At CurlyRed, we are constantly inspired.  A great source of inspiration is the artistic elements used in film. The costumes in Chicago and Moulin Rouge!, the typography in The Artist, the illustration style in Monsters Inc., and even the set design of childhood favorite Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory can all serve to create […]

It's so beautiful outside, and this spring weather is making us do the happy dance in our office chairs! You know what else makes us so happy? New client work that we can show off! First up, a beautiful, stylish website for Animal Eye Care, a national organization that offers advanced medical and surgical therapy […]

CurlyRed is happy to be a part of these upcoming events, and we hope you can join us! 1. M. Kendall Ludwig, president and principal design of CurlyRed, will be "speed mentoring" along with many other fabulous women at the BBJ's BizWomen Mentoring Monday. Yay for women in business! 2. Are you struggling to navigate […]

Happy Wednesday, everyone!  CurlyRed president and principal designer, M. Kendall Ludwig will once again be chatting with Writer and PR expert Wendy Meyeroff of Piggy Bank Promotions at 11am tomorrow (Thursday March 13th)! Please tune in to hear us discuss the difference between verbal and visual branding, the importance of color, consistency in branding and much more. Then, after […]

At CurlyRed, we love our clients (yes, we do say that a LOT), but it's always nice when we get the chance to work on projects that are both fun and really well-received. We wanted to share a couple of recent projects with you: Our friend, mover/shaker/media-specialist-to-the-stars Matthew Winner wanted new branding for his well-followed […]

Since everyone will be snowed in tomorrow (2.13.14) and not working anyway, set your alarm, and log onto Piggy Bank Promotions at 11am!  Then you can listen to CurlyRed president and principal designer, M. Kendall Ludwig discuss balancing running a successful design firm and raising two small girls. Writer and PR expert Wendy Meyeroff interviews […]

Clockwise from top left: CurlyRed fan James Taavon gives us a grin; CurlyRed president and principal designer M. Kendall Ludwig poses with client Maryellen May; "Mr. CurlyRed," aka Mark Ludwig, sips on a "CurlyRed-tini"; CurlyRed fans and friends mingled in the newly renovated CurlyRed office; CurlyRed's logo in bright red vinyl graces the main office wall. […]

Over 100 clients served. Countless cups of coffee and networking events attended. Tears of joy and frustration (sometimes both in the same day!). Multiple speeches, coaching sessions and life lessons learned. Our hope is that CurlyRed has made the world better with the usable art we've created. Thank YOU for being part of our ultimate […]

There are still a few spots left for our 7 Years of CurlyRed Open House next Friday night from 5:30-8:30, but they are going fast! Free food, drinks, networking and all-around good times in our newly renovated office. If you'd like to join us and you'd like an invitation delivered directly to your inbox, please […]

Tim Gunn is such a handsome devil. Monyka Berrocosa, CEO of MyCity4Her, Inc, approached us to share our thoughts on design and business. President and principal designer, M. Kendall Ludwig, gave a talk in 2013 about her deep respect for Tim Gunn and love of Project Runway. She decided that this same subject manner would […]

We are 7 years old! And YOU: our clients, friends, followers and fellow creatives have gotten us here! We want to say THANK YOU! To mix it up a little: we are having an open house at our newly renovated office! Drinks and appetizers are on us. So drop on by, for an hour or […]

Just in time for the holidays, CurlyRed recently finished up the design and layout of a beautiful, full-color cookbook. It features lovely photography of stunning American Glass, and it's full of delicious family recipes of glass collectors! This cookbook is the perfect piece for The Museum of American Glass in West Virginia to sell in […]

....and we have something special in store to celebrate. Please save the date (1.31.14!) and stay tuned for details!

We are overwhelmed with thankfulness this year (as we tend to be around this time). But there are so many things to be grateful for! Spending time and sharing meals with family is at the top of our list. At CurlyRed, we are working hard to finish up some projects and then heading off to […]

We love this time of year, and one reason is that we get to attend fabulous events! Mingling with friends and clients, getting pampered, enjoying a festive drink or two, AND benefiting charity? What could be better? So if you're looking for a few fun networking events to attend in Baltimore in the next few […]

Intuit, the makers of Quickbooks, is holding a contest (most of you already know it since we blogged about it a few weeks ago). Well, we made it to ROUND 2, thanks to your votes! Now we have the chance to tell the world even more about what makes us unique in the Baltimore design community. […]

We need your help! M. Kendall Ludwig, president and principal designer of CurlyRed, will be running in a 5k to benefit a Ugandan family seeking asylum in the US. This family of a mother, father, and three small children is from Uganda. They have fled their country and are seeking asylum in the United States. […]

Intuit, the makers of Quickbooks, is holding a contest where they are asking small businesses to submit their stories. There are some great prizes up for grabs (like a SuperBowl commercial-HELLO!). Plus, we get the chance to tell the world how passionate we are about good design AND curly redheads. So we figured, why not? […]

CurlyRed has been working with Hoffman Borowski & Associates, LLC for a long, long time. We helped them develop their branding, identity system, and print marketing pieces.  We love their work and passion for LEED certified architecture. Since they build beautiful things, we wanted to build them a beautiful web presence. This custom-built WordPress site showcases the structures and wide range of […]

(Disclaimer: yes, we KNOW we haven't done a "Monthly Pinterest" since May—for those of you who were keeping track. Let's just say we've been hard at work/our brains are on summer vacation mode!) For us, August means two things: beaches and birthdays. CurlyRed's president and principal designer, Kendall, celebrates on the 23rd and her youngest […]