An AIGA Design for Good Case Study

This fall marks 10 years since I've been a Minnesota transplant and I have to say I've fallen in love with Minneapolis and am proud to call it home.

"The mother of all design debates."

The race for green is a race with no finish line.

Frequently referred to as the best beer fest in America, Brewery Ommegang's Belgium Comes to Cooperstown was an amazing event. I had the pleasure of visiting Cooperstown NY for this event over the weekend to celebrate the Belgium beer culture.

Close to 2 years ago John Munger and Bill Dossett came to D&P to discuss an idea that Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak had - bringing a bike share program to our city. At this point we were basically starting from scratch. Their direction was to make it happen, period.

We've been updating and expanding our website and online features. We will occasionally send out email news to our subscribers to show how we're using design to help our clients around the world.

The new, shippable display tray designed for New French Bakery was able to reduce corrugated use by 30%, saving resources and passing the savings on to consumers. Read more results, as published in the Feb 2010 article in Baking & Snack.

Did you watch the Super Bowl?

On of our print partners, Print for Change invites you to attend a benefit for Haiti this Thursday, January 21st, from 6-9pm at the Graves 601 Ballroom in downtown Minneapolis. 100% of all donations will go to Healing Haiti, a non-profit organization that provides water, food, housing and education to Haitians in need.

Coca-Cola just announced the new packaging designs for Minute Maid juices which are available around the world starting this month. Look for our latest work in your grocer's juice aisle!

Basin White visitors find inspiration and joy in unexpected places.

Lassonde, the largest refrigerated juice company in Canada, recently launched a new product in its Oasis line that contains Wellmune WGP, an ingredient whose biological effect on the immune system has been scientifically proven.

Our thanks to Kimberly Elam of Digital Web Magazine for her nice article "Web Design by Designers" which profiles the newly upgrade duffy.com.

A gala open house event featured Art for the River created by the designers at Duffy & Partners to raise awareness and funds for the Mississippi River Fund.

A new study shows how the immune health supplement keeps fire fighters in better physical health for their grueling job.

a new duffy.com experience awaits you.

Thymes catches the eyes of Comm Arts jurors.

Mona Lisa at Celebration is now welcoming visitors to the exciting DisneyWorld and Orlando area.

New branding for Points of Light Institute and Hands On Network was unveiled at the National Conference on Volunteering and Service in Atlanta on June lst.

The May 2008 issue of Metro highlights the history and work of Joe Duffy of Duffy & Partners.

We are thrilled to recognized by Monadnock Paper Mills as the third firm to be profiled in their Masters of Design series.

Strength with Class

A new brand Mia Relax features Wellmune and new clinical research demonstrates how Wellmune helps you fight symptoms of the common cold.

Kardia Health Systems' new brand langugage — designed by Duffy & Partners — is designed to communicate how cardiology care is being reinvented by new technology.

Duffy & Partners has received Merit awards in the Package Design catagory.

Duffy & Partners received a total of seven awards at the Minnesota AIGA Design Show on Thursday, March 13 at the awards gala at the Weismann Art Museum in the Twin Cities. Click here to see the winning entries.

Read Joe's view on the power of design.

Communication Arts March/April issue feaures American Eagle Outfitters new headquarters in Environmental Graphic Design.

Basin White is an elegant extension of the Basin brand.  Located on the mezzanine level at Disney World's landmark Grand Floridian Resort and Spa, Basin White offers giftable bath and beauty products that combine modern design with Victorian charm. 

I once again had the pleasure of accompanying my father to visit and present our work and design process to students and staff at Portfolio Center in Atlanta. This was a whirlwind trip and our only regret was not having more time to spend there.

7 logos designed by Duffy & Partners win Gold Awards, with a Platinum Award going to D&P for its own logo.

Showing completed furniture, fixtures, art and accessories, Mona Lisa completes a Model Suite for display. With completion targeted for the end of the year, Mona Lisa has pre-sold most of their rooms in the condo hotel in Celebration, Florida.

Entry judged "Best of Show" in the 2007 M-real Corporate Communication Contest

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Designed in a collaborative partnership with Morris Adjmi Architects, Duffy & Partners work on the new suites hotel in Celebration, Florida will soon be opening for business.

Thanks to Bart Cleveland for his recent post on Adage.com and his kind words about Duffy & Partners branding effort for The Bahamas.

The award winning innovative new ingredient brand is clinically proven to help enhance the immune system.  Wellmune will be made available through many popular foods and beverages in the near future.

Duffy partnered with AEO to create a new corporate headquarters to foster a work environment that celebrates their mission of helping young people to 'live their life".  Learn more about AEO's new offices at SouthSide works on the banks of the Monongahela River in Pittsburgh.

Congratulations to Biothera for winning the Food Expo Innovation Award for its revolutionary new ingredient brand Wellmune. 

The New York Times, NBC's Today Show, and CNN all feature on-board video captured with the new V.I.O. wearable video camera technology during a long delayed Delta flight 5637.

There is nothing more powerful than the words you hear from people you trust and respect.  In fact, research indicates that a word of mouth recommendation is the number one factor in persuading someone to try a product.  Design can create the ripple effect that gets people talking about your product and allows your marketing budget to actually decrease.

The fact is that men and women are different. So it may not surprise you that their hair and scalp care needs vary, too. Duffy is proud to introduce our newest work for Aveda: AM.

Duffy & Partners new designs for Aveda Men is on its way to a fine salon near you.

In only its second year, the Mill City Farmers Market has grown to include a Thursday evening market to an always-packed Sunday morning schedule in downtown Minneapolis.

Helping brand powerful new technology to improve the immune system.

Products featured in the upcoming back to school edition.

Scheduled to open this fall, Mona Lisa continues construction at its first location in Celebration, Florida, just minutes away from Disney World.

This past workshop was even miles above the years past and it has become clear that China is dead set on being a major player in the world wide advertising and design industry.

"the power of this identity is that it is not just a logo but a flexible, visual language with infinite applications.  It's authenticity guarantees that the experience will match the perception."

 Alina Wheeler in Designing Brand Identity

The new Sweetleaf Baby Collection from Thymes is featured in the April 2007 issue of Town and Country.

Duffy and Partners unveils the new brand identity program for V.I.O.

Susan G. Komen for the Cure.

A story of integration, synthesis and leadership.

Each year, the staff at MN Monthly magazine selects the "best of" for local shopping, eating, experiencing, etc. Once again, the 2006 newcomer to local farmers' markets has been recognized as one of the best new markets.

Minneapolis Farmers Market On The Magazine's List of "100 Tastes You Must Try In 2007"

Recently, our client Thymes was featured in two shows on KARE-TV in Minneapolis. Download the morning show segments to view and learn about Thymes, their products, and their new packaging designed by Duffy & Partners.

GQ challenged nine of the country's most talented designers, including Duffy & Partners, to create new license plate designs for their state.

To offer consumers a fresh alternative to Diet Coke, Coca-Cola chose to revitalize Fresca, a 39-year-old existing brand, rather than introduce a new one. The new Fresca design better captures a more modern and sophisticated expression of the brand.

New products, new styling, new colors, new stores.
Just in time for holiday shopping.

Featured in the Pioneer Press as well as Dexigner.com, Myndology's new designs are turning heads.

From notebooks to flashcards, index cards to journals, the Myndology identity encompasses products that are designed to inspire a sense of good thinking, creativity and organization.

EDS turned to Duffy & Partners to create an identity and unique branded applications to reflect the humility and integrity of this once-in-a-lifetime partnership with Byron Nelson. It was an opportunity for us to pay tribute and keep alive the legacy of golf’s greatest hero.

We helped introduce Sony to China by creating a branded experience in the form of an interactive gallery. The environment educates and inspires Chinese consumers to learn more about Sony and its technologies, thereby creating desire for their products.