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Cool Coasters – Stiegl Red & White

We spent a very hot five days in Vienna last week. On Thursday, we went the Stiegl Ambulanz in the Altes Krankenhaus (AKH)  to meet some friends. A nice evening in a huge courtyard, under the trees, away from traffic noise, but right in the middle of the city.

As the name suggests, they serve Stiegl beer, a nice bräu that actually comes out of Salzburg. Stiegl uses the colors red and white on everything, and they did a really, really nice job on their coasters!

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Beware the Bagger Meister!

Burger Meister? What?

We were staying at friends’ flat in Munich a few months ago, and their boy just loves baggers! He’s always going on about the bagger meister this, the bagger meister that…

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Gute Fahrt!

When you first learn the German language, or when you move to Germany or Austria or Switzerland, certain expressions will cause you to pause.

One well-intentioned phrase is sure to make you giggle.

When you are about to embark on a journey, your friendly Austrian or German or Swiss neighbor will wish you “bon voyage”, or “have a nice trip” in their own special way…

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Designing the Wanderkind Logo

The idea for the company name Wanderkind came to me as my personal interest in the German language converged in space and time with my desire to “work from anywhere.”

A short time later, I played with designing a logo for Wanderkind. What follows is a visual and textual account of the Wanderkind name, and my attempt at designing some logos to present it. Hope you enjoy!

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