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On the Road Again!

We are thrilled to announce the refreshed logo for our favorite travel company, American Classic Tours. We have partnered with this fantastic company for years and were recently asked to help them redesign their logo and imagery.

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Working with a Designer

Today I (Theron) was listening to an interesting discussion on NPR concerning the difference between native, heritage, and learned speakers of a foreign language. It really got me thinking about the challenge and opportunity of working with a graphic design partner to achieve your objectives.

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Together We Rise

Reverend Barber and his campaign are addressing the systemic injustices of racism, poverty, militarism, ecological devastation, and the corrupt moral narrative. Love that this movement unite all people across color, creed, gender, age, sexual orientation, and geography in a moral fusion movement.

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Unmoored

Hot off the presses! We had the pleasure of partnering with Angela to bring her book to life. Included are some of our cover ideas as well as the look of the final piece.

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Designing for Web

Last year, we had the pleasure of working with Neva Ingalls with transferring her website to a new platform. Her old site was outdated and needed a new, more modern design. We built her website in Squarespace and used the structure of her old site as a base.

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Big Love Yoga

When the pandemic began several years ago, my design work for the first couple of months was non-existent. I used that opportunity to dive deeper into my yoga practice and formalized my offerings by creating Big Love Yoga. We offer playful (and unpretentious) yoga classes to build connection and a space for you. We created a website for Big Love Yoga. We are available to help build your website dream!

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Spring is in the Air

found this amazing resource: Planting Justice. Love what this organization is about: Growing food; growing jobs; growing community... Check them out! In addition to plants, excited about cultivating my own mycelium (or mushroom) network. Fungus is amazing... And, If you live in the Tenleytown/Friendship Heights area, I am a drop-off point for Earth Springs Farm CSA (super customizable organic vegetable/dairy/meat options!).

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Yoga

To keep myself sane, I practice and teach yoga. To compliment years of practicing yoga (from gentle to power, yin to aerial), I have also trained in martial arts (Okinawan Kempo Karate and Ten Shin Ichi Ryu), ballet, modern dance, African dance, and bellydance (Egyptian and ATS/Tribal)—all of which inform my approach to the movements and instruction. I approach each class with a playfullness to engage, a smile to warm, and movement sequences to captivate. My hope is to channel emotion and spirit through the awareness of every moment through asanas and conscious breath, creating a fusion of heart, mind, and body.

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Recovering Voices

What a treat to work with Recovering Voices, a part of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History. Studio Red Design partnered with writer/friend Karen Rachel Brody to create the words and layout of this 8-panel closed gate brochure. Based on the available photos and decided language, realized that laying this out as a closed gate was the best way to present the information.

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Painting the Future

Art is something I’ve always loved. I even consider myself an artist above a graphic designer. It’s what I originally went to school for, but my anxiety and fear managed to dissuade me from pursuing it any further. I was a different person then. I’ve grown and become much more open to learning. I’ve decided to once again pursue that passion that I left long ago.

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Klimt vs. Klimt

With current covid concerns, it’s hard to explore the world like before. Inspired to see museums taking their knowledge and collections to online platforms to make the art readily available without leaving home. Gustav Klimt is one of my favorite artists.

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Impetus

Logo design is always a fun challenge; how to get an idea in its simplest form? What is the essence of the individual or organization? How do you want the viewer to feel when your mark is seen, and you are not there to explain?

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Designing Big!

We had the honor to design the large-scale banners for an exhibition of Rebecca Drobis recent work documenting famers and their water/lands for American Farmland Trust and the Great Lakes Protection Fund. The banners were printed on fabric and stretched like a pillow case over the standing metal frame.

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