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River redux

Have you heard about the Monogahela Wharf’s transformation from parking lot to riverside park? Ever taken safe passage over the Hot Metal Bridge via the pedestrian-cyclist pathway? Or witnessed the sparkling view of the city from the North Shore Riverfront Park?

Well, you can thank…

Pedaling Pittsburgh

Want to see Pittsburgh with fresh eyes? Watching the hills, trees, and buildings go by from atop a bicycle is the way to go.

The Community Design Center of Pittsburgh commissioned us to work with them on their campaign for this year’s Pedal Pittsburgh,…

Redesigning wyep.org

Check out the new wyep.org home page and let us know what you think.

Next we’ll be ripping the guts out of the sub pages, and we can’t wait to get our hands dirty.

A new, and very creative, Creative Nonfiction

We jumped at the chance to play a role in the redesign of Creative Nonfiction (CNF), the largest literary magazine dedicated to high quality nonfiction prose.

From the CNF website: The premiere issue features columns about craft by Phillip Lopate and Richard Rodriguez; a conversation with Dave Eggers; an insider’s…

Who’s number one?

And you thought we’d actually tell you? Sorry, it’s a secret.

But if you want a copy of the very cool wrap up of 2009, with reviews by WYEP’s on-air hosts for each top 50 artist, the best of local music, and more, become a WYEP member. You’ll receive…

Don’t miss Candide

Seen the roaring lion on Baum Boulevard? For the second consecutive year, we worked with the inspiring gang at Quantum Theatre on the marketing imagery for a diverse season of shows.

Performances of Voltaire’s satire wrap up this weekend, so get your tickets…

Summer sounds

Summer in Pittsburgh is always bursting with things to do. After a cold, rainy, and snowy winter, we deserve it, right? Seeing bands in tiny outdoor spaces is particularly special.

While you’ve missed your chance to see Magnolia Electric Company, a personal favorite, perform beneath the stars, there are still…

Tour Anytime in the P-G

We worked with the Rivers of Steel National Heritage Area on the logo, tagline, brochures, and website for Tour Anytime, self-guided cell phone tours in southwestern Pennsylvania.

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette profiled this cool network of tours. Read the article.

Rivers of Steel website

Historic preservation, cultural conservation, education, recreation and resource development—Rivers of Steel National Heritage Area have always amazed us because they do a little bit of everything to make southwestern Pennsylvania better for all of us.

After working with them on the Tour Anytime identity, website, and brochures, we were…

Quantum’s 2009–2010 season

For the second year in a row, Quantum Theatre commissioned Little Kelpie to design the artwork for a season’s suite of performances.

With little more than a meeting, a few scripts, and some music to review, LK devised two different graphic concepts for each show.…

AIGA Portfolio Day 2009

AIGA Pittsburgh’s annual portfolio review event gives graduating students and young professionals the opportunity to present portfolio samples, polish their interviewing skills, and receive constructive feedback from some of Pittsburgh’s top design professionals.

For the second year in a row, LK has been invited as a reviewer. Nathan will…

Penn Ave. streetscape project

We were thrilled when Loysen + Kreuthmeier invited us to team up with Klavon Design for this project. The Penn Avenue Streetscape Guidelines will encompass the length of Penn Avenue from Doughboy Square to Negley Avenue and will make specific recommendations for the design of streetscape elements such as sidewalks,…

Hey, this looks different

We planted the seeds for a new site a few months ago—and look what grew! We’ll be unfurling our new site all week, so come back tomorrow for another look.

(And bear with us while we rev this thing up—there are bound to be a few screws loose during the…