Archive for 'design' Category

Program Cover

By pishposhdesign - Last updated: Tuesday, August 10, 2010

We recently finished this program book cover for the Four Corners Arts Center in which sharp dynamic shapes converge to play on the concept of “four corners.”

Summer Design

By admin - Last updated: Sunday, May 23, 2010

We’ve been working with DeBlois Gallery in Newport, RI for years now, and they’re always up for something fun. This year’s Member’s Show design uses punchy color and contemporary direction. Go see it if you can!

Simple, Elegant Packaging

By pishposhdesign - Last updated: Wednesday, March 31, 2010

This 300 year old farm, located in South Dartmouth, MA needed a simple and elegant packaging solution for their organic jellies and jams which sell in local markets and shops. This lovely little hang-tag provides ample space for logo and branding as well as a message about supporting local agricultural on the reverse-side.

Happy Holidays!

By pishposhdesign - Last updated: Tuesday, December 22, 2009

Pantone's Color Report, Fall 2009

By pishposhdesign - Last updated: Monday, November 9, 2009

From top to bottom: Majolica Blue, Warm Olive, Rapture Rose, Nomad, Burnt Sienna, Iron, Purple Heart, Honey Yellow, American Beauty, Créme Brulé.
Source: Pantone.com

The NBC Font Fiasco

By pishposhdesign - Last updated: Friday, October 23, 2009

The NBC corporation is being sued for $2 million in damages over the use of fonts licensed from a font design studio called Font Bureau, out of Boston. The fonts in question are Bureau Grotesque, Interstate and Antenna.
The claim is that NBC only purchased a single-user license which seems implausable when you consider that these fonts are [...]

African-Themed Gallery Card

By pishposhdesign - Last updated: Wednesday, September 30, 2009

This lovely gallery card was created for a show currently running at Deblois Gallery. We wanted desperately to avoid any “African” style decorative fonts, so we used some of our old favorites, Caslon and Baskerville, and styled them with half-tones of sun drawings.

Multiple Intentions

By pishposhdesign - Last updated: Tuesday, August 18, 2009

We recently designed this postcard for the Portsmouth Arts Guild in Portsmouth, RI. Promotional materials for multiple artists with no particular aesthetic connection can be tricky; trying to combine images from the various artists can lead to visual chaos. We’ve skipped that issue here by using simple graphics and elegant typography in lieu of images. [...]

Variations on Transition

By pishposhdesign - Last updated: Thursday, January 22, 2009

Invite designs for a gallery opening in Newport, RI; themed, Through the Looking Glass.