Hello all and Happy Holidays from J H I! Here are some Good Ideas for the season.
Onyx
Purchase gifts from an animal shelter online store like theanimalrescuesite.com.
Zane
Bring a “Cookie Jar” when visiting friends. Fill a decorative jar with the ingredients of your favorite cookies and attach the recipe with a ribbon.
Stephanie
Make your friends and your town merry by shopping local!
Heidi
Make spiked eggnog floats (using spiced Rum and Vanilla ice cream) and gather in front of the fire for some board game fun! My choice: Monopoly.
Jo
Cuddle under a soft blanket and watch favorite old Christmas movies: “Miracle on 34th Street”, “White Christmas” and “It’s A Wonderful Life”.
John
Make a really small New Year’s resolution that you can actually keep.
Tara
Sweatpants.
Chris
Get snowed in with some friends and a box of Chinese food; the friends are optional.
Let me start off by saying it has been an honor and a privilege to work with Venture Richmond and the Shockoe store owners on such an interesting project.
When J H I was asked to develop an identity for the “Shockoe Design District,” I nearly jumped out of my skin. As a Richmond native, I’ve enjoyed all of Shockoe’s offerings…from fresh tomatoes at the Farmer’s Market in the summer to a cup of hot chocolate at the Grand Illumination in the winter. So the chance to add yet another feature to the area’s allure was a challenge we accepted with verve.
The end product is the Shockoe “S”. While directly referencing design, with its use of simple shapes and bold colors, it also encompasses a few of the District’s landmarks. The curve of the S represents the Canal Turning Basin where the Shockoe District begins, and the 3 squares in the middle represent Richmond’s triple crossing .
You can see the Banner (pictured below) hanging across 15th St. for yourself when you attend Shockoe Design Day! (Nov. 5th, 12PM–8PM at 14th & Virginia St.)
Shockoe Design District
“WORDS” ( a film by Everynone for Radiolab + NPR ) is, simply put, beautiful. It is a humble tribute to something we all do, everyday, with a seriously powerful message. It reminds us that there is an amazing level of complexity involved in communication and that our “words” can have different meanings entirely. You can watch the 3 minute film HERE.
