August 29, 2008

Come to the Table

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Slow Food Nation started last night with the signing of a food declaration and then a feast for 500 supporters prepared right in front of San Francisco's city hall. http://fooddeclaration.org/

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August 09, 2008

Slow Hits The Streets

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In just a few weeks, San Francisco will be host to Slow Food Nation, a first-of-its-kind-food event. We've proudly lent our creative talents to the overall branding and advertising, with street banners and national ad placements. Tickets on-sale now! www.slowfoodnation.org

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November 01, 2007

Shopping from the Hip

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Albertson Design just completed the launch of online retail brand Look-boutique.com.

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September 28, 2007

Yum Yum

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A tidbit of news from our office in "food mecca" San Francisco

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June 07, 2007

Let my People grow!

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We're very proud to share the news of a recent project we've just begun with Slow Food USA: Slow Food Nation.

check out the site here: SlowFoodNation.org

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May 30, 2007

GOOD Magazine

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Take a look at your local Barnes and Noble newsstand. There, you'll find issue 4 of GOOD, with an editorial contribution from us. We did the "Transparency" section, a series of informational graphics on topics ranging from teacher salaries to Bono's philanthropy (hey, I thought it was interesting).

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March 14, 2007

Ephemerama!

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Check out San Francisco collector David Levine's amazing web site of early 20th century travel ephemera.
There are some wonderful examples here of graphic design work from masters such as Herbert Matter, Piet Zwart, and Walter Herdeg (the founder of Graphis magazine). Spend a few hours browsing around!

Graphic Design from the 1920s and 1930s in Travel Ephemera

Shown above: Travel brochure "St. Moritz - Pourquoi St-Moritz Pour Les Sports d'Hiver?" 1936. Photomontages and design by Walter Herdeg and Walter Amstutz. Inside cover.