In May 2008, AIGA asked to Volume to create posters for their Get Out The Vote campaign. We were only one of twenty or so designers asked to create a poster that, in addition to being on exhibit at the AIGA National Gallery in fall of 2008, was also displayed prominently at both the Democratic and Republican conventions. As for the poster themselves, well, in light of what we feel is our country falling from grace, better to be more blunt than overly clever.

AIGA San Francisco asked us to contribute to their 2006 annual fundraiser by creating a custom Kid Robot Munny doll that would be auctioned off at the event. We hoped to raise a few eyebrows, provoke some political discussion and ultimately cause a (non-violent) bidding war by dressing up this innocent little white guy as an "enemy combatant," complete with hands bound behind its back. The provocation continues when one removes the hood to reveal not a Muslim terrorist, but an American citizen instead.

The success of the 2002 poster put immense pressure on us to avoid a sophomore slump with the 2003 version. After many false starts, we chose to use our internal design process struggles as the central motif, since this would be the one audience that could fully identify with our dilemma. All our writings and sketches for the poster are “poured” into the “process” blender, while our "reward" is the metaphorical butterfly sprung from a companion glass. The poster was left untrimmed, to further reinforce the process.

This 60 second video was created for a national conference to both promote the San Francisco chapter of the AIGA and advocate involvement in the organization on a national level. Surprising how many people don't know what the AIGA is or what it does, even in design circles.

Along with 100+ designers from around the world, Volume was asked to create a banner design for the AIGA NY & Worldstudio-sponsored "Urban Forest" installation in Times Square of Fall 2006. Once the banners come down they will be turned into tote bags designed by Jack Spade and auctioned off to raise money for scholarship and mentoring programs. Our banner highlights the irony of trying to create a forest in Times Square——where real nature is nowhere to be found——by simulating a LED screen projected tree instead.

What better way to grab the attention of growing design students than through the stomach? Inspired by a nutrition label spied during a lunch break, this ode to design enrichment buries little treasures, both humorous and insightful, for the persistent viewer. Each poster has 12 detachable stubs with the application deadline and contact info, so if hung in a school corridor, the students can take away a reminder to apply.

“Within 4 Walls” was an AIGA San Francisco exhibit that commissioned local designers to create posters that embodied an aspect of the urban streetscape. Our poster was a response to the visual excess that fills much of our city's public space and doesn't allow for contemplation or imagination. The poster is actually a large stencil that one could use to embed the word “excess” through onto anything they felt to be as such.