33rd Ann Arbor Folk Festival

For the 8th year in a row, Q LTD designed the identity for the Ann Arbor Folk Festival, a two-night concert event featuring folk and roots music at Hill Auditorium to benefit The Ark. This year’s Folk Festival was a hit, selling out both nights.

The Q-designed Folk Festival poster was a hit, too. It earned a Gold ADDY award for creative excellence at the recent 2010 ADDY® Awards competition, presented by the Ann Arbor Ad Club and the American Advertising Federation. Congratulations to Q designer Alissa Ampezzan.

NuStep Consumer Marketing

Q LTD is proud of our long-time partnership with NuStep, the Ann Arbor-based manufacturer of the innovative NuStep Recumbent Cross Trainers. Q recently designed a new consumer-focused brochure and online ads to help the company expand its market beyond the rehabilitation and medical care industry.

NuStep continues to grow and gain national attention. Their T5XR was part of this season’s exercise regime for contestants on the hit television program “The Biggest Loser” on NBC.

Clark Hill Blogs

Q recently designed a series of blogs for the full-service law firm Clark Hill. Simple changes to photography and color palette allow the firm's specific practice areas to customize their blogs in a visually distinct way while remaining closely tied to the Clark Hill brand and web site. Q produced the blog templates, which can be easily updated and managed by Clark Hill attorneys. Visit Clark Hill's Construction, Entertainment, and Health Care blogs.

Learn more about the benefits of blogging at Problogger, Scout, and YouTube. And see what we are doing on the Q blog.

Jocelyn Celebrates 10 Years with Q

Join us in congratulating Jocelyn Edin on her 10-year anniversary with Q LTD this month. In recognition of her excellent work, creativity, and achievements, Jocelyn has been promoted to Art Director.

The Top 1Q Things I've Learned as a Designer

A list of the top 10 lessons I've learned as a designer, during the 10 years I've been with Q.

10. Do not underestimate your connections.
When I graduated from college, “social networking” was a term used only to refer to the physical world. Twitter, LinkedIn, and Facebook did not exist, but the concept was just as important then as it is today. During college, I was an intern at the University of Michigan Museum of Art. Soon after graduation, I ran into my professor and advisor for that position at the post office. She mentioned that Q, a local design studio, was looking for a junior designer. Should she give them my name? Of course! This small bit of networking affected my whole career, and through the years I've learned that every interaction and connection can be meaningful. Have a business card and a smile on hand at all times.

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Color Oracle
Jocelyn | WEB

Bird of Summer
Alissa | BLOG

thesixtyone
Alissa | MUSIC

CSS3, Please!
Ben | WEB

Next by James Hynes
Christine | BOOK

iPhone Photography

iPhone photography is a tricky thing. The standard camera for the original iPhone and iPhone 3G leaves a lot to be desired regarding the quality of photos that can be taken. I started reading about different applications that are available in the app store to boost the functionality or make photos more aesthetically pleasing. The results were very interesting so I downloaded a few apps to test out. The three I downloaded that I use the most often are Hipstamatic, Panolab by Originate Labs, and QuadCam by Art & Mobile.

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