Delegate Sandy Rosenberg has been a Member of Maryland House of Delegates since January 12, 1983, and he's been working with CurlyRed for a few years now for his digital marketing needs. Sandy felt he was ready for a new website, to feature his updated key issues (like Pimlico and the Preakness) and some new […]

Windows. 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.” […]

Ok, boys and girls, we absolutely ADORE this event! The Un-Company Picnic is a great afternoon of food, drinks, and creatives mixing and mingling. One of the things that makes this event great is that fact that it is family-and-pet friendly, so there's no need to choose between spending a Saturday afternoon with your family, […]

The Delaware Restaurant Association has been a client of CurlyRed for many years, and we've always loved working with them on branding, print and digital projects. This year, we once again created an invitation for their annual Golf Classic and we wanted to share it with you. For this project, we chose a rich color […]

ahhhh....August. The best month of the year. Baseball AND football, pool parties, beach getaways and frozen cocktails. What's not to love? And since we're a fan of month-long birthday celebrations, here's a curated list of birthday wishes by the one and only M. Kendall Ludwig, president and principal designer of CurlyRed (who turns 35 on […]

One of our very oldest and most favorite clients, Robin Snyder-Wiencek at EMC Performing Arts Studio is celebrating 25 YEARS of business this year. Wow—what an amazing accomplishment! Go Robin! To celebrate, we wanted to share some of our favorite designs CurlyRed has done for EMC over the past 10 years. We wish you many […]

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. […]

So, we are working on a project for a client and we knew that a historic image would provide the perfect backdrop for our piece. But editorial imagery can get VERY pricey So we did some research and found some great resources for your next project—there are a ton of public domain images available for […]

WAAAAY back in 2008, CurlyRed was part of the Urban Forest Project, and this work still holds a special place in our hearts. The Urban Forest Project was a national exhibition working in conjunction with the Times Square Alliance and World Studio in NYC, put on by Tilt Studios. The project brought together 200 artists, […]

Caitlin McAfee is not your typical founder of a dance company. She comes from an almost scientific viewpoint in her approach to dance. She is starting a new dance company, and needed branding as quickly as possible. Caitlin gave CurlyRed the following statements to help guide us in the branding creation process. BlueShift Dance Artist […]

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 […]

Since we went live with our brand-new site last week, the response has been absolutely tremendous! Thanks to all of you for your kind words of encouragement and support—we're so glad you love the site too! Since we've launched, a few of you have asked us to refresh you on exactly what our services are, […]

Well, let us tell you—this has been a long time coming. We are so excited to finally share this with you— our brand-new website has gone LIVE! This fully-responsive custom website is full of new imagery (with the pictures of Kendall shot by the talented Stacey of Atomic Cheesecake Studios), new navigation, new testimonials, tons […]

Yesterday, after completely deleting the majority of their online presence, Radiohead released a rather strange and yet beautifully-made claymation video for their new haunting single: "Burn the Witch." For us, music and design are deeply intertwined. Music often inspires us to create, and design/art often influences and helps shapes some truly amazing music videos. Kendall's […]

We love it when we get to do cool things with our clients! has agreed to host for this very “sweet” event, bringing creative professionals and students together in Baltimore! Check it out: Register here: http://allamericanicecreamsocial.eventbrite.com/ We hope to see you there!

Wow! We couldn't be happier about this one—Carroll Museums, with includes the historic Carroll Mansion and the Phoenix Shot Tower in Baltimore, Maryland, just launched a brand-new website. Carroll Mansion was the winter home of Charles Carroll of Carrollton, last living and only Catholic signer of the Declaration of Independence. Over time, this house has […]

photo courtesy of Aji Bakare, TU Graduate Student, Women and Gender Studies Kendall, president and principal designer for CurlyRed, had the great privilege of speaking the Women In Leadership conference at Towson University on April 2nd. She spoke to a room of enthusiastic and driven women, and enjoyed the diversity of the women's passions and […]

written by Kendall Ludwig, president and principal designer, CurlyRed Disclaimer: I know, and have long had great respect for, Brooke Hall and Justin Allen. They are the founders of What Works Studio, What Weekly, and the the ones who first imagined Light City. I've been hearing them talk about this event for several years, and […]

So—this client is VERY near and dear to our hearts. Kendall's younger brother, John Amato, V, was married to Samantha Tarlton this past Saturday in a beautiful celebration at Linganore Winecellars. CurlyRed had the extreme privilege of designing the save-the-date, invitations, and RSVP cards. This was our first time printing in spot foil and hand-lining […]

Clarity Centers is a new group counseling center in Towson, MD that believes the relationship between patient and therapist is of the upmost importance. Through fully engaged guided conversations with wise and compassionate counselors, patients can "end needless suffering" by learning self knowledge, self control and gaining clarity. Our client and long-time friend, Dr. Shawn […]