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Introducing Anew: Branding and Web Design for a New Event Space
Early this summer, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Eastern Missouri came to us with an interesting challenge: They were opening a new event space atop their regional headquarters in St.…
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Look Outside the Inbox: The New Rules of Effective Direct Mail
Some marketers will tell you that in this digital era, direct mail is dead. It’s a waste. It’s all junk mail. Instead, they’ve gravitated to email because it’s cheap, measurable…
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Hitting the Road for Louisville Design Week
It looks like Ol’ Jess and and myself are loading up the car and heading to Louisville for their second annual Design Week. Louisville Design Week brings together designers and…
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Getting to the Decision Maker’s Desk: ClinicalKey Direct Mail Campaign
Marketing is a combination of messaging and frequency. That’s something we say often, but when you’re promoting one of the thousands of marketing messages the average American is exposed to daily,…
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Welcome to the MX District: New Banners Help Usher in the Next Era
The MX District looked to Atomicdust to design a series of banners that would welcome diners, shoppers and tourists alike, ushering in a new era for the historic commercial district.…
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Grids Bring Structure and Strategy to the Benson Hill Website
There’s nothing more intimidating for designers, writers and even developers than a blank slate. But that’s exactly what we faced as we started work on a new website for Benson…
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Starting Start Bar
Start Bar, an arcade bar in downtown St. Louis, is opening soon and we couldn’t be more excited. In anticipation, we wanted to share some of the thinking behind the…
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Mixing Things Up with Nina’s New Branding and Packaging Design
After years of success in the business-to-business world selling cocktail mixers to restaurants and resorts across the US and Mexico, Lasco Foods wanted to make a bigger splash in the…
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Beyond the ADDYs (and Mike is Hosting)
Recently I attended the AIGA St. Louis Design Show, an annual event I always look forward to. I say the word “attended” very loosely. I stopped by for about 15…
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Value In, Value Out: How to Approach Marketing
Marketing today is about exchanging value. Businesses are constantly wondering how they can make their brand stronger, and how design and marketing can make their product or service preferred against…
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Balancing Beauty, Science and Business for St. Louis Heat Treater
Early on in the branding program with Paulo, our team went on a tour of their St. Louis heat treating plant. And we saw something surprising in the thousand-degree furnaces.…
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Atomicdust’s Porano Pasta Branding Wins Best in Show from AIGA St. Louis
Each year, the St. Louis chapter of the AIGA (the Professional Association for Design) hosts its Design Show, a gallery event showcasing the best and brightest design work from the…