We designed this annual report for Inamed, a global pharmaceutical company focused on three areas: Obesity Intervention, Breast Aesthetics, and Facial Aesthetics.
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This New Jersey-based firm wanted to convey their strong presence in New York City. To achieve this, we went up to the roof of their building and photographed the view in 360 degrees and stitched it together into an infinity motion graphic. In addition to the site, we created their brand identity.
Firm: Ross Culbert & Lavery, Inc.
Programming: Animus Rex
Herb Lubalin was my teacher, mentor, and boss. He was virtually mute, ambidextrous, and amazingly talented.
Early Herb Lubalin Design Studio Sign
I rescued this brass sign from the trash when I worked there back in the 1980s. Read his brief biography here. My favorite memory is driving around with him in his fantastic Volvo P1800 ES, a tour de force of automotive design. Herb definitely had style. This sign definitely is the work of Tom Carnase, and you can see a resemblance to the New York Magazine logo he modified years later.
Spring arrived in New York and a lazy walk down to Chinatown and Little Italy yielded a trove of type treasures.
Moe's Meat Market, Nolita, NYC
I’m glad that the Moe’s Meat Market sign is still hanging, even though you can only buy rather uninspired art within. Read More
The home page featured a series of photos that illustrated “creative problem solving”—a perfect description of the superior advocacy offered by this top international law firm. This photo is one of my favorites. It shows a man using two chairs to cross a large puddle in a Paris park. The site has hundreds of pages and displays in several languages. For the recruiting section, we produced candid video interviews of dozens of partners and associates about cases, life at the firm and other relevant topics.
Client: Debevoise & Plimpton LLP
Firm: Ross Culbert & Lavery, Inc.
This modernist package is one my favorite possessions. I purchased it for a few bucks at a flea market in Philadelphia.
Paul Rand El Producto cigar box
It was designed by the legendary Paul Rand and features a photogram on the cover—hence the title “Cigar Album.” Read More