04.29.10
Block Party 2010!
La Condesa is throwing their annual Cinco De Mayo Block Party this year with live performances by Brownout, Ocote Soul Sounds, Mariachi Tamazula, & DJ Chicken George. Party in the street, Wednesday, 05.05.2010 from 5-10pm. All of W 2nd Street between Guadalupe & San Antonio. Admission is free.
04.27.10
FÖDA Brings Home Two AIGA Awards
From 507 entrants across the state (268 from Austin alone), 21 winners were selected to receive 47 awards in this years AIGA Texas Show. The jury was composed of industry luminaries Paula Scher, Karin Fong and Joe Duffy. Proudly, FÖDA Studio will bring two awards home. [If you’re doing the math, the winners are the top 4% of the state.] Read more here, attend the opening at Action Figure Friday night. See the award winning pieces when we re-post the work on Monday, May 3rd.
04.23.10
A Glossy Nod From Herr Haas
Jardine Labaire in the April issue of The Glossy—special insert to The Statesman—interviews our client and collaborator Berthold Haas about his work. To our delight, she inquired specifically about us and our work with Berthold: The Samarkand. He was a gracious gentleman as always. Read the full article here, with a great picture of Herr Haas in front of the Samarkand.
04.12.10
Perla's One Year Anniversary
One year ago we—having designed their brand and identity—helped open Perla’s Seafood & Oyster bar. Quickly a South Congress landmark, we’re very proud to celebrate the one year anniversary. Here’s our contribution: a colorful set of posters for their first Crawfish and Seafood Boil on April 18th. All you can eat and Free Beer for $20? A happy birthday indeed.
03.27.10
Madrone Wins Texas ASLA Award
We’re proud to announce that Jon Ahrens, owner of Madrone LDC, was awarded a 2010 Honor Award from the Texas Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects (TX ASLA) for Chris Park in San Antonio. His brand, identity and the entry package itself were designed by FÖDA Studio. Photos and link to the press release after the link…
03.23.10
We Sponsor Sustainable Foods
Our commitment to the Sustainable Food Center and locally grown food and harvesting continues—now as the official design sponsor for the SFC Chef Series, April 11th. Read more and buy tickets in the article body…
03.22.10
Sharing Ideas at Drury University
It’s important to give back. Last week as SXSW kicked off in Austin, FÖDA Studio Creative Director Jett Butler gave a 2 day critique, portfolio review and lecture to the students at the Drury University School of Architecture in Springfield, Missouri.
02.27.10
The Annual Report Poster
In anticipation of the release of our 2009 Annual Report we have created 2 posters to whet the appetite.
02.20.10
MADRONE Landscape Architecture
Jon Ahrens is a quiet man of humble strength. He leads a team of fellow designers and a crew of men—Madrone Landscape Architecture—that re-shape the earth into more perfect, idealized visions of what nature might have done. His understated brand and identity system will literally take root with his clients.
02.18.10
FÖDA Spoke: Pecha Kucha Austin
Jett gave a presentation on our research based creative process for the brand and identity we designed for Edgar Papazian and Doon Architecture. Sorry if you missed the presentation, but you can take a peek at the slides.
