Creative communications and marketing. It’s the second thing you see when you visit our page, right beneath our name. But what does that mean? It means a variety of things. To explore new ideas. To have a conversation. To connect. …
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Street level scaffolding can be unattractive. Not wanting to uglify the neighborhood, when it came time for ordinary building maintenance, Google decided to do something extraordinary. In concert with artist Dark Igloo, the scaffolding that covers the facade of their Manhattan …
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It isn’t everyday that a vending machine asks for a hug. In a publicity stunt pulled off this past week at the National University of Singapore, Coca-cola has struck upon something truly unique. The vending machine that appeared overnight didn’t read Coca-cola. …
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Creativity and imagination are bottled inspiration. They can strike at any moment, grab hold and manifest themselves in unthinkable and implausible fashions. Taking shape in an almost limitless landscape of combinations, the only restraints are our dreams. Even our minds, …
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Adam C. Wagner, often referred to as A. C. Wagner, was the architect and designer of more than 50 American breweries during his lifetime. Most significantly for the Rochester community, in 1890 he designed this impressive brewhouse for the Standard …
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Hoyt-Potter House 133 Fitzhugh Street David Hoyt, a prominent Rochester bookseller and stationer, had this Greek Revival style house built in 1840 for his wife and eight children. Hoyt became one of the organizers and largest stockholder of what would …
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Designed by F.D. Hyde of New York City and completed in 1905, the Lehigh Valley Railroad Station is the only surviving structure inside the Inner Loop which recalls the importance of rail transportation in the growth and development of Rochester. …
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Station 55 55 Railroad Street By the time Costanza Enterprises  remade this burnt-out structure into Station 55  in 2008/2009, it had already lived many lives. Best known as the home and headquarters of Noah’s Ark Warehouse and later a factory for assembling office furniture …
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All the controversy over whether or not to demolish the 120 year-old brewhouse at 13 Cataract Street  got us thinking. Those in favor of demolishing the building say it’s an eyesore and a haven for drug dealers; even prostitutes. So, just remove …
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Here’s a link to a great set of posters developed by a designer to sort of vent her frustration with what people think she does or how people think they know what design is. Irreverant and humorous, I think I’m …
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