Above: Cropping of Almanac’s poster “McKinley Dreams” 3-color screen print; 19″ x 25″ Join us this Friday night (May 11th) at the Atomic Cowboy for ARTCRANK: A Poster Party for Bike People. Started in Minneapolis in 2007, and now with shows in cities such as Denver, Portland, San Francisco, and London, ARTCRANK STL will feature [...]

It’s almost mid-January and we’d be remiss to let another day go by without mentioning that February 18th is Meds & Food for Kids’ inaugural gala and auction: Experience Kanaval! Over the years, Almanac has worked closely with Meds & Food for Kids to develop their Local Hands, Bright Future campaign, and we couldn’t be [...]

When we met Nicole Benoist for the first time last spring and heard about her idea to develop a web site that would deliver her picks on the most stylish places to dine, shop, and visit in cities around the country, we knew she was on to something. Nicole had long been known by her [...]

I’m happy to be included as a panelist in AIGA’s “Designer Business Roundtable” on Thursday, May 24th., but truth be told, I’m even happier to learn from successful business owners like Eric Thoelke and Traci Moore. Here’s the scoop from AIGA’s website: ———— We’re bringing together an intimate group of passionate creatives to discuss key [...]

Above: Evan and Paige of Sleepy Kitty. Outtake from KDHX photoshoot. Photo by Douglas Garfield. WHEW! We’re still recovering from a busy last couple of weeks but didn’t want to let too much time pass without posting reflections on the first ever St. Louis Design Week. Although we didn’t get out to all the events, [...]

There’s no doubt about it, St. Louis is a creative city. Thanks to some combination (I still haven’t pinpointed it yet) of unique and historic neighborhoods, a low cost of living and an abundance of affordable building stock, there exists a culture of opportunity for artists, designers, restaurateurs, business owners or anyone else looking to [...]