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The Brass Tacks

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The Brass Tacks: Issue #10

IN THIS ISSUE: The Young, Air Balls, Shania Twain, Locked In Algorithms, Strategy Kits, and Thrash Metal. Big Shows In A Small Town: The Young The Young Auditorium, a beacon of creativity since 1993, sought a brand refresh that would honor its roots while positioning itself for the future. Starting with a simple name change. See The Work Opinion: NBA Please Hire FDC The new NBA City Edition Jerseys leaked and surprise surprise, they mostly suck. The goal of these is to “connect court,...

IN THIS ISSUE: The Brawl Is ON, Virgo Appreciation Month, GiRlIe  STuFf, Dead Photographs, Cheap Brushes, and Yee-Haw!

IN THIS ISSUE: The Brawl Is ON, Virgo Appreciation Month, GiRlIe STuFf, Dead Photographs, Cheap Brushes, and Yee-Haw! This Sunday:The Bartender's Brawl 2024 What in the hell is The Bartender's Brawl?It's the one-of-a-kind competition that'll have you on the edge of your saddle! We're combining the grit of bull riding with the finesse of mixology for a spectacle you've gotta see to believe. Truly - this is insane. 10 Bulltenders. 10 Cocktails. 1 Bull. 🍹 Part 1: Shaken, Stirred, and...

Nice Ink, Gus 5.0, Side Hustles, Stage Dives, Gold Coast Boys, Gettin' Chilly With It, The FDC Brand Strategy Guide, and Collarbones.

IN THIS ISSUE: Nice Ink, Gus 5.0, Side Hustles, Stage Dives, Gold Coast Boys, Gettin' Chilly With It, The FDC Brand Strategy Guide, and Collarbones. Simply Traditional: Inked Traveler Inked Traveler came to us with a wild idea: blend the rugged beauty of nature with the bold strokes of American traditional tattoos. Make it reflect the artist's style, but in our own interpretation. See The Work FDC Water Cooler: Gus Gets A Webcam 5 years later. No more up-the-nose shots from an iPad for us!...

IN THIS ISSUE: Guts, Fixing Fixations, Ballin' too hard, Sporarts, Side Notes Brushes, A Moment Of Your Time, and Adrenaline. Relentless Hope: Fight CRC A while back, we were tasked with crafting a new campaign for @fightcrc and we jumped in with some real gusto for the guts. See The Work How ya feelin' about the newsletter? We have been sending The Brass Tacks for a few months now and we want to know how you're feelin' so we can make this thing even more rad. We will pick three survey...

IN THIS ISSUE: Shreddin', Bow Down To King James,Big ol' Weiners, Robbing Banks For Beers, The FDC Strategy Guide, Procreate Brush Free Sample & Fugazi. New Clients:Shred Beer Co. We've recently kicked off a few projects with our new pals at Shred Beer Co. in Rocklin, CA. Shred has been storming the Craft Beer Game, winning Brewer Of The Year (1-250B) at The Great American Beer Festival. Check 'Em Out All Hail King James:USA! USA! USA! What a f*cking time to be alive. Lebron is incredible....

IN THIS ISSUE: Wink, The FDC Brand Strategy Reference Guide,Making Baseball Great Again, The Pink Pony Club, Collabs Galore, Free Stuff & Runnin' Game. Come As You Are: Wink In a saturated market of content platforms, Wink faced the challenge of standing out and attracting both creators and consumers in the adult entertainment space. Our solution was to develop a brand strategy as bold and unapologetic as Wink's creators. Check out the case study on our site below! See The Work Now For...

IN THIS ISSUE: Sellin' Seltzer, Introducing Dynamos, The FDC Brand Strategy Guide Preview, The F*cking Celtics, Free Stuff,& Mississippi Queens. Oh, Hello: High There THC Seltzer An unfortunate project that died on the cutting room floor. Good thing for us, this thing ended up living on in the afterlife and is now a BRAND FOR SALE through FDC. Interested? Give us a shout! See The Work Featuring Dynamos: Dynamic Mockups Moving mockups that bring your designs to life with subtle motion. Unlike...

IN THIS ISSUE: Bull-Ridin', The Brand Retro Podcast, Monkeys, My Wiiife, Judas Blackletter, Free Stuff, & Walton Goggins. Big Timin': The Bartender's Brawl Sometimes, you just gotta draw a line in the sand and make a decision to do something fun just to do it. We'll be hosting a Bartending & Bull-Riding Competition with some of our buds in August. More on that later. Until then, check out the rad brand work we put together for the event. See The Work On The Airwaves: The Brand Retro Podcast...

IN THIS ISSUE: Lighting 'Em Up, The FDC Matrix Subscriber Special Free Download, NBA Memes, Judas Blackletter, Stuff with Friends, & Perms. Light 'Em Up: Flyin' Lion Boom! We were amped to get to work on this rad visual ID project for Flyin' Lion Fireworks. Flyin' Lion is a mail-order fireworks service and direct-to-customer - premium, curated fireworks with all the information and instructions you need to put on your very own display without burning your neighbor's house down. See The Work...

IN THIS ISSUE: Country Music, Chats with Craig, A Free Font, The NBA, Condoleezza Rice, Crop 2024 & More! Publisher's Note: Mad Appreciation Hey Reader! Thanks so much for subscribing to our newsletter. We’ll be having a lot of fun with it, and I hope to grow this thing into something real serious. Our goal with it is to give creatives an insight into how we do stuff, give some stuff away, occasionally sell some stuff, and make y’all laugh. For clients, we just want to give a little behind...