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Published: November 20, 2024

At the annual membership meeting last Tuesday, Garrett Lakes Arts Festival (GLAF) introduced a comprehensive rebranding initiative, which includes a new name (StageWEST Arts Collective), logo, mission, and values. This rebranding is the result of a thorough, six-month strategic planning process, made possible through the generous support of the Maryland State Arts Council. As part […]

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Published: August 28, 2024

Today we are featuring Mountain Air Linen Services: a premier linen service catering to the needs of vacation homeowners in the beautiful Deep Creek Lake area. Their extensive range of high-quality sheets and towels will ensure that your guests feel pampered and comfortable throughout their stay. They take pride in delivering exceptional customer satisfaction, which […]

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Published: April 24, 2024

Our president and principal designer, M. Kendall Ludwig, knows exactly how hard it is to be a working mother. Our client Heather is an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse, Certified Nurse-Midwife and Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC). She not only also understands those challenges as a mom herself, but also wanted to create a space in […]

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Published: March 20, 2024

CurlyRed was thrilled to be chosen to create a new web presence and marketing materials for the First Peoples Wing-Off and Music Festival! This festival, brought to you by Western Maryland Jaycees, is an annual celebration of the best wings and music in the region surrounding Cumberland, Maryland. All profits from this event are going […]

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Published: November 30, 2023

We love colorful, creative branding projects! Our friend Andrew Nelson approached CurlyRed about creating a visual brand for his newest endeavor, Autism Community Consultants. This organization would be working with businesses and non-profits to make spaces more inclusive to individuals living on the spectrum. Andrew wanted the initials to be the main focus in a […]

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Published: October 30, 2023

Ohio-South Farm Products is a Specialty Foods company rooted in Central Ohio. Their great tasting products are made fresh from the farm with healthy, natural ingredients. Ohio-South markets to national distributors, wholesale customers, grocery stores, restaurants, and online direct to consumer. Many of our products were created by hardworking Specialty Food Industry entrepreneurs and sold […]

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Published: August 11, 2022

If you've been following along, we are fortunate enough to have Olivia Weeks as our CurlyRed junior designer. Olivia came to us with a passion for illustration, and we've put her passion to good use. She has now created custom illustration work for multiple clients, and the results have been extraordinary. Shown above is the […]

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Published: June 30, 2021

CurlyRed doesn't often take on wedding identity or stationery projects, but we always make exceptions for friends and loved ones. When Kendall's step-brother Will and bride-to-be Sam approached her about created a custom invite, she happily agreed. But what made this project truly special is that the world-traveling couple wanted the invite and RSVP card […]

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Published: March 10, 2021

At CurlyRed, we have been launching new websites left and right! Two of our most recent web projects have been for Healing Garrett, here in Garrett County, MD and WCL Painting in Anne Arundel County, MD! Healing Garrett is a local non-profit that seeks to create a trauma informed, self-healing community, through education, prevention, and […]

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Published: October 14, 2020

One of our most recent CurlyRed branding projects is for Swansen Services, the largest real estate sales support firm in the Mid-Atlantic. We decided to use a timeless elegant serif typeface and a pleasing monochromic palette of blues. Regional Account Manager Megan Alsop said this: “Kendall [of CurlyRed] did an amazing job re-branding our company […]

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