November 2019
About The Cover: For our third Local Design issue, letterer/muralist Ann Chen revitalizes graphic design innovator David Carson’s quote about the urgency of design. Chen hereby incorporates a hand throwing up the rock n’ roll horns and holding a pencil, a symbolic fusion of the two art forms. You can read about Chen here and find more of her work at annlettering.com.
Ann Chen: Writing History in Her Own Script
Ann Chen displays her penchant for hand-lettering, typography and graphic design on the cover of this month’s Local Design issue. … read more
Localized: Voidsmen
You could stake the claim that Voidsmen are strictly a metal band, but you would only have one finger on the pulse of what the band is about. … read more
Tradition: Comfort Close to Home
Tradition opened its doors in April of 2017 with hopes to share personal-experience-inspired versions of comfort food within the SLC dining scene. … read more
Designing New Worlds: Jake Buntjer
The Mister Pauper studio is overflowing with pocket watches, disassembled dolls and a wealth of other curios, each awaiting some future purpose. … read more
Learning the Power of Letters: How Becca Clason Turns Words...
While working in New York, Becca Clason realized it wasn’t all she had hoped. She moved to Salt Lake and focused on her next journey, a graphic design job. … read more
Funky, Quirky, Cute: Nicole LaRue Designs a Charming Rebellion
Designer, illustrator and author Nicole LaRue embodies her art. One of LaRue’s most impactful designs came alive with the Washington Women’s March. … read more
A Cover by its Book: Ummah and Understanding Islam
Ummah, an exhibition put on by the Emerald Project, is a fight against the unique group bias that has grown around the Muslim community in the U.S. … read more
Place-Making with Rachel Hodson
Rachel Hodson’s impressive body of interiors, many of which happen to be located on the same block, are a collective sweet spot of historic renewal. … read more
Localized: Together Forever
Together Forever are currently working on a new album—one they anticipate will be a departure from their debut, I DO, in both sound and process. … read more
Disciplined Dreamers at Fluid
Fluid Advertising got their start around 1997 as a creative boutique focusing on a range of package designs and more traditional marketing strategies. … read more
Camp Woodward Park City: Renaissance for the Action
Camp Woodward is the Tesla of a space-age conglomerate that hosts international resorts based around every action sport that pushes gravity to its limits. … read more
In the Pursuit of Excellence: Kevin Cantrell and the Business...
In high school, Kevin Cantrell observed a friend creating a system of brand logos and fonts for a project and immediately knew it was what he wanted to do. … read more
