At right is the cover of the second book from our publishing arm, Ruka Press: Cerulean Blues: A Personal Search for A Vanishing Songbird by Katie Fallon. Cerulean Blues describes the plight of the cerulean warbler, a tiny migratory songbird, and its struggle to...
Sensical Design recently completed this annual report for the Forest Carbon Partnership Facility, a program of the World Bank's Carbon Finance Unit that helps developing countries save their endangered forests. The 36-page report features an assortment of beautiful...
We recently completed this new logo for Realize Ink, a small business that specializes in marketing communications, strategy, and fundraising for charities and other nonprofits. After we brainstormed a number of initial approaches, Rabia Shirazi, the company's...
We're currently immersed in the design of the first book to be published by our sister company, Ruka Press. The book is titled Among the Ancients: Adventures in the Eastern Old-Growth Forests. We designed a number of different cover choices, and last month put the...
We've recently completed a logo redesign for a nonprofit, the California Civil Rights Coalition. CCRC is a statewide alliance of civil rights organizations, activists, educators, lawyers, and advocates. Their existing logo (top) was a generic map of California matched...
We've recently completed two books for the same client, Red Cell Publishing, for which we recently won an award. The first, Iran's Dirty Banking, delves into the Iranian government's attempts to skirt monetary sanctions, and names the foreign and U.S. banks that are...
The new decade is here, and we at Sensical Design & Communication have decided to start it out by launching a new venture. We've had a great time running a graphic design business these past six years, and continue to love doing what we do. But for the past few...
Tainted Money At right is the cover for the book Tainted Money: Are We Losing the War on Money Laundering and Terrorism Finance? by Avi Jorisch. This book about money laundering and terrorism financing is primarily intended for a readership of policy makers,...
Guide for Military Families This publication we designed for Kiplinger and the BBB is being distributed to U.S. military servicemembers around the world. The goal is to present them with practical, easy-to-understand information about being financially prepared for...
Ambassadors for Cities The National Association of REALTORS asked us (and our editorial partners at Magnificent Publications) to create a printed piece to promote its Ambassadors for Cities program and celebrate the program's successes. The booklet would initially be...