look, listen, design

  52! For the past three years art270 has created the poster and promotional graphics for the Montgomery County Community College annual student show. 2019 marked the 52nd consecutive show.  So what to do for a strong visual design? Recognizing immediately that the 5 and 2 have similar typographic characteristics when flipped, the team found an interesting typeface rendered in 3D, then boldly colored the letterforms to create a strong, colorful graphic design for the s [ ... ]

  Introducing the Curtis Institute of Music As a graphic design company we are constantly being introduced to amazing people and the work that they do every day. This is the third in a series of our monthly newsletters where we’ll introduce you to some of these companies and organizations. I think you’ll find their stories intriguing. The Curtis Institute of Music educates and trains exceptionally gifted young musicians to engage a local and global community throug [ ... ]

  Making the Headlines in 2019     Once again, art270 has been named a top graphic design firm by the Philadelphia Business Journal for 2018. art270 is one of just four graphic design companies to be recognized in the PBJ’s annual Book of Lists. We’re proud of this accomplishment and know that only through dedicated, personal service and hard work will we continue to make “the list.”  Here are just a few of the m [ ... ]

  Introducing the Stockton Rush Bartol Foundation    This is the second in our series of introductions to the unique companies and organizations that we have the privilege to work with each day. As a graphic design company we are constantly being introduced to amazing people and the work that they do. We think you’ll find their stories intriguing. Based in center-city Philadelphia, the Stockton Rush Bartol Foundation loves Philadelphia a [ ... ]

  Introducing As You Sow     As a graphic design company we are constantly being introduced to amazing people and the work that they do every day. This is the first in a series of our monthly newsletters where we’ll introduce you to some of these companies and organizations. I think you’ll find their stories intriguing. As You Sow is the nation’s non-profit leader in shareholder advocacy. Founded in 1992, they harness shareholder powe [ ... ]

  When I use the term “graffiti,” I bet your first reaction is negative. If I use the term “street art,” does that negative gut reaction settle a little bit? Does your mind open up to possibilities? The street art included in this newsletter came to me via an email chain letter. I enjoyed the creativity of the anonymous “artists" so I thought I’d share these photos with you unsolicited—the way these artists wanted to share their ideas with their respective neig [ ... ]

  By now you should be receiving card #5 in our new postcard series covering design and communication trivia. Cards 1-4 have covered: 1. What Design is and isn’t. There is good design and bad design. 2. You need the art as what? Do I need an eps, a jpg, a gif? The acronym alphabet of file types. 3. e.g. vs. ie. Do you know the difference? 4. Black and White. A review of the color systems employed by graphic designers. Card number 5—if you haven’t received it yet� [ ... ]

  When I recall these words taken from a quote by the renowned graphic designer Paul Rand, I tend to change the spelling and the meaning slightly to say “...make it big...make it ‘read,’ ” as inspiration for designing a promotion that needs to quickly catch the eye of an urban audience. At one time, a graphic designer’s tried and true method for promoting an event or advertising a product was the poster. From the mid-19th century through the mid-20th centu [ ... ]

  I’m sure you, and especially the Temple faithful, have heard enough Owl puns, but I couldn’t resist. Introducing Inspire, a spanking-new, never-before-seen magazine for Temple University’s Center for the Performing and Cinematic Arts, which includes Boyer College of Music and Dance, the School of Theater, Film and Media Arts, and Temple Performing Arts Center. This 32-page plus cover magazine highlights all that is new and happening in the performing arts at Tem [ ... ]