July 21, 2012
Anda Creative spent the end of last week and weekend visiting our farm and agriculture clients in the northern Illinois cities of Princeton and Chicago. AgriEnergy gave us a tour of their campus nestled in the middle of farm fields desperate for rain. We were happy to bring rain to the town of Princeton on… Read More >
June 2, 2012
Anda Creative is back in KC attending the second annual WordCamp conference for the WordPress content management system. So far, the design and development content is great but we were a little disappointed about the refreshments, especially since yesterday was National Donut Day. The donut management system must be down — there’s no other explanation.
June 1, 2012
Whether you spell it doughnut or donut, we can all agree that they are worthy of celebration. Anyone who places a design order in the month of June can request a free Anda donut button. It doesn’t taste as good as the real thing, but it will remind you to eat more donuts. Read more about National… Read More >
May 31, 2012
According to a recent article in Forbes Magazine, we are living in the era of design. Businesses now recognize the value and importance of good design in the marketplace. Designers will tell you it goes beyond this, whether it’s design for business or personal use. We enjoy making things look good, not just pointing out… Read More >
May 17, 2012
Anda Creative is proud to support Team Jerry’s Torch in the 2012 American Diabetes Association Tour de Cure (June 2, Grafton, IL), captained by good friend Erika Nelson. Erika organized this year’s team to ride in honor of her father Jerry Beine, a long time supporter of the American Diabetes Association and Tour de Cure… Read More >
May 9, 2012
Ira Glass’ radio show This American Life will be aired live to movie theaters across the US tomorrow, May 10 at 7pm. The title of the show is Things You Can’t Do on the Radio and includes David Sedaris and OK Go among the line-up of guests. Locally, it will be shown at the St. Louis Mills theater,… Read More >
May 8, 2012
Anda Creative recently designed and developed the new website for the Labor Tribune weekly news publication. Besides a more organized and fresh, new look, the website also provides breaking news, archived stories, social media access and subscription information. www.labortribune.com
May 4, 2012
Pantone® has released 336 new colors into its Pantone Matching System Plus Series, bringing the series total to 1,677 colors. Anda had big plans to work 337 new colors into a design project, but we just couldn’t complete our vision without that extra special color. Back to the drawing board. Even without that extra special 337th color, we can… Read More >
April 26, 2012
In support of Earth Day, the St. Louis Cardinals will show their green by celebrating Green Week, April 24 through April 29! Back Forty Creative will be in attendance to support the Cardinals and Green Week tomorrow. Read more on the St. Louis Cardinals website.
Today is national Poem In Your Pocket Day, so we’ve written a few art/design-related poems for anybody’s pockets. The idea is to select a poem you like, put it in your pocket and share it throughout the day with co-workers, family, friends and enemies who will then become your friend after hearing your poem. Use one of ours or make… Read More >
April 15, 2012
I saw these chairs somewhere in Chicago’s Gold Coast, er, Pantone 871 Coast neighborhood last weekend.
February 7, 2012
Dynasty Footwear has produced and released their website and Facebook page for the Makalu California™ product line. Visit them at www.makalucalifornia.com and like them on Facebook! To read more about Anda’s branding and design work with the Makalu California product line, visit our previous post.