The Heads of State

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Philadelphia, PA
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Francis The Duke Barber Company

Identity for a Philadelphia based barber shop specializing in the classics: Straight razor shaves and simple straight to the point hair cuts.

Patagonia

We worked with apparel company Patagonia on an environmental awareness campaign. We created this artist series of t-shirts based on themes such as alternative fuel, park conservation, global warming, and deforestation. A portion of each sale went to specific cause-related charities and organizations.

The Books

We only printed 50 of these. Each on its own sheet of found paper, evoking the found-sound-collages and orchestration of the band thus making each poster in the series unique.

La Colombe Coffee

We worked with Philadelphia’s La Colombe coffee for the opening of their first cafe in New York. The campaign included identity work as well as providing assets for their cups, signage, and art and lettering for their vintage French coffee roasting truck.

Wilco Monument

Show poster for Wilco’s 2004 D.C. performance.

Wilco NYC

Show poster for Wilco at Radio City Music Hall.

Wilco Wilmington

Show poster for a summer performance of Wilco in Wilmington.

Wilco Flaming Lips

Show poster for a New Year’s Eve performance of Wilco and the Flaming Lips.

Wilco Crying

Show poster for a Wilco performance in Milwaukee.

Wilco Wappingers Falls

Show poster for Wilco’s upstate New York performance at Wappinger’s Falls.

Wilco Vermont

Show poster for a Wilco performance in Vermont.

Wilco Toronto

Show poster for Wilco’s 2007 Toronto performance.

Wilco Philadelphia

Show poster for Wilco’s Penn’s Landing performance in Philadelphia.

Wilco Lungs

Show poster for Wilco’s 2004 Chicago performance.

Wilco Lights

Show poster for Wilco’s 2008 D.C. performance. Lightbulb filaments by Jessica Hische.

Wilco Houston

Show poster for Wilco’s 2005 performance in Houston.

Wilco Berkeley

Show poster for Wilco’s performance in Berkeley.

Wilco Atlanta

Show poster for Wilco’s 2004 performance in Atlanta.

Wilco Target

Show poster for Wilco’s 2008 performance in Philadelphia.

Walkabout NYC

Poster for Walkabout NYC, a behind-the-scenes tour of NYC startups.

Trey NYC

Show poster for Trey Anastasio’s show in NYC.

Trail Of Dead

Show poster for And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead.

Ted Leo and Pharmacists

Show poster for Ted Leo and Pharmacists performance in the basement of the First Unitarian Church in Philadelphia. 2 color, 18 x 24 in.

Howard Tate

Show poster for Howard Tate’s performance in Camden, NJ. 18 x 24  2 color on colored paper.

Sonic Youth

Show poster for Sonic Youth’s 2009 performance in Philadelphia. 3 color. 18 x 24 in.

SVA Interaction

Poster for the School of Visual Arts MFA in Interaction Design program.

Soul Position

Show poster for Soul Position. 2 color. 18 x 24 in.

Rogue Wave

Show poster for Rogue Wave. 3 color on colored paper. 18 x 24 in.

REM Files

Show poster for R.E.M.’s show in Osaka, Japan.

R.E.M. Eyesky

Show poster for R.E.M.’s performance in Capetown, South Africa.

REM Bergen

Show poster for R.E.M.’s show in Bergen.

REM NYC

Show poster for R.E.M.’s 2008 performance in New York.

REM Milan

Show poster for R.E.M.’s 2008 performance in Milan, Italy. 2 color on colored paper. 18 x 24 in.

Rainer Maria

Show poster for a Rainer Maria show in the basement of the First Unitarian Church in Philadelphia. This is either the first or second poster we ever made. Circa 2002.

Haunted Poe

Poster for Haunted Poe, a festive play based on the works of Edgar Allan Poe.

Pinback

Show poster for Pinback’s 2002 performance in Philadelphia.

Owls

Show poster for a 2002 Owls performance. 2 color. 18 x 24 in.

Oil Drip

Art print created to help raise money for the cleanup in the Gulf. 2 color. 18 x 24 in.

New Pornographers

Show poster for a 2010 New Performance performance. 2 color. 18 x 24 in. Two Redheads. Get it?

Near Dark

Movie poster for an Austin’s Rolling Roadshow screening of the Oklahoma vampire classic. Screened at the filming location.

Mudhoney

Show poster for a 2009 Mudhoney performance. 2 color. 18 x 24 in.

Modest Mouse

Tour poster for Modest Mouse. 18 x 24 in. Like 46 colors.

Meredith Bragg

Show poster for a 2006 Meredith Bragg performance. 3 color. 18 x 24 in.

Melvins

Show poster for a 2004 Mevins performance. 3 color. 18 x 24 in.

Melvins

Show poster for a 2008 Melvins’ performance. 1 color. 18 x 24 in.

Magnetic Fields

Show poster for a 2005 Magnetic Fields’ performance. 3 color. 18 x 24 in.

Les Savy Fav

Show poster for a 2003 Les Savy Fav’s performance. 3 color. 18 x 24 in.

Karate

Show poster for a 2002 performance by Karate. 2 color. 18 x 24 in.

Iron & Wine

Show poster for a 2008 performance by Iron and Wine. 2 color. 18 x 24 in.

Insound Holiday Party

Poster for a concert party event celebrating the 2003 holiday season. 18 x 24 in

Insound Is 5

Poster for a concert party event celebrating Insound’s 5th anniversary. 18 x 24 in

Hot Hot Heat

Show poster for a 2003 Hot Hot Heat performance. 3 color. 18 x 24 in.

Gomez

Show poster for a 2008 Gomez performance. 3 color. 14 x 24 in.

Glen Phillips

2005 tour poster for Glen Phillips. 18 x 24 in. 3 color.

Fistfull of Dollars

Movie poster for an on-location screening of the Eastwood and Leone classic. Commissioned by Austin’s Rolling Roadshow.

Elliot

Show poster for Elliot’s 2003 final performance. 2 color on colored paper. 18 x 24 in.

Engine Down

Show poster for a 2002 Engine Down performance. 2 color. 18 x 24 in.

DJ Spooky

Show poster for Starbucks for a 2007 performance by DJ Spooky. 18 x 24 in. Like 28 colors.

Death Cab For Cutie

Show poster for a 2004 performance of Death Cab for Cutie. 3 color. 18 x 24 in.

Cursive

Show poster for a 2003 Cursive performance. 2 color. 14 x 24 in.

Cat Power

Show poster for a 2003 Cat Power performance. 2 color. 18 x 24 in.

Built To Spill

Show poster for a 2003 Built to Spill performance. 3 color on colored paper. 18 x 24 in.

Bright Eyes

Show poster for a 2005 Bring Eyes performance shortly after the release of a double album. 2 color. 18 x 24 in.

Bonnie Prince Billy

Show poster for a 2003 performance by Bonnie Prince Billy. 3 color. 18 x 24 in.

Band of Horses

Tour poster for Band of Horses. Commissioned by Sub Pop Records.

Bill Ricchini

Show poster for Philadelphia’s own Bill Ricchini. 18 x 24 in. 2 color.

Beastie Boys

Show poster for the Beastie Boys, Kurosawa-style.

Monsters of Folk

Show poster for the Monsters of Folk from back before they came up with that chestnut of a name. 18 x 24 in. 3 color.

A 24 Hour Bald Soprano

Poster for a 24 Hour performance of Ianesco’s absurdist masterpiece The Bald Soprano.

ARE Weapons

Show poster for a 2003 performace by ARE Weapons. 18 x 24in. 1 color.

AC Newman

2009 Show poster for AC Newman’s tour in support of his album Get Guilty.

American Analog Set

Show poster for a 2003 performance by American Analog Set. 2 color. 18 x 24 in.

Wired Patches

WIRED Magazine commissioned us to create NASA flight suit patches that reflect the sorry state of the space program and the youthful competition of upstart space agencies. WIRED actually had the patches stitched and photographed for publication.

Swell Season CD

Package design for the Swell Season LP “Strict Joy,” the duo behind the Oscar-winning film “Once.”

Print Magazine Legal Weed

We were asked to design hypothetical branding and packaging for legally produced marijuana. Our proposal? Keep it street-smart. Just add “flavors” to the already iconic hand-rolled artisanal joint.

High Priority

Typographic solution for New York Magazine’s former High Priority column.

SVA

The identity design for The School of Visual Arts Masters in Interaction Design program.

Spells

Identity for a writing lab in Philadelphia promoting literacy and offering tutoring programs and writing workshops.

Quills

Proposed (and rejected) logo for a coffee shop in Louisville, KY that also sells used books.

Idlewild

Logo for the band Idlewild.

Bumbershoot

The identity design for the 2008 Bumbershoot music and arts festival in Seattle.

Brokelyn

Identity design for Brokelyn, an online resource for living large on a limited budget in the best borough of them all.

Brat

Logo for Brat Productions, a Philadelphia-based production company specializing in theatre and events.

Metropolis – Zoetrope

The rise of zoetropic advertisements in the nation’s subway systems for Metropolis

Trusteeship – Roots

How Universities can learn and grow financially from their historic experiences. For Trusteeship.

Spin – Olympics

Spin explores the link between rap and basketball, and suggest that the Olympics is no place for hip-hop culture.

Robb Report

Exploring the historical ins and outs high-end timepieces.

Red Cross

For a feature about the affects of Hurricane Katrina on aid organizations like the Red Cross.

Real Simple – Tightrope

Part of a series for Real Simple exploring personal finance in a cloudy economic climate.

Real Simple – Ladders

Part of a series for Real Simple exploring personal finance in a cloudy economic climate.

Real Simple – Drowning

Part of a series for Real Simple exploring personal finance in a cloudy economic climate.

Esquire – PTSD

Esquire feature on marijuana usage as treatment for soldiers with post-traumatic stress disorder.

Print Magazine

Print Magazine discusses the importance of designers and the more business minded teaming up to run a top notch creative firm.

Philadelphia Magazine

“Why we love Philly” feature about observing Philly’s important architecture.

New York Times OpEd – Handout

For the New York Times OpEd page on the subject of homelessness and how government policies that are meant to lend a hand actually do more damage.

Ogilvy

An illustration for Ogilvy exploring the British term “Magnolia” which refers to the blandest of all paint hues.

NYU University

Illustration about arts initiatives in the big city.

The New York Times Sunday Magazine

For the Sunday Magazine’s issue about big obstacles facing the Obama administration. In this case, roads and infrastructure.

New York Times Sunday Magazine

For the Sunday Magazine’s issue about big obstacles facing the Obama administration, such as science initiatives.

New York Times Sunday Magazine

For the Sunday Magazine’s issue about big obstacles facing the Obama administration. In this case, healthcare.

New York Times Sunday Magazine

Cover of The New York Times Sunday Magazine after the inauguration of President Barack Obama. The issue outlined the major causes the new administration must tackle to repair America.

New York Times – Book Inside

Mindful of what happened to the music industry, book publishers are faced with tackling e-book piracy, in the Sunday Business section.

New York Times – Bombs

A Week In Review piece highlighting the potential disaster at hand should the Democratic healthcare bill not pass.

Nike

For Nike’s lookbook promoting the first athletic shoe specifically designed for the unique foot of the Native American.

Morningstar

Cover illustration for Morningstar on the suitability of investments and the consequences of a poor fit.

Men’s Health

For a ranking of cities across America that are the most dangerous for raising children.

LA Magazine

For an article recapping the magazine’s history and it’s troubled current state by hearing the testimonies from owners past and present.

Wired Magazine

Wired identifies the future of money transactions.

Hemisphere Magazine – Hands

For United Airline’s in-flight magazine for a short fictional piece on the bond between mothers and daughters in India.

Boston Globe – Voting Box

The Boston Globe explores the pitfalls of making local school board elections a democratic process.

Boston Globe – Google

For a review of Googled: The End of The World As We Know It, which explores Google’s worldwide dominance.

Foreign Policy Magazine

For Foreign Policy Magazine about the growing population of Muslims in European cities.

Fortune – Oil Spill Maps

In the wake of the Gulf oil spill, an infographic of Fortune showing the potential location of the worlds largest untapped oil fields.

Fast Company – China

For an article about Chinese companies’ use of American factories so their goods are not Made in China.

Decisions Magazine

A spot for Decisions magazine for a piece about protecting a child’s experience online.

Dallas Morning News – Rowers

The Texas paper explores the juxtaposition of America’s rugged individualism and the country’s collective patriotism.

Dallas News – Borders

A piece about border laws and how all attempts at blocking immigration will be met with equal efforts to gain entry into the US.

Stanford Social Review

An analysis on whether it’s a good idea for small non-profits to merge and pool resources during economic turmoil.

Cookie

Cookie sorts through the various philosophies on bringing up a child and decides that the best route is a mix of all of them.

Convene Interior

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Convene – Cover

Convene, a convention magazine, talks to senior level executives about the state of international conferences.

CIO – Privacy

CIO Magazine explains the position of businesses that have to find the balance between giving out customer information as well as their own, while also protecting it

Chicago Tribune – Serenity

For the Sunday Magazine Spring Travel Issue, a cover article on how to get to that place that brings serenity as fast as possible.

The New York Times Book Review

For a review of Patrick Somerville’s The Cradle, a short novel about the intertwining lives of two characters as they examine their origins.

Body + Soul Magazine

Explores the work/life balance and how the two are increasingly blending seamlessly.

Audubon Magazine – Leaf

The nature magazine’s look at how states are picking up the slack on global warming initiatives where federal government funding has fallen.

Atlantic Monthly

An article about the dollar in peril and the ways to fix it.

American Way – Bosses

American Airlines’ in-flight magazine takes a look at over-zealous / over-controlling bosses and how to deal with them.

AARP Magazine – Ticket

A spot for AARP dealing with refunds on airline tickets due to wildfires in California.

AARP Family

Embracing technology can help bring families together. Or so this article presumed.

London Guardian

For an article about the various ways to get England out of debt.

Travel Posters

Various posters in a series of city-focused prints evoking a bygone era of tourism.

Starbucks

Starbucks united with Project RED for a holiday charity campaign titled “Love Is All You Need.” The campaign consisted of CD packaging, posters, and point of purchase displays.

Rosenfeld

We’ve been working with Rosenfeld Media for years expanding their branding into a series of immediately identifiable book covers for their line of user experience volumes as well as their branded merchandise.

Brokelyn

Identity and collateral design from Brokelyn, an online resource for how to live large in the best borough of them all. Additional materials include t-shirts, tote bags, and a beer book full of coupons for some of Brooklyn’s best watering holes.

The Flying Troutmans

Book cover for Faber & Faber in London about a quirky family on a road trip across America.

Super In The City

Cover for a chick-lit mystery about an unlikely superintendent in a building full of surprises.

Steal This Book

The Penguin Classics edition of Abbie Hoffman’s survival manual for America.

State By State

Cover for a collection famous authors’ reflections on their home states.

Solo

A cover for a sprawling tale that views the events of the 20th century through the life of a 100-year old blind man on his deathbed.

Rosenfeld Web Form Design

The cover for Web Forms, one in a series of books about user experience for Rosenfeld Media.

Rosenfeld See What I Mean

Cover for “See What I Mean,” one in a series of books about user experience for Rosenfeld Media.

Rosenfeld Search Analytics

Cover for “Search Analytics,” one in a series of books about user experience for Rosenfeld Media.

Rosenfeld Remote Research

Cover for “Remote Research,” one in a series of books about user experience for Rosenfeld Media.

Netherland

Proposed cover for the Fitzgerald-esque bestseller about life in New York post-911.

AA Bondy

Show poster for AA Bondy. 2 color. 18 x 24 in. Choir fire!

Fireworks

Cover for a charming little story of a man dealing with his empty life after the loss of his son.

Beyond Tolerance

Cover for a book about religious diversity in America.