EMI LONDON
Bobby Vee: Rarities - UNRELEASED GEMS FROM THE CAPITOL VAULT
Check it out!

VADNAIS HEIGHTS NEWSLETTER
We're proud to be starting the 15th edition of the Vadnias Heights Summer Newsletter.

BRANDING
Digging into 2 exciting Branding Project for the MADELINE ISLAND CHAMBER and VADAIS HEIGHTS COMMMONS


AWARDS
2010 - 1st PLACE:
Event Program
Client: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame + the Surf Ballroom. Minnesota Printers Association - entered by Shapco Printing, Minneapolis.

2010 - GRAND PRIZE
Client: School District 287
MinnSPRA Star Award in the Video/Audio category for Large/Medium school districts


DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY
Were looking forward to designing the second edition magazine for the Department of History, University of MN.

DESIGNS BY ISOLA
Sassafrass can't wait to jump on a new branding project for DESIGNS BY ISOLA. Isola Jacobs is a leading adobe architect in Tucson, Arizona. Adobe is a natural material that's at the forefront of the green building movement. Check back to see site launch early in 2010 for the launch of the the new website and identity.


UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
Sassafrass is proud to deliver the new branding and 35 page style guide to the School of Journalism and Mass Communications, University of Minnesota, including; Print, Web, PowerPoint and E.Newsletters.


INTERMEDIATE DISTRICT 287
We're excited to launch the newly redesigned Intermediate District 287 Website.

50 WINTERS LATER
Editing continues at Sassafrass on the rock/doc "50 Winters Later" - a 6 camera HD concert film celebrating the lives and legacies (and the final concert) of Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and the Big Bopper. Produced in conjunction with Terry Lickona of Austin City Limits, The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum and The Surf Ballroom and Museum. Check it out!


TARGET CORPORATION
Sassafrass was contracted by Target Corporation to fly around the country (Miami, Brooklyn, Yorkville, Il and Garden Grove, CA) to direct and conduct interviews for snappy personality/bio pieces on 4 of the most heralded store team leads in the company. From surfing on Huntington Beach to standing under the Brooklyn Bridge to golfing in the cornfields of central Illinois to scoring wicked cuban food on South Beach - all within a few days. Crazy shoot schedule ended with a quick turn edit back at Sassafrass.


VADNAIS HEIGHTS NEWSLETTER
We're proud to be finishing the 10th edition of the Vadnias Heights Summer Newsletter.


DISTRICT 287
We're excited to launch the newly redesigned Region 11 Math & Science Website.


HALFWAY JAM
We're looking forward to launching the new brand for Halfway Jam 2009.


DISTRICT 287
Were excited to get started on a 3 minute broadcast quality, video for Intermediate District 287


VADNAIS HEIGHTS NEWSLETTER
Were proud to be finishing the 9th edition of the Vadnias Heights Spring Newsletter.

MET HODDER
Sassafrass was hired by Met Hodder to write, direct and edit a teaser/trailer for a new animated series series coming to ABC Television. The trailer was designed to play in movie theaters across the country and was a mix of composited interviews with the show's creators, behind the scenes script readings and show clips. Sadly the show's since been axed but we're still giggling over the way it lovingly lampooned the eco-green movement. "We can't shop there ! They don't even have a mission statement !" Funny show. Look for it reappearing on Comedy Central. Check it out here and here!


50 WINTERS LATER
Check out the new poster for 50 Winters Later!


COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS
Redesign of REACH magazine, CLA, University of Minnesota


DISTRICT 287
New brochure for District 287


HISTORY DEPT.
Bridging Magazine, History Department, CLA, University of Minnesota


THEATRE & DANCE DEPT.
Design of Theatre & Dance brochure


WEC
Redesign of WEC website, University of Minnesota


HALFWAY JAM
Check out the new poster for Halfway Jam 2008!


50 WINTERS LATER
We're excited to launch the new logo for 50 Winters Later.
Check it out here >


CONSERVE SCHOOL
We look forward to designing the summer AP Institute brochure!


MN CENTENNIAL SHOWBOAT
We're thrilled to be launching a new brand initiative for the SHOWBOAT! Watch for the campaign
throughout St. Paul.
Check out the new logo >


Zrii
Check out the new ad for Zrii in the February issue of Pilates Style Magazine.

WCCO - CBS - TV
Sassafrass is looking forward to working with WCCO on a major brand initiative.


Gaughan Companies
Sassafrass is excited to launch the brand new site redeisgn for Gauaghan Companies.

Target Corporation
In December, Sassafrass collaborated with Target and The Brave New Workshop Comedy Troupe to produce a series of film shorts spoofing everything from "Casablanca" to "The Sixth Sense". A combination of first rate writing and acting from BNW, top drawer production crews and Barron's direction resulted in 12 memorable comedic gems.



College of Liberal Arts
Sassafrass is proud to design (for the second year) the new College of Liberal Arts, Department of German Dutch and Scandinavian Studies Magazine.



Kristofer D. Layon, multimedia designer and teaching specialists at the University of Minnesota, thanks Sassafrass Design in his monthly blog featuring the launch of the new University Honors Program website. You can check it out here



TieRite, Inc.
We're excited to be launching the new brand identity, along with marketing materials including web design, promotional materials, and TV ads for TieRite, Inc.



College of Liberal Arts
Sassafrass is excited to design the new College of Liberal Arts, Department of Speech - Language - Hearing Sciences Magazine.



College of Liberal Arts,
History Department
Sassafrass is excited to design the new College of Liberal Arts, History Department magazine, Bridging.



Downtown Minneapolis,
Neighborhood Association
Sassafrass Design is excited to get started on the brand and website  redevelopment project for the Downtown Minneapolis Neighborhood Association. Click here to check it out.



Department of Writing Studies
University of Minnesota
Logo and style guide design launch.
Click here to check it out.



Dick Clark's American Bandstand Theatre, Branson, Missouri
Sassafrass is excited to have launched the brand design for the theatre's brand new afternoon show Long Live Rock'n Roll including, brand, merchandise, stage design, motion graphics and multimedia video for the shows big screens. Click here to check it out.

Greg Gossel displays work in CULTIVATE: Twenty-Five Under 25 exhibition. Presented by the Stevens Square Center for the Arts in Minneapolis.



College of Liberal Arts - Prospective Student Website, University of Minnesota.
We are proud to present the launch of the newly redesigned College of Liberal Arts, Prospective Student website.

Click here to view the site.



School of Music - Collage Concert, University of Minnesota.
Client excitement regarding an unprecedented number of event RSVP responses:
"I totally believe in GREAT design! I think those >gorgeous invites account for the pull."
-University of Minnesota,
Major Gifts Officer



School of Journalism & Mass Communications, University of Minnesota.
It's a great honor to be working on the brand theme for the areas of print and web design for the School of Journalism & Mass Communications.

Greg Gossel displays work in the 2nd annual Art of Design: The Future exhibition. Presented by Density Studios in Minneapolis.



Silver Medal, CASE Awards
The M10 Recruitment Project received a silver medal in the in the 2006 Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) awards competition. Check it out >

Maroon Award, University of Minnesota
Communicators Forum Maroon Award for the CLA West Bank Arts Quarter prospective student poster and direct mail brochure. Check it out >

Greg Gossel Fine Art Opening
at Cliché on Lyndale Avenue in Minneapolis.



College of Liberal Arts, University of Minnesota
We were thrilled to present the new CLA infinity mark and design theme to the College of Liberal Arts. Check it out >


Dick Clark's American Bandstand Theatre, Branson, Missouri
Sassafrass is excited to have launched the brand design for the theatre's Original Stars of American Bandstand show including, brand, merchandise, stage design, advertising and show multimedia video presentation. Check it out >



No Direction Home
Sassafrass is proud to have been credited for it's contribution to Bob Dylan's No Direction Home a Martin Scorcese production.

College of Liberal Arts, University of Minnesota
We are excited to announce that we have a won the "Design Theme" brand project for CLA. It will include a new word mark and design theme style guide.



Star Tribune
Variety / front page: Wild Rice Restaurant 2002, Wild Rice Restaurant brand design project mention. "The designers, including Minneapolis landscape architects Coen + Stumpf and graphic designers Sassafrass Design, have melded the best of two worlds: an attention to detail worthy of the top Parisian restaurants and a style as American as its sense of anticipation."



Print Magazine
Honorable mention for design of self promotion package and identity.



ARC Awards
Midwest Direct Marketing Association, Gold Award. Category: International Business-To-Business Direct Mail, awarded to a breakthrough piece that generates a very high number of leads along with a design excellence achievement. Client: Asiana Airlines - childrens frequent flyer program brand design project.