Word on the Street

Early last week, we had the opportunity to check out some of our completed design work in person at Graph Expo 2014, the annual international printing industry trade show. Our team has been hard at work over the past two months, preparing materials for a valued client’s large format printing exhibit. We had designed application samples to showcase the capabilities of our client’s printers as well as digital marketing pieces to get the word out about our client’s booth.

We love this clever video from IKEA that shows off their yearly print catalog, the bookbook™, and highlights the simplicity and usability of print materials.

QR codes have become a common tactic for marketers wishing to drive traffic to a website (or special landing page, video, Facebook page, etc.).

Creative Review has begun posting some of their favorite pieces from recent graduate shows on a Pinterest board.

Take a look at a few of the new and emerging trends in the world of typography.

With a steady increase in the use of websites such as Facebook, Tumblr, and Instagram, the public has become even more accustomed to seeing images incorporated in their lives.

One of our print vendors stopped by the studio this morning and dropped off an old job (circa 1989) of ours that had gathered dust in a storage drawer. It was a camera-ready art board from the golden age of graphic design; it made the hairs on my neck stand up.

If there’s one thing we have in common at Street Level Studio, it’s that we know when to appreciate out-of-the-box ideas and conceptualization.

Most of us probably use one of Matthew Carter's creations every day: the typeface Verdana.