CurlyRed | A Design Blog
Why, hello there—thanks for stopping by!
This area is a place to explore design ideas and inspiration, share recent work and testimonials, and let you know about upcoming CurlyRed and art-related events happening in Garrett County, MD and beyond.
If you would like to contribute or be featured in this blog, please contact Kendall at kendall@curlyred.com.
We hope that you are able to spend some time this weekend with your loved ones, and wish you an Easter full of peace and joy (and candy)! Our CurlyRed offices will close early this Friday, April 15th and will remain closed until Tuesday, April 19th. We will respond to all emails and voice messages […]
So we're now about 1 week into April, and it's still cold and raining again. BLAH! This time of year here in Garrett County is the ultimate tease—a warm sunny day will make you think that spring is finally here, but—guess what?—JUST KIDDING! We might get snow again this weekend. So what are we to […]
CurlyRed had the pleasure of working on two separate projects for the Garrett County Chamber of Commerce that have been unveiled to the public in the last 6 months. The first was a small, but important update to the chamber's branding, to make it more inclusive of all of Garrett County: We also picked a […]
Categories: 15 years of CurlyRed, Garrett County Chamber of Commerce, Garrett County MD design, graphic design portfolio
Join AAUW-Garrett County as we present some of the very best of our Women's Monologues from the 2019 and the 2020/2022 productions in celebration of Women's History month. Members and supporters of AAUW-Garrett Branch will provide the audience with a glimpse into the lives and accomplishments of some of the most important women in American […]
Categories: 15 years of CurlyRed, moonshadow deep creek, Our Town Theatre, women in leadership, women's history month
March has officially began, and today marks the first day of Lent, for those who follow the Christian church calendar. Lent can be observed many different ways, but this year it seems like a rather good time to stop and listen. Even in the nature that surrounds us here in Garrett County, we await Spring […]
Categories: 15 years of CurlyRed
Mark and Kendall Ludwig of CurlyRed are delighted to be performing in Flash Drive at Our Town Theatre in Oakland, MD! It's brand-new original production, written by local Garrett County playwright Barry Weinberg! Mark also designed the bold and compelling poster and program. A struggling artist on the way to his first gallery show stumbles […]
Categories: 15 years of CurlyRed, Barry Weinberg, Flash Drive, Oakland MD, Our Town Theatre, poster design
CurlyRed is pleased to bring you The Garrett County Chamber of Commerce's inaugural Lunch N'Learn on Tuesday, March 15, 2022 at noon. Enjoy a light lunch while you learn from an industry professional. Does Facebook, Instagram and YouTube make you feel overwhelmed (and maybe a little ancient)? Are you tired of customers asking you if […]
Here in Garrett County, Maryland, we have something really special coming up on Saturday, February 19th: Winter Fest in Downtown Oakland, Maryland! There will be the 3rd annual Wine Walk, kids activities, store specials, live music and performances & more! Tickets are available for the wine walk here. Hope you can join us! _________________________ Also, […]
Categories: 15 years of CurlyRed, first fruits February, garrett county lighthouse, Oakland MD, pathfinders for autism, winter fest oakland md
February is a really difficult month for a lot of people. If you live in an area like we do at CurlyRed, the days are short, cold and often gray (although we're really loving the sunshine today!). Quick shout-out to our friends at the Mountain Maryland Mamas podcast. These ladies have been giving tips and […]
Categories: 15 years of CurlyRed
To you, our readers: THANK YOU. You're the reason we're still here, creating beautiful things, 15 years running. We're hoping that by our Sweet Sixteen, it will be safe to have a big in-person bash to celebrate. We send out very infrequent emails, and one went this morning about our WHY, First Fruits February (starting […]
At long last, downtown Oakland Maryland once again has a coffee shop — our CurlyRed client, Shoofly Java! The Vagabond Taproom owners Pat & Michelle Hudnall decided to recently expand right next door to offer delicious and locally-sourced coffee, tea and craft sodas (along with handmade breakfast items and desserts)! A testament to the popularity […]
Categories: 14 years of CurlyRed, branding, Oakland MD, shoofly java, web developer, website design portfolio
Every February at CurlyRed, we donate 10% of our proceeds to two worthy nonprofits! Our Garrett County recipient is Garrett County Lighthouse and our Baltimore recipient is Pathfinders for Autism. You can read more about these fantastic non-profits below. _________________________ Garrett County Lighthouse, Inc. is a private nonprofit behavioral health organization established in 1992. The […]
Categories: 14 years of CurlyRed, first fruits February, garrett county lighthouse, pathfinders for autism
It's a brand new year, and our CurlyRed team is (finally) ready to get back to work! After a rough start (thanks COVID!), we're looking forward to the amazing things we'll create for YOU! But we realized (as we were setting our CurlyRed goals for the year) that we could do a better job of […]
Categories: 14 years of CurlyRed, branding, logo design, postcard design, poster design, web design internship, web developer
As we come to the close of another challenging year, we are counting our blessings, which include each and every one of you! Our team at CurlyRed hopes that you'll be able to find some light and love, however you're celebrating the holiday season. Our office will be closed, starting at 5pm today, December 22nd […]
Categories: 14 years of CurlyRed
At CurlyRed, we have launched a record-breaking number of websites in 2021 (with still a few more coming before the year is out!). Hats off to our web guru/ principal developer Mark Ludwig for working his magic unicorn fingers to the bone! Today's featured client has been a long-time client of CurlyRed, and this is […]
Thank you to everyone who has supported us by purchasing CurlyRed candles this year! Our Espresso & Siren and Cedar & Siren are completely SOLD OUT but we still have about a dozen each of our Cinnamon Siren (snickerdoodle cookies with a touch of sass) and Spice & Siren (a posh pumpkin spice celebration) candles […]
Happy Giving Tuesday, everyone! At CurlyRed, we are thrilled to announce the two non-profits that will be receiving a portion of our proceeds in February 2022! Our Garrett County recipient is Garrett County Lighthouse and our Baltimore recipient is Pathfinders for Autism. You can read more about these fantastic non-profits below. _________________________ Garrett County Lighthouse, […]
Categories: 14 years of CurlyRed, first fruits February, garrett county lighthouse, pathfinders for autism
Every year at this time, our team at CurlyRed stops and give thanks for the tremendous blessings we've been given—and that includes each and every one of you! We hope you have a safe and joyous Thanksgiving. Our office will be closed this Thursday and Friday so we can spend some quality time with our […]
Do you have a non-profit, located in either Baltimore or Western Maryland? Every February we choose two worthy non-profits and give them 10% of all CurlyRed sales for the month of February! If you are part of a non-profit that could benefit from First Fruits February, please contact us with your name, the name of […]
Categories: 14 years of CurlyRed, first fruits February, non-profit graphic design, non-profit web design
Baltimore, Md., October 13th, 2021 — The Daily Record selected M. Kendall Ludwig, president and principal designer of CurlyRed to receive one of the 2021 Leading Women awards. The Daily Record’s Leading Women awards honor women who are 40 years of age or younger for the accomplishments they have made so far in their careers. […]
