2008-06-16
Communication Arts features CDA's work for The North Face in its July/Aug 2008 issue, now on newsstands // Download PDF

2008-05-21
CDA Principal Josh Chen to serve as one of three judges for the 2008 AIGASF Enrichment Scholarship award.

2008-04-25
Communication Arts features CDA's rebrand of Yoshi's Jazz Club online and in the May/ June 2008 magazine.

2008-04-10
Graphis once again includes CDA in its follow up volume, Branding USA 2. CDA's work for The North Face, Soma Grand lifestyle condos, and Stanford Lively Arts are highlighted // Download the PDF // Buy the book

2008-04-01
Ryan McAdam joins CDA as Interactive Design Director

2008-03-28
Josh Chen, Chip Kidd, and Allyson Lack to judge the 59th Art Directors Club of Metropolitan Washington Annual Show.

2008-02-29
CDA Principal Josh Chen to serve on Communication Arts 2008 Design Annual jury.

2008-02-01
CDA products are available for purchase online at Supermarket, the hip new place to shop for all things designed. Check out what's available in our aisle.

2007-12-05
CDA receives three awards from AIGA SF cause / affect competition

2007-12-03
Communication Arts features PPIC website as site of the week

2007-11-01
The North Face has tapped CDA to redesign its entire hang tag and packaging system, launching Spring 2008.

2007-10-29
Yoshi's Jazz Club and Japanese Restaurant signs on CDA as Agency of Record. Rebrand marks grand opening of its new San Francisco location.

2007-10-20
Communication Arts selected the CD packaging CDA created for Cordis and their debut release "Here on Out" in their "showcase of the best design of the last year." Look for us in Design Annual 48, the November 2007 issue.

2007-10-01
Ten for Chen: The 2007 American Graphic Design Awards presented CDA with a total of ten awards this year, for work on Soma Grand identity and collateral, Sky High cookbook for Chronicle Books, Stanford Lively Arts season catalogue, Fingerprint book, Cordis CD packaging, HOW Magazine Feb 07 cover, and our chendesign.com website.

2007-09-04
CDA rebrands Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) with new logo, identity system, overview brochure, and website.

2007-08-09
AIGA Honolulu welcomes Josh Chen to its Designers Dialogue Series Aug 16 at 7pm. Come hear insights about CDA's creative process in a three-part series that also features Margo Chase and Michael Osborne.

2007-07-24
Notes on Design interviews CDA online, reaching 40,000 subscribers. Read some of the unique perspectives that comprise the CDA team and its approach to hands-on design.

2007-07-15
CDA launches integrated campaign for Stanford Lively Arts' 2007-08 season. Director Jenny Bilfield: "Spectacularly beautiful--it has made a wonderful impact already, and captures the momentum of Lively Arts." // website

2007-07-01
Print selects three CDA projects for inclusion in its Regional Design Annual 2007: CD package design for Cordis' debut release "Here on Out," Behind the Scenes book for Quality of Life, and Tracy Scates' identity system.

2007-06-15
CYMK Magazine's latest issue includes a review of our Fingerprint book, calling it a "highly appealing endeavor," and "a welcome counterpoint to the smooth digital perfection we now encounter daily."

2007-05-29
CDA Principal & Creative Director Josh Chen will be a featured speaker at the upcoming 2007 HOW Design Conference in Atlanta, Georgia.

2007-05-27
Timbuk2 features CDA's messenger bags for the Capsule Design Festival, Sunday May 27 at its SF retail store. Join Principal Josh Chen and Designer Kathrin Blatter for a book signing and design demonstration starting at 1pm.

2007-04-16
Communication Arts features our Peace messenger bags and T-shirts on their Online Exhibit

2007-03-26
CDA's Peace: 100 Ideas is featured by joshspear.com -- the blog is a daily source of inspiration for all those who "love to stay ahead of the curve."

2007-03-19
San Francisco Examiner features CDA work for Soma Grand lifestyle condos, the first San Francisco condominium with hotel-quality service and amenities. // View the Soma Grand project // Examiner online

2007-03-01
The 2007 HOW International Design Competition honored CDA with two nods: CD packaging design for Cordis, and invitation design for Mohawk Show 6.

2006-10-01
Fingerprint: The Art of Using Handmade Elements in Graphic Design // CDA's latest book hits the bookstore shelves this month. Featuring a foreword by Michael Mabry, thoughtful essays by five heroes in the creative industry, this 176-page hardcover book published by HOW Design Books features amazing work from a long list of designers. // Preview spreads from book // Buy the book

2006-09-01
Graphic Design USA noted our work for Stanford Lively Arts in its September issue. Visit the website and mouse over the dancers' image.

2006-07-21
Print's Regional Design Annual 2006 awards CDA with 5 nods: Sculpture Sonoma catalog, More... brochure for UCSF Center for Health Professionals, Make Your Mark handbook for the Association of Asian Pacific Community Health Organization, CA2025: It's Your Choice publication for the Public Policy Institute of California, and our Peace: 100 Ideas bookmarks.

2006-07-14
Paper As Progress is the title of Colin Berry's online article that features our work on the CADesign03 exhibition catalogue and thoughts on the use of recycled and alternative papers for high-end design. Adapted from the new book Green Design (Mark Batty publisher), a resource for designers implementing aspects of green design and consumers who want to be informed about the products they buy. // Buy the book

2006-05-30
The Art Directors Club selected our Mohawk Show 6 invite from over 11,000 entries as a winner in the ADC 85th Awards. // Buy the book

2006-03-23
Branding USA is now available! 45 design firms from across the country showcase their best brand-building work in the new title by Graphis. // View CDA feature // Buy the book

2006-03-01
The 2006 HOW International Design Competition awards CDA for our work with Adamo London

2005-12-09
A trio of CDA projects are winners in the Print Regional Design Annual 2005: San Francisco Education Fund 25th anniversary report, Adamo London brochure, and The Orange Fund invitation.

2005-05-15
Graphic Design America 3 features CDA among "the best & brightest design firms in the U.S." // Buy the book

2005-03-18
More Love for Adamo // Communication Arts Exhibit Online recently featured the retail brochure and identity system for Adamo London. Graphic Design usa (Feb 05) also featured the project in their Seen and Noted section, and headlining us on the cover. // View Adamo London project

2005-03-18
HOW International Design Annual 2005 results are in and three CDA projects were among the 232 winners: our exhibit catalogue for the Pasadena Museum of California Art, Peace: 100 Ideas book, and "Quality of Life" film posters.

2004-12-05
Breakfast with the Arts, A&E Network's Sunday morning documentary show, features an interview with CDA Principal Josh Chen // Watch the QuickTime version

2004-11-01
CDA's design for the Pasadena Museum of California Art was selected for Communication Arts 2004 Design Annual 45. // View the feature

2004-03-17
CDA Designer Max Spector honored by Print magazine as one of 20 New Visual Artists for 2004 // View article

2004-01-27
CDA's Peace: 100 Ideas featured on Metropolis magazine's online edition