2012 was a year for the record books. 300++ projects, 12 designers, 1 new outpost in Bangkok, 2 office moves, 80 APHA posters in 4 weeks, a 400+ page volume of charts, 5 conferences, 4 pregnancies, 2 babies (so far) — it was a productive and fertile year.
January
Happy Birthday, Brian! A sweet pairing of chocolate cake and hand-crafted paper flowers.
February
Stef back at the UN.
Brian tests the new video cam.
March
Carly weaves daisies into a delightful message for Design Lab’s booth at the Global Leadership Meeting.
Everybody loved the booth and binders too.
Anne in FHI 360 orange with Liza at the GLM Closing event.
April
Matt Mattassa, official understudy for TEDxDupontCircle speakers.
More hosting duties for yellowpants: “Have a great, er good Friday!” at TEDxChange TEDxDupontCircle
Melanie scribbling on the TEDxDupontCircle wall (that she ordered!)
May
Un voyage à Paris? Mais oui! A stroll through the City of Light after meeting with UNESCO. Followed by THE BEST. MEAL. EVER.
How’s it hanging in the FHI 360 PQC (aka condom exploding lab)? Kung shows off her…*ahem*…package designs. (Yes, she designed the pink strawberry!)
June
Just hangin’ out…
Leanne joins Brian, Jake and Anne at the Vimeo Film Festival. (It was a windy day.) Cool video wall in the Gehry-designed IAC Headquarters building.
July
Design Lab moves to new studio! So many, many, many boxes.
Kung visits DC! Taking her out for some Southern Hospitality.
Birthdays – sponsored by Google Hangout
Homemade (in-house illustration) Candy. Welcome to Design Lab, Kay! How did we exist for so long without you?
August
Meliha auditioning to be a Pantene model. #glamphotobomb
Scenes from Design Lab Pet Thursdays. Note the kitty stare-off.
September
Louis Frederick Saab III is born! Congrats to Deanna, now the mother of two. (But seriously, how can she look this good moments after delivery?!)
Working and working out….
Major team headache effort: APHA Conference Posters. Signed, sealed, delivered – 80 research posters for in 4 weeks.
Good morning, AIGA DC!: Lively and passionate audience at AIGA Salon – “How to Design for Good, Full-time”
October
After a long search… Welcome Irinn to Design Lab/Bangkok! (Something tells us that you’re going to fit right in)
Congratulations to the new Mrs. Shannon Smith Dyson!
WOW! Our laser cut Marian Bantjes poster on display at Cooper-Hewitt’s Graphic Design: Now in Production
November
Thanksgiving package. Welcome to earth, Stella Marie O’Brien. Stef gets a new name: MOM.
December
Design without a dime…Kay crafts a message for our wall using tape, paper, and whatever else is lying around the studio.
And then the Rauschenberg arrives…
Our BKK ladies…at play work
Prepping for first ever TEDxLumpini at the stellar FHI 360 APRO office in Bangkok.
Irinn’s concept note: An “X” forms when you bridge the space between “> <”
Last checks with Kung, the “AV” director (It means different in BKK. Scroll to 1:46 to find out.) with Pailin and the inspiring TEDx speaker / horse whispherer Dr. Siraya.
Anne with the lovely Jackie McPherson
Thank you to AIGA and the fine folks who attended our studio tour.
Holiday mini potluck. On the menu: Kay kale, Peruvian chicken, noodles, a blueberry pie, green tea crepe cake and Brian’s divine ginger crème brûlée. Naps.
