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Having a brand based on this truth is freeing because it lets the brand be what it always was. It is an idea that has become a reality, and it exists as if it always has been. It’s a brand, and now it not only exists in this world, but it also belongs in it.

Branding and the Truth - Workhorse “Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth.” – Buddha In the process of revising the Workhorse website, we’ve been doing some introspection on what… Read More

A Trio Of New Exhibits At MLK Library Goes Deep On DC History Fully opening this September, a series of exhibits walks library visitors through decades of D.C. history and culture.

We are currently not doing any photo or video shoots so we did some research and saw if we could retrofit some of our production equipment and begin our own pirate station.

Live-streaming from the End of the World - Workhorse We’ve been doing a lot of experimenting with live-streaming and online events. After the shutdown, we started looking more into it and seeing if we could quickly ramp up a… Read More

This Valentine’s Day, so take some time to love yourself.

https://wrkhrs.co/notes/words/loving-yourself-avoiding-burnout/

Loving Yourself: Avoiding Burnout - Workhorse “Do what you love, and you’ll never work another day in your life.” You’ve heard this one before. Lots of people swear by it. But those whose whole identity is… Read More

We predict that 2020 is going to go down as a year of influence, focusing on strong type through new iterations of centuries-old techniques and new technical optimizations of OpenType features. Check out 5 typography trends our Creative Director, Tj Cichecki predicts will be popping up in 2020.

5 Type Trends for 2020 - Workhorse It’s that time of year when we are bombarded with year-end wrap-ups and trend predictions for the year to come. So, we figured we’d get in on the fun. We… Read More

We love our plant pals 🌱🌵🌿. Check out a few shots of some of our studio plants + a few of shots of some custom concrete pots made in our studio.

Studio Plants - Workhorse It’s no secret that we love plants, like, really LOVE them. Our office is filled with them and so are our homes. We exchange seeds and leaf clipping, share treats from our gardens, trade tips, and rant about the goddamned rats always eating all the tomatoes.

From the Newsletter: "This week we’re kicking off the official Summer of Workhorse series which will be full of fun, sun, and more sun, because of global warming. We are excited to share bite-size snacks of travel and chill-friendly content with you. For our first installment, we’ve collected a handful of fun and interesting podcast episodes."

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Workhorse Tuesdays // The Summer of Workhorse

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Join our team and get in on this breakfast game.

We're always on the hunt for collaborators to help us with our ongoing content production, plus there's still a little time left to submit your application for our summer internship program on both the marketing and design teams!

Hit www.wrkhrs.co/jobs to see what's good. 🐴

Just finished up this social rebrand for National Women's History Museum! We built a visual identity system that is distinctive, flexible, and ownable—and one that effectively shines a light on their mission, which is to build the first-ever National Women's History Museum on the National Mall. Check it out:

Recent Work: National Women's History Museum Social Rebrand - Workhorse This spring, National Women’s History Museum (NWHM) joined our client roster, coming to us in need of some heavy-hitting digital media strategy and design expertise. Their goals: 1) to create… Read More

Got your inbox goin' up on a Tuesday. Sign up for our bi-weekly newsletter to get check out our new work, inspiration, and our favorite internet finds!

Tuesdays by Workhorse - Workhorse The weekly digest you didn’t know you needed. Got your inbox goin’ up on a Tuesday.

Check out some of our recent work with 3D and dimensional design up on the blog this week:

Recent Work: 3D & Dimensional Design - Workhorse Last month, we shared a little of our favorite 3D design inspiration in our most recent mood— and now we’re back with a little 3D work of our own. We’ve… Read More

Another newsletter on the books! This week, we get into new work with 3D and dimensional design, some of our favorite picks on the internet this month, and leveling up in 2018. Have you signed up for this yet?

Workhorse Tuesdays // level up 2018. Look— whether or not you buy into the whole 'new year, new me' thing, you have to admit, reading other people's reflections about the year ahead can be inspiring. To Mike Monteiro (hit subscribe on that email, y'all), it means quitting Twitter and reading more books. To the gals behind the podcast...

We've put together a list of some of our favorite albums of 2017— what were yours?

Selections: Best of 2017 - Workhorse If you know us, you know our studio speakers *always* on. We even have a dedicated slack channel just for sharing the music we’re into. So, yeah— music is a… Read More

On the heels of Art Basel last week, we thought we'd share Workhorse designer Ash Casper's highlights from ARTBO in Bogotá last month. Check out her top picks!

Travelogue: ARTBO, The International Art Fair of Bogotá - Workhorse Last month, I found myself amongst some of the greatest critics, art collectors, and artists of the contemporary art world. One of my best friends and I flew down to… Read More

Dive into the world of K Beauty with us.

mood: k beauty. - Workhorse If you’re in the business of keeping up with trends, K Beauty is one that you can’t afford to ignore. One can barely delve into the ever-changing world of beauty… Read More

Remember your grad school days? We barely do. But when one of our favorite colleagues started applying for grad schools, Abe decided to take a trip down memory lane to his pre-MFA days and look over his statement— and got a few friends to join him. Take a look:

State Your Purpose! - Workhorse A few weeks ago my friend Greg, who has been working with Workhorse as a freelancer since we started the company, told me that he was applying to MFA design… Read More

We've been putting in some serious hours playing with our food lately. Check out some of our recent work with studio photography, and do your best not to drool!

Recent Work: Studio Photography. - Workhorse One of our biggest service offerings at Workhorse is creating killer digital content for our clients.

DC Design Week is just around the corner! Want to get the scoop on can't-miss events and parties? Head to our blog for the details. See you all there!

Spotlight: DC Design Week 2017. - Workhorse AIGA DC is gearing up for another annual Design Week! If you aren’t familiar with AIGA and its DC chapter, we recommend reading up! Workhorse partner Tj Cichecki has long… Read More

Workhorse stay traveling.

Check out Creative Director Tj Cichecki's blog post on his trip to Amsterdam, Brussels, and Valencia— including his excellent collection of travel ephemera.

Travelogue: European Ephemera - Workhorse In recent years traveling, my wife and I have focused on packing light and resisting the urge to collect every cute tchotchke along the way. We try to travel only… Read More

Got more than a few kombucha lovers here at the studio, so Michelle decided to take the bold step and go where none of us had gone before— she learned how to make her own.

#BoochDiaries - Workhorse Last month, Michelle brewed her first successful batch of homemade kombucha, which tasted surprisingly similar to the store-bought version. So she's taken to the Workhorse blog to preach her booch sermon and convince us all to join her.

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Tuesdays by Workhorse - Workhorse The weekly digest you didn’t know you needed. Got your inbox goin’ up on a Tuesday.

Always flexing that creative process. We've been exploring the concept of age and aging for clients in the skincare and beauty space— so we thought we'd take those ideas on a journey of our own.

Check our latest studio mood board on the blog today.

mood: age ain't nothin' but a number. - Workhorse we’ve been doing a lot of work for luxury skin and beauty brands lately. a lot of our discussions around brand identity often land on the topic of age. what… Read More

Workhorse Creative Director TJ Cichecki​ and teammate Dan Rader​ of ISL​ brought home the People's Choice Award at the Adobe this week! 🏆

Check out Workhorse on The Businessology Show! Tune in for a behind-the-scenes look at our recent merger.

recent work: workhorse on businessology podcast. - Workhorse WE DID A THING. A very big thing. We merged with digital marketing agency Decent Workshop, and it’s been quite the journey. Bringing together two independent companies is no easy… Read More

Workhorse updated their business hours.

New year. New projects. Stronger Team. We're pumped here in the studio to kick some more ass in 2017.

Where were you on the weekend? DC Design Week highlights from the closing party. Couldn't go wrong with fresh burgers, refreshing beers, and screen printing.

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Huge thanks to for being our venue hosts for 's event last night. We were honored to be a part of 's Design Matters live podcast featuring Abbott Miller as her guest. Holy s**t is an understatement.

Thanks to Morgan H. West, the founder of A Creative DC, for kicking off the morning with inspiring stories of growth and development. Keep checking in at dcdesignweek.org for more events and talks by locals doing badass things here in Washington!