Nostalgeeka: How we got here
How/Why some of us here at Doejo gravitated towards this wonderful field! Liz Photography got me into design actually (usually it’s the other way around). I was a photographer before I was a graphic designer. … Continued
Wednesday is SOPA Blackout Day
[vimeo 31100268 w=660 h=371] PROTECT IP / SOPA Breaks The Internet from Fight for the Future on Vimeo. As we mentioned yesterday, Jan. 18th is SOPA hearing day—when the House Committee on Oversight and Government … Continued
What is SOPA, What are the latest updates? (Part 1)
Let’s pretend you don’t know what’s going on with this whole Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) mess and it’s Senate counterpart PROTECT IP (PIPA). In a nutshell the bill’s purpose is to criminalize “unauthorized streaming … Continued
Group dining deal site, gDine gets a Doejo redesign
Do you ever feel like planning a group outing for dinner is a logistical nightmare? Unless you’re a party planner, you have to find a restaurant everyone likes within a sensible budget, then make reservations, … Continued
Furthering our product development portfolio
We don’t just do great digital product development and retail build-outs, we’re all about the physical. As we enter the new year, expect to see Doejo enter the physical product dev space head on. Cashboxer, … Continued
Conquering product packaging and print collateral
We’ve done a wide range of packaging and collateral design over the past year. In our “Packaging & Collateral” case studies you’ll find Doejo-wrought graphic designs on sports drink bottles, delivery trucks, parade floats, restaurant … Continued
Greater > Than commercial airing tonight
Hey Greater > Than (and Bulls) fans! The Doejo-produced Greater > Than commercial spot will be airing tonight TWICE. Around 7:30 – 8 p.m. it’ll air for the first time during the Bulls/ Pistons game … Continued
Friends of Doejo: “You Are Beautiful” design contest
The Chicago-L.A.-based street art “You Are Beautiful” campaign is global empowerment project comprised of public art instillations and guerilla-campaign style artwork and stickers. You may have seen the large multi-font “You Are Beautiful” mural on the … Continued
Doejo client BodyShopBids gets $1M in funding to expand
Doejo client BodyShopBids, an online and mobile auto repair finder, just got a ample boost from local venture capitalists, OCA Ventures to expand—to the tune of $1 million in funding. The Chicago Tribune reported BodyShopBids, … Continued
Happy Holidays (plus a smashing vid of the krewe and new studio)
Merry Christmas, Happy Chanukah, Kwanzaa, Festivus and New Year’s to everybody, especially those of you in the ever expanding doejoverse. Consider this video our holiday gift to you… happy everybody! [vimeo 34140637 w=601 h=338] Doejo Office … Continued
Inspired Mag and Doejo in 2011
Since August, Doejo has been teaming up with web design lifestyle blog Inspired Mag to interview digital designers, illustrators and artists twice a month for column called “Designer’s Block.” We’ve talked with Russ Maschmeyer, Stephen … Continued
Is the new Facebook snubbing Tumblr?
We love change here at Doejo. Updated Facebook, revamped Twitter, Google +, why not? With publishing platfroms and social media, the updates may take some getting used to but sooner or later everyone’s on board. … Continued
Keeping Busy with Busy Beaver Button Co.
It’s obvious that Busy Beaver Button Co. takes its craft pretty seriously. Maybe it’s the world’s largest button vending machine located in their renowned Busy Beaver Button Museum. Or maybe it’s their one-of-a-kind 24-karat gold … Continued
doejo does Robyn
What better to do on a cold, winter Chicago day than re-enact scenes from the epic music video for “Call Your Girlfriend” by Robyn.??! At least the doejo clan thought it was a good idea…. … Continued
Create content like you create products.
Startups treasure their products and put a huge amount of effort and passion into creating them. However, many startup blogs and communities don’t have the kind of craftsmanship that their products do. Your company does … Continued
Just launched: Workify, a network of odd-job contractors
Got buckets of paint still sitting in that colorless dining room? A bookshelf in pieces waiting to be assembled? Or maybe you’re moving and all your friends bailed leaving you with the heavy lifting? Sometimes … Continued