This month our work is featured in Print, Graphis, and i4Design — a trifecta! (May is Derby month)
Print Magazine

Our presence in Print Magazine highlights Rick Valicenti’s tote bag — designed for the Print Carry Hope initiative. Proceeds of this tote go to CASA, a…

Last week our friend Arik Levy opened Luminesence at the Santa Monica Museum of Art. It’s a simple staging of three sculptural pieces and a collection of drawings from his Absent Nature collection which premiered in Chicago’s Wright 21 Gallery.
To coincide with…

Since 1998 we have enjoyed a lovely relationship with the Lyric Opera of Chicago. While a handful of designers bring Lyric’s marketing voice to their audiences, our designs set the annual brand personality. Our presence shows up at street level,…
10 May 2010
/ Print / Signage


We’re excited to announce that our very own John Pobojewski and Bud Rodecker are participating in the upcoming Printervention exhibition. Their modern WPA poster will be displayed alongside posters from over 70 of the best designers, print-makers, and artists from across…
6 April 2010
/ Exhibition / Print


The spring 2010 IIT lecture poster features the latest incarnation of Rick Valicenti’s custom typography. At first glance these letterforms may seem chaotic and illegible, however chaos and illegibility do not live in Thirst’s lexicon without a foundation of hidden…