michael osborne
designer printer philanthropist
“we have a
CRAFT and a SKILL that most people
DO NOT HAVE and that craft has
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Michael Osborne graduated from the Art Center College of Design in 1978 as an honor’s graduate. In 2007, Michael received his MFA for Graphic Design from The Academy of Art College, where he currently teaches. He has also taught at The University of California at Berkley and has been an AGIA fellow since 2006.
A large portion of MOD’s design work is for wine and spirits packaging. The firm has also designed packaging for a wide range of food companies from Sam’s Club to Williams-Sonoma. MOD has designed for less commercial companies like Peter Rabbit Organics, a UK based brand, and Joseph Schmidt chocolates.
In 1981, Osborne established his design firm, Michael Osborne Design, in San Francisco, California. Since it’s establishment MOD has become nationally recognized for their excellent design across a range of media. MOD is primarily a brand identity and packaging design firm focusing on food & beverage, wine & spirits, and private brands.
MOD office in San Francisco, CA
Another large portion of MOD work is identity and branding. Over the years, MOD has redesigned the logo for companies like the children’s clothing store Gymboree and Target’s Archer Farms food line. MOD has also designed the logo for EA Sports, 21st Century Insurance, and Prismacolor. The firm does a range of print design including promotional posters, books,
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stamp designs for the United States Postal Service
and pamphlets. Yearly, MOD designs and sends a unique Valentine’s Day card to clients and friends. MOD has also done web design for wineries, artists, and other various clients. Osborne has designed numerous stamp for the United States Postal Service, which on permenant display in the National Postal Museum in Washington, DC. MOD’s designs are also a part of the permanent collections of the CooperHewitt National Design Museum, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. The firm’s work has been won many design awards and has been featured in magazines like How, Inside Design Magazine, and Graphis.
a collection of product packaging designed by MOD on display in the studio
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Osborne polishing the coin-covered heart sponsored by Wells Fargo, the first heart to debut in 2004
In 2006, after the unexpected death of his son, Joseph Osborne, Michael established Joey’s Corner. Joey’s corner is a non-profit design studio that provides creative services to non-profit groups free of charge. Joey’s Corner designs everything from identity and marketing materials to website design and product development. They have designed for many deserving organizations including: Alzheimer’s Association, March of Dimes, and Heart to Heart.
in 2004, the 1/4” steel intesecting plates of the Intel sponsered heart also debuted in Union Square
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Osborne created the first two hearts for the Hearts in San Francisco public sculpture installation and auction. The profits from the project go to San Francisco General Hospitals and the project was inspired by the Tony Bennett lyric: “I left my heart in San Francisco.” Osborne’s original hearts were unveiled on February 14, 2004 and since then over 200 artists have followed in his footsteps and created heart sculptures of their own.
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Osborne also has a passion for old-fashioned letterpress printing. In 1991 he opened One Heart Press in San Francisco, a custom letterpress shop. Early in December 2012, Osborne announced the shop would be closing after 21 years. One Heart Press’s projects included: MOD’s annual Valentine’s Day card, a suite of gift materials for First Lady, Michelle Obama, and a stationary set for A Series of Unfortunate Event’s author, Lemony Snicket.
keepsake celebrating the introduction of the font Carter Sans
one of MOD’s Valentine’s Day card designs
broadsides printed for Crane & Co. on their Lettra paper
Their primary clients are organizations that focus on health care, children’s and social well-being issues. Joey’s Corner is funded completely by donations, with supplemental funding from the sales of the Corner Store, and their annually designed two-sided wrapping paper. The organization has been a four-time recipient of Sappi’s Ideas that Matter Grant. (opp) poster for Alzimer’s Association (left top) JDRF invitation (left bottom) 2010 wrapping paper
http://www.modsf.com
http://www.oneheartpress.com/
http://www.na.sappi.com/ideasthatmatterNA/
http://www.aiga.org/profile.aspx?uid=000460
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http://www.feltandwire.com/2011/03/30/michael-osborne’s-latest- creative-compulsion http://www.linkedin.com/company/michael-osborne- design
http://www.oneheartpress.com/joeysxcorner.org/index.php
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Michael-Osborne-Design/
http://www.postalmuseum.si.edu/ artofthestamp/