What’s new
Sunday, May 6th, 2012
Welcome this Summer’s Intern
After a spring search, we have selected Mariah Lamb as our 2012 summer intern. She is currently in her sophomore year as a Graphic Design major at Rochester Institute of Technology. In addition to building her skills with Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign, she also has a passion for typography, calligraphy and photography. Mariah was the recipient of the RIT Creativity and Innovation Scholarship in 2011. On the sports side, she is a member of RIT’s varsity swim team. Originally from Ballston Spa, NY, she will spend this summer in Newtown, CT.
Friday, April 27th, 2012
A Beautiful Drive to Lake Champlain
The Lake Champlain Basin Program, based in Grand Isle, VT, works with government agencies and private organizations from New York, Vermont, and Quebec to coordinate efforts that benefit the lake’s water quality, fisheries, wetlands, wildlife, and cultural resources. On Friday, April 20th, Steve, Chris, and Dan drove seven hours north to this beautiful spot to meet with the team at LCBP and begin the redevelopment of the program’s website. We’ll be revising the site structure, user experience, user interface, and CMS, with the goal of delivering a first class digital tool that will help the organization educate more people, gather additional volunteers, and protect the future of the Lake Champlain Basin.
Thursday, April 12th, 2012
Hosting the Connecticut Art Directors Club
On Wednesday, April 11th, from 6:30pm-9:00pm, we opened up our studio to the members of the Connecticut Art Directors Club. With our twenty year anniversary as the backdrop, we shared the stories behind our work—from MasterCard to Keep America Beautiful to Sarah Lawrence College—and added a few pearls of wisdom on adapting to change, work/life balance, hiring good people, creating a solid work culture, and finding new clients. It was a wonderful evening filled with good friends, clients, and partners.
Saturday, March 31st, 2012
Hanging Out With Storm
Our good friends at Printech invited Taylor Design, along with several of their clients, to a Sound Tigers hockey game on Tuesday at Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport. We enjoyed the evening from Printech’s private suite and watched the home team bounce back from a two goal second period deficit for a hard-earned 5-4 victory over the Worcester Sharks. Storm, the team’s mascot, stopped by the box for a visit and posed with Chris Taylor, Dan Taylor, Chris Yerkes, Mark Barrett, and John Rudolph.
Saturday, March 17th, 2012
Looking Back at America’s World’s Fairs
On Tuesday, March 13, we closed the office early to visit “Centuries of Progress: American World’s Fairs 1853-1982″ at the Bendel Mansion Gallery at the Stamford Museum and Nature Center. The basic theme of these fairs was progress, showing the latest and greatest in foods, clothing, music, architecture, home products, autos, and aircraft. Of particular interest to our designers were the posters, invitations, tickets, and ads from the 1890′s – 1930′s, which showcase typographers, illustrators, and designers at the top of their game. To see more samples, visit the Special Collections Department of the University of Delaware Library, which holds a nice variety of source materials from the World’s Fairs held in the United States.
Saturday, March 10th, 2012
Poster Selected for CQ27
Our entry “Freedom Riders,” a poster created for a Sarah Lawrence College film, concert, and lecture series, was selected as a winner in the CQ27 competition. It was designed by art director Hannah Fichandler and illustrated by Jon Contino. All winners will be exhibited in the next issue of Creative Quarterly, on the newsstand Summer 2012. The winners and runner-ups work will be posted on the CQ Online Gallery in Summer 2012.
Saturday, January 28th, 2012
Finding the Perfect Illustrator
Art Director Hannah Fichandler has a knack for finding spot-on illustrators for our clients’ editorial projects, so she was well suited to write the article “6 Steps to Finding the Perfect Illustrator” that is featured on HOW Magazine‘s online edition. Hannah’s tips: dig deep to really understand the story’s subject matter, find an illustrator whose style will best articulate the piece, be honest with the illustrator regarding the scope and budget, prepare a detailed creative platform for the illustrator, demand lots of sketches in order to see the illustrator’s exploration and thought process, and finally, when the client gushes over the finished artwork, express appreciation to the illustrator for a job well done.
Sunday, January 1st, 2012
Taylor Design Turns Twenty
When Dan started Taylor Design in 1992, he aimed to leverage the skills he acquired during his years working at some of New York’s top design firms to create a similar style studio in Stamford, CT. Our company’s goals were simple: To offer high quality design and personable customer service to area companies and institutions—with the hope that they would grow along with us. This objective didn’t change as media evolved. We have continued to raise the bar higher and higher, year after year, so that our clients’ investments in design, branding, and web communications are richly rewarded. As our studio has grown to thirteen full-time team members, our commitment to excellence remains unchanged as we look ahead to our company’s next twenty years. To all of our wonderful partners, employees, and clients: Thank you!
Saturday, December 17th, 2011
College Publication Receives HOW Magazine Design Award
Sarah Lawrence College magazine was selected for inclusion in the 2012 HOW International Design Awards Annual. The issue was designed by Hannah Fichandler and edited by Suzanne Gray and features work from photographers Andrew Lichtenstein and Don Hamerman. The judges of the competition were Steve Gordon of RDQLUS Creative, Mary Zall of Landor, and Ann Willoughby of Willoughby Design. The 2012 HOW Design Annual will be published in February 2012.
Tuesday, November 29th, 2011
Annual Report Wins Graphis Gold
The Keep America Beautiful Annual Review “My World Tomorrow” was selected as one of 30 gold award winners in Graphis’ 100 Best Annual Reports 2011. Designed by Art Director Mark Barrett, the annual features original artwork created by school children from across the country. This volume, which contains the best annual reports of the past year, was published in November 2011 and can be purchased at the Graphis Store.
