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​​Use your design skills for good! We're looking for a full-time mid-level brand designer to join our team to work on projects for national and international causes.

As of Friday, March 13th, we have transitioned the office to remote work in order to help stop the spread of COVID-19.

Continuing his commitment to leadership and supporting the industry, Ultravirgo founder Patrick Durgin-Bruce has been named the Board President of Spark Design Professionals. Spark is a non-profit group of independent graphic design business owners with the mission of elevating business practices in the design industry. Spark has a uniquely-specific focus on the business side of running a successful design studio.

Make a difference in the world through design. We are hiring a graphic designer to work on projects for our national and global humanitarian clients, including the United Nations, Parkinson's Foundation, and United Federation of Teachers.

We're extremely proud to announce that our recent rebrand of the Parkinson's Foundation has been named one of the 100 best rebrands of the past two years - winning an Award of Distinction from the Rebrand 100, one of the most prestigious global recognitions for branding. 

Following the success of last year's holiday card, we decided to do a similar project this year, organizing our community to send good wishes to the community of another great organization. This year, we're sending them halfway around the world to an elder center in Nepal.

We're proud to announce that our Creative Director, Patrick Durgin-Bruce, has been invited to join the Board of Directors of Spark Design Professionals, a non-profit founded to empower owners of independent design studios.

A little late in posting here, but we are excited to formally announce the addition of Luisa Vélez to our team earlier this year.

After a brief stint in Dumbo, we've moved our office to lively Downtown Brooklyn. Housed in a former printing plant (our second office to be located in a renovated printing facility), our new studio boasts huge windows with tons of light and views. Note our new address below, and come visit anytime.

We're thrilled to welcome Maria Silva, who joined our team as a Senior Designer on November 1.

We don't often enter award shows, preferring to put our focus on gaining recognition from our clients. But we take the design of health materials very seriously, and are proud to have two of our projects included among the 135 winners chosen in the inaugural Health + Wellness Design Awards.

I (Patrick) will be speaking about our launch of Mymo at a few upcoming events.

We've had a great first month since launching Mymo in November. We only had a couple weeks to take orders to make shipment for Christmas, and we ended up way over our expectations. And - without much of an advertising budget - we have the kind words of our peers and the press to thank.

It is with great pride and excitement that we announce our first product line... introducing Mymo! With Mymo, we are reinventing the monogram, using state-of-the-art 3D printing technology and a novel 3D geometry - to combine any two letters or numbers into a typographic sculpture for a necklace, keychain or ornament. 

We were honored to be asked by Catalyst magazine to tell the story behind the 7 Billion Actions campaign that we created with UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund. Published by Pratt, Catalyst (formerly Catalyst Strategic Design Review) strives to "stimulate thinking and encourage conversation about the role of strategic design in defining and developing creative economies and thriving cultures for an economically, socially and environmentally sustainable future". We co-wrote the article, which appears in the Designing Peace Issue, to tell the story of the thinking, strategy and tactics behind 7 Billion Actions.

After a week of a powerless office, and much scrambling for continuity on many fronts - with Patrick running things from Brooklyn last week - we are officially back and up and running. And we are quite appreciative for the patience of our clients while we get back up to speed. 

We feel quite fortunate to have weathered the storm without damage, and our hearts go out to all the small businesses and individuals less fortunate. We do have a couple free desks with high-speed internet and power. If any freelance designers or small businesses are without workspace due to the hurricane, drop us a note at creative@ultravirgo.com.

Ultravirgo is proud to welcome Eileen Beredo to our creative team as designer. If she picks up the phone next time you call in, be sure to give her a warm welcome.

We are currently on the lookout for talented designers to join our small, expert team on a freelance basis. If you have 2-5 years of experience, outstanding concept and design skills, and love working in a small studio atmosphere, please contact us. Send CV; portfolio samples of branding, print, and web projects (or link to online portfolio); and pay requirements to hiring@ultravirgo.com.