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Hyperakt Takes a Ride with Design Taxi

Hyperakt Takes a Ride with Design Taxi

Sep 02, 2010 | Press

Hyperakt principals Deroy Peraza and Julia Vakser sat down with our friends at Design Taxi for an in-depth interview on the intersection of social good and design. Design Taxi, a global network where creative professionals of all stripes can meet and connect, spoke to Deroy and Julia about working for social justice through ...
Hyperakt Featured in Designing Obama

Hyperakt Featured in Designing Obama

Jul 29, 2010 | Publications

Hyperakt's set of Obama prints has been featured in Scott Thomas's gorgeous collection of Obama artwork, Designing Obama. Design Director for the Obama campaign, Scott Thomas compiled an extensive collection of work to create this beautiful, interesting, and inspiring volume. We're honored to be included!
Big Think Interviews Hyperakt

Big Think Interviews Hyperakt

Jul 08, 2010 | Press

Big Think, a self-described global forum for connecting people and ideas, interviewed Hyperakt principals Deroy Peraza and Julia Vakser on Hyperakt's devotion to design as social change. In it, Deroy and Julia talk about the importance of visual identity for social causes, the intersection of idealism with business-minded p ...
Get Your World Cup Radial Bracket Poster

Get Your World Cup Radial Bracket Poster

Jul 07, 2010 | Limited Editions

Infected by World Cup fever? We are too, but luckily, there's a cure. Well, maybe not a cure — but it'll at least relieve some of your symptoms. Our radial World Cup bracket poster, designed by Hyperakt's resident football fanatic, Deroy Peraza, will be sure to scratch your itch for slick and snazzy World Cup graphics. ...
Simon Corry Loves Hyperakt

Simon Corry Loves Hyperakt

Jun 17, 2010 | Recognition

Hyperakt has been featured on designer Simon Corry's blog, as the latest in a series profiling his favorite creative studios. Simon is a UK-based designer, illustrator, and budding scientist blogging about the design industry and craft — and apparently, he's a huge fan of Hyperakt. We were really tickled - and flattere ...
CSS Awards Site of the Month!

CSS Awards Site of the Month!

Jun 01, 2010 | Recognition

We are featured as site of the month for June on The CSS Awards! The CSS Awards recognize the best CSS-built websites, and are strictly judged by a panel of international contributors. We were site of the day in early May. Thanks, CSS Awards! You can read our interview for the award here.
Hyperakt on How

Hyperakt on How

Jun 01, 2010 | Recognition

Hyperakt.com has been included in the June 2010 list of the Top 10 Websites for Designers at How Design. How Magazine offers creative inspiration, career advice, and business strategy to designers at every career level and in all corners of the industry. It's a great publication that we at the studio love, and we're honored ...
Hyperakt on Facebook

Hyperakt on Facebook

May 28, 2010 | Announcements

You can now follow Hyperakt on Facebook! Our profile is updated daily with new projects, new news items, new blog posts, new Tweets, and new photos, so you can follow all our activity just by becoming our fan.We've also made it easier to share our Hyperakt work and news on Facebook, Twitter, Delicious, and Google Buzz. ...
They Love Our CSS

They Love Our CSS

May 07, 2010 | Recognition

The Hyperakt site has earned a few more laurels over the past week. Here's a quick rundown of the blogs and galleries that have featured us:qindex - a blog tracking current trends in web design.QNT Gallery - a gallery of the best CSS designs.CSS Smooth Operator - a showcase of semantic and well-designed CSS-based websi ...
CSS Awards Site of the Day

CSS Awards Site of the Day

May 03, 2010 | Recognition

On May 4th we'll be featured as Site of the Day on The CSS Awards! The CSS Awards recognize the best CSS-built websites, and are strictly judged by a panel of international contributors. We're thrilled and honored to be chosen!On April 30th we were site of the day on Eyes on Pixel, a compendium of the best portfolio sites o ...
Hyperakt at the WHP 2010 EPIC Awards

Hyperakt at the WHP 2010 EPIC Awards

Apr 08, 2010 | Events

Hyperakt had the pleasure of attending the White House Project EPIC Awards on April 7, 2010, at the Frank Gehry-designed IAC building in New York City.Among those in attendance were Meryl Streep, Jill Scott, Gina Davis, and Megan Mullally. Several awards were presented to women making a positive impact through art and activ ...
For Print Only Features Us Again!

For Print Only Features Us Again!

Mar 31, 2010 | Recognition

For Print Only (FPO), a graphic design blog about the great things going on in the world of print design, has featured yet another recent Hyperakt project. This time they've chosen to spotlight our work for The White House Project's EPIC Awards invitation system. They had this to say about it:"The triangles graphically popu ...
Hyperakt Echoes Across Blogosphere

Hyperakt Echoes Across Blogosphere

Mar 25, 2010 | Recognition

This week, our NAACP feature on For Print Only was re-blogged by designer Roger Allen and Hannah Dollery Creative. We also landed a feature on Looks Like Good Design, a great design inspiration blog featuring the best of graphic design, motion graphics, architecture, and product design. LLGD featured a variety of our i ...
NAACP Annual Report on For Print Only

NAACP Annual Report on For Print Only

Mar 18, 2010 | Recognition

For Print Only (FPO) is a design blog dedicated to proving that print isn't dead by featuring the best of contemporary print design, including business cards, stationary, posters, and our speciality, annual reports. Today they've featured the NAACP 2008 annual report and given us a nice little write-up: "In this annual ...
Hyperakt Featured on Death By Kerning & Minimal Sites

Hyperakt Featured on Death By Kerning & Minimal Sites

Mar 16, 2010 | Recognition

We're featured on Death By Kerning today! A top-notch typography and design blog, Death By Kerning is featuring our recent work for The White House Project's Epic Awards. Thanks, DBK!We're also featured on Minimal Sites today. Minimal Sites, a website showcasing the best clean and minimal site designs, added ...
North Star Fund & NAACP on Design and Design

North Star Fund & NAACP on Design and Design

Mar 15, 2010 | Publications, Recognition

Our work for North Star Fund's 30th anniversary gala and the NAACP 2008 annual report has been chosen by Design and Design to appear in volume three of their Book of the Year, and each project will have a spot on the front page as design of the day on April 12th and April 14th, respectively. In addition, several of our othe ...
Our Annual Reports Get Love

Our Annual Reports Get Love

Mar 15, 2010 | Recognition

We've earned spots on graphic design blogs bitique and 40fakes. The former features our work for NAACP, The White House Project, and loft_2c, and the latter our recent annual reports for NAACP and North Star Fund. Thanks for the recognition!
Hyperakt in MyOwnBusinessCard

Hyperakt in MyOwnBusinessCard

Feb 18, 2010 | Publications

Hyperakt's business cards have been featured in the first beautiful volume of MyOwnBusinessCard! Written by designer Marc Praquin, the MyOwnBusinessCard series from Design and Design showcases beautiful and eyecatching business card designs by designers and design studios from across the globe. You can purchase your ow ...
Six Revisions and Co. Love Our Minimalism

Six Revisions and Co. Love Our Minimalism

Feb 16, 2010 | Recognition

The new Hyperakt.com gathered up some more recognition last week. We earned a mention by Russian design blog Be Inspired, a project devoted to delivering the best of modern web design from an independent source. Our site also got a spot on Six Revisions's list of 50 beautiful, clean, and simple web designs. Six Re ...
CFA Campaign Wins JFAM Award

CFA Campaign Wins JFAM Award

Feb 08, 2010 | Awards, Recognition

Doremus, the agency we partnered with to create the CFA Institute Recognition campaign, received a Media Strategy Award for the campaign from the Journal of Financial Advertising and Marketing last week. Congratulations, Doremus! Check out the list of winners here.
Hyperakt in Obama Art Collections

Hyperakt in Obama Art Collections

Feb 03, 2010 | Publications

Hyperakt's set of Obama prints has been featured in three collections of artwork celebrating Barack Obama's campaign, election, and presidency. These three beautiful volumes showcase art and design from around the world inspired by Obama's message of change and hope, and we're honored to be included. Perfect for supporters ...
Hyperclassy! More Web Recognition

Hyperclassy! More Web Recognition

Feb 02, 2010 | Recognition

More web recognition on the menu for today! Hyperakt.com is back on the scene at DesignCharts, and the loft_2c website is charting there for the first time. The Cobble Hill Towers website has made the cut at Designfridge, while the good people at Netdiver have this to say about us and our new website:"Hyperakt works wi ...
iBlog Features Hyperakt

iBlog Features Hyperakt

Feb 01, 2010 | Recognition

Two of our websites - the new Hyperakt.com and loft_2c website - were featured on iBlog last week, a collection of interesting sites chosen by the folks at Chubzz Technologies.
More Mentions for Hyperakt.com

More Mentions for Hyperakt.com

Jan 25, 2010 | Recognition

We're getting lots of recognition for our web work these days. Three of our websites - including the new version of Hyperakt.com - have been featured on web design inspiration gallery siteInspire: one of them (CobbleHillTowers.com) in the Selected section, where "the very best examples of web design" are showcased. The ...
Packaging of the World Features Miss Jessie's and Frolick

Packaging of the World Features Miss Jessie's and Frolick

Jan 22, 2010 | Recognition

Packaging design site Packaging of the World added our work for Miss Jessie's to their list of the best bath and beauty packages. They've also featured our work for Frolick pet on their line of dog leashes and pet snacks. We're happy to be included in these archives of beautiful, innovative package designs from across the g ...
The Many Ways to Follow Hyperakt

The Many Ways to Follow Hyperakt

Jan 20, 2010 | Announcements

Need more Hyperaktivity in your life? You can start by checking out the Hyperakt Sporadical, our mighty little email newsletter that we use to let Hyperakt fans know about our goings-on. You can find the Sporadical at home on the brand new Follow page, where you can sign up to receive the Sporadical and view an archive ...
Hyperakt in LogoLounge Master Library

Hyperakt in LogoLounge Master Library

Jan 20, 2010 | Publications

Hyperakt-designed logos have been included in the first volume of LogoLounge's new Master Library, their "ultimate collection" of logos. The ultimate inspirational resource for logo designers, this collection is also your chance to see some of our older logo designs no longer displayed on our website.
American Design Award for Hyperakt.com

American Design Award for Hyperakt.com

Jan 11, 2010 | Recognition

Add another accolade to the list: the new version of Hyperakt.com has earned a score of 86 from American Design Awards, putting us in the top tier of their list of winners for October. We were one of the 44 winners selected from 675 entries for the month. You can view the full list of winners at ADA's website here.
Hyperakt 6.0 Makes a Splash

Hyperakt 6.0 Makes a Splash

Jan 05, 2010 | Recognition

Our new website has made a splash in the design blog-o-sphere! Since its launch, we've been featured on several design sites and blogs, including Moluv, Design Charts, and many more. Thanks to everyone for all the recognition! We worked hard on the new site and are delighted at all the positive response. Check it out! Moluv ...
Frolick on the Dieline

Frolick on the Dieline

Jan 05, 2010 | Recognition

Premier packaging design blog The Dieline recently featured our work for Frolick's line of dog leashes and snacks. We're honored! Thanks, Dieline!
NSF Report is Hot, Hot, Hot

NSF Report is Hot, Hot, Hot

Jan 03, 2010 | Recognition

Our 2007 Annual Report for North Star Fund is so hot, its still getting love even two years later. Graphic Fetish and Fuel Your Creativity have both included it in their recent lists of gorgeous brochures and sexy typography. Rawr! Get down with your bad self, girlfriend.