When Work Is Play: Collaboration at It's Best article released

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Interrobang completes catalogs for Nova Natural Toys & Crafts

Interrobang has completed Nova Natural Toys + Crafts' 2009 Main and Mini catalogs. The Mini is inserted into Mothering magazine's November-December issue which features the Best Natural Toy's 2008. Parallel with the catalog designs, Interrobang worked with Nova to redesign the company's identity.

Nova Natural Toys + Crafts, LLC is a family owned business and retailer of finely crafted natural products geared to supporting creative and wholesome living. Nova strives to provide sustainable and organically produced products to families who are actively “going green”; taking an all-natural approach to their environment and the products they purchase.

Mark Sylvester invited to 2009 National Design Awards Nominating Committee

Mark Sylvester has been invited by the Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum to become a member of the nominating committee for the 2009 National Design Awards. The nominating committee is composed of leading designers, educators, journalists, patrons, and curators from all 50 states. The National Design Awards are comprised of six design categories, Architecture, Communications, Fashion, Interiors, Landscape and Product Design. Additionally there are two Achievement Awards, Corporate, Lifetime and the Design Mind Award. Sylvester was on the 2008 NDA Nominating Committee.

Interrobang volunteering design services for OneRichmond

Interrobang has been invited to act as consultant design studio to OneRichmond, a non-profit group dedicated to assisting the small businesses of Richmond, VT to prepare for and weather the impending Bridge Street Bridge renovation. The group is composed of local artists, business people, marketing, public relations, web development, and video production professionals.

Interrobang has completed the identity for the group, as well as Design Guidelines for the roll-out of the program.

Mark Sylvester teaching Publication Workshop at CCS

Mark Sylvester is teaching the Design projects section of the Fall 2008 Publication Workshop at the Center for Cartoon Studies in White River Junction, VT. The first-year students will explore basic design principals, typography, and sketching techniques Through lectures, practicums, and assigned projects.

Center for Cartoon Studies (CCS) offers a two-year course of study that centers on the creation and dissemination of comics, graphic novels and other manifestations of the visual narrative. Experienced and internationally recognized cartoonists, writers, and designers teach classes.

Interrobang completes Laura Lienhard Textiles website

Lisa Sylvester has completed the latest version of lauralienhard.com, the online home of Laura Lienhard Textiles. The new site launches as the company completes its move to Mill Valley, CA. 

Laura Lienhard Textiles offers a diverse range of woven and printed fabrics for interiors.

Interrobang receives Gold and Silver Create Awards for White-Packert Photography projects.

Mark Sylvester has received a 2008 Gold and Silver Create Award for two promotional projects produced for Boston's White-Packert Photography. A series of 15 postcards received the Gold award. The postcards, featuring images from both Sharon White and Robert Packert, are mailed as a set of 5 and are perforated for easy separation and individual mailing. 5 o'clock... Chicken, a 36-page full color, hard cover book of photographs taken by Packert received the Silver award. Sylvester designed the book and also acted as copywriter on the project. White-Packert and Interrobang have worked together for the past decade on client and personal projects for their respective studios and joint clientele. The book was produced by Fastbackbooks of New York.

The Create Awards is one of the top competitions for working creative professionals across the nation and is open to all creative professionals and students working in advertising, film and video, motion graphics, graphic communication, photography, printing, interactive media, and copywriting. The competition spans eight industries and includes more than 300 categories.

The projects will be on display at Create Chaos 2008, a five-day creative industry destination event produced to inform, inspire, educate, and connect creative professionals across industries through an all-inclusive event at the Orlando World Center Resort Marriott in Orlando, FL.

White-Packert Photography '5 o'clock... Chicken' book to be included in Creativity 38

5 o'clock... Chicken, a 36-page full color, hard cover book of photographs taken by Boston-based photographer Robert Packert will be included in Creativity 38, to be published by Harper Collins Publishing. Mark Sylvester designed the book and also acted as copywriter on the project. Packert and Sylvester have worked together for the past decade on client and personal projects for their respective studios and joint clientele. The book was produced by Fastbackbooks of New York.

First launched in 1970, the Creativity Awards is one the most esteemed graphic design competitions. The annual competition receives thousands of international entries each year, and culminates with the publication of the Creativity Annual, a 400 page, full color hard cover book to be published Summer 2009.

LPA Design chooses Interrobang to design marketing materials

LPA Design, Inc. has contracted Interrobang to design marketing materials for it's main trade show, Photokina, held in Germany at the end of September.

Founded in 1990 as an electronics R&D consulting company, LPA Design’s team of engineers has developed expertise in printed circuit board design, RF communications and antenna optimization, and remote sensors. In the late 1990’s, the company developed the industry leading PocketWizard line of high precision wireless control devices for the professional photography market.

PocketWizard products provide ultra-high precision, wireless synchronization of cameras, flash lighting, and light meters, allowing professional photographers to create unparalleled photographs and achieve unmatched reliability in capturing high value images.

TDK CD-R/RW Retail Packaging featured in Design Matters: Packaging book

Interrobang's comprehensive and award-winning family of packaging design for TDK Electronics Corp. is featured in a new book published by Rockport, Design Matters: Packaging 01: An Essential Primer for Today's Competitive Market.

The selected works were not only chosen for their aesthetic appeal, but for their strategic value and retail intelligence.

Interrobang providing identity design for zero2sixty Creative, Boston

zero2sixty Creative, a photographer's rep firm located in Boston and serving clients throughout New England, has selected Interrobang to provide branding, website, marketing collateral and other strategic communications materials.

Interrobang retained by Nova Natural Toys and Crafts

Nova Natural Toys and Crafts of Shelburne, VT has retained Interrobang to partner on the design of their direct-to-consumer catalogs, web presence evolution and general brand evolution.

Nova Natural Toys and Crafts, LLC is a family owned business and retailer of finely crafted natural products geared to supporting creative and wholesome living. Nova strives to provide sustainable and organically produced products to families who are actively “going green”; taking an all-natural approach to their environment and the products they purchase.

Interrobang developing retail packaging and point-of-sale materials for Hope for Women

Hope for Women, based in Burlington, VT, has asked Interrobang to develop retail packaging, point-of-sale displays and brand elements for their emerging line of Colombian Fair Trade, sustainable natural products.

Hope For Women brings premium quality, Fair Trade products created by women artisans to the mainstream marketplace. They are a socially responsible for-profit organization committed to providing sustainable employment for economically disadvantaged women worldwide.

Mark Sylvester art directs Circus shoot in Boxford, Massachusetts

Mark Sylvester was asked by Bob Packert and Sharon White to art direct a Circus-themed photoshoot for client Michael Albor, owner of the Loft Salon and Day Spa in Boston, Massachusetts. The images will be used for The Loft's PR campaigns, as promotional imagery for the models, stylists and make-up artists, and a more elaborate, to-be-determined collaborative project for White-Packert Photography and Interrobang.

Interrobang completes Apparel Detail Trims for Isis for Women

Interrobang has just completed a series of zipper and pocket pulls for Isis for Women's 2009 outerwear line, as well as molded cuff tabs, internal woven labels and patterned zipper tape. Coloration was based on the company's 2009 palette. Interrobang also designed the 3D forms for the pulls based on close consultation with Isis' VP of Creative and Design, Poppy Gall.

www.interrobangdesign.com updated

We have updated the interrobangdesign.com website with new work in all areas of expertise, direct LinkedIn and email links, an Art Direction section and a new Design Management feature area for Switchback Brewing Co..

Interrobang completes Switchback cycling jersey

Interrobang has completed the design of the first Switchback Brewing Co. cycling jersey. The jerseys will be produced by Louis Garneau, and available in a full range of sizes directly from the Switchback Brewery, in Burlington, VT, in late June.

Interrobang completes a suite of marketing materials for Marathon Health

Interrobang has evolved a wide range of marketing materials for Marathon Health of Colchester, VT. Over the first quarter of 2008, the studio has developed and finalized trade show booth graphics, kiosk artwork, related advertising, flyers, bag inserts and electronic presentation materials for the growing healthcare company.

Marathon Health offers integrated onsite health and productivity management solutions for helping employers reduce the cost of health care.

Jenna Adams_Stylist Business Cards featured in Best of Business Cards 8 publication.

The business card series Interrobang created for Jenna Adams, a photographic stylist, based in Boston and Philadelphia is featured in The Best of Business Card Design 8, published by Rockport Publishers.

The Best of Business Card Design series features an innovative collection of the most current and best work by top designers worldwide. The "go-to" sourcebook for business card design inspiration, this volume contains no text-other than design credits-which provides for pages packed with business cards, showing front, back, and special elements and materials.

Interrobang completes retail packaging system for Kom-Tech

Interrobang has completed a retail packaging system for Kom-Tech, the technical product division of Kombi, Ltd. in Essex Junction, Vermont. Multiple packaging solutions for the Kom-Tech branded X-Cap comprise header cards, pull cards, and clamshell containers. Trade show signage, order forms, and sell sheets were also designed to support the roll-out of this product family to the Kombi Sales force and their retailers. OEM versions of the packaging and product have also been developed for private label retailers.

Mark Sylvester delivers Paul Rand lecture at Center for Cartoon Studies

Mark Sylvester delivered a design history lecture on legendary American graphic designer Paul Rand. The lecture covered Rand's formative influences, his contemporaries, his early work in magazine design, his groundbreaking corporate identity work for ABC, IBM, Cummins Engine Co. and his influence as a Professor of Graphic Design at Yale University.

The Center for Cartoon Studies (CCS) offers a two-year course of study that centers on the creation and dissemination of comics, graphic novels and other manifestations of the visual narrative. Experienced and internationally recognized cartoonists, writers, and designers teach classes.

Interrobang joins Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility

The mission of VBSR is to foster a business ethic in Vermont that recognizes the opportunity and responsibility of the business community to set a high standard for protecting the natural, human, and economic environments of our citizens.

Interrobang joins Local First Vermont

Local First Vermont is a non-profit organization committed to preserving the character and prosperity of Vermont's economy, community networks and natural landscape. Their mission is to promote the importance of purchasing from locally-owned, independent businesses. They achieve this through education for citizens, businesses and local governments. Our fellow members are retailers and service providers in towns and rural areas all around Vermont. You can find them by looking for the Local First Vermont decal in their windows or logo on their websites or by searching the Local First Vermont Membership Directory.

Interrobang celebrates 10 years in the Business of Design

Interrobang Design is celebrating its tenth year in business. Mark and Lisa Sylvester formed Interrobang Design Collaborative in November, 1997. Interrobang’s clients range from local Vermont start-up businesses like Switchback Brewing Co., Soapdish and the LivingFuture Foundation to international companies like Kombi Sport, Symbol Technologies and TDK Electronics. Interrobang Design Collaborative specializes in branding, packaging, print and web communications.

Interrobang joins The Designers Accord

Interrobang has been accepted as a new member of The Designers Accord, a global coalition of design and innovation firms focused on working together to create positive environmental and social impact. This movement started as a call to arms for designers to engage in the environmental movement with optimism and creativity. We believe it is our obligation to use our knowledge, experience, and reach to positively influence what we design and consume.

Interrobang profiled in Vermont Business Magazine

The article Interrobang Design Collaborative: 10 Years in the Business of Design was featured in VBM's 2007 Vermont Profiles in Business issue. 

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White-Packert Photography Postcards achieve Gold Award in Creativity 37

Interrobang Design Collaborative has been granted a Creativity 37 Gold Award for the studios' latest project for Boston-based White-Packert Photography. The postcards are mailed as a set of 5 and are perforated for easy separation and individual mailing. 

First launched in 1970, the Creativity Awards is one the most esteemed graphic design competitions. The annual competition receives thousands of international entries each year, and culminates with the publication of the Creativity Annual, a 400 page, full color hard cover book to be published Summer 2008.