Piktograf Print Lab Has ARRIVED!!!
Our brand spanking new print gear just arrived from Seattle. We cant wait to get our print lab up and running this week. Check back for feature posts detailing our printing process and experiments.
Lets face it, this isn’t your parent’s internet. The web is no longer confined to personal computers in living rooms. We live in a world of smart phones, tablets, web enabled televisions, smart watches, and other wearable computers. Your website needs to play well with all current technologies and beyond. Here at Piktograf our team designs cross format compatible web solutions that look as good on your tablet as they do on your smartphone and laptop. Every time.
We put the power of your website back in your hands. Our WordPress based CMS (content management system) allows you to easily add and edit content on your site with a press of a button. Perfect for clients who want to manage their own web content when and where ever they want. Never again will your website be out of date. If managing content isn’t your cup of tea, Piktograf can manage your website for you. Ask about our website management options.
Congratulations! You successfully created your website and launched an online marketing campaign. You are well on your way! But a website is just one part of the business equation. Now you have to listen. Using advanced real time analytics, Piktograf can track and analyze your web traffic to help you determine your companies reach. We can then use this information to develop a SEO (search engine optimization) strategy that gets your message directly to potential clients and customers.
A company’s success or failure can often hinge on its ability to present a clear and compelling brand image. Our designers work closely with clients to create effective, visually striking branding with consistent brand narratives whether its logo creation, digital marketing, print, or social media.
Its like that old question, if a tree falls in the woods but no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound? If you have a website and nobody sees it does it actually exist? Get seen. Be heard. Direct email marketing and web advertising can be powerful tools in reaching your target audience and driving traffic to your website. Piktograf can help your company design direct marketing email campaigns and web advertising that are effective and captivating.
Do you need an event poster or signage for for you upcoming event? Need a teeshirt designed for a promotional campaign? Piktograf Design specializes in a wide variety of of printed material from posters and tees to brochures, signage, books and annual reports. Ask us about our comprehensive design packages.
Show your true colors with custom event invitations. Piktograf can design invitations for any occasion, from single sided event postcards to multiple page wedding invitations complete with save the dates, invitations, rsvp cards, envelopes, and thank you cards.
Whether you are planning the next great American novel or your companies annual report Piktograf is the right choice. We can design and layout books and pamphlets of any size and complexity.
No matter what what form your printed marketing materials take Piktograf can help design innovative and effective layouts for your content.
Khurram is a Senior Designer, & co-founder of the Studio. Ever the academic journeyman, Khurram studied neurobiology & history @ Boston University, & later graphic design @ Parsons New School For Design. It’s from his eclectic areas of expertise that he draws much of his design philosophy & aesthetic style. He also likes gadgets.
John is a Web Designer and project manager at Piktograf. With a background in Graphic Design & Communications, John cut his teeth in the Tech startup and publishing world before co-founding Piktograf. When John is not plugged into his workstation he can be found on the streets of downtown Chicago riding one of his ever growing collection of vintage road bikes.
Sidra is a Project Manager at Piktograf. Her background is in Visual Communications & Graphic Arts from Purdue University & Media Studies from New School University. Sidra has an obsession with print & typographic design, photography, & various abstract styles. Sid can be found checking out new music at venues around the city or at home attempting to improve her culinary skills.
From time to time Piktograf may partner with other creative professionals to insure that all technical and time aspects of your project can be met. Piktograf partners with highly skilled seasoned professionals to ensure the highest quality of craftsmanship across any type of project.
Our brand spanking new print gear just arrived from Seattle. We cant wait to get our print lab up and running this week. Check back for feature posts detailing our printing process and experiments.
We are very excited to unveil a new look for piktograf.com. We have some exciting plans for our new site that we hope to share very soon. In the mean time enjoy the new site.
In this project we created a real time splash animation using open GL and an experimental framework for 3d graphics and glitch animation created by Chicago media artist nick Briz Check out his youtube channel and tutuorials. We cant wait to dive deeper in our animation experiments. Check out the link HERE
Pictographs are EVERYWHERE, and have been for thousands of years. We just came across a recent article about the famous panther cave pictographs along the US and Mexico border. If ancient Pictographs are still communicating an authors message thousands of years later, imagine what a Piktograf can do for you today. Read all about it […]
Good question. Beyond being an innovative new design studio, Piktograf Design is actually a riff on the term pictograph. A pictograph is an image that conveys its meaning through its pictorial resemblance to a physical object. Like the man on the mens room sign. Pictographs were actually considered one of the earliest forms on […]