Desantis Creative Director Featured in Magazine

From Christian Luis, our Creative Director: A few months ago, there was a call for submissions to one of my favorite magazines, Uppercase, asking its readers to submit letterforms or entire alphabets inspired by office supplies. My wife Jen and I went straight to our collection of antique and vintage office supplies to see what would fit the bill. I’m happy to say my two submissions were accepted and published in the latest issue! Read more »


2 Awards for TRT 12-13 Season Artwork!

We were notified that, in addition to the GOLD at the Art Director’s Club of New Jersey, we have also won an American Graphic Design Award! Look for us in the upcoming GD USA American Graphic Design Annual. Here’s looking back at this season artwork. The artwork for the 2012-2013 Season of the Two River Theater Company of Red Bank, NJ included what we called a “look again” element.What may appear to be just a… Read more »


Holiday Express “Seasons”

We were charged with the task of redesigning the Holiday Express Annual Yearbook. The yearbook is an annual publication reviewing the past season of “Delivering the Gift of Human Kindness”. This year Holiday Express celebrated 20 years of giving to the community. We sought to bring this piece into the branding style we created in the rebranding process for Holiday Express. It allowed us to further develop this brand and create a fun and… Read more »


Holiday Express Website Redesign

Today we tip our hat to Holiday Express, a generous organization who has spent the last month touring and spreading holiday joy. Holiday Express, founded in 1993 by Tim McLoone, works year ’round to deliver “the gift of human kindness” to adults and children in need. We at desantis have had the privilege of rebranding Holiday Express. A large part of this rebranding process was the redesign of the website. We were so pleased… Read more »


Cheers to the end!

Well, folks, it’s been a fun year. We hope you enjoyed it. We hope you gave everyone their own turkey, took a month off and went to the beach, and enjoyed dropkicking that groundhog. If you forgot to live it up for the past year, you still have a few more weeks. Paint the town red! Go crazy! Live it up! Party like it’s 1999! Here’s to living like there’s no tomorrow! A look back… Read more »


“Topdog/Underdog” Show Artwork

“Topdog/Underdog” is the first show in the Two River Theater‘s 2012-2013 Season. We attended the opening on Friday and thought it was very powerful and dynamic. It will be running until September 30th, so get your tickets today before it’s too late! We are proud to be production sponsors of this show! “Topdog/Underdog” is the story of two brothers, named Lincoln and Booth, who find themselves struggling to survive. Lincoln tries to make an honest… Read more »


Two River Theater Company 12-13 Season Artwork

We are proud to introduce the artwork for the 2012-2013 Season of the Two River Theater Company of Red Bank, NJ. We had a great deal of fun working on these shows and look forward to seeing them. The shows for this season are “Topdog/Underdog”, “No Place to Go”, “Henry V”, “A Wind in the Willows Christmas”, “Present Laughter”, “The Electric Baby”, “2.5 Minute Ride”, and “Two Trains Running”. As you may notice, each piece… Read more »


KaBoomFest 2011 – An ode to a favorite

On this July 3rd we shed a tear in remembrance of a Red Bank tradition — KaBoomFest. desantis creative has had the privilege of designing for KaBoom for 6 years. The fireworks themselves ran for 52 years. It was the largest fireworks display in the state of New Jersey, drawing crowds of over 150,000 to the small but mighty town of Red Bank. Today just doesn’t feel like the 4th of July without the bustle… Read more »


Twitter Rebrand: Flying Away From Logotype

Twitter recently released their new branding, which they have taken in a bold, new direction – losing the logotype. The new Twitter logo is a newly stylized bird that appears to be flying upward. Their new bird is a gentle evolution from the previous, subtly showing a new brand without jumping so suddenly that brand recognition is lost. We are still able to recognize our Twitter bird – he just has a new personality and… Read more »