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Indigo Awards Winner
J Drake Graphic Design has won an Indigo Design Bronze Award for The Logo Concept for RVA Ponds & Water Gardens Logo. Only 36 winners were selected in the Logo Category from submissions around the world. https://www.indigoawards.com/winners The client was starting a...
Apple Logo Creator Rob Janoff
At a time when design trends and tastes seem to fluctuate with increasing speed, one image has remained remarkably persistent: the Apple logo. Often remixed but never replaced, the symbol has been continuously in use in one form or another since graphic designer Rob...
3 Essential Branding Lessons From A Rare Steve Jobs Interview
This is one of those rare instances when you have two legendary figures that come together to solve a problem. The problem is coming up with a logo for Steve Job's new company Next. Paul Rand is the only designer that was approached...
Ellen Lupton visits AIGA Richmond
Ellen Lupton visited AIGA Richmond yesterday to host a Design Sensory Workshop, book signing and gave a talk on Design Is Storytelling. The AIGA Medalist, director of the MICA MFA...
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day 2018
I was pausing to reflect on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day and it occurred to me that I had never listened to or watched the entire I Have A Dream Speech from Washington, DC on August 28, 1963. Thanks to a friend and You Tube here is a digitally remastered version of the...
Graphic Design USA Award Winner 2017
Once again this year we have been recognized as having an award winning design for our logo work with Winfree Memorial Baptist Church on the Overflowing Campaign. Credit also goes out to Jason Sigler for designing the original church logo.
Richmond Biz Sense
This week in The Pitch: Advertising and Marketing News in Richmond by Jonathan Spiers. J Drake Graphic Design launched a new website for Midlothian real estate agency The Negaard Group as part of a rebranding. The site highlights the agency’s expanded service area. J...
Richmond Biz Sense
Richmond Biz Sense picked up the local news about the recent Platinum Hermes Award J Drake Graphic Design won for its logo redesign for a capital fundraising campaign for Winfree Baptist Church. This is the second year in a row that we have won a Hermes Award, last...
Paul Rand’s Contributions To Design-Led Business
Paul Rand is without a doubt on of the father's of modern graphic design, but mainstream corporations are just beginning to recognize that a design-led way of thinking about current business practices is the way to go. IBM for example is at the forefront of the...
47-Point Homepage Checklist:
47-Point Homepage Checklist: Attract, connect and convert more visitors into buyers with this ultimate checklist. Have you ever wondered why your website doesn’t attract customers? Do you want your small businesses website to increase your sales? Follow the tips...
Karen WelchLoved working with John Drake. He is a good listener, and he puts a lot of time and energy into his projects. The process of developing a logo for my new company went very smoothly. He went above and beyond to make sure I was happy with the finished product. Highly recommend him.