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DBD+A designed these logos recently for two very unique clients. The first is for Eggers & Associates, a medical device research and development company with offices in Ohio and Oregon. The brand needed to be clean, strong and “precise” – a nice reflection of the high-tech products developed by Eggers. Our solution was to cut through a solid space with two “scalpels” to create the Eggers “E” mark.

This next logo was a re-brand for a personal and professional consulting company founded by Michelle DeAngelis, known from her many television appearances and her previous venture, Planet Joyride. A sought-after consultant, speaker, and coach, Michelle shows CEOs, managers, and individuals everywhere how to have a company, and a life, that “Doesn’t Suck.” In fact, her new website launches in August to coincide with the publication of her book, “Get A Life That Doesn’t Suck.”

Special thanks to Todd at Herman Consulting for linking us up with these great people!

We created these full-page ads for the Gorge Games to be used in national sports-specific magazines. The client wanted an in-your-face concept that would appeal to adventure sports athletes, and we delivered!

Sample copy by DBD+A: “Think you got what it takes? Gorge Games will thrash you, make you cry like a baby, and if you’re tough enough — make you a star. Come to the Pacific Northwest and battle the Gorge.”

The awesome sports photos are by Richard Hallman

DBD+A has just completed a complete website re-design for Madison Millinger Extraordinary Handmade Rugs, a retail rug store in Portland, Oregon. Click on the image to visit the site and see what we’ve done.

We also created this cute e-mail announcement for the site using part of the Madison Millinger logo…

The Pearl District is having their first annual Home Furnishings Sample Sale. DBD+A created this poster and handout card for the big event.

We just created this postcard for the Summer 2008 Gorge Games. It’s got it all! Action, thrills and Storm Large and the Balls! We’re also designing ads, banner signs and other materials for this eXtreme Hood River event.

Sometimes the best design projects aren’t about creating a whole new look, but taking the best of an existing piece and making it work better. We had just such an opportunity recently when we redesigned the Pearl District Business Association’s (PDBA) map and member guide for their magazine, Explore the Pearl. This was not just a simple redesign though, as the main project goal was to make the directory easier to use for readers, so they can quickly find the information they are looking for.Our solution was to re-group the listings into larger meta-categories and color-code the individual business listings by section. Those changes, combined with a more-legible-at-small-sizes typeface and some other design tricks we had up our sleeves, resulted in a new 6-page map and guide section that not only looks better, but works better, too. We also created new copy for the guide and titled it: Live it. Love it. Find it in the Pearl. You can pick-up a copy of the magazine in the kiosks around the district.

There are a bunch of new magazines launching in the Portland, Oregon market right now. Mix and Homes + Gardens Northwest from The Oregonian are already launched and Portland Spaces from the publishers of Portland Monthly is coming soon. Here are 2 full-page ads we did for Madison Millinger and JD Madison for the launch of Homes + Gardens Northwest. Time will tell if this relatively small market can support so many design-focused magazines. As a hardcore magazine junkie, we hope it can!

We’ve started a new music magazine in the form of a blog with good friend of DBD+A and fellow music fan, Gene B. The magazine is called Smells Like Pop and was just recently launched. We’re finally beginning to get the posts flowing and have also ironed out some of the design details. So now you know that DBD+A does not live on design alone. We also hungrily consume music at a rate that some say is hazardous to our health. Check it out, and post a comment–we’re looking forward to hearing what readers think.

It’s not often that graphic design is brought to the public’s attention through the major news media, and when it does it’s usually because it causes a strong (and usually negative) reaction in people. The recently unveiled logo for the 2012 Olympic games in London seems to be causing just this kind of reaction.

Here’s the official logo next to our version of DBD+A in the same style:

The official press release says: “The powerful, modern emblem symbolizes the dynamic Olympic spirit and its inspirational ability to reach out to people all over the world…

…The new emblem is dynamic, modern and flexible reflecting a brand savvy world where people, especially young people, no longer relate to static logos but respond to a dynamic brand that works with new technology and across traditional and new media networks.”

Uhmm, maybe. Though it often seems to us that when organizations attempt to make their product or logo appeal to young people — especially hip, urban young people, the results tend to be neither hip nor appealing.

What do you think — love it or hate it?

We’ve recently completed a new logo design for JD Madison’s new showroom expansion. The new space showcases ten new, higher-end home furnishing lines and needed a sub-branded identity that was similar to JD Madison, but that could stand on its own as well.

Here’s the logo on the new exterior signage:

And here’s the new logo next to the JD Madison logo:

The new showroom opens to the public on June 15th and will include many more information graphics, displays and signage created by DBD+A.