Ahhh…Philadelphia. Our home. A big city and a small town. These days it seems like new stuff is everywhere around these parts and that’s fine by us Philadelphians so long as you leave the good old stuff alone: the cramped streets, grease stains, working class roots, and the two-parts-attitude-one-part-brotherly-love thing we offer in spades. Philadelphia magazine approached us about collaborating on the cover of their annual Best of Philly issue and we knew we had to stay true to this vision of “best of” and do something classic. The idea of replicating an old storefront sign came up right away in our brainstorming meetings, but we were worried about it looking contrived and photoshopped. So we recruited sign painter Gibbs Connors to reproduce our sign typography by hand in gold-leaf and paint to give it a true authentic feel. We are honored to be apart of this flagship issue.

We’re happy to announce the addition of Woody Harrington to our team. Woody joins us a designer after graduating with an award-winning portfolio from Tyler School of Art this past May. A surfer-type from the coast of Maryland, Woody is severely lacking in the facial hair department. However, he more than makes up for it with his totally gnarly coiffure. Have a look. Woody will be working on various assignments right out of the gate and we can’t wait to see what he comes up with.