This portfolio book is a showcase of an amazing body of work over the last 10 years by Louise Brooks & Vince Falotico. An Architecture firm in New Caanan, CT. It didn’t take much to make this book look good. Every page, every house, is a real treat to look at. We used a dove gray linen cover with a blind gloss embossed stamp on the cover, to give it that subtle & classic edge. Inside pages printed on mohawk’s soft white (superfine ivory paper). There is something sentimental about looking at personal living spaces and I think this communicates well to the clientele.

Can a bag design help save the Halls Mills Covered Bridge and preserve history?

The River Bag sends $10 directly to the New York State Covered Bridge Society fund to Save Halls Mills Bridge, damaged in Hurricane Irene. Bags can be purchased at the Neversink Town Hall.

Press & Video about one of the last remaining covered bridges.

When I started the project, I felt the word “anchor” should really be at the bottom reading up, like an anchor! The previous cover was all caps, Helvetica, and didn’t seem to communicate the school’s attitude. After some studies, I decided that lowercase Didot would be more approachable, intellectual and conversational.

Joan Lonergan, Hewitt’s head of school, mentioned 3 words of inspiration for 2012:

Bold, Ambitious, & Nimble

So, this started me thinking about a great exercise we can do to help define and elevate our identities (businesses). We can only be who we are, and in this world of transparency, I think staying true to your “word” is important, even if it changes from year to year.

What 3 words describe your business or project?

I’m so excited to share with you the cover design of the Local Economies Project Prospectus, through Pirtle Design. This amazing “pilot” project, sponsored by The New World Foundation, is going to make history in the Hudson Valley Farms and Foods System—something I now believe in tremendously! The identity is centered around the red barn background, and the bright, sun yellow type, in conjunction with local photography by Jennifer May Photography and Joseph R. Duba Photography (my dad).

It’s interesting because about a year ago, I had bid on a design job for a regional food grocery store identity project. The job did not come through, however, I had learned so much about regional foods and farms. To be honest, other than going to the kingston farm market, I was rather clueless about the importance of our regional food systems and how the future of our economy will depend on it. My family and I are always searching for a greater sense of community here in the Hudson Valley, and often times find it centered around good, and most importantly, healthy food.

As spring approaches rather fast this year, I’m getting ready to garden. I’ll be growing flowers for cutting, beans, cucumbers, tomatoes and classic french and italian herbs for cooking, in my small city lot in Kingston, NY.

We designed 50+ unique portraits for each speaker. The design process was very experimental. I photographed black and white portraits on the tv/computer screen to get the moiré pattern effect. Typically this is something photographers try to avoid. But, it allowed each one to be a unique, and the effect added depth and texture to the flat black art. I then added color overlays behind the black and spotted them with white line art for more texture.

-EYTHOR BENDER (above)- WHAT’S A GOOD SECOND STEP? 

-ERIC SCHADT (below)-HOW ABOUT A GPS FOR YOUR DNA?

-JILL SOBULE- DOES JUST A SPOONFUL OF MUSIC MAKE THE MEDICINE GO DOWN?

-STEVE WOZNIAK- (COFOUNDER, APPLE INC.) WHAT HAS MY LIFE TAUGHT ME ABOUT HEALTH AND MEDICINE?

More to come… including an online store at www.tastefruition.com

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