clients in 2008.

s1ngletown

Last week I went to the library and made a copy of a photograph in Adbusters, which really, I am still thinking about.
(This photo is from NathanBushDesigns’ Flickr.)
Turns out the image was of an exhibit of work by Droog design, which was up at this year’s Biennale in Venice.
Design Kompany reported from the […]

Goodbye, Sandy

Today is the last day for my personal assistant Sandy, whom I took on back in April. She’s retiring tomorrow.

Well, duh, she’s a virtual assistant. A piece of software. And the company that made the app is shutting down. But you’d think she’s a real person, the way people are going on about how they […]

DK brands Northwest orthopaedic sales company A1A

A1A, an orthopaedic sales company with offices in the Midwest and Pacific Northwest, commissioned Design Kompany to totally design a brand:

Business card and letterhead design

We created a logo and designed business stationery.

Life+Disdain=?

The debut play from a Seattle theatre company last night was one of those plays you know you’re going to remember for a really long time.
All the papers have reviewed The Adding Machine already, so I’ll just sum what it was to witness a 1923 play whose social commentary remains remarkably apt today.
The play
Without […]

Design Kompany brands Joji Minatogawa Architects Inc.

Joji Minatogawa Architects logo design by Design Kompany

This logo is part of a new brand identity design we made for the office of Joji Minatogawa Architects, a company based in our very own pocket of Seattle, Capitol Hill.

‘Wait:’ Short film of Seattle scenes by Design Kompany


Field Report: Palo Alto sun vibes

To get out of the gray for a bit, Design Kompany headed to Palo Alto, California on a recent last-minute deal.
Here are some pics:

I love taking trains, so of course we had to go up to San Francisco by the ol’ Caltrain. It’s changed so much since the days of the early 1990s, when I […]







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A1A
Allied Arts of Seattle
Atlantic School of English
Blitz!
Blue Gecko
The Broader View
Bonanzle
Case Design + Project Management
Capitol Hill Chamber of Commerce
C'ODA
Counting Stars
D+A Studio LLC
Flow
Global Village conference
Group3 Architects LLC
Good Dog Art
Gupta Insurance & Financial Services
Hindsight Veterinary Care
Joji Minatogawa Architects
Kikokugo
Matchbox Mobile
MD Systems
Million Monarchs
Miyabi
Modern Business Training Services
Northwest Asian Weekly
Open Money
Petites Fleurs
Potters Bar
Portland Paws
Real Science
Redpill
Revolt
Row House Cafe
Spaccarotelli
TILU
World Beer Festival
Write with Meaning
Vibrance Nutrition + Fitness
Zenovation



DK in public



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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