Studio News

It's been pretty busy at the studio the past couple of weeks, so I've been a little lazy about updating the blog. There is a little break in the action, though, so I can take a few minutes to report on some things at the studio.

First off, the new 989 Design website is up and running. We have had a lot of positive feedback on the site, so a big thanks goes out to Laurie (more about her in a minute) and Mike Weiss of MJ Media—they are the people who actually took Laurie's design and brought it to life. As part of the redesign project, the blog was integrated into the site, so you can read the blog without ever leaving the site. I am going to continue to post here, although from here on out all Blogger entries will be identical to the entires on 989design.com.

The second piece of news is actually the big news I have been promising. I was holding off to try to tie the announcement in with the announcement in the Bay City Times, but I can't wait anymore. Laurie Russell has joined 989 Design as a designer/art director. Laurie is a fine artist with around 20 years of experience in design/advertising and is a real asset to the studio. Having a second set of well-qualified hands in the studio has been a real help.

The third news item isn't as cool as adding a designer to the team, but it's pretty visible. We finally got around to putting up our permanent signage in the studio (as seen in the photo on the left). We chose to work with Klender Design and they did a fantastic job. The work was finished quickly and the guys who installed the graphics were great. I can't recommend them highly enough.

That's all the news I can think of at the moment. Have a great day and we'll see you soon.