National Hot Dog Day 🌭
National Hot Dog Day, new team pics, what we're Slackin' on, and of course, our Staff Picks!
Hello! —
Summer may feel half way over or only half way done, as we debated over Slack… Either way, we’re soaking up as much of it as we can and we hope you are too.
See ya next month!
🌭 National Hot Dog Day with Sideward Brewing Co.
Our friends Sideward Brewing Co celebrated National Hot Dog Day down in Florida in style, serving up a whole lineup of tasty dogs. We designed a suite of imagery for them including posters, social assets, and merch, to help celebrate. We look forward to this one every year!
✨ New Team Pics!
We made the most of our full team being in Chicago last month and shot new team pics here in the studio. Oh, and we each chose a favorite beverage... What would you be holding?
👀 What We’re Slackin’ On
A new segment where we pull some of the liveliest topics from our internal Slack channel.
But seriously… we’re talkin’ about: Coca-Cola’s Newly Refreshed Global Visual Identity System, this interesting copyright case, a fun brand vs. product chat in Dieline, and the Middle Brow refresh.
🏙 ISO: Cool officemates to sublease our West Town studio space!
We are looking for creatives who want a desk at the best workspace in Chicago (yes, better than any co-working space you’ve toured). Stout’s studio is a 3,500 sq. foot loft space on the top floor of the ICNC building (@makecitychicago) in West Town. It has two in-unit bathrooms, a half kitchen, photo studio, great WiFi, a conference room, call room, storage, and is walking distance to public transit (Damen Green Line stop, #50 Damen bus, #65 Grand bus). We’ve been here for about six years and built everything out ourselves. It’s an inspiring and creative spot to work — plus great views of the city.
Details:
Up to five desks will be available in the studio starting September 1
Rent negotiable based on number of desks
Rent includes all utilities, office cleaning, snacks, and some free beer
Reply to this email to chat more or reach out at hello@stoutcollective.com
😎 Staff Picks
Every month we like to share something that stood out to us. That could be a new restaurant, maybe a beer we had, tv shows, new music, movies, books, art, design, podcasts, games, etc — you name it!
Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed has been a thrilling show so far — I don’t see it talked about enough! The cliffhangers you’re left on are so good. There’s always something new in each episode that adds another layer to the storyline, and has me yelling “WHAT NOW!?” to our television. I’m always impatiently waiting for the next episode! — Tanya
Good packaging will tempt me to try something. Good packaging and a spot at Costco will guarantee I try it. This philosophy was rewarded recently by Mazaah’s Roasted Red Pepper Lentil Dip — I’m flying through it. With raw veggies at the beach, with chips before dinner, mixed with hummus on my chicken pita. 10/10. — Meredith
Recently I saw a clip of a man playing the spoons and thought, yeah I wanna do that. As we all have done. My partner then picked me up a pair of musical spoons while in traveling in Quebec! They’re great and I find myself playing them along to songs all the time now. — Max
In case you need yet another show recommendation, Silo on Apple TV just came out with a third season. It quickly became one of my favorite shows when it premiered a few years ago and I’m excited they’ve continued on with it. Once the show runs its course I’m definitely going to pick up the book series. — Jackie