Crème Yvette is a violet infused liqueur made partially from Parma Voilet petals with a long, storied history, and serves as the key ingredient in such legendary cocktails as the Blue Moon, Aviator and the Pousse Café. Having been out of circulation for many years, it has been recently resurrected by Rob Cooper of Cooper Spirits International who came to AA&J for the branding and package design.

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In schools, hospitals, airports and even train stations, clock systems are still an indispensable component of their operations. As one of the key designers, fabricators and suppliers of timing systems, Sapling chose AA&J to re-brand their company.

From a new logo and tagline, to website and marketing collateral, AA&J has helped this company reinforce their new moniker, “ingeniously in sync.”

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Founded in 1907 by Paul Philippe Cret, H2L2 today is a leading architectural firm with a growing international reputation. H2L2 chose AA&J to design a new brand and positioning line that would support their efforts in four practice areas: architecture, planning, interior design and infrastructure–and further support the notion that this firm, in all that they do, is “enriching environments.”

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For many years AA&J has designed the annual report for The Franklin Institute and each year the challenge is to showcase the exciting new initiatives in words and images. This year was no exception, although we did take it a step further and shot the photography using a technique that we felt supported the theme “Reaching Out” in a special way. The images in this year’s annual report at first glance seem like single wide-angle images, but they are actually composites made up of many single shots that have been seamlessly assembled using a state-of-the-art computer program. The effect is an eerie delight of fantasy and reality.

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Information design might be overlooked in the arsenal of communication tools.

Verizon Communications’ wireline business employees, 90,000 strong, are no strangers to the myriad products and offerings. FiOS, HSI and traditional phone service change as new products come on line, market forces change and traditional products fade away.

In an effort to communicate effectively internally with its wireline business, Verizon enlists AA&J to envision its changing products and promotions for employees in a way that is easy to grasp, exciting and memorable. The result: employees are well-versed, and can help customers navigate the new frontier in telecommunications.

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For many years, Jan C. Almquist, in addition to his duties as principal of Allemann Almquist & Jones, has been making personal photographic images that attempt to advance the notion of what the expressive image can be. Take a look at his work here: www.jcalmquist.com

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AA&J is pleased to announce its inclusion in the just-published design anthology from Graphis entitled, GraphisdesignersUSA3. We are happy to be included with some of the best firms from across the country. Click here to download a pdf.

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