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How do our values—and the values of the studios and organizations we call home—inform how we approach the work we do in the design industry? How do they guide how we take on work? How do they define how we measure our impact and success? Join the Chicago Graphic Design Club at One Design Company in Chicago’s River North neighborhood on Thursday, October 17th from 6–9pm to investigate this topic through activities and conversations with an amazing list of design industry leaders including: - Nermin Moufti (Field of Practice) - Larry TCHOGNINOU (Ruptur Vision / Points of Sail) - Nicolette Stosur-Bassett (Habitable) - Tracy West (50,000feet) - Annika Welander (Someoddpilot). Register and purchase a ticket for this #ConfrontingDesign event via this link: https://lnkd.in/gvukqXYh All proceeds from tickets support Chicago Graphic Design Club programming. – I’m so excited to co-moderate this session with Christian Solorzano. Thank you to Cheryl Bever, Jeffrey Hitchens, Christian Solorzano, Chicago Graphic Design Club, Kyle Meyer, One Design Company, and all of our fantastic event panelists. – #Chicago #GraphicDesign #CGDC #Design #DesignCommunity #DesignEthics #DesignValues #DesignConversation #ChicagoDesign #ConfrontingDesign

It’s a banner day: introducing Leitmotif, an independent venture capital firm bridging the innovation ecosystems of the US and Europe. The One Design Company team worked closely with co-founders and Managing Partners Matt Trevithick and Jens Wiese to launch the brand, crafting a strikingly sophisticated identity program. From the core visual system through a website and a suite of communication tools, we helped the Leitmotif team announce their vision to the world on their one-year anniversary. With no time to spare, the Leitmotif portfolio already highlights a growing list of innovators within their orbit (including our friends at Sora Fuel, a SAF innovator we partnered with on branding a few months ago). Hat’s off to the entire Leitmotif team, as they set out to build a better world by empowering extraordinary startups to accelerate the transition from technical proof to commercial scale. Read more about the project and the core concepts behind the brand here: https://lnkd.in/g-K9jVUS Check out the site we built to launch Leitmotif from stealth here: https://leitmotif.vc/ #venturecapital #climatetech #investing #innovation #SustainableAviationFuel #industry #startup #branding #brandstrategy #design #digitalexperience / Becky Luther / David Gutiérrez / Osa Usuomon / Andrea Miller / Gareth Ross / Patrick Sarver / Mike McMillan / Molly Wells

From an idea in a lab to global design acclaim: One Design Company’s work for Montai Therapeutics has received a 365 award from AIGA Design. Selected from entries spanning 26 countries, our work for the Flagship Pioneering-founded therapeutics innovator is 1 of 54 projects to be awarded the honor. Montai Therapeutics?(previously Montai Health) is a biotech with a mission to “unlock the power of nature with digital technologies to treat and preempt chronic disease.” Our modular identity system borrows from the visual language of chemical bond diagrams, symbolizing the infinite chemical possibilities afforded by their platform. Vintage cyanotype textures emphasize Montai’s exclusive use of safe, organic compounds. – Read more about the work here: https://lnkd.in/grHsKyQQ – The One Design for Montai Team:? David Sieren, Jenny Volvovski, Brad Nowak, Aimee Lehto Schewe (she/her), Mike McMillan, Molly Wells, Kyle Meyer, Nick Rissmeyer, Becky Luther, James Johnston, and Kyle Green. - On a personal note: my dad first introduced me to #AIGA when I was a kid. As a studio lead, it was important for him to connect his team with the broader #designcommunity. As an adult, I served on the local AIGA Chicago board for close to a decade in roles from Education Chair to Co-President. It means to world to me to have the work of One Design honored in this year’s competition by an organization that has had a constant presence in my life. Not only am I proud of the work, I’m over the moon that work for a #biotech company is receiving this recognition.?Montai is focused on radically improving the health of millions of people around the world—not with a delightful consumer product or a powerful cultural experience, but through radical scientific #innovation. It’s an honor for me and all of my colleagues at One to be able to work with clients pouring their hearts and souls into this type of work, and it’s incredible to have it recognized by design industry peers and luminaries. – Thank you #AIGADesign! We are incredibly grateful to the distinguished #AIGA365 jury who gave their time and expertise this year: Abbott Miller of Pentagram; Dan Vlahos, AIGA DL; Heather-Mariah Dixon of Overeasy; Jarrett Fuller of Scratching the Surface and North Carolina State University College of Design; Lucille Tenazas of Parsons School of Design - The New School, and Anna Kulachek. Thank you to all at Montai—including Ignacio Martinez, David Kolesky, and Hok Hei Tam—for trusting us as your collaborators. And massive congratulations to the other winners of this year’s competition (along with a high five to friends Bud Rodecker / John Pobojewski / Nick Adam of Span; Nancy Skolos and Thomas Wedell; and Studio Blue Chicago): https://lnkd.in/gwcBXzF4

It’s a banner day: introducing Leitmotif, an independent venture capital firm bridging the innovation ecosystems of the US and Europe. The One Design Company team worked closely with co-founders and Managing Partners Matt Trevithick and Jens Wiese to launch the brand, crafting a strikingly sophisticated identity program. From the core visual system through a website and a suite of communication tools, we helped the Leitmotif team announce their vision to the world on their one-year anniversary. With no time to spare, the Leitmotif portfolio already highlights a growing list of innovators within their orbit (including our friends at Sora Fuel, a SAF innovator we partnered with on branding a few months ago). Hat’s off to the entire Leitmotif team, as they set out to build a better world by empowering extraordinary startups to accelerate the transition from technical proof to commercial scale. Read more about the project and the core concepts behind the brand here: https://lnkd.in/g-K9jVUS Check out the site we built to launch Leitmotif from stealth here: https://leitmotif.vc/ #venturecapital #climatetech #investing #innovation #SustainableAviationFuel #industry #startup #branding #brandstrategy #design #digitalexperience / Becky Luther / David Gutiérrez / Osa Usuomon / Andrea Miller / Gareth Ross / Patrick Sarver / Mike McMillan / Molly Wells

How does one build a future of abundance and resilience? Give DCVC’s 2024 Deep Tech Opportunities Report a read for some insight and perspective. For the second year in a row—in close collaboration with the DCVC team—One Design Company led the design effort to bring this volume to life. 106 beautifully printed (and die-cut) pages dive deep into topics ranging from robotics and quantum computing to TechBio, TechMed, drug discovery, farming, and beyond. Captivating prose, in-depth data analysis, illuminating illustration, and gorgeous imagery from the field make this—in my humble opinion—one heck of a compelling read. Read more about the project via the link: https://lnkd.in/g5nNcGtU Or download a digital copy directly from DCVC (and check out the site we built for them while you’re at it): https://lnkd.in/ggqvX_3Y Massive shout out to our collaborators: Nate Nickerson, Jason Pontin, Wade Roush, Hailey Hiss, Matt Mahoney, the entire DCVC and DCVC Bio teams, Mark L. from Classic Color, and every groundbreaking company highlighted in the book. #deeptech #dcvc #dcvcbio #communicationdesign #editorialdesign #publishing #interactivedesign #innovation #illustration #venturecaptial #robotics #quantumcomputing #TechBio #TechMed #drugdiscovery #investment / Brad Nowak / Ryan Paule / Ian Koenig

In partnership with the Chicago Graphic Design Club, One Design Company invites folks in the Chicago area to join us in the studio for the second installment of our Confronting Design event series on Thursday, October 17th, from 6–9pm CT. Last year, we gathered to discuss artificial intelligence with a panel of Chicago designer leaders, who shared a diverse range of perspectives on the impact of AI on the field of design. This October, we’ll confront values in the design industry, examining how they impact process, ethics, craft, clients, impact, and success. Panelists include Nermin Moufti (Field of Practice), Larry TCHOGNINOU (Ruptur Vision / Points of Sail), Nicolette Stosur-Bassett (Habitable), Tracy West (50,000feet), and Annika Welander (Someoddpilot). Follow the link to register: https://lnkd.in/gvukqXYh — #Chicago?#GraphicDesign?#CGDC?#Design?#DesignCommunity?#DesignConversation?#ChicagoDesign?#ConfrontingDesign #DesignEthics #DesignValues / Many thanks to Christian Solorzano, Cheryl Bever, and Jeffrey Hitchens for organizing the event!

It’s such a thrill to see your name—and your point of view—documented in the pages of a publication you’ve read since you were a kid. An absolute honor. A huge congratulations to the 143 winners recognized in the 2024 Communication Arts Design Annual—smart, stunning, and inspiring work all around! And thank you to Patrick Coyne and everyone at Communication Arts for asking me to be a part of this year’s stellar jury. It’s been a privilege to work alongside such amazing and inspiring folks, including Federica Bello, SoFeng Design, Kelli Miller, Ana Mota, Matthew Remphrey, Daniel Robitaille (Paprika), Suzanne Redmond Schwartz, and Nedjeljko Spoljar. Check out the winning work here: https://lnkd.in/g7EbTtKf Dig into commentary from the entire jury here: https://lnkd.in/g559jwcm And be sure to grab a copy of the 2024 Communication Arts Design Annual at your local bookstore! #design #branding #communications #communicationarts #designannual #designexcellence / One Design Company