This summer we are welcoming our new intern, Brittany Heyen, all the way from Illinois! Brittany is a rising senior at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, double majoring in Graphic Design and Photography. She came to California with her skateboard looking for a change of scenery and a new perspective on design. I’m ready to trade my …
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Barkitecture Design Competition
AIA San Diego and SMPS San Diego are proud to present the 2nd Annual Barkitecture Design Competition! Community members of all ages have been invited to participate in the competition to design the best doghouse in San Diego! Proceeds from the event will benefit the San Diego Humane Society. Here at Comet we are all wagging our tails in …
Design’s New Calling Card
Our new intern, Elizabeth Coyne, brings nearly two decades working as an art director for GIA along with a strong print background working with RR Donnelley as an account manager. One day she realized, “I want to do more design. I need to get back to my roots.” She discovered her love for art and design when she was in elementary school. Later, …
Comet Creative Wins 2016 Marketing Award
On Friday, October 7, Comet Creative was recognized with the 2016 Best Marketing Practices Award from the Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce. This award comes on the heels of the studio's rebranding launch which occurred on September 22. Of the eight categories, we were nominated for four others including the Community Impact Award, Excellence in …
Gobble Gobble! Happy Turkey Day!
We're rarely in a fowl mood at the studio... ...But we had to turkey up this year! We have many, many things to be grateful for in this season of thanks (such as our amazing mascot Mika and an office stuffed with fun!). This year has been exciting (we've rebranded!) thanks to our wonderful team and the unwavering support we continue to …
Studio 2055 Becomes Comet Creative
Carlsbad, Calif. (Sept. 27, 2016) – Studio 2055 announced today that its corporate name change is now Comet Creative, following an extensive rebranding effort to coincide with the marketing firm’s 30th anniversary. The company, headquartered in Carlsbad, Calif., was founded by Principal/Creative Director Nanette Newbry in 1986 as a graphic …
The Esprit of a Wild and Precious Life
About a year and half ago, Gary Holmes, President of Z BioScience, came to the Studio for a branding project. He had just lost his daughter, Brittany Maynard. As a young woman diagnosed with a terminal brain tumor who then moved to Oregon to end her life, Brittany had been in the media for some time. When he spoke about it I got a lump in my throat …
I Met Muhammad Ali
On Friday, Muhammad Ali finally succumbed to Parkinson's. As a contemporary of Ali, I followed his career from the Rumble in the Jungle to the Supreme Court case for his failing to enlist during the Vietnam war. I sympathized with his plight. As a kid, I saw aircraft carriers bringing thousands of soldiers to fight in Vietnam–many of them never …
Branding for AMA San Diego’s Sell-out Signature Event
On Thursday November 12, we along with 200+ top San Diego marketers gathered for AMA's signature event, The Art of Marketing. Studio 2055 worked tirelessly to brand, design and produce all of the collateral for the conference. We collaborated with David Palmer, AMA's president, to come up with the theme Practical Agile Strategies. The theme hits at …
Comet Creative Takes the Top 2015 SMPS Branding Award
Atop the beautiful new San Diego Public Library, the leaders in A/E/C marketing gathered for the second annual Rock Star Awards. Amid the beautiful women dressed in formal and semi-formal attire (and sharp-looking men too), the elegant evening provided a chance to socialize with friends and colleagues. Throughout the dinner, awards were …