CurlyRed | A Design Blog
Over the weekend, our spring intern Whitney Reall graduated from Garrett College with an Associates Degree in both Science and Applied Science. She recently also accepted a job here in Oakland, Maryland as a graphic designer! We are so proud of you, Whitney!
Categories: 16 years of CurlyRed, curlyred intern, CurlyRed news, Garrett County MD design, Oakland MD internship
*****NEW DATE: Join us February 16th! Same time, same place**** After years of being thwarted by Covid-19 we are SO EXCITED to be back and better than ever! Garrett County's first Women's Networking Event of 2023 is set for Thursday, February 16th at noon at Ace's Run Restaurant & Pub! The featured speaker is Kendall […]
Categories: 16 years of CurlyRed, acesrun, Garrett county, Garrett County MD design, M. Kendall Ludwig, women in leadership, women's networking garrett county
“I wish I knew what to post.” “I don't have time to worry about social media.” “I should be posting online, but I don't even know where to start.” When thinking about your company or organization's goals for 2023, where does your presence on social media fit in? Do you have a plan of what […]
Categories: 15 years of CurlyRed, Garrett County MD design, Oakland MD, Social media, Social media assets, Uncategorized
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
At CurlyRed, we've been keeping busy with a lot of web projects and were pleased to launch two brand new websites in September: a web presence for the Southern Garrett High School Alumni Association, and a brand new web presence for business consultant Bob Frazee. Southern Garrett High School Alumni Association is based right here […]
Categories: 14 years of CurlyRed, Garrett County MD design, J.R. Frazee, Oakland MD, Southern Garrett High School Alumni Assocation, web developer, website design portfolio
by M. Kendall Ludwig, president and principal designer custom illustration by CurlyRed junior designer Olivia Weeks Without a doubt, fall is my absolute favorite season here. Most GC locals will argue that September has the nicest weather of the entire year. I'd argue that October is pretty damn spectacular as well. Lots of sun, with […]
On Saturday, August 28th, Garrett County will hold a Women's Equality Day Celebration to commemorate the 19th Amendment, giving women the right to vote (100 years ago)! The celebration will take place from 11am-2pm at Sang Run State Park in HcHenry, MD. There will be a Reenactment Pilgrimage, crafts and food for sale, a re-dedication […]
One of our newest CurlyRed branding clients is O.M.G. Relax, a local client serving Deep Creek Lake and the surrounding areas. Located at the Fort right off of 219, O.M.G. Relax offers a "30 minute lake escape" via a safe and effective head-to-toe massage in one of their luxurious state-of-the-art Medical Breakthrough massage chairs. […]
Categories: 14 years of CurlyRed, Deep Creek Lake, Deep Creek Lake graphic design, Garrett County MD design
M. Kendall Ludwig is honored to serve as the current president of the Garrett County Arts Council. We are committed to create a more diverse and inclusive community through the arts. GCAC is accepting GRANT applications at www.garrettarts.org through April 12, 2021! Funding is available to organizations in general operating support and for specific programs/projects. […]
by M. Kendall Ludwig, president and principal designer custom illustration by CurlyRed intern Olivia Weeks You've heard the expression "Spring comes in like a lion and out like a lamb." That is certainly true here in Garrett County. We are starting to see warmer weather, but seasoned resident gardeners warn not to plant anything new […]
Even though things are looking rather different this year, Autumn Glory is still one of the most wonderful times of the year in Garrett County. The leaves are in their vibrant peak of turning, the air is wonderfully crisp, and there's a sense of pride of living and working in such a beautiful, special place. […]
Categories: 13 years of CurlyRed, AJ DeLauder, Autumn Glory festival, county parson honey, Garrett County Arts Council, Garrett County MD design, seymour, The tiny corner bike shop, The Vagabond Taproom
Join us at our brand new space at 108 South Second St. in the historic Republican newspaper building! Located in downtown Oakland, our office is now directly above The Gallery Shop and professional offices for The Garrett County Arts Council and Oakland Arts & Entertainment District. After the ribbon cutting with Garrett County's Chamber of […]
Categories: 13 years of CurlyRed, Garrett County Chamber of Commerce, Garrett County MD design, Garrett County Republican, Oakland MD
We're excited to announce that our CurlyRed Ribbon Cutting for our new space has been scheduled with the Garrett County Chamber of Commerce! Please save the date for Friday, October 2nd at 4:30pm! More details and official invite to follow next week.
Categories: 13 years of CurlyRed, Garrett County Chamber of Commerce, Garrett County MD design, Oakland MD
Garrett Mentors were the winners of our CurlyRed design giveaway this past spring, and we were so happy to use that design time to create all-new branding for their organization! Garrett Mentors is a non-profit organization founded in 2008 serving Garrett County, Maryland. They are committed to providing the Pre-kindergarten through grade five children in […]
Categories: 13 years of CurlyRed, branding, CurlyRed portfolio, Garrett County MD design, Garrett Mentors, Laura Fike, logo design, logo portfolio
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
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
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
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
As much as we love our office space in historic Mountain Lake Park, we've been longing to be part of the downtown Oakland community for as long as we've resided here in Garrett County, Maryland. Oakland has an amazingly rich history and was accepted as an official “Arts and Entertainment District” in 2016. We are […]
Categories: 12 years of CurlyRed, CurlyRed client, CurlyRed news, custom Wordpress theme, Garrett County MD design, Oakland, Oakland MD, Uncategorized
M. Kendall Ludwig, president and principal designer for CurlyRed, is a proud member of the AAUW-Garrett Branch. The national organization of AAUW has been empowering women across the country since 1881. Locally, the AAUW-Garrett Branch was started in 1946 and has been active in our community supporting local women ever since. The mission of AAUW is […]
Categories: aauw-garrett branch, Garrett County Arts Council, Garrett County MD design, Our Town Theatre, poster design
Just a friendly reminder that 10% of any new project that we start and/or finish in the month of February 2019 with CurlyRed will go directly to ¡Adelante Latina! and It's in the Bag! Adelante Latina is our Baltimore FFF recipient. It's a free college prep program for academically promising Latinas of limited means in Baltimore […]
Categories: 12 years of CurlyRed, Adelante Latina, CurlyRed news, first fruits February, Garrett County MD design, It’s in the Bag, M. Kendall Ludwig
M. Kendall Ludwig is proud to serve on the Garrett County Arts Council, and was delighted to help out with the design and layout of Ginseng, the annual literary publication that GCAC releases each year. Mary McEwen, GCAC president, says in her opening letter of Ginseng, "In your hands is the culminating project of talented […]
Categories: CurlyRed client, CurlyRed client testimonials, CurlyRed portfolio, Garrett County Arts Council, Garrett County MD design
Youth soccer is a big deal here in Garrett County, Maryland. So Mark Ludwig, vice president of CurlyRed, was pumped for the opportunity to redesign the branding and website for the Mountaintop Soccer Association. The previous branding had been in place for decades, and was in need of a facelift. Mark chose a strong emblem that […]
Categories: Garrett County MD design, logo portfolio, mark ludwig, Mountaintop Soccer Association, responsive custom Wordpress design and development, soccer branding
James “Mikey” Virts Jr. has been a good friend of ours since we moved to Garrett County, and a great force of good in the community (espeically as the Artistic Director at Our Town Theatre). So Mark Ludwig, Vice-President of CurlyRed jumped at the chance to help him with his branding and custom WordPress web […]
Categories: branding, custom Wordpress website, Garrett County MD design, Garrett County Republican, James “Mikey” Virts Jr., responsive custom Wordpress design and development
Summertime in Oakland, MD means beautiful weather, taking advantage of all the incredible local state parks, and fun, family-friendly events! Mark and Kendall of CurlyRed have been working with the Greater Oakland Business Association to promote these great events through some fun posters and Facebook graphics. One takes place every Thursday night (including tonight): Pocket […]
Categories: 11 years of CurlyRed, Garrett County MD design, Greater Oakland Business Association, Little Yough Music Festival 2018, Oakland MD, Pocket Park movies 2018
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
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 SacrificeThanks 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 […]
written by: M. Kendall Ludwig, president and principal designer, CurlyRed Now that my year-long experiment of positing to Instagram once a day is over, I've had some time to reflect on what I've learned. In both my personal and professional life, some things have changed quite a bit, and some things haven't.I figured I'd start […]
Here's Mark, rocking a new 'do and favorite “old man sweater.” We wanted to share a little more of Mark's story with you: his training, passions, and career moves that has led him to become CurlyRed's “web guru.” Mark has a very unique approach to online design and development, and brings his joy and silliness […]
Categories: CurlyRed news, custom Wordpress website, Garrett County MD design, mark ludwig, responsive custom Wordpress design and developmentWe had moved into a truly spectacular home. It's in excellent condition and has so many interesting architectural elements and Victorian charm. We knew when we bought it that there were a few cosmetic changes we would want to make, but we’re handy folks and ready for the challenge. This winter we began our first […]
Categories: Garrett County MD design, historic Victorian home, kitchen design ideas, living room design ideas, monthly Pinterest CurlyRedOver the past decade, M. Kendall Ludwig, president and principal designer of CurlyRed, has done a decent amount of public speaking about design, branding, marketing, and owning her own business. In the next few weeks, you'll have two opportunities to see Kendall present (if you're in the Western Maryland region—or just feel like making a […]
Categories: 2017 Garrett County networking, CurlyRed news, Garrett College, Garrett County MD design, Greater Oakland Business Association, Power of Possibilities Summit, Social media, website design portfolioTwin Tails Event Farm is our second local client here in Garrett County, Maryland—the venue is located about 12 minutes north of CurlyRed. When we got a chance to see the property in person, we were inspired to create branding and a web presence that was as beautiful, elegant and rustic as the location itself. […]
Categories: branding, Garrett County MD design, Karen Hineman, logo design, Maryland wedding Stationery, responsive custom Wordpress design and development, Slippery Mermaid, Twin Tails Event FarmNext month, CurlyRed is giving back 10% of all of our February sales to two great charities, one here in Garrett County (our new community) and one in Baltimore (our hometown). Today we want to shed a little light on The Dove Center, in Oakland, Maryland. The mission of the Dove Center is to provide […]
Categories: 10 years of CurlyRed, first fruits February, Garrett County MD design, non-profit graphic design, non-profit web design, the Dove Center Oakland MarylandThe idea of giving one's “first fruits” is not new. In Scripture, the idea was that a farmer would give the first (and best) ten percent of all he harvested back to God as an offering, a way of giving thanks. At CurlyRed, we want to give thanks for being in business for 10 years […]
Categories: 10 years of CurlyRed, Community Crisis Center, Dove Center Oakland Maryland, first fruits February, Garrett County MD designCurlyRed, a branding, print and web design company, is excited to announce that it has signed its first Garrett County client, Jay Ferguson of Taylor-Made Deep Creek Vacation Sales. A successful real estate agent for many years, Mr. Ferguson founded the real estate side of Taylor-Made in April of 2014 with friends Joe and Jodi […]
Categories: CurlyRed client, CurlyRed news, folder design, Garrett County MD design, Jay Ferguson, real estate marketing, Taylor-Made Deep Creek Vacation and SalesSince CurlyRed made this move a few months ago, we felt it was important to get plugged in to our local community. We have met with several community leaders, attended events like Oakland Renaissance, and made the decision to join the local chamber. The Garrett County Chamber of Commerce is the largest professional business association […]
Categories: CurlyRed news, Garrett County Chamber of Commerce, Garrett County MD design, Laura Stutzman, Mark Stutzman, Visit Deep Creek...on Instagram, that is. You see, if you've been reading along, CurlyRed has made some changes recently. And we're doing a daily recording to give you a taste of what our new normal is. The point of all of this is the hope that by sharing one shot a day, you'll get a better sense […]
Categories: Ann Voskamp, CurlyRed news, Garrett County MD design, Instagram graphic design, print design baltimoreWindows. Yes, CurlyRed's office has REAL WINDOWS now. 3 of them to be precise. With the windows open, a light breeze floats in, and there's little sound other than the chirping of crickets. To quote Hamilton (as I so frequently do): “Look around, look around, at how lucky we are to be alive right now.” […]
Categories: B'more Creatives, Baltimore, CurlyRed news, Deep Creek Lake graphic design, Garrett County MD design, Hamilton musical, historic Mountain Lake Park, historic Victorian home, Rob Bell, vector vrs. bitmap