Tully’s Coffee Shops :: Yogurt Smoothies
Q&A’s work promoting Tully’s new yogurt smoothies (part of an entire new summer drink campaign — but we won’t spoil it) is in stores now. We did the concept, design, and clever copy writing. Not to mention some serious Photoshop Ninjitsu. Stop by, see our handiwork and have one of these tasty treats!
UP TO TOP
Looking Up: The CF Foundation Stairclimb
“This is either going to be a great idea or the worst thing ever.” And so began the call from our friend, Jeff Barlow. He had been designing materials for the CF Foundation’s Stairclimb event for many years and it was time to pass the baton. He was well aware of the disease’s history in my family (see Help Q&A in the climb to fight CF!) and wasn’t sure what my response would be. I immediately accepted.
There is nothing happy about Cystic Fibrosis, but the Q&A team wanted to inspire a passion and energy to a very worthy cause. We decided to focus on the challenge of the climb. The entire Q&A team took on the challenge in 2010 and were well-versed in what it’s like to climb 56 floors. There’s a bit of arrogance after the first few flights and when the first water stand appears, you think you’re invincible and just breeze past it with a smile. This choice is immediately regretted two flights later. Suddenly your feet feel like they are stuck in cement. Surely you’ve already climbed a hundred flights. Breathing hurts. It’s conceivable that you’ve entered the stratosphere—until you see that you’re on the 16th floor. You dream of crews bringing emergency water supplies. Somewhere near floor 48, you think that you could actually make it and see yourself winning a big golden medal.
UP TO TOP
Recognition: Graphic Design USA 2012
The 2012 Dragon has already been beneficent to us! Competing with over 1600 entries, Q&A received a 2012 American Packaging Design Award from Graphic Design USA for our Consolidated Restaurants VIP Package (GDU will publish the list of winners some time soon and we’ll link to the official page).
UP TO TOP
CNY2012: Year of the Dragon Party Portraits
No more General Tsao’s Chicken, please! Other than me OD’ing on Chow Mein, the inscrutable General’s chicken, and Dragon Punch (thanks goes to Charina Pitzel for the recipe: 1 part Bacardi Dragon Berry Rum, 2 parts ginger ale, 1 part unsweetened cranberry juice, add lime wedges) our party was a hit. Thanks to everybody who came. It was great fun.
Below the fold is the gallery of our portrait shots (thanks to Mike Anitas at Vine Studios). We totally expect to see these in the party-poop section in the back of Details magazine.
UP TO TOP
Q&A’s Year Of The Dragon Party
Welcome to a most auspicious occasion.
Thursday, January 26. 6 to 8pm. Here at Q&A world headquarters on Seattle’s Capitol Hill.
A couple days fashionably late ( we got the dragon decorations half price!). There will be food, booze and Jackie Chan movies.
Just so’s you know: The dragon (龍) is luckiest of all the signs in the Chinese zodiac. Let’s face it we all need a little luck. And this year marks the year of the water dragon and this dragon is heavy with yin — wisdom and calm. I know it doesn’t sound much like a presidential election year, but we hope our magical little aquatic reptile buddy will help pull us through.
Stop by. Have some dragon punch. Gung Hay Fat Choy!
UP TO TOP
Recognition: Graphic Design USA 2011
The sad gray days of Seattle in November had fallen upon us when a thick awards envelope appeared in our mail box to cheer us all up! Competing with over 8,000 entries, Q&A received seven awards from Graphic Design USA for the following projects:
- Q&A 2010 Chinese New Year Invitation
- Q&A Promotional Tabloid, “mattie”
- Elliott’s Oyster House Crabtacular Campaign
- Consolidated Restaurants Dinner On Us Campaign
- KUOW 2011 Annual Report
- Hart of the Northwest Logo
News: Friends of Fisher T-Shirt is Here!
Fisher The Dog has many friends. You’re probably one and don’t even know it yet. But we only had room for nine friends on this design. So far there’s Mr. Love himself — Bubba, the lovely princess Esther, genteel lady Dolly, shy little Luna, the cranky Mrs. MacDougal, pugnacious Bernie, big-brother Orion, and of course Steve!
Anyhoo, you want membership in the coolest pack since Jungle Book? Then buy this here awesome 100% cotton t-shirt for the low, low, price of $24.95. Just in time for your holiday shopping. This is the first of many cool designs we will be making and selling ourselves.
UP TO TOP
Recognition: HOW magazine thinks we’re cool
Q&A was honored to be recognized (twice!) in HOW Magazine’s September/October 2011 Self-Promotion Design Annual. Only 95 designs were featured, which included our new stationery suite (unveiled in January 2011) along with our oversized promo tabloid “mattie”. HOW Magazine is a design magazine distributed bi-monthly providing businesses in the design industry with technology tips, new design information and profiles of professionals who are influencing design. Read on
UP TO TOP
Recognition: Q&A won three W3 Awards.
Q&A has received three W3 Awards for outstanding web design and messaging.
- GOLD: Elliott’s Oyster House, Environmental Awareness
- SILVER: Elliott’s Oyster House, Restaurant Web Design
- SILVER: Pizzeria Marzano, Restaurant Web Design
We are especially proud of the gold for environmental awareness. We worked closely with the client to craft their brand story and help position them as a leader in sustainable restaurant practices.
UP TO TOP
AIGA Seattle Design Festival
Seattle’s Inaugural Design Festival took place September 16–25. It was an amazing undertaking that included lectures, tours, exhibits, films and street installations. Read on
UP TO TOP
