A friend of mine, Chef Adam Wilson, happens to be the Director at the Viking Cooking School at their Legacy Village Store. He asked me to come out and take some shots at one of their events for him, so of course I would take him up on the offer. The Viking Store has two class [...]
Print’s Regional Design Annual is the most comprehensive survey of graphic design in the United States, containing 200 pages of award-winning work, and the only design annual organized by geography. Representing every region of the country, this issue highlights inspiring work from the Golden Gate to the Empire State. This year Print is celebrating their [...]
Marla Gutzwiller celebrated 30 years of design excellence with Epstein Design Partners, Inc. on Wednesday, June 30, 2010. To celebrate this momentous day, the Epstein Design crew gathered at Chinato and enjoyed a tasting menu lunch prepared by Zack Bruell just for the occasion. As a designer, partner, instructor and art director – Marla’s love [...]
Here are some more fun additions to the Interactive Studio, Krystal Glass Writing Boards. I have had my eye on these for some time, since a designer friend had shown them to me. We finally ordered a few and installed them in the studio. Not only do they look nice, but I am sure they [...]
It is always a melancholy feeling in the autumn when the air becomes too crisp for outdoor lunches, and the porch furniture once again journeys up into the attic. With another Cleveland winter behind us, we were most eager to return the furniture to the porch and enjoy our first lunch of the season in [...]
Last Fall the Larchmere Merchants Association charged Epstein Design Partners with designing an identity for the commercial district. Since taking up residence on Larchmere Boulevard in 1998, we have seen a lot of businesses come and go, but the core businesses here are keeping the vitality of the neighborhood moving and the Larchmere Merchants Association has [...]
So I spent the [snow] day at the Capitol Theatre in Gordon Square attending Cleveland’s first independently run TED event, TEDxCLE. TED stands for Technology, Entertainment and Design. It was a diverse panel of thinkers and doers in the Cleveland area that ranged from medical, bio-fuels, culinary, entrepreneurial, fashion and transportation. You can see all [...]
Working with Chefs, Restaurateurs and others in the food industry has it’s advantages. When one of our clients call upon us to help out with a rush job, we are happy to oblige. In this case, Zack Bruell needed to get some shots of his burger at his four local restaurants: Chinato, L’Albatros, Parallax and [...]
It is always nice to get positive feedback. “Epstein Design Partners Inc. was hired for the redesign based on their exceptional work for University Circle Incorporated and the Downtown Cleveland Alliance. Epstein is a 47 year old company recognized for its creative solutions.” -Kathie Pohl, Director of Marketing and Community Relations, City of Mentor Read [...]
Today Epstein Design Partners launched the newly designed and developed website for Downtown Cleveland Alliance. The new site features an aesthetically appealing interface, an easy to maneuver navigation system and a robust/custom Content Management System to allow the client to take more control of their site. Introducing the ability to upload images, captions and links [...]

