Thank you to all of our amazing (both new and returning) clients for making 2018's CurlyRed's First Fruits February the best one yet! Next week, we'll be sending out checks to both Simple Sacrifice (visit Simple Sacrifice's website here) and I Can Swim (visit I Can Swim's website here), our 2018 First Fruits February recipients! […]

Categories: 2018 Garrett County networking, CurlyRed, first fruits February, have a nice day project, I Can Swim, Simple Sacrifice, Trader's coffee house deep creek maryland

It's finally here! Silent Sky at Our Town Theatre in Oakland, MD opens tonight! We still can't get over how lovely the poster design is, created by our own Mark Ludwig, Vice President and Principal Developer at CurlyRed. If you're curious what Silent Sky is all about, here's a quick synopsis: When Henrietta Leavitt begins […]

Categories: 2018 Garrett County networking, Garrett County Republican, Henrietta Leavitt, Lauren Gunderson, M. Kendall Ludwig, mark ludwig, Our Town Theatre, silent sky

Join us on Tuesday, February 20th, from 6-8pm for Garrett County's first Have a Nice Day Project. Our dear friend Jessica Watson of Points North Studio began the Have a Nice Day Project in 2015. It's been happening in coffee shops and bars all over Baltimore. Join CurlyRed and the Garrett County Arts Council at […]

Categories: 11 years of CurlyRed, 2018 Garrett County networking, have a nice day project, Jessica Watson, Points North Studio, Trader's coffee house deep creek maryland

“I am thrilled with the result of my branding project with CurlyRed. Her creativity, attention to detail, positive attitude and flexibility made it a pleasure to work with Kendall.” —Jeanne Børretzen, CEO of Prima Optikk It's not everyday that we get the chance to work with someone across the world! In fact, Prima Optikk is […]

Categories: Alliance Optikk, comprehensive digital brand guide, CurlyRed testimonials, eye care brand, Jeanne Børretzen, norway design, prima optikk

It's hard to believe, but February is only a week away! And that means: First Fruits February! CurlyRed will be donating 10% to two extra-special Maryland-based organizations, suggested by you. (We had several great choices, and two stood out to us. We couldn’t choose between them, so we’ve decided on TWO non-profit recipients, one in […]

Categories: Baltimore design, CurlyRed giveaway, CurlyRed news, first fruits February, Garrett County MD design, GC CARC, I Can Swim, non-profit graphic design, non-profit web design, Simple Sacrifice

Join us on Tuesday, February 20th, from 6-8pm for Garrett County's first Have a Nice Day Project. Our dear friend Jessica Watson of Points North Studio began the Have a Nice Day Project in 2015. It's been happening in coffee shops and bars all over Baltimore. As Jessica writes: “It's the coolest way for one […]

Categories: 2018 Garrett County networking, Baltimore, Garrett County MD design, have a nice day project, Jessica Watson, Points North Studio, Trader's coffee house deep creek maryland

When we are able to help a client that has helped us for years, that's something really special. RemSource is a US-based virtual support company that CurlyRed has been using since 2011! My assistant at RemSource helps us keep our company running smoothly: assisting with scheduling, following up on proposals and invoices, and even answers […]

Categories: administrative design, Azi Rosenblum, Baltimore project management, bookkeeping branding, branding, CurlyRed client testimonials, icon design, Maryland consulting, RemSource, virtual office team

So long, 2017! We wish you a wonderful holiday full of love and laughter, and a safe and magical start of 2018. Our CurlyRed office will be closed starting today at 5pm, and we'll re-open Tuesday, January 2nd, 2018. Please continue to check CurlyRed's blog (curlyreddesign.blogspot.com) and Twitter (http://twitter.com/curlyreddesign) for updates and CurlyRed news.

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We love bringing clients full-circle. In 2008 (when we were brand-new!), CurlyRed helped Annapolis-based, computer programming company Wyetech create their visual branding. Mark Goss is the president of Wyetech (fun fact: he's also cousin-by-marriage to president and principal designer M. Kendall Ludwig). Mark approached us this year, ready to up his online presence game. We […]

Categories: branding, CurlyRed client testimonials, CurlyRed testimonials, custom Wordpress website, responsive custom Wordpress design and development, wyetech

We hired Hagerstown student Kylie Magnis as our new CurlyRed design intern this month. So we decided to grill her with a few questions about her childhood, art, creativity, and women in business. Read Kylie's answers to our burning questions here: 1. Where do you go to school, and when do you expect to graduate? […]

Categories: curlyred intern, graphic design intern, Hagerstown Community College, Kylie Magnis, Trojan Pro, Vincent van Gogh, western MD graphic design, women in leadership

First off, thank you to everyone who submitted their non-profit for consideration for CurlyRed's 2018 First Fruits February! We had several great choices, and two extra-special organizations to stood out to us. We couldn’t choose between them, so we’ve decided on TWO non-profit recipients, one in Baltimore, MD and one in Garrett County, MD. Congratulations […]

Categories: 10 years of CurlyRed, Baltimore non-profit design, Garrett County MD design, I Can Swim, non-profit web design, Simple Sacrifice

Next Wednesday night is going to be an epic time! _________ SHOW US YOUR MASK & CELEBRATE OUR HISTORY DEC 6TH, 7PM AT THE ELEPHANT At the end of this year B'More Creatives will be closing as a networking group for women in the creative profession in Baltimore. Join us for a private celebration on […]

Categories: B'more Creatives, Baltimore creative group, December 2017 networking Baltimore, End of an Era party, Jessica Watson, Points North Studio, The Elephant Mt. Vernon, women in leadership

#givingtuesday is a wonderful day of giving back to organizations that desperately need it! Our favorite global non-profit is Compassion International, where you can sponsor a child in need and change his or her life! This upcoming February of 2018, we'd like to donate the full 10% to one Maryland-based non-profit, suggested by you. We've […]

Categories: CurlyRed news, first fruits February, Maryland organization, non-profit graphic design, non-profit web design

We've had the pleasure of being part of am amazing (and free) networking group called B'More Creatives, since the very beginning. M. Kendall Ludwig, president and principal designer of CurlyRed, was also had the honor of serving on the board of directors for the past 5 or 6 years. But Kendall, along with fellow leader […]

Categories: B'more Creatives, Baltimore Dec 2017 networking, design support group, Jessica Watson, M. Kendall Ludwig, Points North Studio, The Elephant Mt. Vernon

Our dear friend, Bridget Manley, created the Birds in a Tree podcast about parenting. The good, the bad, the hard and the glorious, all from the perspective of different parents each episode. From left: Mark Ludwig, vice-president, CurlyRed; daughter Juliette; daughter Margot; M. Kendall Ludwig, president, CurlyRed She asked M. Kendall Ludwig, president and principal […]

Categories: birds in a tree, CurlyRed news, girl boss, M. Kendall Ludwig, mark ludwig, podcast, women in leadership, working mom

First off, thank you to everyone who submitted their non-profit for consideration for CurlyRed's 2018 First Fruits February! We had several great choices, and two extra-special organizations to stood out to us. We couldn’t choose between them, so we’ve decided on TWO non-profit recipients, one in Baltimore, MD and one in Garrett County, MD. Congratulations […]

Categories: 10 years of CurlyRed, Community Crisis Center, CurlyRed news, Dove Center Oakland Maryland, first fruits February, non-profit graphic design, non-profit web design

From the moment we learned about The Slippery Mermaid Sushi Bar — serving colorful, unexpected and funky sushi rolls in Navarre, Florida and Sewickley, Pennsylvania — we KNEW we could design something really special for them. Our CurlyRed team set out to create a fully custom and responsive WordPress website that would showcase the sushi […]

Categories: Chad Lawson, CurlyRed portfolio, custom Wordpress website, responsive custom Wordpress design and development, restaurant website design, Slippery Mermaid, sushi bar, sushi rolls design

October is a wonderful month for Western Maryland—especially in Garrett County. Here are a few things we are excited to be a part of: The GOBA 50/50 Go Greater Raffle Oakland, Maryland is being revitalized. And CurlyRed (now located in Mtn. Lake Park, considered Greater Oakland) is very pleased to be on the GOBA Marketing […]

Categories: 2017 Garrett County networking, Autumn Glory festival, GOBA 50/50 Go Greater raffle, Greater Oakland Business Association, Oakland MD, Tech at the Gap, western MD graphic design

Happy Wednesday, friends! That is the last installment of a three-part series (you can find part one here and part two here). These are some of the most important things I’ve learned since moving our family and my business 200 miles west, from Baltimore to Mountain Lake Park, MD (near the West Virginia line). I hope these […]

Categories: 10 years of CurlyRed, Baltimore, husband and wife design team, Instagram best practices, mark ludwig

Thanks for following along, everyone!Here's some more tidbits I’ve learned over the past year since relocating my life (and CurlyRed) 200 miles west to Garrett County, MD:6. It’s easy to become overcommitted anywhere. As I shared last week, being overcommitted and having little or no margin in my life was a driving force in our move. But […]

Categories: Baltimore, CurlyRed news, Garrett County MD design, virtual teams, work/life balance