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This area is a place to explore design ideas and inspiration, share recent work and testimonials, and let you know about upcoming CurlyRed and art-related events happening in Garrett County, Maryland and beyond.
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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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We've been making strides here at CurlyRed to make working with non-profits an important part of our company. Why? Well, first of all, non-profits do so much to benefit the communities we live in. We support them and want to help them in the missions that have chosen to pursue. Secondly, there are thousands of […]

One of our favorite design/illustration firms in Baltimore, Spur, now has a beautiful online store where you can purchase prints, posters, note cards, and tote bags. We want everything. Here are some of our favorites: Yes, please!

A personal friend of CurlyRed’s, photographer Dan Haga wrote Urban Atrophy. For years he has captured on film run-down buildings all over the Mid-Atlantic, a lot of which is based right here in Maryland. From asylums to movie theaters, Dan Haga has explored all things decaying and left behind. He has a fascination with things […]

We are pleased to announce that CurlyRed has just been certified MBE/DBE with the State of Maryland! This has been a long road, and we are so glad to have arrived at the end! We hope this will enable us to serve even more businesses and organizations in the State of Maryland. Please contact us […]

CurlyRed’s newest website features Cynthia Chin. Cynthia is an award-winning writer, poet, freelance curriculum writer, editor, and tutor based in Baltimore, Maryland. She also adores texture and pattern, simplicity and elegance. Here’s what Cynthia had to say about working with us: “Kendall Ludwig and the team at CurlyRed are not only innovative professionals who conceive […]

With the economy, companies are relying on locals to keep their businesses alive. Companies do this by associating iconic figures to their sought out locations, not only relating locals to the figures but also to the brand. Now even major names are going back to their roots to identify with their consumers. Perfect example is […]

Owner Cassandra La Bella created Cassandra Cakes when her energy and ambition inspired her combination of home-grown skills with commercial baking knowledge. ‘Beautiful and delicious” is not only a motto but a way of life. Settled in the heart of Towson, Cassandra Cakes provides love, happiness and good taste to the greater Baltimore area and […]
“ CurlyRed’s expertise in branding and design was evident in every step, and we couldn’t be happier with the outcome . ”