Nothing: Something: NY

NEW CLIENT ADDITIONS FOR NSNY

2007-01-25T20:00:00.000-05:00

June, 2006

label bo aveshek signs with nsny to direct brand / campaign development and interactive strategy for new york division

neal casal - limited edition digipack and promotional campaign for new neal casal (ryan adams, willie nelson) solo album - no wish to reminisce

bing bang - art direction/design for bing bang fall/winter 06

johnny rozsa - art direction/design for untouched, the new book from the infamous celebrity portrait photographer who started it all

jumelle - art direction/display/signage production and floral neon installation for williamsburg womens boutique

THE FUTURE PERFECT AND NSNY

2007-01-25T19:56:00.000-05:00

May, 2006

dave alhadeff of THE FUTURE PERFECT signs with NSNY for ID redesign & brand repositioning, to bring flagship williamsburg design store online

NSNY to manage rebranding of icrave design studio (crobar, koi NYC, playboy club shanghai, one hotel)

kevin landwehr & devin becker leave NYC for the dominican republic, typographic research on beer and rum labels goes exceptionally well

ELLEN LUPTON BOOKSIGNING AT NSNY

2007-01-25T19:51:00.000-05:00

April 20th, 2006

ellen lupton booksigning for DIY: design it yourself hosted by nothing: something: NY and coeur noir letterpress with maryland institute

A wonderful evening was spent with the always elegant writer, curator, and graphic designer Ellen Lupton in the Nothing: Something studio. Together with Coeur Noir Letterpress and Maryland Institute College of Art, friends and fans alike came out to hear Ellen speak and to have her sign copies of her new book, DIY: Design it Yourself. If you haven't yet picked up a copy, we highly recommend it. Personally we gave copies to every friend and loved one who ever asked “What exactly do you do, now?” at the dinner table.

Ellen Lupton is a writer, curator, and graphic designer. Her most recent books are D.I.Y: Design It Yourself (2006) and Thinking with Type (2004). She is director of the MFA program in graphic design at Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) in Baltimore. She also is curator of contemporary design at Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum in New York City, where she has organized numerous exhibitions, each accompanied by a major publication, including the National Design Triennial series (2000 and 2003), Feeding Desire: Design the Tools of the Table, 1500?2005 (2006), Solos: New Design from Israel (2006), Skin: Surface, Substance + Design (2002), Graphic Design in the Mechanical Age (1999), Mixing Messages (1996), and Mechanical Brides: Women and Machines from Home to Office.

NEW MASTERS OF POSTER DESIGN

2007-01-25T19:28:00.000-05:00

March 29th, 2006

nothing: something: NY profiled in new masters of poster design by john foster [rockport]

Big thanks to John Foster of Fuszion for his good will & faith!
Buy it here: Amazon

Brief:
“Some of the world's best designers just could not stand idle while the poster fell by the wayside. They turned to the poster for personal expression and as an outlet from more restrictive mediums. This book showcases their breathtaking artwork, which has proven that the poster can still serve as a worthy communications tool. In doing so, they've brought the poster back to prominence. In this book, the author has compiled the world's finest new work at the height of this rebirth. There is currently no book on the market that can claim it features a "definitive" poster collection."

[quote]

[Nothing Something’s Kevin Landwehr loves working with the fashion industry in New York City. “Fashion designers can be characters,” he exclaims. “Eccentric, intelligent, fun, funny, and intensely warm if they like you; take caution if they don’t. Only in the fashion world do your clients show up at a meeting in matching pink jumpsuits with bottles of champagne in hand.”

With the help of consultant Devin Becker, Landwehr designed a poster for an event for the BLACK ANGUS brand. The look relies heavily on their current mode of thinking. “For work that advertises events, we tend to use typography, controlled chaos, and a sense of history as our primary tools. Modern and postmodern poster design so often relies on the image or the idea for emotional impact. I wouldn’t presume to criticize the approach of modernity, but I can tell you this: Right now we’re into regression. Computer, television, and cell phones; we’re all staring at screens for 75% of our days, so we love it and clients love it when we channel the past into something modern, beautiful and emotionally compelling,” he says. It would be awfully hard to argue against this piece on the subject of compelling beauty.” – John Foster]

artist michael bevilacqua includes NSNY work in show at deitch (SOHO) for customized racecar, installations, paintings

It was a proud day as one of our favorite VIP’s had an extraordinary show at Deitch. Congratulations to Michael on another inventive and beautifully fun remark on everything cool.

Michael Bevilacqua
Installation view, Beyond and Back, Deitch Projects

Michael Bevilacqua
Beyond and Back, Acrylic on linen, 72 x 96 inches

Michael Bevilacqua
Around the Corner from the Pick-Your-Poison Café (detail)
Installation collage including acrylic, gesso, vinyl transfer, stickers, wine bottles and paper cups

Michael Bevilacqua combines an enthusiasm for pop culture with a sophisticated study of modern painting. His work is a lexicon of contemporary icons and logos, embracing among other things, music, fashion, and art. The paintings are a visual diary of his artistic influences, recording such things as rock album covers, fashion house logos, children’s cartoon characters and images from celebrated contemporary paintings. There is no separation between high and low culture. The works are like time capsules funneled through the sensibility of someone who grew up in Northern California during the 70’s and 80’s. Bevilacqua is a painter as social sculptor.

For more info: deitch.com

FRESH KILLS

2007-01-25T19:25:00.000-05:00

February, 2006

FRESH KILLS (williamsburg) Retains NSNY for interactive marketing & visibility strategies

ONE OF THE BEST OF 2005

2007-01-25T19:21:00.000-05:00

December, 2005

NSNY profiled in poppytalk’s best of 2005

[“Your first steps, though cautious, began immediately to reinforce your faith in greater possibilities". Wise words, and very true for Nothing: Something: NY; a graphic design studio out of New York. I'm in awe with designer Kevin Landwehr's portfolio, each piece a visual source of inspiration and reference to beautiful design. His vintage references weaved into current designs are so refined they look like original vintage with a twist. Treat yourself and take a tour.]

NSNY PROFILED ON DRAWN!

2007-01-25T19:19:00.000-05:00

November, 2005

NSNY profiled on DRAWN!

[“A tour de force for the uber-hip”.]

NSNY WINS AWARDS IN HOW AND PRINT

2007-01-25T16:11:00.000-05:00

october, 2005

NSNY awarded [how 2005 self-promotion]
bing bang fall/winter 05 catalog

NSNY awarded [how 2005 self-promotion]
made her think fall/winter 05 catalog with photographer bill phelps

NSNY awarded [how 2005 self-promotion]
saved gala invitation

We’re a triple threat! Proud to be included alongside design luminaries such as Stefan Sagmeister and the crew at Veer, Nothing: Something: NY has been recognized by HOW magazine for excellence in the area of self-promotion. Three pieces from our agency have been awarded citations of merit and are featured in the magazines Self-Promotion Annual, which from 30,000+ entries selected 140 winners from around the world. Did we mention we won THREE times? The winning projects are some of our favorites; gorgeously letterpressed anniversary invitations for St. Helen Café, and sumptuous catalogs for New York City labels Made Her Think and Bing Bang Jewelry. Thanks HOW!

NSNY wins print award for typographic excellence [print 2005 regional design annual]

Project: FORMICA / Client: Maryland Institute, College of Art / Project Designers: Kevin Landwehr, PJ Richardson, Shayna Kreisler & Devin Becker.

NEW ADDITIONS

devin becker joins NSNY team as partner &
director of interactive

shayna kreisler joins NSNY as GM &
director of operations

NSNY welcomes peter august heffner (design)

NSNY welcomes gillian macleod (design)

NSNY welcomes aimal arbab (r&d)

ADDITIONAL RECENT WORK

oksana krovytska (new york city opera) CD drops

blue star camps - brand repositioning for largest summer camp in the nation

los angeles brand rowan andelin gets a new face

kittichai identity completed, restaurant launches in thompson hotel, SOHO