Recent news
June 2008
Studio Blue is a sponsor and exhibitor at the 13th National Museum Publishing Seminar in Chicago, IL.
Claire Williams joins the Board of Directors of AIGA Chicago as the Programming Chair.
Studio Blue is recognized by Print magazine in its 2008 Regional Design Annual for the Fisher Collection.
May 2008
Cheryl Towler Weese is a judge at the Advertising & Design Club of Canada's Directions competition.
Former intern Brian Watterson joins the Studio Blue team as a junior designer.
Studio Blue begins branding work for the Richard H. Driehaus Museum of Decorative Arts in Chicago, IL.
The College of Visual and Performing Arts at Syracuse University decides to work with Studio Blue to develop their mission, vision, and values statements.
The Dixon Gallery and Gardens in Memphis, TN chooses Studio Blue to design the exhibition catalgoue for Regional Dialect: American Scene Paintings from the John and Susan Horseman Collection.
April 2008
Cheryl Towler Weese judges the 2008 AIGA 50 Books/50 Covers and STEP Magazine's Best of the Web competitions.
March 2008
Studio Blue hosts a sold out AIGA Small Talk event. The discussion focuses on the studio's recent work, including a book for photographer Jed Fielding, branding for the Sam Fox School at Washington University in St. Louis and the Passionist Monastery, and work specific to museum clients.
The University of Illinois's Krannert Art Museum chooses Studio Blue to design a guidebook for its permanent collection.
February 2008
The Sam Fox School of Design and Visual Arts at Washington University in St. Louis continues its collaboration with Studio Blue. The studio begins to implement the brand identity it developed for Sam Fox School in 2007.
January 2008
Recognized for typographic excellence by the Type Directors’ Club, Blown Away is one of 225 international winners in the 2008 TDC54 Typography Competition.
Studio Blue begins to work on branding the Chapin Hall Center for Children at the University of Chicago, an applied research institution focused on building knowledge that improves policy and programs for children, youth, their families, and communities.
November 2007
The Cedarhurst Center for the Arts in Mount Vernon, Illinois hires Studio Blue to design a catalogue for selections from its permanent collection.
Studio Blue completes the redesign of a visual identity system for CJE SeniorLife (formerly Council for Jewish Elderly.) The organization provides a network of housing, health care, community services, and applied research.
October 2007
The Richard Gray Gallery, a leading dealer in modern and contemporary American and European art, hires Studio Blue to design the catalogue for Agora, a sculpture installation by Polish artist Magdalena Abakanowicz.
Having received her MFA at RISD, Esther Chak joins the studio as a designer. Esther’s professional experience includes marketing and strategic planning for architectural services; and identity development for non-profit arts organizations and start-ups.
Lauren Boegen joins Studio Blue as an administrative assistant. With an MA in Museum Studies from George Washington University, Lauren has worked for the Smithsonian and the National Park Service and possesses a deep understanding of the Studio’s museum and cultural client base.