Taylor Design Works

A beautiful renovation of a mid-century modern home by our client CITYDESKSTUDIO lead by my friend Ben Awes!
https://www.startribune.com/home-of-the-month-a-remodel-brings-nature-and-light-to-north-oaks-treehouse/600064553/ #1

Fun story about our client and friend Julie Steller of Steller Handcrafted Goods!

Minnesota’s ‘mitten lady’ weighs in on those sweater mittens worn by Sen. Bernie Sanders to the inauguration A Minnesota maker creates wool mittens out of sweaters, just like the ones Sen. Bernie Sanders wore to the inauguration.

More eye candy from our trip to with for the vinyl album. ⠀
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With all the vinyl records manufactured at is in good company.⠀
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@ Noiseland Industries

A trip to with of to refine details on the special edition vinyl for their newest album Kings and Queens / Knaves and Thieves. ⠀
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We introduced luxurious textures and patterns with metallic silver ink and paper.⠀
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More from Training Leaders International's 10 year anniversary banquet invite.⠀
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A celebration of a decade of ministry deserves an invitation that delights.⠀
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More of our work with Amplify. These just so happen to be the perfect colors for the 4th of July.⠀
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Swipe for the fine details 🔎.⠀
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Release day for the new album. Special red vinyl version. Back panel detail.⠀⠀
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Photography of pastors around the world and powerful words to communicate the work of Training Leaders Int’l, come together in this vision booklet.

This spring marked the 10 year anniversary of Training Leaders International’s founding. It's been a joy to partner in so many ways since their founding—from branding, to web design, to vision books. Looking forward to the next ten.

Training Leaders International

From the cutting room floor, an unused mark.

Jesus in Athens is a documentary sharing the captivating story of the work of God in the midst of one of the greatest movements of people in modern history. It was a privilege to create the brand and marketing materials for the film and premiere events.

Our design for album “Kings and Queens / Knaves and Thieves.” Two new singles are out now, and the full album releases on June 21st. Further design details to come.

No act of kindness is too small. More from our identity work for . @ Minneapolis, Minnesota

As Our Own seeks to rescue, protect, and empower children in India who are experiencing treacherous life situations, caring for them not as orphans, but as their own. We created this book to help tell their story. They are doing amazing work, and we are grateful to be part of it.⠀
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Throwback to our branding work for As Our Own. They work to rescue vulnerable children from exploitation and provide lifelong aftercare in a family environment.

Press Check Time. Some of the details that go into a project.

A simple note card for Desiring God that aims to bring joy to those who help them bring joy to so many others. We kept it minimal with the perfect red and a die cut of the Desiring God mark.

Light is a good metaphor for much of the work they do. And we love the way it filters through the die-cut on their brand new notecards.

The conference booklet we made for serves both to provide practical info for the conference and engaging content for attendees.

Bold and bright. We're thrilled with this look for the 2019 Conference for Pastors + Church Leaders.

Here's a glimpse of our recent work for the conference, Gospel Joy. More to come!

Paper illustrator Alia Bright is leaving us speechless. Amazing work.
https://www.aliabright.com

Alia Bright | Lettering & Paper Artist

Great advice here from the legendary (and accessible) Micheal Bierut of Pentagram in his talk at DesignThinkers Conference 2018.

https://www.azuremagazine.com/article/michael-bierut-designthinkers-2018/

Michael Bierut and the Designer's Guide to Compromise

Dieter Rams helpful list of design principles apply to all kinds of design, not just product design. #4 is particularly insightful: Good design makes a product understandable.
https://hackernoon.com/dieter-rams-10-principles-of-good-design-e7790cc983e9

Dieter Rams 10 Principles of Good Design – Hacker Noon

Does bad graphic design doom good candidates? Or do lousy candidates inspire bad graphic design?
https://thebulwark.com/kamala-harriss-logo-is-a-disaster-heres-why/

Kamala Harris’s Logo Is a Disaster. Here’s Why. Back in 2016, I was pretty bullish on Marco Rubio’s presidential prospects—right up until the moment I saw this: The candidate’s name in lower case? The letters all running together like one word? The CONUS map as the dot…

An interesting take on consuming news:

– Practice selective ignorance
– Cultivate a network of curious and remarkable people who are hungry for interesting information and can guide our thinking.
– Relax, the important news will find you
– Carve out reading time
– Embrace Silence
– Get off social media

https://t.co/XrujA3BJhc

How to read less news but be more informed, according to a futurist Instead of focusing on what everyone is already talking about, hunt down unusual knowledge.