September/October 2012

Design Annual | 53

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Features

Illustration

Despite her introverted nature—or perhaps because of it—Karen Klassen’s bold illustration continues to gain notice and fans far beyond the prairies of Alberta.

Advertising

Breakaway is a hybrid: one part venture capital investment firm: a culture of formality; and one part ad agency: a culture of foosball.

Photography

Steven Wohlwender

Steven Wohlwender instills a narrative in all his pictures—a before and an after. It’s a realness people can relate to, understand and believe.

Interactive

Swedish Digital

Talent, dark winters and fast broadband make for a creative landscape.

Exhibit

Detektor LoJack print ad

García Robles’s simple and effective ads show LoJack’s functions with visual metaphors.

Patakukkonen packaging

PACKLAB created sizable packaging that scales from convenience stores to airport food stores.

Schweppes "Your Taste" campaign

MK Norway and Adam Taylor created a campaign featuring underwater photography.

Chevy Sonic "Night Swim" TV spot

Goodby Silverstein & Partners and Bob Industries’ film captures an intimate portrait of youth.

Golden Gate Bridge posters

Goodby Silverstein & Partners’s arresting print campaign celebrate the landmark’s 75th anniversary.

Motel 6 50th anniversary TV spot

The Richards Group and King and Country debuted this iconic TV spot for the motel chain.

Fortis et Astutus packaging

Parallax Design rebranded Adelaide’s iconic tawny port with a strong yet elegant identity.

Sauce Restaurant identity

Meter Industries created a cookware-themed identity for Frank Prisinzano’s fourth restaurant.

Calgary Farmers' Market poster campaign

WAX’s poster campaign captures the whimsy and charm of the farmers’ market.

Houweling's Tomatoes rebrand

Dossier Creative launched a new branding and marketing campaign for the greenhouse tomato grower.

Fresh

Photography

Chicago photographer Erin Drewitz loves exploring others' self-designed interior spaces.

Illustration

Illustrator Nick Lu has fun working from his California studio without repeating himself.

Design

Jordan Gray Creative

Kansas City-based designer Jordan Gray Creative is an art director by day and a freelancer by night.

Columns

Advertising

We Are the Zombies

Ernie Schenk with observations on creativity and uncertainty.

Design Culture

Pursuing Your Mind's Eye

Wendy Richmond explores what we "see" while in deep thought.

Design Issues

Cooperative! Part 2

"Cooperative! Part 2," by DK Holland.

Business

The Designer Fund

Terry Lee Stone looks at an organization empowering designers as founders of businesses.

Environment

What's In a Word?

Sam McMillan explores how the Lexicon of Sustainability defines the movement through storytelling.

Typography

Type and design à la Michael Bierut, by Allan Haley.

Designing for Social Change

Colorful and concise guide for designers working toward social and community change.

The Shape of Design

Manifesto for a new kind of designer who is “sick of slick for slick’s sake.”

Virtual atelier embracing the democratization of type via personal computers and software.

Communication Arts

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