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Hexanine Golden Apple Photo Shoot

It’s always a pleasure to work with great shutterbugs, and at Hexanine we’re proud to partner with some excellent ones. In our ongoing work with the excellent Golden Apple Foundation, we’re working alongside talents like Greg Hinchman and Patrick Fahrner, and recently we banded together to traverse around the Loop in Chicago for a shoot. Great deli sandwiches, 11 portrait subjects, slight sunburn — all together, a fun and very productive day.

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New Work: Polishing Golden Apple

Golden Apple Foundation 2013 Direct Mail design

We’ve been pretty quiet on the blog of late, but it’s only because we’ve been knee-deep in some great projects.

One of the latest pieces to launch continues the work we’re doing with Golden Apple Foundation. Our most recent direct mail collaboration is hitting mailboxes across Illinois and around the country this week. The vertical accordion fold piece highlights the great work Golden Apple is doing in transforming teachers and teaching. Their mission is fantastic, and we’re proud to have them as clients.

New Work: Golden Apple Holiday Cards

Hexanine: Golden Apple Holiday Card

To wrap up 2012 and give a heartfelt thanks to supporters, Golden Apple Foundation asked us to create a holiday card for their donors and friends. To stay within the project’s modest budget, our team opted to use digital printing provided by our excellent partners at Elk Grove Graphics. But despite the small quantities and budget, our team still wanted to utilize premium production techniques of the piece, making it feel even more special for recipients.

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New work: Gruppo Cordenons and Golden Apple

New work: Gruppo Cordenons and Golden Apple Foundation

We’re continuing to post new work, so here are more of the projects we’re bringing out from behind the curtain. These are event and invitation design work for fine paper maker Gruppo Cordenons, as well as a direct mail campaign for local Chicago nonprofit, Golden Apple Foundation. Click for more details on the fruits of these great client partnerships.