James Kurtz III | Graphic Designer | Northeast Ohio

Forbes Disses Graphic Design and Cleveland

James Kurtz III — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 15:27:34 +0000

That’s enough Forbes! First Forbes Magazine championed crowd-sourcing graphic design sites like CrowdSpring and called the graphic design industry “snooty.” Now they have insulted Cleveland by calling it the nation’s most miserable city. The list of miserable cities includes not only Cleveland but also Akron, Toledo, and Youngstown—every major city in northern Ohio. Within one year [...]

Too Busy To Blog

James Kurtz III — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 15:09:45 +0000

Well, it seems evident that, after the arrival of our first child, in addition to being fully booked with client work, that something has got to give. Looks like one of those “somethings” is going to be posting regularly here. I’ll still try to post an update occasionally and hopefully I’ll have time to post [...]

A Beautiful or Unique Snowflake?

James Kurtz III — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 15:22:49 +0000

Anyone can tell you that no two snowflakes are alike. That is, except maybe, a graphic designer. Over at idsgn they have put together a nice little piece on the history of the snowflake icon. Of course there are other graphic interpretations of a snowflake as well. Like this Hope on the Slopes Logo from my [...]

It’s a Boy!

James Kurtz III — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 04:35:41 +0000

Baby Kurtz was born at 4:39 p.m. weighing in at 8 lbs. 13.4 oz. and 20.5 inches long. Laura went into labor at 2 a.m. on Thursday November 26; Thanksgiving Day. Both mother and baby are doing wonderful. Father is beaming. Little Feet Awww, poor guy. The proud father. Grandma and Grandpa Petrella Grandma and Grandpa Kurtz Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz. Mother and child. UPDATE (12-5-2009): For [...]

Happy Thanksgiving!

James Kurtz III — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:42:12 +0000

Happy Thanksgiving to all! There is a lot to be thankful for this year. Hope everyone has a great weekend. The painting is “The First Thanksgiving”, by Jean Leon Gerome Ferris. In case anyone was wondering.