It's been an eventful week for us. This past Monday, CurlyRed joined the ranks of property owners in downtown Oakland and purchased the former CMCI building at 208 South Second Street St, Oakland, MD 21550. The location is just behind Englander's and right across the street from the town parking lot, in the heart of […]

Categories: 15 years of CurlyRed, CurlyRed

This Saturday is Small Business Saturday! If you'd like to #shopsmall and #shoplocal this holiday, we still have a limited number of all three of our CurlyRed candles available (lovingly made by Ellicott City's Sihaya & Company). Candles are one for $12, or two for $20. Just message us to place your order, and we […]

Categories: 13 years of CurlyRed, CurlyRed, Sihaya & Company, small business Saturday

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 […]

Categories: 13 years of CurlyRed, branding, CurlyRed, CurlyRed client testimonials, CurlyRed portfolio, logo design, logo portfolio

It's feeling like autumn here in Garrett County today, so here's a sneak peek of the our newest custom candle creation for CurlyRed! Coming soon!

Categories: 13 years of CurlyRed, CurlyRed, custom, Sihaya Designs

Thank you to all of our amazing (both new and returning) clients for making 2018's CurlyRed's First Fruits February the best one yet! Next week, we'll be sending out checks to both Simple Sacrifice (visit Simple Sacrifice's website here) and I Can Swim (visit I Can Swim's website here), our 2018 First Fruits February recipients! […]

Categories: 2018 Garrett County networking, CurlyRed, first fruits February, have a nice day project, I Can Swim, Simple Sacrifice, Trader's coffee house deep creek maryland

A client CurlyRed has enjoyed working with from quite some time is also the best place in Baltimore to go for a facial or massage: Ojas. We wanted to feature them today because they are celebrating the opening of a brand new location in Cockeysville and we've loved watching them grow! We adore the philosophy […]

Categories: Baltimore spa design, CurlyRed, CurlyRed client, custom emails, Ojas Wellness Center, signage design, Social media assets, vehicle wrap design

We’re closing up shop to spend some fun family time down the ocean, hon! Our office will re-open Friday, August 11th. If you have any immediate needs before then, please contact our office assistant Alandra at 410.878.2068 or office@curlyred.com.

Categories: CurlyRed, CurlyRed news, ocean city

Since we made our “CurlyRed -new-adventure”

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written by M. Kendall Ludwig, president and principal designer, CurlyRed Every 90 days or so, I open a PDF that looks much like the one you see above and start writing. You see, my business coach to the stars Susan Katz won me over in the area of goal-setting. And it wasn't an easy battle. […]

Categories: 90 day goals, CurlyRed, goal setting template, MBE/DBE certified business, Susan Katz, work/life balance

A lifetime ago, our dear friend Matthew Winner (author, blogger, and of All The Wonders fame) was teaching a class of 3rd graders. I, M. Kendall Ludwig, president and principal designer of CurlyRed, had an idea for a graphic design firm but DIDN'T HAVE A NAME! I was stuck and needed help. So Matthew took […]

Categories: all the wonders, baltimore logo design, CurlyRed, CurlyRed logo, Matthew Winner