2008
11/01/2008: Hazen just completed a redesign of the materials for Northwestern's Theatre center. The new system unifies their branding through the type and layout of their posters and mailers, allowing each production to still feature a unique central image.
10/9/2008: We've been doing a bunch of interesting promo pieces for The New Leaf Theatre. In addition to a "teaser" bookmark and the season brochure, we just completed the visuals for the first production, "Six Years," which you can see here.
9/19/2008: We just got copies of the booklet we did for the Northwestern Theatre Theatre and Interpretation Center. It promotes the entire 2008/09 season, highlighting each show, and branding the season as an exciting, dreamy fantasy.
8/2008: The Obama poster Shawn designed for the Manifest Hope competition was one of the five winners! It was exhibited in Denver during the Democratic National Convention and was auctioned off to benefit Obama's campaign. See it here.
7/9/2008: We just found out that the AIGA put the Hazen promo stuff in the new Chicago Design Annual. Very cool. Some work done with John Bufalino at Remedy was in there, too.
6/5/2008: Seems like we've been at the printer a lot lately. We just printed the brochure at left for NW as well as the poster for their latest show (to come). And just today we were on press for the stationery for Digital Boot Camp.
5/2008: The new FirstData logo Shawn designed with VSA Partners has launched. The Web site is live, too, and shows the full graphic language.
3/27/2008: We got a new color printer! May not seem newsworthy to you, but it's changed life around here! Aaaaah, simple pleasures.
3/19/2008: The innaugural issue of the Hazen email newsletter went out today. What? You don't get it?! Sign up to the left!
2/1/2008: We just completed the latest poster for the New Leaf Theatre. A tumultuous play called "Girl in the Goldfish Bowl".
1/17/2008: We designed this year's poster for the Jackson Square Design Walk which happens today. It's the 5th one!
1/2008: Saint Anthony Hospital in Chicago unveils its newly-redesigned logo, on over 200 banners in the neighborhood.
1/2008: We just saw the One Show book (advertising/design awards) that features the Sugar Bag promo Shawn did for Remedy. It's half a page and looks pretty cool.
1/2008: Hazen Creative Inc. begins this year as a full-fledged design studio. Though the studio has been operating for years through Shawn Hazen's side projects, it is now his full-time job and has several clients with which to start the new year, as well as collaborative engagements with Remedy and VSA Partners. It's exciting!