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openbox9 takes Manhattan

December 14th, 2011 // // Topic: , ,

Outside of Washington DC there is the nice (lesser known) city of New York that hosted the recent Global Leadership Awards Dinner. openbox9 had the pleasure AND honor to attend. We primarily traveled to celebrate the host, AICGS, but an added perk was the chance to check out the design work we did for the [...]

Making of the Baking the Cookies

December 7th, 2011 // // Topic: , ,

This time, tasty design became edible for a recent Christmas card design for our friends at 9Marks… for those out there that want a July 4th card I have an idea using deviled eggs!

The result of a German-American love affair

December 7th, 2011 // // Topic: , ,

What do you get when you mix a little American ingenuity with German engineering? No, not a VW, but something just as cute. A new logo? Perhaps. Here at openbox9 we recently wrapped up a new logo for American Institute of Contemporary German Studies (AICGS), and would like to share with you our process of [...]

AIGA’s Lightning Strikes… strikes Nov 17

November 8th, 2011 // // Topic: , ,

We were honored to help-out our local chapter of AIGA with a visual campaign for an upcoming “night that will awaken your mind with inspiration and creativity.” Imagine what mischief could happen if your mind was woke up… with volts of pecha kucha (20 slides in 20 seconds) Registration is open – check it out [...]

The ideal chair for humanity

October 25th, 2011 // // Topic: , ,

Some would consider this post “epic” and paramount to the survival of the sedentary human. I would not, but some will argue for my chair design proposal.

Summer of Launches

September 27th, 2011 // // Topic: , ,

As summer officially ended last week, a summer where we received news of NASA never launching a shuttle again… I thought I’d cheer us up about celebrating our launches this summer. There were many for us astronausigners to float on about (in no particular order) Ethnotraveler Experience the crossroads of culture from your livingroom.  www.ethnotraveler.com [...]

Our 5 Favorite Minor League Baseball Logos

August 4th, 2011 // // Topic: , ,

We all know the Yankees, the Sox, and the Nationals, and we know their familiar branding. The simple N and Y, the swirly W, but for a second put those aside and focus on a different, lesser-known group – the Minor Leagues. These teams are scattered all across the country, and offer some of the [...]

How “The Boy Who Lived” Changed Design

July 20th, 2011 // // Topic: , , ,

Nothing is hotter this summer than Harry Potter (except the temperature here in DC). Our entire culture, my entire generation, has been influenced by this 7 book, 8 movie monstrosity of fantasy. The Washington Post declared that “to read Rowling is to pack a bag and make a visit,” and I for one can think [...]

7 Websites to Inspire Summer Creativity

June 14th, 2011 // // Topic: , ,

Ahh, summertime! A perfect time to recharge and look for new routes for inspiration. If you ever do find yourself sitting at home, hopelessly hunting for some sort of design motivation, fear not, openbox9 is here to help! We now present 7 aesthetically inspirational websites. (Careful though, these might be enough to motivate you to [...]

Favorite Flag Designs

June 14th, 2011 // // Topic: ,

Happy Flag Day. With much respect to the stars and stripes I wanted to honor those other well designed flags out there – here are a few of my favorite well designed flags: Chicago with your baby blue and twinkling stars – this is a cutie pie design. Can you see the stars square dancing [...]