Happy New Year to our clients, collaborators and friends!

We realized we never really shared pictures last fall of our new studio that we moved into a couple months ago.

Here’s a peek, along with a sneak peak of our new branding on the signage that was recently installed You can see more pictures on flickr.

Our studio is bright butter yellow, the perfect colour for optimism. We wish you sunshine and happiness for 2012!

A sneak peak of our new office

We are in the process of renovating and preparing for the big move. Most of the stuff we’re going to move over will be reclaimed or used/vintage furniture from the house or kijiji. If you know where we could find the following items, shoot us an email?

- Two vintage wood desks
- Small vintage table with drawers (for the front door)
- Reclaimed wood
- Any cool shelving
- Two office chairs (look nice, but ergonomic as K & I are both dealing with neck & back tension these days)

Festival season in Edmonton has begun! We work with lots of arts and festival organizations around town and I’m going to feature a few events here and there. First up is Edmonton PRIDE. The poster just printed yesterday and they let us go crazy with the creative

Visit www.edmontonpride.ca for all the amazing event listings!

The sixth annual Doctors and Derrieres exhibition and silent auction featuring art pieces by over 30 local artists will take place on April 15, 2011 from 7 -11 pm. Located in the heart of downtown at Enterprise Square 10230-Jasper Avenue, Edmonton Alberta. Featuring live music by the Wayfinders and Hosted by Chris Craddock. Cash bar with food. Entrance by donation.

Sponsored by: Harcourt House, Yellowhead Brewing Company, Barefoot Wine and Change For Children

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Learn more about the Emergency Social Health Fund and the Maternity Center we support by visiting here

More info: doctorsandderrieres.blogspot.com

OMG, Jillian! This embroidery work is stellar  More on her process for this cool project on Jillian’s blog.

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Other newsworthy items:

- A blog post from two and the city about my illustration work at the downtown Transcend. Thanks ladies!
- They featured some of the top 40 under 40 Macewan grads (I am one) in MacEwan’s M Magazine

If you are a designer/creator in Canada, we highly recommend you attend PICA 2011!

The speakers are excellent and the conference is located at the beautiful Banff Springs Hotel.

We’ll see ya there!

Our studio had a new print promo/brochure piece! It features Kayt (the studio greyhound) and her stats from her romantic past as a racing hound.

Think Santa’s little helper but rather, she placed in 1st 10 times rather than being shooed away from the track into the arms of Homer Simpson.

Anyhow, we love having her around. To the point that we create an entire promotional piece around her history and involvement in the studio.

Would you like a copy? Drop us a line and we’ll mail you one!

Flickr photos by Terri & Bredlo

Fall is officially here and we couldn’t be happier. Sweaters, hot cocoa, the smell of leaves and apples in the neighbourhood…

Another plus for Fall is the new urge for knitting cozy things. Especially outfits for Kayt.

If anyone has a colour suggestion for a knitted dog coat, please leave a comment!

We will collect the names and do a random draw for a nice package of woodward design treats. This package will include a typographical recipe book, morton the magician book (more on this project soon!) and an illustrated ladies top that we created for limebaby a few years back.

Position: Graphic Designer

ABOUT YOU

Maybe those drab office hallways can’t contain you any longer. Perhaps that white access card doesn’t open any of the doors you’d care to step through. It might be that you ache on a subatomic level to find your dream job: designing all day and honing your craft while enjoying great company and good conversation. In short, you are a creative, collaborative, conscientious, and committed designer looking to join the best team in Edmonton.

You have:

- 4+ years design experience

- a focus in print design (and maybe some web design)

- computer savvy & the ability to draw by hand

- a talent for thinking conceptually

- a tendency to work quickly & manage your time

- enthusiasm for brainstorming, collaboration, and being art directed

- a passion for knowledge, culture, media, design, and life in general

- a friendly attitude towards big, lovable dogs

ABOUT US

Woodward Design is a small, busy, and wildly successful design & illustration studio in the heart of Edmonton’s Old Strathcona neighborhood. We collaborate on interesting projects for a diverse (and enviable) client list, in a cozy and creative work environment. We are currently looking to expand our two person team by adding a third, complementary character to the mix.

We offer:

- competitive compensation

- a great benefits package

- a creative and supportive atmosphere

- two cool gals and a greyhound for co-workers

- a backyard to kick back in during downtime

- an amazing location near Whyte Ave.

- a high frequency of baked treats

To apply, send your cover letter, resume, and a link to your online portfolio (or 3-5 jpg/pdf work samples) to amanda@woodwarddesign.ca

Hi WD friends!

I will be driving up the coast of California to San Francisco 
If any has any suggestions for good stops along this stretch, I would love to hear it.

Davey Thompson and I are going to ICON next week!

I will be driving up the coast of California to San Francisco afterwards 

If any has any suggestions for good stops along this stretch, I would love to hear it.

I’ll be away July 13 – 25. Kristin will be running the studio while I’m away. I will be checking email bits throughout but mostly focusing on sticking toes in the sand…

- amanda