THE WORD
Where ideas burn bright
We can do better
Written by Steven Friday, September 03 2010
Hello Color.
You can tell a lot about a person by the colors they choose.
Written by Porkchop Tuesday, August 17 2010
Say no to automobile anonymity
A 1960 Buick Electra. There will never be more than one of these in any parking lot.
Written by Steven Monday, August 16 2010
School Days, School Days...
How can you not love this spot?
Written by Lauren Monday, August 16 2010
Find Happiness in your Work
Attitude. Sometimes it's all you got.
Written by Alex Monday, August 16 2010
Building A Better Mousetrap
Simple is almost always better.
Written by Daniel Sunday, August 15 2010
Are You There Intern? It's Me Lauren.
The Launch Lady needs you.
Written by Lauren Thursday, August 12 2010
Playing with plastics
Vinyl is good for our environment
Written by Steven Wednesday, August 11 2010
Get Low and Throwdown
Vera's dished out plenty of spankings in her day. The latest: Bobby Flay
Written by Stephanie Friday, July 23 2010
Want a job in advertising?
Getting your foot in the door at an ad agency isn't easy.
Written by Lauren Wednesday, July 14 2010
Steven Uhles calls the House home
We've got good news and bad news. The bad news is Steven Uhles, arts and entertainment writer for the Augusta Chronicle, has left the paper. The good news is he did it for us.
Written by wierhouse Friday, July 09 2010
We can do this.
This date is a Twitter hoax. We've actually got 5 more years to get the hoverboard technology worked out.
Written by Alex Tuesday, July 06 2010
Are You Board?
Skateboard graphics inspired me to become a designer. Maybe we can inspire the city to build us a park.
Written by Daniel Thursday, July 01 2010
Open 'House'
Thanks to everyone who came out to support the House (especially Brent Cline and his super old camera).
Written by Daniel Wednesday, June 30 2010
Mr. Porkchop
Being an artist has opened up many more doors than I'd ever imagined.
Written by Porkchop Thursday, June 24 2010
USA USA USA
We love soccer. Probably just as much as this guy.
Written by Lauren Friday, June 11 2010
Kicking It Up A Notch
We love downtown. We hope downtown loves us back.
Written by Daniel Thursday, June 03 2010
Minister of New New Super Heavy Funk, emeritus
Today is James Brown’s birthday. He was born in 1933 into some seriously rough circumstances, but he had a gift.
Written by Alex Monday, May 03 2010
Design in the Details
Design is all around us. Everything we come in contact with has at some point had someone designing it and giving thought as to how it should function.
Written by Stephanie Monday, April 26 2010
J.otto This Down
I literally salivated the first time I saw his work. It was like a really good hit and I just wanted more.
Written by Porkchop Friday, March 12 2010
Best in Show, Judges Citations, and Neon Shoes
Last Saturday was a record-breaking performance for wierhouse at the Addys. All told, the team brought home 15 Gold, 14 Silver, 1 Bronze, Best in Show Print for our Sky City posters (above), and 2 Special Judge’s Citations for RBW Logistics’ “A Glimpse into the Future” and Pendleton King’s Bark Park logo.
Written by wierhouse Wednesday, February 10 2010
Different Perspectives
Here at wierhouse, we appreciate a fresh perspective. Looking at problems, design, or challenges from different angles is key to resolving them.
Written by Lauren Tuesday, January 26 2010
Stephanie's In The House
And we couldn’t be happier. Let’s give a big wierhouse welcome to Stephanie Johnston. Coming from the world of corporate finance and ad-sales, she’s an administrative powerhouse.
Written by wierhouse Tuesday, January 26 2010
This Sticks With Me
I don’t know why, but I’ve always been intrigued by the Sherwin Williams logo. For one, it hasn’t changed in like 60 years. And two, it’s got a really strangely placed tag line, dead-center in the mark.
Written by Daniel Monday, January 25 2010
Community without Compromise
That’s our new tagline for Brandon Wilde (see post below). We learned a lot thru the course of this project.
Written by Daniel Monday, January 25 2010
Eye/Ear Candy
The Basement Jaxx have always delivered well designed tunes and the latest outing, Scars, gives more of the unexpected that we expect from them.
Written by Porkchop Monday, January 25 2010
Age ain't nothin' but a number
Check these guys out. We just wrapped a day long shoot for Brandon Wilde, a truly one-of-a-kind retirement community here in Augusta, Georgia.
Written by wierhouse Wednesday, November 04 2009
Consistency
I love it when a simple concept grows legs and runs – runs like a wild-child with scissors.
Written by Porkchop Friday, October 30 2009
DEAD ON
Around here at wierhouse, we have something called “New Music Tuesday”. Every Tuesday, we take turns downloading the album of our choice from iTunes.
Written by Daniel Friday, October 30 2009
Simple, yet Effective
I never understood why the phrase is repeated the way it is: Simple, yet effective.
Written by Alex Friday, October 30 2009
Sweetening the Campaign
In 2006, Snickers failed an attempt to win over candy queens in its outdoor “Snacklish” campaign, including headlines “Peanutopolis”, “Nougatocity” and “Hungerectomy”.
Written by Lauren Friday, October 30 2009
In Print
Just today, we received Print Magazine’s Regional Design Annual 2009, which Print touts as, “The gold standard! Our guide to the best design from coast to coast.”
Written by wierhouse Friday, October 09 2009
Whatever It Takes
Walking in someone else’s shoes is what we encounter everyday at the house, and in this case, we had to step into the bunny suits.
Written by Lauren Thursday, October 01 2009
Porkchop Paints
A fine day in the office for Leonard a.k.a. Porkchop, as he brings his considerable painterly skills to bear for an upcoming piece of self-promotion.
Written by Alex Friday, September 25 2009
11ty Billion Years Combined Experience
Just for the record, we here at wierhouse have over 37 years combined experience. That means that if you added us all together, we would have been designing websites for over 25 before the internet was even invented.
Written by Alex Wednesday, September 23 2009
One Life. One Hospital
The average person’s heart will beat over 3 billion times in their life. We will say “good morning” 21,487 times, walk 48,654 miles, drink 9,900 gallons of water, and have 2.2 children.
Written by Alex Tuesday, September 15 2009
Building a Solid Brand
The foundation of any good brand is it’s identity system. The basics. It’s your logo, business cards, letterhead, envelopes and even invoices.
Written by Daniel Monday, September 14 2009
The Brewers Blew It
The game of baseball shall forever be tainted.
Written by Daniel Friday, September 11 2009
Among the Mad Men
With DVR being widespread in every home across America, it is more often than not we find ourselves fast-forwarding through the opening credits of our favorite shows.
Written by Lauren Friday, September 11 2009
"Unguarded” - Graphic Designers Coming of Age Story
It was the 80s (1985 to be exact), and I was young and impressionable. My sister was home from summer camp and had brought her boombox and cassettes in tow when I saw it: Amy Grant’s “unguarded”.
Written by Porkchop Friday, September 11 2009
High Life: Mind-Blowing Consistency
The Champagne of Beers is one of my favorite brands of all time. They have never strayed from the blue collar heart of what beer is all about.
Written by Alex Friday, September 11 2009
The Lady of The House
Join us in giving a big wierhouse welcome to Lauren Lane Williamson, the newest member of the wierhouse Creative League.
Written by wierhouse Friday, September 11 2009
Porkchop is in The House
Leonard P. Zimmerman, Jr. (Cum Laude, Savannah College of Art and Design), has joined the team.
Written by wierhouse Monday, August 03 2009
Speaking for the Heart
Our new heart campaign for University Hospital gave us the chance to work with some great talent.
Written by Daniel Thursday, July 16 2009