Span is a studio crossing the boundaries of communication design in all mediums.

Joined August 2019
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2 Nov 2024
It was a delight to open the 2024 Advertising Annual issue of @CommArts. It features an 8-page profile on our studio written by Jude Stewart. Thank you Jude, Michael Coyne and Patrick Coyne for selecting Span!
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2 Nov 2024
Major thanks to @GDUSAmagazine and Gordon Kaye for profiling our studio in coverage of Socially Responsible designers: gdusa.com/features/responsib…

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3 Sep 2024
When we were designing the logotype for South Side Sanctuary, Nick Adam drew bespoke stencil letterforms, where the uppercase letters had descenders to underscore the park’s unique topography. Thanks Gordon Kaye & @GDUSAmagazine for publishing: gdusa.com/news/fresh/span-tr…
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29 Aug 2024
Getting to design the visual identity for a Chicago park that is so connected to its community was a fantastic opportunity. thank you @bamford_journo and @katylcowan for talking with us about the project on @creativeboom
Good morning, Boomers! 👀 New Chicago park identity reflects the rich history and culture of the city’s South Side buff.ly/3MnTu3B
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8 Aug 2024
TMW @chicago opens a new public park and @printmag writes about the custom typography! Thanks @kjtwrites for sharing the work we are designing with clients like South Side Sanctuary.
Custom #Type Anchors a #Vibrant #Identity for Chicago’s Newest Public Park 🛝 South Side Sanctuary isn’t just any #park. It symbolizes #reinvestment in historic Bronzeville, a #community with deep #African-American #culture. Read the full story on PRINT: l8r.it/fWaG
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2 Jul 2024
Summer travel plans? @FastCoDesign invited @budrodecker to share some thoughts. Thank you @elissavetam and @Lizstins for including us!
Where should you spend your summer vacation? Let these cities' logos decide for you. f-st.co/ywVGY6f
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2 Jul 2024
Exciting mail hit the studio today! The ‘Be Bold’ book we designed at Span for @Kohler’s 150th anniversary has been featured in @CommArts July/August issue! Thank you Patrick Coyne and Michael Coyne.
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20 May 2024
Thank you @worldbrandesign for featuring the brand identity we designed for @NatureMuseum.
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14 May 2024
thanks for featuring @NatureMuseum Armin!
Today on Brand New (Noted): New Logo and Identity for Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum by Span underconsideration.com/brand…
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10 May 2024
Kim Tidwell, Charlotte Beach, and all the fine folks at @printmag, @debbiemillman and @thedailyheller thank you for featuring Chicago’s lowrider book — Slow & Low
“Slow & Low” Celebrates Chicago’s Vibrant Lowrider #Subculture 😎 Nonprofit #lowrider organization Slow & Low recently published a #book of the same title, the first formal documentation of the #lowridercommunity in Chicago. Read the full story on PRINT: l8r.it/FPoM
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16 Apr 2024
Recently @creativeboom sat down and talked with us about the book we designed for Slow & Low, Chicago’s Lowrider Festival
A new book designed by Span pays homage to lowrider culture 👀 🚗 bit.ly/3Q63EZ3
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16 Apr 2024
Thanks @creativeboom, @bamford_journo, and @katylcowan for talking to our Nick Adam about the Slow & Low Lowrider book we designed 🛞✨ tinyurl.com/wzehmsjn

ALT Nick Adam’s team at Span recently worked with Slow & Low on the design of their lowrider retrospective.

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7 Feb 2024
Thank you @CommArts and Michael Coyne for featuring our latest with Kohler today!
EXHIBIT: Designed by @span_studio, this book celebrates the creators and innovators behind manufacturing company Kohler’s products ahead of its 150th anniversary. ow.ly/oJEf50QxMic
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22 Jan 2024
We're proud to see our book for Kohler on @GDUSAmagazine! Thank you Gordon Kaye for sharing our work. gdusa.com/news/kohler-commem…

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21 Dec 2023
Span associate partner Nick Adam shared his thoughts on some of this year’s rebrands with @FastCompany. Thank you @elissavetam, and @Lizstins for including us in this expert round-up of the year’s biggest branding stories!
How would you rank Reddit vs. Max vs. Pepsi vs. Nickelodeon? We asked six branding experts to weigh in. f-st.co/yDuo9HW
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29 Nov 2023
Our thick and juicy custom lettering for @DesignMuseumChi and @MetropolisCoCo got some love in the 2024 @TheDieline Trend Report l8r.it/2GxM Thank you TheDieline, @itsmetheresac, @agibbsdesign @chloegordon25
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2 Nov 2023
The Mass Timber exhibit we designed with @TeamUrbanLab and Chicago Architecture Center was just featured in @CommArts Thank you Michael Coyne and Patrick Coyne Get you issue here: store.commarts.com/single-co…
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7 Aug 2023
Designer and Partner at Span, John Pobojewski, was interviewed on the Underscore podcast. John speaks about his education in music and the ways it influences his design practice. tinyurl.com/mrf54prd

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