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Found Object – Ohio Brick Builds Curiosity

02/28/2012

I found this cool Ohio brick while cleaning out an old garage. Of the 2000+ Ohio brick makers, only a fraction remain in operation such as Belden Brick of Sugarcreek, Ohio. Driving by their factory is almost like stepping back in time. They recently supplied 269,825 bricks for one of the coolest projects I’ve seen in a long time — the first railroad roundhouse built in the United States since the 1950s. Take a look at that project and its attention to detail which is second to none. Finding this old brick and others like it reminds me of Ohio’s manufacturing heritage and the care and quality put into products Made in the USA. Speaking of those days, perhaps we are on the cusp of a return to Midwest manufacturing and pride albeit dramatically different than its glory days?

Vintage Ohio Brick

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Printed in Ohio

08/18/2011

Here is a behind-the-scenes look at how our shirts are printed by hand. We take a lot of pride in the fact that our shirts are made in America and screened right here in Ohio, Cleveland to be exact. We go the extra mile and pay close attention to detail by removing the factory tags, printing our own neck tags and sewing hem tags onto the bottom of every shirt. In these photos you’ll see our new Devoted tee and the ladies version of our Columbus Bicentennial shirt in production.

Vintage O.H.I.O shirt being printed by hand.

State of Devotion Neck Tags

Columbus Bicentennial shirt being printed.

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Most Famous Ohioan You’ve Never Heard Of

06/16/2011

W.A. Dwiggins

Few will recognize the name W.A. Dwiggins unless perhaps you’ve taken a CCAD typography class. Even fewer were around during his lifetime but it’s safe to say we’ve all seen his work one way or another. Dwiggins was an Ohio artist in the early 20th century credited with coining the phrase ‘graphic designer’. He was a master type designer studying under Frederick Goudy in Chicago – you might know that guy from Goudy Stout and Copperplate – especially if you’re a graphic designer. The artist, born in Martinsville, Ohio and raised in Cambridge, moved to Massachusetts in 1905 where he spent the next 50 years as a well-known book illustrator and font designer. Dwiggins left Ohio over 100 years ago and time has all but erased his name from our local, collective memory. To reverse this injustice of character, New England-based biographer and artist Bruce Kennett travelled to Ohio to give an illustrated talk on Ohio’s forgotten son. The event took place Monday, June 20th in Cambridge.

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Behind the Scenes Video Featuring State Your Cause

06/16/2011

Aaron shot and edited this sick behind the scenes video of our Summer ’11 collection photo shoot. He laid the whole thing down to a track from Columbus’ own State Your Cause − these guys are the real deal. Big thanks to the band for letting us use their song.