Accolades & Enlightenment

Lucky us.

We walk the talk about expanding the vernacular through design, and thankfully people are listening. Maybe it’s good karma. Maybe it’s dumb luck. It’s certainly good fortune, and we’re deeply honored.

2001 Best of New England, AIGA Boston, Thompson Design Group rebrand
2003 Finalist, What Teams Can Do, StoraEnso Boston University Center for International Health & Development brochure
2004 Best of Business Card Design 6, Rockport Publishers, Schwadesign identity
2005 Merit Award, ReBrand 100, Well Well Well rebrand
2005 Inspirability: 40 Top Designers Speak Out About What Inspires, by Pash, HOW Publications
2005-05 Create Magazine, Boston Edition, page 76, Boston Sailing Center
2006 Best Tradeshow Booth, RSA Conference, Ounce Labs
2006 Distinction Award, Rebrand 100, 360 NeuroMuscular Therapy
2006 The Art of Creative Production, Rockport Publishers, Schwadesign /refresh mailer
2006-10-14 “New alliances already brewing after BIF-2”, Providence Business News
2007 Notable Award, Rebrand 100, Harvard Medical School Systems Biology PhD Program Rebrand
2007-10-01 “A clearinghouse for design talent”, Providence Business News
2007 Peter Roux Identity, Print Magazine Regional Design Annual
2007-11-26 “Extreme Makeover”, The Wall Street Journal
Josh likes to preach what he practices.
1997–2001 AIGA Boston, Membership Chair
2001–2004 AIGA Boston, Community Network Director
2002 Massachusetts College of Art, Adjunct Professor, Graphic Design 1
2002–2005 Art Institute of Boston at Lesley University, Adjunct Professor, Graphic Design 1 and Visiting Lecture Series, both pre-college and Sophomore/Junior level
2004-05-12 AIGA Boston Business Development Series, Speaker, The Boston Foundation, Boston, MA
2004–2006 AIGA Rhode Island, Vice President, and Co-Founder of 48th chapter
2005–2006 AIGA Boston & Rhode Island, BoNE Show on the Road Chair
2005-02-10 Guest lecturer, Simmons College, Boston, MA
2005-12-13 Guest lecturer, Charlie Cannon’s Innovation Studio, RISD, Providence, RI
2006 Emerson College, Adjunct Professor, Book Design
2006 Business Innovation Factory’s N-GEN: Next Generation Innovators Chair, Leadership Team
2006 SBB / Brno Biennale Association’s IDENTITY Exhibit, Czech Republic
2006—2008 AIGA Rhode Island, President
2007-03-26 Guest lecturer, Rutgers University Mason Gross School of the Arts, New Brunswick, NJ
2007-11-07 Guest lecturer, Rhode Island College Communications Day, Providence, RI