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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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T26 Digital Type Foundry : Advertising
Since 1994, T26 has produced ads for publication in magazines around the world to promote the brand and the fonts they represent. These are just a few.
Garbage : Logo
Logos, type treatments and iconography for the band Garbage, and their second release.
Jive Council : CD Boxset
CD boxset of four live recordings for Jive Council, a Chicago based jazz fusion band produced by Thickface Records.
Corbis : Marvel brochure #2
This brochure is second of an ongoing series promoting Corbis' aquisition of the Marvel comic book illustration collection.
NYCO : Realize sticker
A series of stickers introducing "Realize", the second release by Chicago based rock band performing original music written by Ted Atkatz. This effort is leter-pressed at Rohner Letterpress (also in Chicago). Includes the tracks Girls of Summerland. Office Days. Out Of My Head. Hold the Line. The Making of Our Film. The Ties That Bind Us. Kool Aid. Sinners. Its Just Me. The Words.
Geffen : Infinite Beat v1
Geffen Records' Infinite Beat Volume 1 "drum and bass" compilations (cd packaging and LPs).
Express : Jeans tags
Express Jeans commissioned Segura Inc (among others) to design hang tags for their "Dangerously Bold" jeans line. All of our solutions for the tags double as a "keepsakes" that could be used as fun and functional objects.
John Cleveland : 1000 Words book
"One Thousand Words" book for John Cleveland, a technical writer with photography by Jeff Kern.
Jive Council : Logo
Logo for Jive Council, a Chicago based jazz fusion band produced by Thickface Records.
Fest Foto : Logo
Logo, part of a full identity system for Jason Fest, a photographer based in Michigan.
FTD : Logo
Logo variation concepts for FTD.com.
T26 Digital Type Foundry : "Sport" poster
The "Sport" poster features a collection of sport related dingbats (sold thru http://www.t26.com) designed by Carlos Segura.
T26 Digital Type Foundry : Itty Bitty catalog
The "Itty Bitty" catalog is one of countless catalogs produced by the T26 Digital Type Foundry for inclusion in their limited edition Font Kits for the purpose of promoting the latest offering of fonts, dingbats, EPS sets and artwork.
Corbis : RF carriers
The Corbis RF image collection carriers. Part of a series where each carries features an assorted image from the offering, classified by category and style.
T26 Digital Type Foundry : Puter poster
Front of the T26 "Puter" poster showcasing a special bundled collection of fonts.
Q101 : Red Hot Chilli Peppers CD
A limited edition, live recording of the Red Hot Chilli Peppers released by Q101 radio in Chicago, promoting its free trip to go see the band live in Italy.
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.
Buell : Commercial
This 60 second television commercial was done for Buell Motorcycles by director Anders Uhl and Carlos Segura. It features the Buell Lightning.
NYCO : Logo
Logo for NYCO, a Chicago based rock band lead by Ted Atkatz.
Q101 : Logo
Logo for Q101, Chicago's "Alternative" radio station.
TVT Records : Blackbox poster
Poster promoting "Blackbox", a very limited and special release by TVT Records of the 13-year history of Chicago's WaxTrax Records.
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 »
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 »
Cut & Paste/55DSL challenge. 10-15-08. Carlos Segura will participate as one of the judges in the Cut & Paste/55DSL Logo Remix challenge. Read More »
The Design Entrepreneur. 10-13-08. The T26 Digital Type Foundry is one of 48 designers featured in Steven Heller and Lita Talarico's book "The Design Entrepreneur" showcasing efforts implemented by working designers from around the world one how they "turned graphic design into goods that sell". Read More »
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