Events/Speakers: Graphic Design

Design Madison starts the season out with the Brooklyn-based, young-gun Jessica Hische. Most well known for her heavily-bookmarked and wildly prolific website, The Daily Drop Cap, Jessica puts the capital-D in design with work that is a blend of sophisticated illustration, hand-lettered type, deep saturation, and joy.

“if somebody out there is going to render you obsolete, it better be you.” Portland, Oregon-based Sandstrom design definitely haven’t rendered themselves obsolete. Instead, they’ve filled a refrigerator with every major design award in the book and boast a client list that reads like a who’s who of american consumer culture: Nike, Coca-Cola, Microsoft, Sony, [...]

Back in ’95, Montana native Barry Ament teamed up with other Montana native Coby Schultz to form Ames. For the past ten years this small shop has put out big numbers. Their client list boasts the likes of Pearl Jam, MTV, Got Milk, Phish, K2 and Ride Snowboards, Nike, Amazon.com, Powerbar and Nissan… to name a few.

Factor Design facilitates the art of doing business. We know, ’cause it says so on their website. With a client list which includes our most favorite company of all time, Apple, and enough awards to make you want to scroll, you’re going to be hard pressed to come up with an excuse to miss this [...]

Eric Kass is the founder of Indiana’s Funnel: The Fine Commercial Art Practice of Eric Kass, a multi-disciplinary art and design studio in Carmel, Indiana. He has been featured in over 20 national magazines, like Communication Arts, Print, and HOW.