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We were browsing around the interwebs, and stumbled upon a very cool (and well-designed) resource: the Lost Type Co-Op. We found it while looking at some work by our friend Greg Eckler, who recently designed the amazing-looking Atreyu typeface for Lost Type. From the About page: "The Lost Type Co-Op is a Pay-What-You-Want Type foundry, […]

Things have been a little chaotic around here. We are currently renovating our CurlyRed office space and while I have very little to do with the new construction, it has been given some time to dream up a perfect new office and what it would look like. Given the furniture we have now and our […]

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We met Stacey of People's Community Health Centers at a networking event and we were inspired by the services they provide for our community. We reached out to our friend Larry Canner, who captured some amazing shots of their space and staff. From the imagery, we developed a really vibrant color palette that conveys the […]

We wish we found and appreciated Pinterest a long time ago. It's an amazing way for us to store online inspiration boards from imagery and resources all over the web. So we've decided that once a month, we will be posting our latest Pinterest board of what's inspiring us right now. When we saw the […]

Have you visited CurlyRed's site on your smartphone recently? If not, you may be in for a surprise. We have just released the custom mobile version of our site. The main page looks like this: We started with our homepage and decided on a mobile layout that showcases our work in the same way our full […]

Thanks to everyone who came out in support. Great food, drinks, and networking were had by all. If you didn't get a CurlyRed reusable grocery tote, and you'd like one, please let us know and we'll get one to you! A special thank you to Karlo Photography for taking these shots!

We feel like doing a happy dance! A huge THANK YOU to everyone who has helped us get here! Come celebrate with us tonight —there are still some free tickets available: http://fiveyearsofcurlyred.eventbrite.com


We at CurlyRed have the privilege of working with some truly creative clients—and man, are they fun. In working with them, we get to do what we love to do the most—design out of the box. Find a truly unique solution. And capture the spirit of an artist or several artists. We just had to […]


Mark your calendars now: CurlyRed will be celebrating it's 5 year anniversary in Baltimore on Tuesday Night, January 31st. Admission will be free, but registration is required. Stay tuned for details!

Thanks to our fall intern, Holly, for putting this blog post together! Now that it’s officially December, here at CurlyRed we are giggling with joy about the upcoming holiday season. Family, friends, giving, Santa Claus, cookies, snow, there really is nothing like the holidays.And what makes this time of year even better? Holiday design! Some of the […]

We do a lot of networking around here. And we wanting to give you the heads-up about a few events that may be on CurlyRed's holiday networking agenda. Please consider attending and spreading the word about these great events: Baltimore's Finest 35 Under 35 Party: Our friend, Jessica Watson of JWatson Creative, is being recognized […]

Good morning! Just a friendly reminder that if you'd like CurlyRed to create your custom Interactive Holiday Card for 2011, your order must be placed by 5pm today, November 4th, to ensure holiday delivery. We are very excited about the holiday cards we are already working on—let us help you stand apart from the crowd […]

This morning at the Center Club in Baltimore, we had the pleasure of seeing Mario Armstrong give a great presentation of how to use technology to grow your business. He mentioned things like making your website mobile-friendly, streamlining voicemail, note-taking assistants like EverNote, and how to run more effective meetings. It gave us some great […]

Cinderella in mid 1860's costume So with a daughter who is currently Disney Princess-obsessed, and Halloween/costume wearing right around the corner, we couldn't help but to share this amazing collection we found on DeviantArt. This amazing collection of Historical Disney Princess is completely drool-worthy. All artwork was created by Microsoft Game Studios Concept Artist Claire […]

Ludwig Painting was one of CurlyRed's very first web clients. When Josh Ludwig, the owner, expressed that he was ready for a "reboot," we were ready for the challenge. Our web guru, Mark, did an outstanding job of giving the new site a clean, polished and super professional feel. And the beautiful photography was completed […]

**Please place your interactive holiday card order before November 4th to ensure your card is completed before the holidays!*** M. Kendall Ludwig, president and principal designer at CurlyRed, talks about a new service offering: interactive holiday cards. We've developed this card for a private school in upstate New York for the past three years, and […]

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