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Produced by This Ain't No Disco and published by HarperCollins, Where We Work will be available in stores and online this April. ADG designed the book's interior & cover during the fall of 2009. The book's jacket has a foil and spot varnish. Showcasing forty-five of the world’s most extravagant and inspiring work environments from internationally acclaimed and recognized agencies within the advertising, media and design industry, Where We Work explores how creative agencies transform lifeless commercial spaces into bastions of creativity, offering inspiring interiors and visual insight into the breadth and depth of each agency’s thinking. Spaces that not...

ADG was approached by Crescent Hill Books and Harper Collins to redesign the cover for a good-selling book that was beginning to look dated. We devised a bold, graphic new look for the title in question. Then we applied that look to other books in the series, establishing an eye-catching new line-look that could be adapted to future titles. The fresh design dramatically improved sales of each of the old titles once they were updated, and continues to spur the series on with new titles. We're currently designing the interior for The New Big Book of Layouts.

We just finished the latest additions to the Spirit of Nashville Collection: a new print for WPLN Radio and another for Saint Cecilia Academy. We were happy to create art that will help these two important Nashville icons celebrate milestones of achievement—WPLN’s service to Nashville for over 40 years, and Saint Cecilia Academy’s 150th Anniversary. Both prints were designed by Joel Anderson. The Saint Cecelia print was based on an original painting Joel created specifically for this occasion. The original painting will hang in the school’s lobby.People ask how we decide which Nashville icons to feature in our art. Occasionally,...

In an age when nonprofit organizations are struggling harder than ever to have their messages heard, the value of branding and design has become increasingly essential to their survival. Today, a first-of-its-kind book, Designing for the Greater Good, was released to offer readers insights into great nonprofit branding campaigns in 24 inspiring case studies and hundreds of illustrated examples. ADG was among the firms whose outstanding campaigns were selected for inclusion in this prestigious collection. The book is based on authors Peleg Top and Jonathan Cleveland’s nearly 40 years of combined experience working with nonprofits and corporate communications departments across...