May 2011
2 posts
Hilliard Lyons prospectus
Credit: Stewart & Associates
The challenge was to design a financial prospectus chronicling Hilliard Lyons’ performance managing an existing account. Without a budget for photography, we harnessed bold color and pattern as well as a structured typographic system to lead you through this volume. ...
Work selected for LogoLounge Master Library Volume...
Four of my logo designs have been selected for the newest LogoLounge Master Library series book. This volume, which is the 4th in the Master Library series, focuses on logo design involving typography and enclosures. e selected logos are Craft - a lecture series for creatives, MARTA - the Metro Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority, Vitrue - an interactive porthole, and Erickson Living - senior living...
October 2010
2 posts
United Cup Soccer 2010
Upon relocating to Louisville in May, I joined Stewart & Associates, a boutique design shop in Old Louisville. The Stewart’s and their children are active members of the Louisville soccer community. In support of this effort, I was asked to develop a logo for this year’s U14 United Cup soccer tournament, an annual event hosted by United 1996 FC. ...
Poster for LGDA event
In early September, I was asked to develop a poster for a Louisville Graphic Design Association event featuring Ryan Singer, Lead UI Designer for 37signals, creators of Basecamp. After looking at the naming system 37signals employed for their online software products; Basecamp, Backpack, Campfire; I decided that Ryan would never travel to Louisville by conventional means. I narrowed it down to...
August 2010
1 post
Mercy Housing
Earlier this year, I had an opportunity to work with Colorado-based agency, Vladimir Jones, developing a new identity for Mercy Housing, a national not-for-profit affordable housing organization founded by the Sisters of Mercy. Through our research and discussions, compassion and hope were the terms we focused on developing this mark. The heart was an instinctive symbol to apply for this solution,...
July 2010
1 post
Donkey Love
After umpteen seasons as BBDO United, our adult coed soccer team changed its name to Donkey Love this Spring. Part because the team no longer included a healthy number of BBDO employees as it once did (thank you Chrysler). Part because we loved the insinuation of kissing our ass with the lurking danger of getting kicked in the teeth (hee-haw). And part because, well, donkeys are pretty funny.
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May 2010
2 posts
Yes, Kentucky.
After 11 years in Atlanta, we are relocating to Louisville. Yes, Kentucky. I know what you are thinking. Somewhere in your mind, you are conjuring up images of overalled country folk whose number of fingers rival their number of teeth. Of big-haired women named Tammi whose accent is more of what you would call “hick” than “Southern.” Of gas station eateries renown for its...
January 2010
1 post
Woom in LogoLounge.com 2009 trends
LogoLounge.com 2009 current logo trends features NOT A CANNED HAM’s design for Woom, a European stroller concept for Graco. As part of the Flip Flop trend, this logo is composed of a W and O whose forms are duplicated and rotated 180˚ to yield an O and M. In addition, these letter forms reveal 2 baby forms held in a circular womb.
According to LogoLounge.com, “There is an indefinable...
October 2009
4 posts
August 2009
4 posts
Mohawk Fine Paper exhibit
Mohawk Fine Paper has selected Dac Austin to design a new exhibit space at Mac Papers’ Creative Design Center in metro Atlanta. The exhibit will showcase the recently released swatch books for Superfine and Options and will be on display from the second week of September through the end of October.
New Branding for Ciba Vision
MS&L Worldwide has partnered with designer Dac Austin to create a new B2B brand look and feel for contact lens manufacturer Ciba Vision. The Atlanta - based Ciba Vision had recently updated its logo and was in need of a brand refresh to accompany this logo for its communications to eye care professionals. The new design will be visible in the next few months.
May 2009
3 posts
Work selected for new LogoLounge Master Library...
Three logos by designer Dac Austin have been selected for a remarkable new LogoLounge project, the first book in the new Master Library series. Like the existing LogoLounge book series, the new Master Library books showcases plenty of exemplary logo design work from creatives around the world. Unlike the original series, though, each book in the Master Library series will focus on a very specific...
One Show Merit for Groundwork logo
The 2008 One Show Design competition has recognized the Groundwork logo with a Merit Award. One Show Design has become a highly-respected worldwide competition that’s unique in the industry for recognizing excellence in design. This international competition was judged by Marian Bantjes of Quatrifolio | Bowen Island, Brian Collins of Collins | New York, Jenny Ehlers of King James | Cape...
Logos selected for LogoLounge 5
Dac Austin, design director and principal of Atlanta-based NOT A CANNED HAM, has been selected to have logo work appear in LogoLounge 5, the fifth volume of the international best-selling logo book series published by Rockport. The selected logos are Woom, a stroller concept by Graco; Mischief, an Avon fragrance; and Calgary Stampeders, a Canadian Football League franchise. These logos were...