The first time Atomicdust was featured in the PRINT Regional Design Annual, one of the most competitive and respected design competitions in the country, we were astounded. (After all, we had entered every year for 16 years without being chosen.)…
Last summer, we got a phone call from Stephen Savage and the partners of 1000 Spruce about opening a new restaurant, half a block away from their already mega-successful ventures in downtown St. Louis, Wheelhouse and Start Bar. We’d met…
One of the most rewarding aspects of working in marketing is seeing our clients succeed. We work with a lot of food and beverage companies in St. Louis and beyond, including two highly anticipated restaurants that opened in 2018: Yellowbelly…
I have never lived in Polynesia. I (sadly) have never even been to the area. I did not grow up there in the ’80s. And even if I did – I bet the locally produced, small-budget television commercials weren’t half as…
GDUSA’s American Graphic Design Awards honor outstanding graphic communication. For 55 years, Graphic Design USA (GDUSA) has been an essential resource for graphic designers looking to keep up with the latest news, people, trends, technology, products and services. Each year,…
It was late in the afternoon, and Katie Werges and I were laying out design expressions in rows on the conference table. I had just started to brew a fresh pot of four o’clock coffee. Do you know how nerve-wracking…
When Sauce on the Side decided they needed a new website, they did a quick search on the web for local web design firms. There, their team saw a name they knew well – Atomicdust. Yes, that’s right. They recognized us from…
When James Beard award-winning chef Gerard Craft told us he was opening a second location of his acclaimed St. Louis restaurant Pastaria down in Nashville, Atomicdust was thrilled to be a part of branding and design for the space. Back…
The team behind Wheelhouse, a wildly successful restaurant and bar in downtown St. Louis, turned to Atomicdust to help them refine their brand identity and design new menus. After success with the original Clayton location, the team set their sights…
Believe it or not, branding a restaurant is not that different from traditional, corporate branding. For years, we’ve worked within more conservative, business-to-business markets, but have recently found ourselves doing more and more branding and design for local restaurants. How…
