[02.07.10]
Segura
1110 N Milwaukee Ave
Chicago, IL 60642
773.862.5667
info@segura-inc.com
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Red Dot WinnerIn December of 2004, Segura was honored with Europe's Red Dot Award for the ongoing series called "Crop" for Corbis. Both the Grand Prix and the Best of the Best were awarded, the first time ever to a US design firm.
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Cartype
A comprehensive study and collection of reviews and typographical applications of emblems, car company logos and car logos with images, comments, links, car company information and general interest.
Biketype
A website featuring a comprehensive collection of emblems, bike company histories, logos, typographical & graphical reviews, design features and just about anything that is bike related.
T26
T26 Digital Type Foundry was established by Carlos Segura in 1994 to promote the development, promotion, and distribution of independent type design. Since then, T26 has become the largest independent source for new and innovative fonts offering a library of over 2000 individual styles comprised of over 600 families. With award winning promotional designs by its parent company Segura Inc., T26 has maintained its relevance with a dedication to the broader integration of typography with graphic design, fine art, and popular visual culture.
5inch
Finally, pre-designed, silk-screened blank CDRs, DVDs and trigger cases as unique as the data put on them.
For you recording artists, use 5inch discs as demos of your most recent audio excursions. Designers, artists and photographers use our discs to showcase their portfolios.
Our discs are also ideal for your MP3s, video and multimedia presentations, photo albums, file transfers and data backup.
Each disc is printed in a limited run. (think of it as... "we did to blank discs what Swatch(R) did to watches"). Once the design is gone, it is gone. New designs are printed and posted on a regular basis. We also carry solid color and even "clear" CDRs, DVDRs trigger cases in a variety of styles and colors, disc hubs, various storage items and t-shirts.
Mototype
A comprehensive study and collection of reviews and typographical applications of emblems, motorcycle company logos and motorcycle logos with images, comments, links, motorcycle company information and general interest.
Sadsight
An easy place to vent.
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Sound Patrol : Sweetened. No Lemon CD
Sound Patrol's "Sweetened. No Lemon" release.
Alternative Pick : Posters
A series of posters as part of the limited edition version of the Alternative Pick catalog. This New York based sourcebook came complete with these series of lettter-pressed posters, postcards, stickers, pencils, notepads, bookmarks and two calendars, among others.
Dojo : Logo
Identity system for the Dojo, the FCB creative, web-based advertising agency based in Chicago.
Nissan : Xterra ad campaign
In conjunction with Chiat Day, we developed a wood-block letter-pressed inspired typeface for use on all Nissan Xterra materials. There were six levels of decay developed for use in text that would prevent words with the same letters to be repeated. Additionally, two sets of eps drawing were supplied with a greater degree of detail in gray scale form (which could not be delivered as a font).
Segura : Promotional book
A very limited edition Segura promotional book called "30 pieces" (cd case carrier and slipcase)
Corbis : CACP brochure
Catalog for Corbis to announce the "Corbis Assignment and Commissioned Photography" representation services.
McMillan Publishing : Fresh Ideas book covers
Covers for McMillan Publishing's "Fresh Styles For Web Design" book series.
Gatorade : School book covers
Gatorade's campaign of school book covers created for free distribution to local high schools.
T26 Digital Type Foundry : Itty Bitty catalog
The "Itty Bitty" catalog is one of countless catalogs produced by the T26 Digital Type Foundry for inclusion in their limited edition Font Kits for the purpose of promoting the latest offering of fonts, dingbats, EPS sets and artwork.
Blue Rock : Stationery
Stationery and identity system for The Blue Rock Editing Company, a film production company in New York.
Radio Active : Stationery
Full identity system for Radio Active, an Audio production company and recording studio in Chicago.
Spinfree : Logo
Spinfree, a Chicago based software company.
T26 Digital Type Foundry : T26 Boxset
The T26 newspaper boxset. A significant change in direction for the foundry's product offering announced at England's AtypI conference. All attendees recieved this limited edition large format boxset, which included a 96 page newspaper that featured some of the latest font designs for the upcoming year, along with a CD and other assorted items, like stickers and postcards.
Q101 : Live 101 CD v1
First annual "Live 101" CD compilation from Q101 radio in Chicago.
Q101 : Live 101 v1 poster
Poster promoting the first annual "Live 101" CD compilation from Q101 radio in Chicago.
American Eagle : All-Access Pass
This America Eagle project was to create a new creative and fun way to represent their membership program. The All-Access card (with a personal UPCcode) identifies the customer and tracks their sales and applies discounts. These concepts vary from traditional to three dimensional to technology. Some move it into the accessorizing category, were the items become part of your "outfit".
Teen People : Custom font
People Magazine's daughter publication loved Lee Fasciani's "Duty" family, but wanted a heavier variation. We fattened it up in two weights: Black and ExtraBlack. While we were at it, they had us modify a few glyphs across the entire family, all for Teen People magazine.
Kahlua : Custom font
Three custom built and modified versions of a T26 font called Toulouse Lautrec for all Kahlua advertising done via BBDO Chicago.
T26 Digital Type Foundry : Spaceships poster
Front of the T26 "Spaceships" poster showcasing a special bundled collection of fonts.
The Syndicate : Stationery
Stationery and identity system for The Syndicate, a film production company in California.
Lesley Spencer : CD Boxset
The Lesley Spencer four-disc boxset, which includes A Moveable Feast, A Passionate Journey, Inside the Melody and The Best Of Times.
Typo Berlin 2010. 03-01-10. Carlos Segura will speak at TYPO 2010, May 20-22, 2010 along with some 50 designers and creatives that will show how easy success can be if you trust in your passion. Read More »
Segura at Fresno. 02-08-10. Carlos Segura will make a presentation at The Fresno State Graphic Design Club's Lecture Series at Fresno State on February 18th, 2010 at 6pm. Read More »
Humble Pied. 12-01-09. Another great project by Mig Reyes includes Carlos Segura's "single tip" on Humble Pied. Read More »
uKre8 Advice. 11-23-09. A few thoughts on how to be happy from George, of the VS Project, who is the main contributor to the uKre8 the VS project website. Carlos throws in a few thoughts in the fifth of 16 posts. Read More »
Form Book & Promotion. 11-10-09. Sandu Publishing's Form "Book & Promotion" book showcases the very special and limited Rock Shox product catalog for SRAM. Read More »
Design Chat with Segura. 09-01-09. Join Ryan McGovern at 8PM (Central Time) on Wednesday September 9th for a live video chat with Carlos Segura on DesignChat. The chat takes place at Mashable. Read More »
Harper's Bazzaar Korea. 07-27-09. Harper's Bazzaar Korea "Designer's Room" segment features Segura Inc, among others in the July 2009 issue. Read More »
AIGA Boston's 51 Posters. 06-12-09. In celebration of AIGA Boston's 25th Anniversary as a chapter, a limited edition of 350 commemorative books 51 Posters showcases 25 years of AIGA Boston's history through a treasury of the chapter's even posters (of which Segura's 1998 lecture is featured). Read More »
Racetracks. 04-01-09. Carlos Segura and Chris Manfre of Metaphors In Motion have created a font of 111 racetracks from around the work and available from the T26 Digital Type Foundry.
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Grafica Del Caribe. 03-08-09. Carlos Segura will be the keynote speaker at Grafica Del Caribe at the Centro De Convenciones in Puerto Rico, March 13-14, 2009. Read More »
Jason Wears My Shirt. 03-07-09. Twenty six year old Jason Sadler's "I Wear Your Shirt" project is brilliant, simple and fun. He's selling the upper-half of his wardrobe (shirts), every day of the year at face value, so January 1 is $1 and December 31 is $365. All 365 days without exception! Naturally we wanted to be a part of it so we (Cartype) bought Saturday, March 7th, 2009. Read More »
Tokyo TDC awards Cartype. 02-13-09. The Tokyo Type Directors Club's 2009 Annual Awards competition has recognized Cartype out of 3,316 entries from all around the world. Read More »
New (old) Segura logo.. 02-01-09. A very short history of our new (old) Segura logo. Read More »
Big Book of Brochures. 01-01-09. While the Crop series of brochures for Corbis and the very limited edition catalog for Rockshox are both a few years old, they continue to garnish recognition in our industry and are both featured in this comprehensive book published by Collins Design. Read More »
Computer Arts' "Design Icons" series. 12-09-08. The UK's Computer Arts has included Segura in their "Design Icons" series and is featured in an interview in the December 2008 issue. Read More »
Design Stars Boulevard. 12-03-08. DPi's Design Stars Boulevard Volume 3 showcases outstanding graphic design commissions between 2005 and 2008. Segura inc is among the selected firms and this issue features 3 case histories. Read More »
Segura part of Bastardised group. 11-17-08. Carlos Segura is one of 189 global designers invited to bastardise the "Bunch" logo and included in their limited edition run of 1500 books showcasing all of the creations. Read More »
Cut & Paste/55DSL challenge. 10-15-08. Carlos Segura will participate as one of the judges in the Cut & Paste/55DSL Logo Remix challenge. Read More »
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