A sea of bold graphics This Independence day, I ask that you not only enjoy the pageantry of men in grilling aprons, the whiff of a sizzling grill or a heartedly chorus of yankee doodle — I ask you to soak in all the graphics. Our flag in all of is glory, is a really [...]

As our eyes stick with pollen and our hearts ooze out joy from the warmth, we are not charging into spring with idle hands. Much is happening in our international studio (its true – Joe works in Canada): Wrapping up National Wildlife Federation is about to launch its crazy sized blog – over 32 separate [...]

There’s no hiding our giddiness when it comes to testing designs and participating in studies that reveal how the change to the smallest of details can increase donation completion rates on a Convio form. openbox9 will be joining National Wildlife Federation (NWF) this spring in a Convio sponsored “donation form optimization study.” In short, we [...]

Completing a year long project Can addressing gender issues in the marketplace improve the programs that USAID is implementing overseas? Can these countries gain economic growth and lasting poverty reduction through understanding these gender inequalities as obstacles? I do not want to spoil the reading of thousands of hard worked research but… yes is the [...]

Nine, nine, nine — yes, yes, yes, this is the best day! It is the day made for openbox9 and it will never repeat, so please join us in nines… eat nine grapes with nine toothpicks, say “bunny” nine times, scratch your foot nine times while singing 99 red balloons… make it pure nine madness. [...]

In Brookland, DC there is a studio on the third floor. Inger, Hannah, Vince and Michael explore and produce within these dry walls. Design happens here and there and everywhere.

At many churches, activity and the need to promote them is always on flurry mode. Crossroads Church in California is no different in that regard but it is special in the fact it loves good design. We have had many opportunities to enjoy the creative process with them – here is just a small sampling [...]

For those that live in northern Virginia, please look into supporting Doorways for Woman and Families. They are a wonderful organization that provide needed services for families of violent situations by offering safe housing and life changing education. They are celebrating 30 years in service and recently won the 2009 Washington Post Award for Excellence [...]

Parkside Church, Cleveland, Ohio – Easter 2009 Campaign The challenge was simple – no images of Easter lilies. Harder to avoid than one would think — people love those flowers. We thought the bunny could help out in a new way by helping play with the our concept of “hop(e) – What are you hunting [...]

A new joint program between Swiss Peace and the Alliance for Peacebuilding needed a complete marketing foundation. First a name. After many name ideas present by openbox9, the choice selection was BEFORE. The mission of the program is the prevention of political violence in fragile states. Imagine if we could stop wars before they began. [...]