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4 Years Old and All Grown Up

This month marks our fourth birthday — what can seem like an eternity in small business years. In fact, it’s flown by for us! Time does fly when you’re having fun, and we’re fortunate to be working with clients today that have been with us since the beginning as well as many new ones.

A lot happened at Studio 22 HQ in 2009.

  • Leaving the bustle (and expensive parking) of the city, we moved the office to a rural town where mid-day hikes are a reality.
  • We gained a Traffic Manager, Sue Mathias, to help our schedule run more smoothly and to serve our clients better.
  • Our work was published in a book about green design and also earned awards for sustainability reports, annual reports, brochures, and retail merchandising.
  • Adding a Copywriter, Carolyn Maddock, expanded our service offerings to get clients’ content into fighting shape.
  • We overhauled our own website design, development and content — and got to see what it’s like to be the client on the latter two!
  • And last but not least, we welcomed Brit Shoaf to the team as our new designer, increasing our ability to crank out the good stuff!

We’ve set new intentions for 2010 around the words
GIVE
PASSION
and
FORWARD

Stay tuned as we set out on the journey to fulfill them.

The Best Job on Earth

There aren’t many jobs out there where you not only earn a living by performing your duties, but that you have opportunities to win awards, too. Graphic design offers both!

Studio 22 has been honored in the American Graphic Design Awards for the fourth consecutive year. This year’s winning entries are all in the 2008 report category: Diesel Technology Forum Annual Report, Desert Glory Sustainability Report and Strategic Sustainability Consulting Sustainability Report.

Stats on the winners:

While not a sustainability report, Diesel Technology Forum‘s report was reconfigured to be dimensionally smaller and contain fewer pages than in years past. We printed less hard copies and sourced a green certified printer, using vegetable-based inks and FSC-certified 100% recycled/50% PCW paper.

Desert Glory‘s inaugural sustainability report was not printed, and was instead created specifically for web download. We maintained print-quality standards and page count, however, in the event the company wishes to print any reports commercially.

Strategic Sustainability Consulting‘s report – their third with us – was also a web-based report. Creating a digital report was a first for SSC, as we’ve produced printed reports for them from the start. However, with this more flexible medium, we were able to go bold with color, graphic elements and page shape with the knowledge that they would look great on-screen.

This recognition wouldn’t be possible without our incredible clients and the trust they place in us to create these pieces. We thank you!

Studio 22 Work to be Published in “Big Book of Green Design”

Three pieces have been chosen to appear in Crescent Hill Books’ “Big Book of Green Design” due out this fall, and we are quite excited!

From Amazon: “This book is very much a ‘see what your colleagues are doing’, idea-sharing, inspiration-generating compilation for agencies, freelance designers, printers and other creative professionals. With a foreword by Eric Benson, creator of website named re-nourish and an expert on sustainable procedures within graphic design, the book will be comprised of eight chapters, all fully illustrated with graphic design ideas, drawings, and photographs: Recycled and FSC Papers; Vegetable-Based Inks; Green Clients; Repurposed Design; Natural Elements; Biodegradable; Anti-Packaging; and, Sharing the Word.”

The following sustainably-produced pieces will be featured:

Naukabout brand introduction brochure

Evolution Markets sustainability report

LEROS Point to Point driving guide and informational brochure

Studio 22 and Naukabout Making Memories

Frederick, MD, November 24, 2008 — Studio 22 is helping Naukabout ask their customers, “Where do you Naukabout?” Naukabout retained the graphic design firm to create the marketing piece introducing the new company’s clothing line.

Naukabout’s tops, made from 100% organic cotton, along with hats, beanies and other accessory items, are meant to be worn while balancing life between work and play. The folded brochure embodies the tagline with strong visuals that represent one’s most memorable moments, places and life adventures.

“We could not have been more pleased with the piece that Studio 22 compiled for us,” stated Adam Conley, Naukabout’s Director of Operations. “Our biggest obstacle was finding a design firm who could embrace and understand our message, and convey that in graphic form. Eryn and her team nailed it on the first try.”

In keeping with both companies’ commitments to conservation and preservation, Studio 22 sourced a sustainable printing solution for the brochure. This included using a Green Certified printing company, FSC-certified 100% recycled (100% post consumer waste) paper, and vegetable-based inks. Taking the process one step further, the carbon emissions for the printing shipment were also offset.

“We’re not only excited to help Naukabout announce the launch of their clothing line, but that we have been able to uphold our common values in the production of the piece,” said Eryn Willard, Studio 22’s founder. “We are proud to be affiliated with Naukabout and are looking forward to their continued success.

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About Studio 22, LLC – Studio 22 is a group of outdoor devotees creating award-winning visual branding, print collateral and web design for clients in the outdoor, environmental and consumer goods industries. Practicing what we preach helps us deliver the best creative solutions to our clients. The firm has been producing sustainable graphic design since 2005. www.studio20two.com

About Naukabout, LLC – Naukabout is a lifestyle apparel company that offers active, casual and outdoor clothing for men, women and children. The company incorporates an ideal that embodies one’s most memorable moments, places and life adventures. The Naukabout brand is committed to creating a community founded on Naukabout moments, encouraging people to answer the question: “Where and how do you Naukabout?” Founded in 2007, Naukabout is a private company headquartered in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida and Cape Cod, Massachusetts, with its corporate office in Rhode Island. For more information, please visit www.naukabout.com.

Press release also available on PRlog.

Interview with Cargill’s CEO in this week’s Newsweek

There’s an interesting interview with Cargill, Inc.’s CEO, Gregory Page, in this week’s Newsweek. We thought it timely to mention, as we are wrapping up a project with their Green Hercules Trading division.

You can read the article here.

Erin P. Finishes 5K With Two Passengers

Our own Design Inventress finished her first 5K last month…with two little ones along for the ride.

Although Erin is an active runner, this was her first race. And, she made great time despite the fact she was pushing a jog stroller! (In Erin’s words: “I didn’t come in last!”)

Congrats, Erin!


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