Old School, New Traditions at the Collegiate School

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The Collegiate School in New York City traces its roots back to 1628, so when it came time for the K-12 boy’s day school to move into a new and modern building, they enlisted the help of Alexander Isley Inc (New York) to help preserve the past and design future traditions.

It doesn’t happen every day that a client leaves an experiential graphic design project open-ended save for one very specific instruction: No supergraphics. The Collegiate School in Manhattan is no ordinary client.

Alexander Isley, Inc. Turns 30

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Congratulations to Alexander Isley, Inc. (New York) on 30 years!

Isley founded the firm in August 1988, in the front room of an empty real estate broker's office at 285 West Broadway. Back then, it was just him, one phone, one waxer (probably not the kind you're thinking) and four drawing tables arranged so that he could bounce around between multiple projects.

Alexander Isley Inc. Helps Launch DWR Contract

Design Within Reach came to Alexander Isley Inc. to help launch DWR Contract, a professional, trade-focused division of the legendary Modern furniture retailer. As part of their work, they developed a brand platform, key messaging points, and a new visual identity program.

Alexander Isley Designs Identity and More for ReThinkNYC

An ambitious, comprehensive plan to reimagine New York City-area public transit stands out with a simple, strong, and easily identifiable wordmark used in combination with the studio’s persuasive informational presentations, which are well considered, compelling and quite beautiful in their own right.

Alexander Isley Presents: Not Your Average Medical Conference

Alexander Isley image of Global Health Forum identity

The firm based the visual approach on cues taken from the designs of engraved historical bank notes and medical illustrations, places in which the themes of financing, health and medicine happened to overlap perfectly.

AIGA Gets Starry-Eyed, Thanks to Alexander Isley

Alexander Isley Inc. (Redding, CT) created the event graphics for the AIGA's 2015 Gala honoring AIGA Medal winners.

Alexander Isley Work on Display at NC State

The work of design studio Alexander Isley Inc. (Redding, Conn.) was featured in a recent exhibition at the James B. Hunt Jr. Library on the campus of NC State University in Raleigh, N.C.

Alexander Isley Grows a Colorful Identity for Colorblends

Alexander Isley Inc. (Redding, CT) has been working with Colorblends, one of the country's leading tulip bulb importers and distributors, to help position the company, focus their messaging, and create updated identity and communication materials.

Alexander Isley's Homage to Vignelli's Subway Diagram

Train line names are boring, so they created new ones devoted to music, pasta, fashion, sins — all the things that make city life worth living.

Alexander Isley Helps Ridgefield Library Build Community

The best way to raise awareness — and get people in the doors — was to talk about all a new library would offer, and in so doing perhaps change some preconceptions about what a library is. And it worked! The place is packed with lots of new faces. Attendance is up. People continue to donate. Everyone involved seems happy, and a bit better informed.

Designer Molly Miller	Principal Brian Dyches	Experiential Graphic Designer John Mesa
Graphic Designer Amanda Burstein	Partner John Lutz	Principal Tony Spagnola

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