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In an age when nonprofit organizations are struggling harder than ever to have their messages heard, the value of branding and design has become increasingly essential to their survival. A first-of-its-kind book, Designing for the Greater Good, was recently released to offer readers insights into great nonprofit branding campaigns in 24 inspiring case studies and hundreds of illustrated examples. More

Here at A3 Design we are big fans of the site DesignandDesign.com. We routinely visit to see what trends and innovative creative our industry is pumping out. It provides us with a peak into the world outside our farm studio and inspires us to raise the bar in creativity and business. With those of you unfamiliar with the site, it provides an online community of quality design projects by quality designers. You can submit designs for review, but ultimately, the Design and Design team picks the selects and chooses what to feature daily.

The irony in the digital man's recent return to nature trip through the Grand Tetons, Yellowstone, Mount Rushmore, and the Badlands was mimicked in the editorial illustration we created for the popular magazine. Sifting through tons and tons of his personal photos from this amazing summer trip brought me back to road trips in the station wagon with my best friend's family. Wanting to capture the irony in this trip, we went with a retro style of the illustrative postcards that adorned the windows of so many destination souvenir shops.

The last issue of GD USA every year celebrates that year's best and brightest in design. With over 1,000 pieces included this year, the display of work from our country's talent was impressive.

We are proud to be included for the fourth consecutive year! The annual report for Cogdell Spencer ERDMAN not only received a Gold American Graphic Design Award, but was chosen to be included in the printed annual as well. You can check it out at your local bookstore or online at: http://bit.ly/8QS9yM