Rosana Mojica

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Wednesday, November 2, 2011 - 02:34

A fairly recent revamp of a long-time San Francisco Bay Area newspaper flag.

Monday, October 31, 2011 - 21:44

  It's not every day that your entrance is accompanied by a fancy, printed announcement. Between the power of home computing; a proliferation of crafting books, websites and TV shows; and a desire to save money, more and more people are designing and/or creating the birth announcements for their children.

Wednesday, October 26, 2011 - 00:53

  Muni's iconic "worm" logo was designed by Walter Landor in the 1970s and is still with us today.

Tuesday, October 25, 2011 - 02:15

Roy Lichtenstein's "Go for Baroque," 1979, in The Jeffrey H. Loria Collection, New York.

Wednesday, October 19, 2011 - 03:32

An Esquire-styled display window at New York menswear store Paul Stuart.

Monday, October 17, 2011 - 20:25

It's important to keep track of these things. (Image via Joe Stone.)

I'm what you might like to call a "visual learner." When I can see imagery to go along with a whole lot of words I tend to grasp it more quickly and retain it better.

Wednesday, October 12, 2011 - 01:15

This is the month of Oktoberfest so it seems only fitting that we honor the humble beer label. There's a lot of history in beer label designs. Some conventions, like a ribbon to show award-winning quality or apothecary-like wordiness, are centuries old. I've found some off-the-beaten-path interpretations of beer labels to serve as food for thought.

Wednesday, October 5, 2011 - 20:21

Entertainment Weekly had a great slideshow on fall TV show posters (from which I found most of these images). I clicked through to see if there was anything inspired going on.

Tuesday, October 4, 2011 - 22:11

Ivory soap just announced a packaging rebrand. Will it be one of the good ones? 

I find it fascinating when a company with a familiar brand logo and personality decides to scrap it and reinvent itself with a new look.

Monday, October 3, 2011 - 20:21

Ah, Pee-Chee, my old friend, how thoroughly defiled you were every year.

I'll admit it. I have a problem.

Wednesday, September 28, 2011 - 19:37

This piece by Adam Hancher for Tiny Showcase shows how a little texture and imperfection in the flat color makes it more interesting.

  What texture can do for you Texture in a print piece (or even for an on-screen experience, like a website or

Tuesday, September 27, 2011 - 21:22

Our boring green money

Back when I was in school we had a project in Adobe Illustrator class to re-imagine American currency.

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