Archive for January, 2009
RECENT WORK: ICAS/Juntos Adelante
Juntos Adelante promotes the just distribution of health, financial, intellectual, and artistic resources, abundant in the developed world, to women-owned and operated organizations and businesses in developing nations. The Mama Licha project—a collaboration with a Nicaraguan midwife—supports the provision of critical health care to Nicaraguan women and children through essential pre-natal care, pediatric care and vaccinations, gynecological services and low risk deliveries. The clinic also serves as an exchange opportunity for international health care professionals and students.
Baby Boomers and the Psychology of Design
“Eager to make up for time lost daydreaming in foxholes, soldiers arriving home from World War II rushed to their bedrooms with the wives and lovers who had patiently awaited their return. The result was a surfeit of bouncing babies, now known as the boomers, whose numbers are astounding. By 2030, the amount of Americans [...]
Lorem Ipsum
PRI’s radio news show, The World, featured a story on the Latin dummy text used by print and web designers. Known as “Lorem Ipsum” for the first two words in the text, it is frequently deployed by designers to hold space in a proposed layout until English words are generated. To generate your own Lorem Ipsum text for your next project, visit the Lorem Ipsum generator here.
We’re moving
WE’RE MOVING – We will be moving to the San Francisco Bay area effective May 1st, 2009. Our email address remains the same — stay in touch!
Design loves a depression?
Last week, the New York Times writer Michael Cannell claimed that design was getting its come-uppance. Too big for its britches, Cannell suggested. A little, how shall we say it…frivolous.
RECENT WORK: Rush University Memorial Center
Rush’s vision to lead the nation in patient care and research is one step closer to reality with the groundbreaking of its new cutting-edge hospital in Chicago. The event included Rush’s capital campaign and city leaders, and showcased Rush’s commitment to world-class care.
The absent object of graphic design writing
Vanessa Corrêa and Stuart Kendall delivered this paper as part of Design(ing) Criticism, a panel moderated by Carma Gorman and Elizabeth Guffey, at the College Art Association Annual Meeting in Boston. The other panelists were Johanna Drucker, Dennis Doordan, Denise Gonzalez Crisp, and Bruce King Shey.
RECENT WORK: UIC Graduate College
Seeking to connect with alumni, prospective students, friends of the College and donors, the Graduate College at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) engaged Kanan Design to create an annual newsletter. Using the modern and urban look of the University itself as a starting point, our team created a fresh, modular approach that expressed the global reach and vibrancy of the College.
ACS Branding
ACS BRANDING — Rush University Medical Center has retained Kanan Design to develop an identity for one of the medical center’s premier giving organizations, The Anchor Cross Society. Look for a new identity to launch in Spring 2009.
HAPPY NEW YEAR FROM KANAN DESIGN
To help others enjoy a bountiful 2009, Kanan Design made a donation to Heifer International’s WiLD initiative (Women in Livestock Development). WiLD helps women and children around the world achieve self-reliance through sustainable agricultural solutions. Happy New Year from Kanan Design!
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