recent work
Fin Identity
The whole kit and caboodle. Our longstanding client, CRC was creating a new seafood concept and needed, well, everything. We were happy to provide the logo, look, identity, site, menus and more for fin. We stopped short of oyster shucking.
Mauritzon print advertising
Mauritzon print ads for the Industrial Fabrics Association International Review highlight new products and relay the 100+ years of their amazing customer service!
Old Glory Bar B Que Sauce Packaging
Award winning inside and out... Old Glory makes 'em, we designed all the packaging and both won awards. Old Glory's line of BBQ sauces were a hit at The National Barbecue Association's Conference & Expo, placing in two sauce categories and ahem, label presentation. Now go eat some ribs, and don't forget to sauce 'em up!
Paolo's Ristorante Menus
Paolo's, serving up Italian made fresh in DC, VA & MD wanted a sleek yet poppy look to their new menu jackets. We conquered dots, boxes and harlequins - yes, even harlequins, producing interchangeable holders using a traditional bookbinding format.
Hans' All Natural Packaging
Tracking his travels with a regionally flavored homage in the form of hand crafted sausage, Hans' All Natural products feature a taste of the world in pre-cooked packages of four. Designing the various labels offered us many mini-vacations in our minds and through our taste buds!
Monkey Island Identity
A fantastically fun indoor playground for kids, Monkey Island needed something as welcoming and playful as their concept. With a gifted illustrator in the role of Creative Director here at fathead, we were ready to get that Monkey off our back.
ENAZ Product Labels
ENAZ, a boutique in Highland Park, needed labels for their range of hand-mixed bath and body products. As a small local business, they weren't in a position to print multiple runs of many different sizes of labels, so they brought us an interesting challenge: to keep costs as low as possible, design a universal label, one that would fit a wide variety of products, from the slender 1/3 ounce essential oil rollette to the 16 ounce body lotion bottles and everything in between.
ENAZ Gift Baskets
ENAZ, a boutique in Highland Park, asked us to design an eye-catching and elegant label for their oils and lotions gift baskets. We based the illustration and design on antique vintage packaging from the 1920s and 1930s.
EuroFurniture.com National ads
For eurofurniture.com, EFW's online and mail order presence, a broader audience had to be captured while keeping the flavor of their modern classic/contemporary market. Regional ads in national publications such as Metropolitan Home has suited them well.
European Furniture Warehouse local ad campaign
EFW is a longstanding client with a great Chicago history and location. Offering contemporary pieces and modern classic reproductions, their local campaign targets this niche buyer demographic. Media buys in publications such as Chicago Tribune Magazine, keep their demo covered.
