Heads of State

I came across this design studio when I was looking for interesting music industry design for my new context brief. Their work really struck me. Immediately from just looking at their website and it's layout I knew that I would like the work they produced. After all, web design is incredibly important, I am noticing this more and more recently. Poor design and I turn off straight away, it's bad, but I don't even give it a chance. 

Jason Kernevich and Dustin Summers have been working together in one form or another since 2002. After graduating Tyler School of Art’s militant design program, Kernevich and Summers began making silkscreen posters for Philadelphia’s independent music scene. The graphic and conceptual simplicity of their collaborations made an immediate impact on the burgeoning poster revival in North America. Local clients and small projects paved the way to international acclaim and assignments from the likes of R.E.M., Wilco, and The New York Times. They now run a full-service design and illustration operation, applying their graphic elegance and visual wit to a wide range of clients and projects. They’ve won awards from Communication Arts, American Illustration, Print Magazine, Graphis, and the Society of Illustrators.

Client list

• The New York Times
• Starbucks
• BBDO
• Ogilvy & Mather
• The School of Visual Arts
• The New York Public Library
• American Express
• NPR
• Nickelodeon
• Penguin
• Vintage Books
• Random House
• HarperCollins
• The New Yorker
• Esquire
• Wired
• The New Republic
• Metropolis
• Los Angeles Magazine
• The New Republic
• R.E.M.
• Wilco
• Iron and Wine
• The National
• Idlewild
• Modest Mouse
• Insound
• Sony/EMI
• Jade Tree Records
• Drive-Thru Records
• Capitol Records
• Louisville Actors Theatre
• Virgin Mobile
• The Boston Globe
• The Washington Post
• The London Guardian

Very impressive list. 

A couple of campaigns they have done. 

This is very interesting to me. It reminds me a lot of one of the ISDT briefs we have been looking at for the next part of the module where we have to visually represent a song using its lyrics. 

POSTERS

These are some of the music/band posters they have produced. As said copious amounts of times, I would love to create work like this. Both because it looks nice, and because it is brilliant at drawing people to shows. Eye-catching work leads to people reading the posters. 

BOOK COVERS

These are very interesting to me as personal design is very much something I would like to try out. One's own interpretation of a book's content, visually represented on the cover. 

I have stated a lot that this is an area of graphic design that I am very much interested in. 

LOGOS

OTHER

This is a design studio that I am very much going to keep and eye out on. 

They have a very distinctive style which I love... and very much work in areas that I am interested in. 

Very inspiring as I embark on the next part of the course!

EAMO

What first struck me about this designer was the website. It has a very 'cute' style which really puts the work into context. It gives a real feel of what is to come. 

The illustration has a very distinct style.

About

Specializing in Illustration for the following applications:
Magazine / Print / Publishing Editorial, Covers, Advertising, Childrens Character Design, Toys, Childrens Books, Animation, Storyboarding, Packaging, Posters, Album Art, Stock, Licensing, Apparel, Wall Interiors, Wallpaper, Logo, Type, Product, Prints, Fine Art.

I am very aware that this is simply illustration. But I really admire the fact that they have a style, which they stick to. 

Adam + Company

Adam + Company is an award-winning studio based in Boston. Since my work for Glayva in the YCN brief I have been very interested in work for alcohol (packaging and bottle design) and this is how I came across this studio. 

They also do a lot of work for the music industry. Doing album cover designs for people such as Madonna. Very impressive work. 

Intricate illustration

Beautiful combinations of type and image. 

Adam&Co.

Adam&Co. is an award-winning creative studio located in Boston, MA. We practice the art of design, specializing in branding, packaging, graphic design, and creative direction. Formed by Adam Larson in 2007, we work with a wide range of clients across many industries.

We believe in the power of good design as a universal mode of communication, a functional artform, and an effective business tool. By collaborating with our clients, and a network of creative professionals, we create tailored design solutions and brand experiences that are equally as effective as they are crea

Adam Larson
Founder/Principal

After 10 years working for various design and advertising agencies, in 2007, Adam Larson decided to open his own. He left Arnold, where he was a VP Creative Director, to open Adam&Co., a creative studio specializing in branding, packaging and identities.

Larson’s experience in design spans many disciplines, having worked with a wide range of clients, on an even wider range of projects. Throughout his career, he has lead creative initiatives for an impressive list of clients that include Absolut, Bravo, Nike, Virgin, Coca-Cola, Diesel, ESPN, Madonna, Samuel Adams, Estee Lauder, K. Swiss, Johnson & Johnson, Proctor & Gamble, The Truth Campaign, John Deere, Jack Daniels, MIT, and Harvard. He has worked with some of the world’s leading creative agencies including Arnold, Digitas, Razorfish, Mullen, Hill-Holiday, TBWA/Chiat Day, Mother, Crispin Porter Bogusky, Goodby Silverstein & Partners, Pentagram, and Landor.

Both his illustration and design work have been showcased in numerous books and magazines that focus on contemporary art and design. His work has received many design and advertising awards including The One Show, D&AD, The Kelly Awards, Cannes Lions, The Clio Awards, Communication Arts, and two Primetime Emmy Award nominations for his contributions to the truth campaign.

Branding

Kristine Mullaney Design

Campaign

In collaboration with Ness Higsonand Real Branding, Inc., Adam&Co. designed a viral campaign to announce the U.S. launch of Duvel Green.Our campaign used longitude and lattitude coordinates as a means for directing Duvel Seekers to the few, very select locations across the country where it can be found on-tap. Upon referencing the campaign, customers received a passport. At each location that they discover, they get a stamp, earning them greater access to branded giveaways and events.

Madonna

As her 25 year contract with Warner Brothers came to an end, Madonna was to release a definitive greatest hits record that would catalogue her career to date, simply titled “Hits”. Adam&Co. was invited to develop packaging concepts for the release. This concept illustrates a 6-panel digi-pak enclosed in a clear plastic, 1 color silk-screened sleeve. The digi-pak folds out to reveal Madonna posed in the sign of the cross. The booklet that accompanied the package was designed to resemble a bible. Each chapter containing text around each album of her career, accompanied by a unique illustration that references her stylings from that era.

Ilovedust

There seems to be too many examples of work that I like from this studio to put in one post. 

The breadth of skills from this studio are amazing. Print, screen, packaging, identity... and all with a very illustrative feel. 

It is clear they take a lot of care with their image and their work. 

We are ilovedust, a multi-disciplinary design boutique. We specialise in creative solutions from graphic design and illustration to animation and trend prediction.

We ply our trade in 2 contrasting studio spaces; one located in the heart of East London, the other on the tip of the south coast. Just a short stroll from the ocean and surrounded by the rolling Hampshire countryside, our south coast team enjoy a distinct vantage point working in a former butcher’s workshop. Conversely rooted in the heart of creative hub Shoreditch, our London studio thrive on the buzz and energy of the city in a converted tool-maker’s foundry. The blend of both environments provides us with a unique and inspiring perspective.

We mix some of the best British designers along with talent from around the globe.

We collaborate both in-house and with global brands, working together to create fresh, innovative design which makes up our award-winning portfolio.

Illustration examples.

Screen Print, something I am very interested in working with. 

Tiger Girl

The intricacy of this illustration is phenomenal. 

LG advertising

Rides Magazine

All the different styles of illustration coming out of one studio shows how diverse they are. 

Graphics

ILOVEDUST promo

D2 Recycled print brochure

Product

Breuckelen Distilling

Breuckelen Gin

Breuckelen Distilling Company asked us to work with them on the branding of their new bottles and packaging. 

Breuckelen Distilling is an artisan distillery located in Brooklyn, New York. They handcraft delicious gin from organic New York grains entirely within their Brooklyn location. Breuckelen is a tiny fraction of the size of typical distilleries but their production methods create products of the highest quality.

Breuckelen’s founder, Brad Estabrooke, is an ordinary guy with an extraordinary love of distinctive wines and spirits. He began studying the art of distilling almost two years ago now, and his passion for it has grown exponentially since his studies began.

Jordan x Levis

501 x 23

We worked with Brand Jordan to create the packaging and illustration for the collaboration between Jordan and Levi 501's.
The packaging featured specially designed Jordans and Levi's as well as an illustrated Tee shirt and perspex split box dividers

Type

Wow. Is all I can say.