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Anyone eating at @ladyofthehousedetroit or @karlsdetroit tonight to start their weekend? If so, keep an eye out for the all the cooks’ domes since they are wrapped in this custom bandana we designed for Lady. The bandana design features all the illustration work we did for the restaurant and was inspired by classic handkerchief styles. If you’re looking for a great swag surprise, a custom bandana might be it!

We are always SO HAPPY (look at our partner @meagbarry’s grin for proof) when you choose to work with us because it means you want us to be on your team. We are a partner who’s equally as invested in your vision as you are, because we don’t succeed until our clients do. When we’re on your team, we make sure you stand out against your competitors, and that you create a first and lasting impression that brings your customers back again and again. While we handle that, you can focus on what your do best: running your business. And the best part? We want to be on your team for the long haul. If you pick us for dodgeball, we mean design, we’ll be by your side every step of the way. 📸 courtesy of @designcoredet.

Two Saturdays this month we dedicated to mentoring emerging designers through a program called Propel we created through our roles as @aigadetroit board members. We had twelve students selected from all different backgrounds: some who attend design programs like @waynestate, @oaklandu, @ltu_coad, @uofmichigan, @ccs_detroit, @ferrisstateu, some who’ve recently graduated, and others who’ve never had formal training. Each session had a workshop component, as well as a panel discussion with local professionals (thank you to all our volunteers!). Detroit design employers, keep an eye out for resumes listing “Propel” because these students are ready to work in our field. If you’d like to be a mentor or mentee in the future, comment below!

Our book cover illustration for WOMEN RAPPING REVOLUTION: HIP HOP AND COMMUNITY BUILDING IN DETROIT is now out in print! This is the image we passed along to the University of California press during the summer, and it’s great to see it out in the real world. Authors Kellie Hay and Rebekah Farrugia have researched the important role of women in Detroit’s hip hop underground for over seven years, and we are honored to be a part of their project. Our goal was to be feminine, but not cutesy, and to reflect a collective attitude and style of real women in the scene. Small moments like water droplets reference the Detroit women rappers’ community activism, especially around issues related to water. Go buy a copy today and look at this beauty on your shelf (and read it too)!

We are proud to be @cranbrook_art alumni and we’re honored to be designing the graphics for the 2020 Cranbrook Alumni Reunion. Our idea was to collage works by CAA alum (which can be weird, wacky, modern) against the historic backdrop of campus to create a series of postcards from a place they once called “home”. Every month leading up to the reunion we’ll be creating a new seasonal postcard. One of the project challenges was to make visuals that represent the community over five + decades, making sure alumni in their 70s can read the typography but still resonate with more recent grads. Alumni, if you’d like your work included in one of the collages, please upload high res images to CAA’s website under the “reunion” tab. Can’t wait to see you all in June!

DID YA HEAR?! Our partner @meagbarry won the Designer Dating Game last night as the opening event to #detroitdesignmonth! She repped Unsold Studio and “took home” the client and this sweet swag bag! Want to know what helped her take home the prize? Send us an email to learn more about what makes us a great match for you! Congrats to @tonywhlgn, winner of the second client round! Thanks to @designcoredet for the invitation, to client Be:Her for selecting Contestant 2, @gspondy for being the host with the most, @algertheater for the great event space, and to all the other participants!