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Segura
1110 N Milwaukee Ave
Chicago, IL 60642
773.862.5667
info@segura-inc.com
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Red Dot WinnerIn December of 2004, Segura was honored with Europe's Red Dot Award for the ongoing series called "Crop" for Corbis. Both the Grand Prix and the Best of the Best were awarded, the first time ever to a US design firm.
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Cartype
A comprehensive study and collection of reviews and typographical applications of emblems, car company logos and car logos with images, comments, links, car company information and general interest.
Biketype
A website featuring a comprehensive collection of emblems, bike company histories, logos, typographical & graphical reviews, design features and just about anything that is bike related.
T26
T26 Digital Type Foundry was established by Carlos Segura in 1994 to promote the development, promotion, and distribution of independent type design. Since then, T26 has become the largest independent source for new and innovative fonts offering a library of over 2000 individual styles comprised of over 600 families. With award winning promotional designs by its parent company Segura Inc., T26 has maintained its relevance with a dedication to the broader integration of typography with graphic design, fine art, and popular visual culture.
5inch
Finally, pre-designed, silk-screened blank CDRs, DVDs and trigger cases as unique as the data put on them.
For you recording artists, use 5inch discs as demos of your most recent audio excursions. Designers, artists and photographers use our discs to showcase their portfolios.
Our discs are also ideal for your MP3s, video and multimedia presentations, photo albums, file transfers and data backup.
Each disc is printed in a limited run. (think of it as... "we did to blank discs what Swatch(R) did to watches"). Once the design is gone, it is gone. New designs are printed and posted on a regular basis. We also carry solid color and even "clear" CDRs, DVDRs trigger cases in a variety of styles and colors, disc hubs, various storage items and t-shirts.
Mototype
A comprehensive study and collection of reviews and typographical applications of emblems, motorcycle company logos and motorcycle logos with images, comments, links, motorcycle company information and general interest.
Sadsight
An easy place to vent.
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Uno : Packaging
A series of labels (on aluminum bottles) for Uno Shampoo creating a series of category specific visuals for their line.
Q101 : Twisted-4
Assorted materials for the "Twisted-4" concert series for Q101 Radio in Chicago.
Corbis : Warhol mugs
These limited edition mugs were created to promote and announce Corbis' acquisition of the Warhol image collection. The primary message was sent in the form of a calendar, and these mugs were companion pieces.
Fulton Market Films : Logo
Fulton Market Films logo, a film production company based in Chicago.
RockShox : Poster
Poster inserted in the 2007 products catalog for that model year.
Spontaneous Combustion : Logo
Spontaneous Combustion is a special effects and film production company in New York.
Prudential : Custom fonts
Two fonts were developed thru our T26 venture for Prudential. A serif family called "Gibraltar" and a sans serif family called "Rock", each with six weights, via Samata Mason.
Corbis : Crop 2 brochure
Crop-2 was the second of an ongoing series of very special and limited edition catalogs for the rebranding of Corbis.
Q101 : Stationery
Assorted stationery and identity systems for Chicago's Q101 Radio.
Q101 : Transmissions CD
A very limited edition CD compilation live concert CD of Pearl Jam, Mudhoney and Mad Season at Chicago's Soldier Field, produced and distributed by Q101 radio in Chicago.
Corbis : Crop 3 brochure
Crop-3 was the third of an ongoing series of very special and limited edition catalogs for the rebranding of Corbis. This issue was specofic to "sports".
Kahlua : Custom font
Three custom built and modified versions of a T26 font called Toulouse Lautrec for all Kahlua advertising done via BBDO Chicago.
Shengna : Logo
Shengna is a Chinesse online music portal with information on concerts, events and other forms of entertainment thru-out China.
Island Records : Willie Nelson's "Teatro" CD
Island Record's "Teatro" CD release by Willie Nelson.
Elevation : Logo
Logo for Elevation, a new media company in Chicago.
Corbis : Vintage posters poster
This very limited edition silkscreened poster (which is part of Crop 2) celebrates and promotes the new collection of vintage posters now available from Corbis and is in printed on a very thick sheet of translucent paper, then silk-screened on both sides, creating a 3-dimension effect for each poster thumbnail.
Sound in Print : Poster
Carlos Segura & Joaquim Massana's entry in Chris Ashword's "Sound In Print" project. It has a simple proposition - visualise a song.
Mitea : Logo
Logo (as part of a full identity system) for MiTea, importers of rare teas from around the world.
Q101 : Local 101 v2 poster
Poster promoting the second annual "Local 101" CD compilation of local Chicago bands from Q101 radio in Chicago.
Lesley Spencer : 9/11 Anthem poster
Poster promoting Lesley Spencer's "9/11 Anthem" album release.
Lexico : Logo unification project
Identity system consisting of the unification of Lexico, and it's three online brands, Dictionary.com, Reference.com and Thesaurus.com.
Typo Berlin 2010. 03-01-10. Carlos Segura will speak at TYPO 2010, May 20-22, 2010 along with some 50 designers and creatives that will show how easy success can be if you trust in your passion. Read More »
Segura in Versus. 03-01-10. Segura is showcased in the 8th issue of Indonesia's Versus Magazine focusing on client relations. Read More »
Segura at Fresno. 02-08-10. Carlos Segura will make a presentation at The Fresno State Graphic Design Club's Lecture Series at Fresno State on February 18th, 2010 at 6pm. RSVP on Facebook. Read More »
Humble Pied. 12-01-09. Another great project by Mig Reyes includes Carlos Segura's "single tip" on Humble Pied. Read More »
uKre8 Advice. 11-23-09. A few thoughts on how to be happy from George, of the VS Project, who is the main contributor to the uKre8 the VS project website. Carlos throws in a few thoughts in the fifth of 16 posts. Read More »
Form Book & Promotion. 11-10-09. Sandu Publishing's Form "Book & Promotion" book showcases the very special and limited Rock Shox product catalog for SRAM. Read More »
Design Chat with Segura. 09-01-09. Join Ryan McGovern at 8PM (Central Time) on Wednesday September 9th for a live video chat with Carlos Segura on DesignChat. The chat takes place at Mashable. Read More »
Harper's Bazzaar Korea. 07-27-09. Harper's Bazzaar Korea "Designer's Room" segment features Segura Inc, among others in the July 2009 issue. Read More »
AIGA Boston's 51 Posters. 06-12-09. In celebration of AIGA Boston's 25th Anniversary as a chapter, a limited edition of 350 commemorative books 51 Posters showcases 25 years of AIGA Boston's history through a treasury of the chapter's even posters (of which Segura's 1998 lecture is featured). Read More »
Racetracks. 04-01-09. Carlos Segura and Chris Manfre of Metaphors In Motion have created a font of 111 racetracks from around the work and available from the T26 Digital Type Foundry.
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Grafica Del Caribe. 03-08-09. Carlos Segura will be the keynote speaker at Grafica Del Caribe at the Centro De Convenciones in Puerto Rico, March 13-14, 2009. Read More »
Jason Wears My Shirt. 03-07-09. Twenty six year old Jason Sadler's "I Wear Your Shirt" project is brilliant, simple and fun. He's selling the upper-half of his wardrobe (shirts), every day of the year at face value, so January 1 is $1 and December 31 is $365. All 365 days without exception! Naturally we wanted to be a part of it so we (Cartype) bought Saturday, March 7th, 2009. Read More »
Tokyo TDC awards Cartype. 02-13-09. The Tokyo Type Directors Club's 2009 Annual Awards competition has recognized Cartype out of 3,316 entries from all around the world. Read More »
New (old) Segura logo.. 02-01-09. A very short history of our new (old) Segura logo. Read More »
Big Book of Brochures. 01-01-09. While the Crop series of brochures for Corbis and the very limited edition catalog for Rockshox are both a few years old, they continue to garnish recognition in our industry and are both featured in this comprehensive book published by Collins Design. Read More »
Computer Arts' "Design Icons" series. 12-09-08. The UK's Computer Arts has included Segura in their "Design Icons" series and is featured in an interview in the December 2008 issue. Read More »
Design Stars Boulevard. 12-03-08. DPi's Design Stars Boulevard Volume 3 showcases outstanding graphic design commissions between 2005 and 2008. Segura inc is among the selected firms and this issue features 3 case histories. Read More »
Segura part of Bastardised group. 11-17-08. Carlos Segura is one of 189 global designers invited to bastardise the "Bunch" logo and included in their limited edition run of 1500 books showcasing all of the creations. Read More »
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