Since 2002, Hotiron Creative has completed hundreds of successful design projects spanning a third of the US for a broad range of industries. We build entire brands, one project at a time: identity, print, interactive and environmental. Focused, relevant design that communicates. Well-executed files you can actually use. Our fresh ideas and forward thinking provide a well-rounded design resource for any size of client.

Partial Client List.

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Awards + Recognition.

• 2011 MW featured on the cover of Custom Retailer magazine:
  Young Turks of CE
• 2010 Guest lecture on brand design for NYU post-graduate course: Positioning and Brand Development
• 2010 Storybook Homes logo published in Logolounge 4 Mini by Rockport Publishing

• 2009 Guest lecture on brand design for NYU post-graduate course: Positioning and Brand Development
• 2009 Olive logo featured on Logo Revue
• 2009 AIGA Roundtable participant discussing the future of our professional association
• 2009 Hotiron Creative logo published in Letterhead & Logo Design 11 by Rockport Publishing

• 2008 CE Pro Gold CHIP Award, touchscreen interface design for Autonomic
• 2008 Presented "The Business of the Card" to group of entrepreneurs
• 2008 AIGA Portfolio reviewer at Art Academy of Cincinnati

• 2007 AIGA Design Origination Award, Hotiron Creative logo
• 2007 Neenah PaperWorks Gold Award, Storybook Homes identity
• 2007 IPPY Book Award, design of A Financial Minute by Jenifer Madson
• 2007 "DIY Business Cards" article published in CincyChic magazine

About the logo. The award-winning trademark for Hotiron Creative represents a traditional hot iron brand, a metaphor for the modern definition of branding. The mark is comprised of three symbols:

• Anvil: At the heart, the anvil represents craftsmanlike integrity and a blood-red passion for refined quality.
• Compass: Around the perimeter, the compass represents the service of pointing your ideas in the right direction.
• Target: The shapes and negative spaces create a target, representing the audience and goals we're aiming for.

[ Updated 12 November 2011 ]