March contest winner!

Posted by on May 1, 2012 in contests, Uncategorized
March contest winner!

Congratulations to Desirae Hill for winning last month’s contest. With a total of 7 out of 8 answers correct, she will receive a $50 gift certificate to Boundary Bay or Amazon plus some letterpressed goodies. Stay tuned for our next contest later this month.

this month’s contest: logo evolution

Posted by on Mar 16, 2012 in contests, design, logos, marketing
this month’s contest: logo evolution

See how a century’s worth of changes have affected eight famous brands. If you can put the logos in the correct order, you have a chance to win $50 from Boundary Bay Brewing Company or Amazon.com, a letterpressed Fresh Ideas book and set of coasters printed by Shew Design. The person with the most correct ...

February contest results

February contest results

Congratulations to Alec Strand for winning Shew Design’s February contest! It was tough competition, but he was the only one to correctly identify Bethlehem Steel as the answer to Q5 and that put him in the top position! Close behind were Shelley Calissendorff and Christina Wright and Tina S. Maxell Volkswagen. Original text: “Think small.” ...

February 2012 Contest

Posted by on Feb 3, 2012 in contests, copywriting, marketing, messaging
February 2012 Contest

Greetings and well met, traveler. It’s time once again for your chance to win fabulous prizes from Shew Design. This month’s contest tests your knowledge of some classic print and TV advertisements. The twist? We’ve replaced the original copywriting with quotes from Shakespeare’s plays and sonnets – painstakingly finding passages that resemble the sense of ...

January contest winner!

Posted by on Feb 3, 2012 in contests, design, typography
January contest winner!

Thanks to everyone who gave our January contest a try. We had a total of three people who completed 100% of the answers correctly, including Troy Date, Andrew Pritikin, and Craig Margaret. Additionally, there were a few ‘close calls’ including  Lauralee Carbone and Katie Fleming. Randomly selected among those that got 100% right was Craig ...