You don’t design a business card for one of the most in demand freelance copywriters in the country. You design business cards.

The 3rd and final set of 26 alphabetical business cards that became one of the most awarded and effective self-promotion campaigns in industry history for one of the most in demand freelance copywriters in the country.

The “Golden Unhandcuffs” logo on the back of the cards symbolizes the client’s freedom to provide a true outside creative perspective.

Client: Colin Corcoran, Independent Copywriter

3D Renderer/Retoucher: Ed Gabel, Brobel Design

Printer: Todd Thyberg, Angel Bomb Design + Letterpress

Photographer: Dan Marshall, Dan Marshall Photo

Editor: Danny Ameri, Very Nice Industries

Music: “The Typewriter” by Leroy Anderson. Used by permission of Woodbury Music Company LLC.

J. Walter Thompson is celebrating its 150th anniversary and they wanted to say “Thank You” to their clients. So we rolled up our sleeves and redrew these classic logos. Happy Sesquicentennial J. Walter, and thanks for letting us help you say as much. Merci beaucoup to Emmanuel Lallevé and Florent Imbert for coming up with such a lovely simple idea.

Lastly, thank you to Communication Arts for deeming it worthy enough to be in their Typography Annual 2015, on sale at newsstands now!

Editor: Danny Ameri, Very Nice Industries

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A dream assignment collaborating with our good friends at Co:collective. We had a seat at the table right from the beginning of the project envisioning a new education brand from scratch. Amplify (an independent subsiduary of News Corp) is changing the realities of today’s classroom experience by leading the way in data-driven instruction, breaking new ground in mobile learning and paving the way for the next generation of digital curriculum and  assessment for grades K—12.
The brand story was to Amplify the amazing potential of individual students and teachers by connecting them in new ways. The essence of the brand is; optimistic, inventive, radical, effective and thoughtful.
The word mark becomes a part of a larger system with a custom drawn font doing a lot of the heavy lifting. The illustration style is endless, adaptive and without boundaries, we like to call it “infinite connections”. Combined they bring a clear, approachable visual distinctiveness to the brand. Huge thanks goes to Henrik Kubel from A2-Type in London for the marathon number of hours he spent drawing letter forms.
We are proud to have been a part of building a brand to shape the future of education.

And lastly, thanks to Communication Arts and the Type Directors Club for deeming the typeface worthy of winning awards in their esteemed competitions.

To celebrate its 65th anniversary the Type Directors Club invited prominent designers to submit a design for a number between 1 and 65. We were handed number 12 from the typographic tombola. One of the most important missions of the TDC is education so our concept was 12 things maybe you didn’t know about the number 12.

We recently designed the opening title and end sequence for the movie “Killer Elite”. Based on a true story, this period action thriller is the first major motion picture directed by Gary Mckendry. The plot covers the globe from Australia to Paris, London and the Middle East. Starring Jason Statham, Clive Owen and Robert De Niro, we give it 3 thumbs up.

Visuals: GCD. Lyrics: Moby. The packaging for the musician’s tea and fruit beverages - designed to reflect the bold flavours - features a quirky character and copy created by the maestro himself. A One Show Design and Creativity’s design annual winner, it failed to land us a support gig at Bonaroo.