50 AND 50 IS A CURATED PROJECT WHICH ATTEMPTS TO CONSTRUCT A HANDSOME NEW WAY OF LOOKING AT OUR COUNTRY. FIFTY DESIGNERS, ONE PER STATE, HAVE ILLUSTRATED THEIR STATE MOTTO, CREATING SOMETHING STEEPED IN HISTORY BUT COMPLETELY MODERN AND UNIQUE: A KIND OF DESIGNER'S ATLAS.
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Monday, March 14, 2011 at 9:43PM 
Jon Ashcroft is a designer and illustrator from New Mexico. Jon also recently contributed to another cool national project, Graphic USA. The book features 25 U.S. cities, each chapter was written and illustrated by a designer living in one of the featured cities.
Sunday, March 13, 2011 at 9:23PM 
Bobby McKenna is a designer, illustrator, and native Virginian. Make sure to take some time and check out more of Mr. McKenna's work on his site and while you're at it, follow him on twitter.
Thursday, March 10, 2011 at 11:00PM 
Seattle-born Annemieke Beemster Leverenz is a designer/illustrator/good pal o' mine living and working in Brooklyn, New York. Check out some some more details and info about her piece on her site. I have known Annemieke for many years and I never cease to be amazed by how long her name is.
Wednesday, March 9, 2011 at 11:44PM 
Seth Labenz, a Nebraska native, and Roy Rub are co-founders of Topos Graphics—a multidisciplinary design studio based in Brooklyn, NY.
Tuesday, March 8, 2011 at 11:52PM 
Cutis Jinkins is a freelance designer and illustrator in Austin, Texas. Curtis also runs The Neighborhood Studio where you can see more of his work and, if you've got any common sense, get one of those amazing Eye of the Tiger prints.
Friday, March 4, 2011 at 9:09AM 
Adam Flanagan is an Iowa-born designer living in Brooklyn and working at Yard. Adam also runs Idea Supply. You'll have to ask Adam the story behind his piece. But trust me, it's a good one.
Thursday, March 3, 2011 at 12:31AM 
Always With Honor is the collective work of Elsa Lang and Tyler Lang, a Vermont native. Check out some more of their Vermont pride on their site.
Tuesday, March 1, 2011 at 10:59PM 
Drea Zlanabitnig is a graphic designer living in Brooklyn New York and a good pal of mine. After working with Paula Scher for the past 4 years, she is heading out into the magical world of freelance.
Drea's family has a horse ranch in Georgia and I was lucky enough to get to spend a few days out there last winter. Fun fact: The old image on the home page of this site was a photo I took from her front porch.
Tuesday, March 1, 2011 at 12:33AM 
Katie Lee is a graphic designer working in print, interactive and motion design. Katie was born in Reno, Nevada and now works for New York-based studio Local Projects, where she is currently an Art Director.
