That’s right…Time to give away some posters!
If you’re a fan of our 7th anniversary, limited-edition poster that we recently screen printed at Globe Poster but you missed the chance to get your hands on one at the Paper Show last Thursday, now is your time to win one! In an effort to explore some of our other social media channels there [...]
New Work: Seeds of Genius
Hot off the press! We just received the new company overview brochure for Seeds of Genius. The woman-owned IT solutions company, based in Columbia, MD, approached us with the goal to create an informative brochure that captured their human side. In a sea of acronyms, their name alone stands out among IT companies. But how do [...]
Some Curb Appeal for Our Corner of Fells
If you’ve driven by our office in the past few months you may have noticed some changes happening to our storefront. This summer we put our intern, Irene, in charge of wrangling vendors and measuring dimensions to get the project underway. Here is a sneak peak at the process. Left: The original storefront… and even on [...]
2009 Maryland Film Festival :: May 7 – 10
We are very pleased to introduce you to this year’s design & brand for the 2009 Maryland Film Festival. Shown below is a sneak peek at the limited-edition silkscreen poster that has just been released for press. We can’t wait to get them back from our friends at VGKids. The posters will be for sale [...]
Give The Gift of Crunch
We recently helped the fine folks at Rt. 11 Potato Chips put together some last minute outreach to their past customers that encouraged them to spread the potato love this holiday season. The campaign consisted of a direct mail postcard that directed recipients to the Rt. 11 Website, where we temporarily replaced the homepage with [...]
New Work :: Elevation Burger
Ever since I heard of the concept behind Elevation Burger, I knew we had to find a way to work with them. They are a rapidly growing, fast-casual concept serving 100% organic beef burgers and fresh-cut french fries cooked in heart-healthy olive oil. The concept began in 2005 and is growing fast, largely because of [...]
New Work :: FS Poster
You might remember a while ago when we posted about our brand identity work for our friends at Fastspot. The process of creating the final identity was one we were particularly proud of, so we decided to commemorate it by making a sweet poster out of it. Click HERE to see a larger version. What [...]
New Blog Header
As you can see above, we’ve launched a new blog header. This one was designed by our fall intern, Jasmine Sarp. You might remember her from THIS post. Jasmine crafted this blog header by hand, cutting each shape out individually and photographing the form. It looks awesome. You can always go back and reference any [...]
New Work :: Phi Sigma Pi Magazine(s)
Orange Element is the design + communications firm responsible for all aspects of promoting the Phi Sigma Pi National Honor Fraternity brand. Phi Sigma Pi is the nation’s only National Honors Fraternity and has more than 30,000 members across the country from approximately 100 chapters. Want to learn more – go HERE. As part of [...]
Waste Not
Check it out – another continuation from THIS blog post. These are small business card-sized seed cards we did to promote The Brick Companies’ environmental stewardship e-brochure. They allow for tangibility while minimizing waste: Aren’t they beautiful? Garret Ohm http://www.orange-blog.com
Green Bowie Identity Development
You might remember that we were recently hired by the City of Bowie, Maryland’s fifth largest city to create an identity for their environmental stewardship initiatives. One of the most environmentally friendly cities in Maryland, Bowie needed to have a strong brand identity that could be used both to increase awareness and resident participation in [...]
New Work :: The Peace Corps
Orange Element, in partnership with Novak Birch, recently completed our first project for The Peace Corps, which I wanted to share with you. The Family & Friends Resource Guide is used by recruiters as a tool to inform, educate and alleviate common concerns of family members and friends of those who are invited to serve [...]
Adding Tangibility To An Online Brochure
Recently, I wrote about some work we did for The Brick Companies to promote their environmental stewardship efforts. In case you missed it, it’s HERE. We love the idea of electronic or online brochures because they are both a cost-effective and sustainable collateral solution. But what about tangibility? That’s the beauty of a printed piece [...]
New Dept of Energy MySpace Page :: Diesel IQ
Just a quick note to let everyone know we launched a new MySpace page for the Department of Energy (DOE) today. The DOE’s newest page on MySpace is for their Diesel Program, and the goal is to help folks increase their Diesel IQ. Diesel engine technologies are getting more attention for their high performance, durability [...]
New Work :: The Brick Companies Environmental Brochure
We recently completed a piece that I’m really proud of – an environmental stewardship brochure for The Brick Companies, based in Edgewater, Maryland. This project highlights the outstanding efforts that this real estate company makes toward sustainable business, and reinforces their collective commitment to doing work “for good.” This is not your average brochure. As [...]
OE Wins MORE Addy Gold
Hi all – I might have mentioned it a while ago but Orange Element recently won a Gold Addy award in the American Advertising Federation’s District 2 regional Addy Competition. District 2 is comprised of ad clubs from DC, Maryland (Balt/Frederick), PA and parts of New York. The competition is fierce, so we’re excited to [...]
Freebie Friday: MD Film Fest Edition
Happy Friday! Wahoo! This weekend is Baltimore’s famous Artscape, America’s largest free public arts festival. Garret posted a bit about it earlier this week, if you want to know more. We thought it made sense for this week’s freebie to show off the illustration Andrea did for the screening of Harrod Blank’s Automorphosis: Wild Wheels [...]
Md Film Festival @ Artscape
Artscape is coming up this week. In case you don’t know what Artscape is, get out from under your rock and go to their site at www.artscape.org to find out more! It’s billed as the largest free public arts festival in America, and it’s always a great time. Stop on by to check out some [...]
Freebie Friday 7.11 Edition
Happy birthday, mom! Today’s Freebie Friday coincides with the sweet new blog header that we have up at the top of the page, designed by yours truly. We added a sweet little calendar graphic to the woodgrain background. Thanks, Sarah, for putting this together. Click a link below to download the woodgrain desktop wallpaper: 1024×768 [...]
New Work :: Fastspot Identity
I’m really proud to show you all some of our latest work. Our team at Orange Element recently helped the great folks at interactive design firm Fastspot redevelop their brand identity to help them better communicate to their target audiences what defines them as a firm. We’ve known Fastspot for years and are well versed [...]
Poster Giveaway Part Deux
UPDATE: Thanks, all, for the great comments and emails you have been sending me about the poster. I’m glad everyone enjoys them as much as we do. Unfortunately, we only have a limited number to give away, and I’m in the process of emailing everyone back to let you know if you will receive one. [...]
New Work :: Contemporary Museum
The Contemporary Museum right here in Baltimore, Maryland recently opened their exhibition called Cottage Industry with celebrates the relationship between art and business. Orange Element was fortunate enough to be a part of this exhibition by creating the Cottage Industry catalog, a 64 page book that accompanies the exhibit and gives an in-depth look at [...]
Mini-Golf Madness
Hi all – As part of my role as a member of the Board of Directors for the Advertising Association of Baltimore, I am chairing our annual golf tournament. This year, we mixed it up a bit. Instead of holding a golf tournament at a local country club, we decided to host a mini-golf tournament. [...]
