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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...
Learning In The Bauhaus School
Learning in the Bauhaus School: five lessons for today’s designers (and five ways the web still is Bauhaus) This is an excellent article on the history of the Bauhaus School from blog.prototypr.io and the movement that it started with artists and designers in the...
Design Is Not Art
This is an excellent article about what it means to be a designer, Anne Quito has nailed the fact that art and design are two totally different fields. People often assume that I can draw very well because I have an art degree and I am forced to explain that I do not...
2016 American Graphic Design Awards Winner
For the second year in a row Graphic Design USA has awarded J Drake Graphic Design with an American Graphic Design Award. This year's award winner is for a logo that is being developed for a new client. The logo will appear on all marketing and branding material as...
Milton Glaser Still Hearts New York
As the creator of one of the most recognizable icons ever, Milton Glaser reflects on his love of New York, and the I [Heart] NY icon. The following excerpt is from The New York Times article by By JOHN LELAND "Mr. Glaser loved this New York as well. He never...
In The News
The Pitch: Advertising and marketing news for 7.12.16 J Drake Graphic Design won an American Graphic Design Award and a Bronze Summit Creative Award for its work with nonprofit group The National Association for Christian Recovery....
Dr Pepper Custom Labels
Dr. Pepper (my personal favorite!) is launching a new campaign that will allow consumers to pick their own bottle labels. They are describing the marketing campaign as “an experience of self-expression involving the nationwide distribution of hundreds of new, limited...
Hermes Creative Awards – Winner
127 Pittsburg St. | Dallas, TX 75207 | (214) 377-3525 | info@hermesawards.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: HERMES CREATIVE AWARDS ANNOUNCES WINNERS FOR 2016 J Drake Graphic Design - Gold Award Winner Congratulations, based on the evaluations of our judges, you are an award...
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.