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Big News: October 2011

11/4/2011 10:24:00 AM

A quick trip to 7 billion Not sure if you've read, but the world is getting crowded. Today, this little globe will symbolically reach a human population of 7 billion people, with baby Danica May Camacho being chosen by the UN to represent the 7-billionth. Several months ago, we had—what seemed at first to be a gloomy forecast—the honor to create a poster for distribution to high school students.

Big News: Summer Edition

7/8/2011 10:55:00 AM

Summer Guest We are sooo excited that Andy Sides has joined the PDC team recently as our summer intern. Andy just graduated from American University with a design major and communication minor, and brings award winning creativity, technical prowess, and lots of humor to our office. Andy received a merit award for his poster entered in the ADCMW's 2011 Real Show.

April 2011

4/28/2011 3:51:00 PM

PDC nabs a place in the ADCMW's 62nd Annual Show! Just Announced! Project's own stationery package was chosen for inclusion in the Art Director's Club of Metropolitan Washington's Annual Show. Our letterhead is one of hundreds of entries in this small but prestigious show.

February 2011

2/16/2011 4:15:00 PM

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Winter 2010 news

12/17/2010 10:44:00 AM

Trees Please! On October 22nd, Project Design Company joined Casey Trees, Restore Mass Ave other volunteers in a tree planting to restore greenery along Massachusetts Avenue. The project, which lasted a few hours, aimed to return the tree canopy that existed along Mass Ave nearly a century ago. The planting was done in partnership with the Church of the Pilgrims and the Embassy of Ireland, whose grounds are now a little bit greener thanks to everyone’s efforts.

Fall News

10/20/2010 12:11:00 PM

An Award Winning Design Company PDC won five awards for our submissions to the Graphic Design USA American Design Awards, to be published in the November issue. Winning projects include our own logo, Paralyzed Veterans of America 2009 Annual Report and Overview brochure, Yoga Service Council Logo, and an advertisement for Host Hotels.

Summer News

8/11/2010 2:49:00 PM

Summertime… We closed our offices for a day in June and headed to the Maryland shore for our first official summer retreat. Through creative projects conceived by each team member, we were able to explore our creative side through unexpected ways. We walked through marsh fields, stared eye-to-eye with damsel flies, drank in the sounds of purple finches, watched periwinkles do absolutely nothing… In two words, got inspired. But don’t get me wrong, we also ate. And swam.

Big News in May

5/27/2010 12:00:00 PM

Adding On Summer is coming, and we have a new intern! Shannon Stull, American University Junior, has joined us for the summer. Shannon is a Design major and Multimedia minor. Dan was her instructor this past semester, and we are looking forward to having her be part of the PDC team. New Puppy We also have a canine companion. Lucy has joined the ranks as PDC mascot. She was adopted from the Washington Humane Society the beginning of May.

We're growing in so many ways

12/17/2009 5:40:00 PM

Welcome to the new Project. Big news: We’ve moved, we’ve rebranded, we’ve upgraded technologies, and we’ve added an amazing new designer! Adding OnYour success is very important to us. After months of searching, we are pleased to have a fresh new face at Project. Amy Cesal is a recent graduate of the American University design program with a minor in marketing, where she was recognized as best in show at the annual expo and published nationally in CMYK magazine.