CurlyRed | A Design Blog
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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.
Happy 2020 everyone! We’ll be doing a Gatsby-style party in downtown Oakland, Maryland on Friday, January 31st to celebrate 13 wonderful years of CurlyRed. We’re inviting our clients, friends and family to join us in kicking off a new decade of good design for everyone. We'll be meeting at Sipside Lounge at 5pm for cocktails, […]
Categories: 13 years of CurlyRed
Happy 2020 everyone! We hope your year have gotten off to a great start. Here at CurlyRed, we’ve got a ton of new projects kicking off and we can't wait to share them with you. But first: we’re really excited to celebrate THIRTEEN YEARS of CurlyRed at the end of the month! We’ll be doing […]
Today is our last day before holiday break, so we want to take a moment to thank each of you: our clients, family and friends. It's been a wonderful year of new adventures and growth, and we look forward to seeing what 2020 will bring. Tidings of peace and joy to you and your loved […]
Happy Giving Tuesday, everyone! At CurlyRed, we want to take today to give thanks to the incredible non-profits who trust us to bring their vision to life. We are in awe of the incredible, often thankless work they do to better this planet we share. Here's a list of some of the non-profits that we […]
Categories: 12 years of CurlyRed, CurlyRed client, CurlyRed portfolio, curlyred print designer, giving Tuesday, non-profit graphic design, non-profit web design
We love shopping local and supporting small businesses. Saturday, November 30 is officially Small Business Saturday in the United States. Last year 104 million shoppers spent a record high of $17.8 billion on Small Business Saturday. This Small Business Saturday we encourage you to Shop Local! CurlyRed is excited to announce that we, along with our […]
CurlyRed Inc. is a local branding, print and web design agency that is looking for interns. This internship is open to college students working on their degree in graphic design, website design, website development, design studies, PR, advertising, or a related field. It is a paid position, but also can be utilized for college credit. […]
Categories: 12 years of CurlyRed, branding, graphic design, graphic design intern, web design internship, web developer
Exciting news—CurlyRed is headed your way, West Virginia University students! From 11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m., next Wednesday, November 6th, CurlyRed will be holding a “Resume and Portfolio Review with Career Services” in the Creative Arts Center Lobby of the College of Creative Arts. M. Kendall Ludwig, president and principal designer of CurlyRed, will also be giving […]
Categories: 12 years of CurlyRed, branding, CurlyRed news, curlyred speaking, graphic design, graphic design intern, west virginia university
It's the most wonderful time of the year...in Garrett County, anyway. That's right, it's Autumn Glory! Today kicks off one the most amazing traditions this area has to offer—with parades, Oompah, Seymour, foliage tours, yummy food and drinks, and so much more. So why not celebrate everything we love about Garrett County? Our good friend […]
Categories: 12 years of CurlyRed, Autumn Glory festival, For the Love of Deep Creek, Jessica Fike Photography
Say hello to our intern, Travis! We're excited to have him around this fall, and look forward to seeing what he'll accomplish during his time with CurlyRed. Here's a few things we've learned about Travis: Where are you attending college? What’s your dream career? I attend West Virginia University as a junior year graphic design student. […]
Categories: 12 years of CurlyRed, graphic design, graphic design intern, Oakland MD, Oakland MD internship
Our long-time client, The Maryland Book Bank will reach an incredible milestone in late 2019- distributing their one-millionth children’s book in the community. That’s one million smiles. One million magical adventures. One million life-changing stories. They will be celebrating with a citywide celebration of reading and a fun contest for all K-5 classrooms in Baltimore […]
Categories: 12 years of CurlyRed, Baltimore design, Baltimore non-profit design, branding, Maryland Book Bank, print design baltimore
CurlyRed is proud to host a Lunch n' Learn session called “How to Grow Your Business through Marketing and Design” on Wednesday, October 23rd at 11am at the Garrett County Chamber of Commerce (15 Visitors Center Drive, McHenry, MD 21541). In this session, you'll enjoy a free lunch while learning more about the following: • […]
Categories: 12 years of CurlyRed, Garrett County Chamber of Commerce, Garrett County MD design, graphic design
The Mountaintop Soccer Association was created in 1992 as a non-profit organization headquartered in Oakland, MD. It is affiliated with and guided by the Maryland State Youth Soccer Association as well as other national and international agents of soccer. MSA has 5 divisions of play including U6, U8, U10, U12, & U15. In 2018, 484 […]
Categories: 12 years of CurlyRed, branding, CurlyRed portfolio, mark ludwig, Mountaintop Soccer Association, web developer, website design portfolio
Oakland, MD --- PLEASE MARK YOUR CALENDARS NOW! More details will follow soon. On Thursday, October 17th, 2019, AAUW-Garrett Branch will recognize all local women business owners with a celebration at Cornish Café in Oakland, MD, 6-8pm. October is National Women's Small Business Month, a time to recognize and applaud the talented, dedicated and driven […]
Categories: 12 years of CurlyRed, CurlyRed news, CurlyRed press release, Garrett County MD design, MBE/DBE certified business, Oakland MD
At CurlyRed, we love helping new businesses come to life! And we've been hard at hard helping Pat and Michelle Hudnall with the branding, print and web design for a brand-new storefront in downtown Oakland, called The Vagabond Taproom: Vagabond is about the outdoors, the travel, the journeys. Pat and Michelle are outdoor and biking […]
Categories: 12 years of CurlyRed, Autumn Glory festival, Garrett County Chamber of Commerce, Garrett County MD design, Oakland MD
Our CurlyRed office will be closed beginning today, Wednesday, August 21st at 3pm until Monday, August 26th, 2019. We looking forward to unplugging, unwinding and enjoying our beautiful girls at the beach. If you need assistance while we're away, feel free to reach out to our assistant Abby at office@curlyred.com. And as always, you can […]
CurlyRed's newest website design and development project is for long-time client and friend, Maryellen May. Maryellen recently launched a new coaching business called DOOR 3, which provides the following services: • offers one-on-one and team coaching programs that uncover the internal, emotional narratives that block us from reaching our full potential. • offers an updated, […]
Categories: 12 years of CurlyRed, CurlyRed client, CurlyRed client testimonials, CurlyRed portfolio, custom Wordpress website, Maryellen May, web developer, website design portfolio
Are you going to college for graphic or web design? Do you need an internship? Would you like to work for a creative company that won't make you simply fetch coffee for 3 months? Well, have we got the position for you! CurlyRed Inc., a branding, print and web design agency in Garrett County, MD, […]
Categories: 12 years of CurlyRed, curlyred intern, Garrett County MD design, good design for everyone, graphic design intern, web design internship, web developer
We've had the privilege of designing several book covers for author Gina Campbell. We created covers for a 3-part "Mining Your Client's Metaphors" series, incorporating strong-colored mineral imagery and bold typography: But most recently, we created a different cover for a different subject matter, and we really enjoyed how it turned out: All of Gina's […]
Our client and friend Jessica Fike of Jessica Fike Photography just featured CurlyRed on her vlog, and it turned out so well! Here's what Jessica said about the video: M. Kendall Ludwig and Mark just opened a new office space in downtown Oakland and it's snazzy! Big windows, lots of color and a conference table where […]
Categories: 12 years of CurlyRed, CurlyRed client testimonials, CurlyRed portfolio, CurlyRed testimonials, For the Love of Deep Creek, Jessica Fike Photography
Join us July 5-7 2019 for a very special Chautauqua “Then and Now” festival to be held in Mountain Lake Park, MD, the original home of Chautauqua in Maryland through the Garrett Lakes Arts Festival (GLAF). The 25th annual Chautauqua living history series will take place over three days and will include full days of […]
Categories: 12 years of CurlyRed, branding, CurlyRed client, CurlyRed portfolio, CurlyRed poster design, curlyred print designer, Garrett County Arts Council, Garrett County MD design
