Oxide

Oxide is proud to have partnered with Nebraska Business Development Center on a new visual brand to lead this vital institution into its next 50 years. The updated brand features a clean, bold logo that symbolizes professionalism, growth, and adaptability — core values of NBDC’s mission. The red underline in the design signifies action and progress, reinforcing the center’s dedication to supporting businesses at every stage of their journey. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/gbNfm-je

Congratulations to Whitney Quesenbery on being presented with the inaugural Civic Icon Award by the U.S. Alliance for Election Excellence! It’s an honor to have been able to design the commemorative certificate for the award, and an even higher honor to have had the opportunity to partner with Whitney on countless civic projects over the last 15 years. Whitney, you are truly a Civic Icon —?the entire nation owes you a huge debt of gratitude for your work in civic design to make voting easier, more usable, and more accessible.

?New resource! ? We just launched Designing Election Websites, a new nonpartisan guide for building great election websites. It’s meant for busy election officials who want the essential information to improve a website (or build one from scratch). We know many guides for better websites are out there, but we wanted to create one specifically for election websites. You don’t have to be a web developer or a professional designer to build a great website. Small improvements can make a huge difference in how easily a website user can find what they need. Writing out dates clearly like in the examples below can help make sure voters know the right date to vote: ? 11/05/2024 ? Tuesday, November 5, 2024 ? The third Thursday of… Our research revealed many other ways to improve election websites. ? We’ve put these findings into our new guide, Designing Election Websites, developed in collaboration with the U.S. Alliance for Elections Excellence. We hope you find this guide helpful, and if you have any questions or feedback, please reach out to [email protected]. (Link in comments)

You're invited! "Mundane | Sublime" by Oxide founder?Drew Davies?is one of the featured upcoming?BFF Omaha?exhibitions! Opening reception is 6-8pm on Fri 04 Apr at?Star Deli Gallery?in Benson. Hope to see you there!

Great article from Erin Owen at The EO Report: never forget your due diligence when developing a new brand. https://lnkd.in/gthfKrQT

Sorry to hear of the passing of Eddith Buis, one of Omaha's greatest advocates for the arts and artists. After her success with the J Doe public arts project, Oxide had the true pleasure of working with Eddith on her follow-up. 20 years ago (!) we partnered with her to brand Bench Marks —?her ambitious project to turn 100 public bus benches into inspirational art. Deepest gratitude to Eddith for everything she did for art in Omaha.

Very pleased to have the opportunity to design this logo for Omaha's Fairacres Neighborhood Association! It captures the neighborhood's historic heritage with bespoke vintage type, and features a proud fox symbolizing the district's unique beauty and local community. (Not to mention the frequent fox sightings in the area!) — #logo #design #logodesign #branding

Fun news! You can now get custom enamel pins of the Nebraska license plate (proudly designed by Drew Davies at Oxide), thanks to the clever folks at CityLocs.

Did you know that Oxide founder Drew Davies also makes fine art? If you're in Omaha this weekend, you can see one of his pieces! An assemblage titled "Cayman (Puzzle)" has been selected for inclusion in "You Should Be in an Art Show" —?curated by Collette Hanusek, hosted by Local Art Plug, and funded by Omaha Community Foundation. This weekend only, so hurry down to the Flatiron Building to see the whole show!

Thanks to Silicon Prairie News for featuring Drew Davies in their Prairie Portraits series — we're proud to be a long-time supporter of Nebraska's innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem!