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Summer Bike League custom illustration

Summer Bike League

Direct mail postcard and web header for Cascade Bicycle Club’s Summer Bike League. Train of Thought’s design included a custom illustration and logo. Project Scope Postcard Website graphics Print Advertising Services Graphic Design Printing Management Skills Illustrationmore
Emerald City Cyclocross poster design

Emerald City Cyclocross

We had the pleasure of using an award-winning photo by our friend Andy Baker for the 2005 Emerald City Cyclocross poster design. Project Scope Poster Design Services Graphic design Skills Typography Designmore
Emerald City Cyclocross poster design

Emerald City Cyclocross

Train of Thought enjoyed a long association with Marymoor Velodrome Association, designing logos, event promotions, posters and more. This poster design for their Emerald City Cyclocross series was particularly fun. The photo (accidentally) features an old high school friend. Project Scope Poster Design Services Graphic design Photography Skills Design Typographymore

Cascade Bicycle Club ’08 Seattle Bicycle Expo

Building on the previous year’s hand-drawn illustrative poster design, Cascade finally let us have our way (so to speak, ahem) with the 2008 poster design. We collaborated on color selection, and printed an uncoated poster that looked and even felt screenprinted, though it was offset. We were paid the ultimate compliment when several people called […]more
Seattle Bike Expo poster design

Cascade Bicycle Club ’09 Seattle Bicycle Expo

For 2009’s Seattle Bike Expo poster, Cascade told us to follow our bliss, which turned into a great collaborative design process. Cascade Bicycle Club gave a proud thumbs up to the design, and we carried it through all mediums, from poster to advertising, billboards to direct mail and the design of the volunteer staff Tshirt. […]more
Seattle Bicycle Expo Poster Design

Cascade Bicycle Club ’06 Seattle Bicycle Expo

With one of our specific work samples in mind, Cascade Bicycle Club hired Train of Thought to design their poster for the Seattle Bicycle Expo. Though long past the style requested, we conjured up the creative beast within to produce just the poster Cascade sought. Since the poster design contained more than 140 layers, and […]more
Ti Cycles custom type

Ti Cycles

Ti Cycles needed a bold, fast-looking, cool and inviting logotype and downtube sticker to identify their bicycle frames and shop. Prior to our design, some customers stripped the old decals off the frames because they didn’t like them. Since Ti Cycles relies on these stickers for brand recognition, this was a particularly harsh blow. Train […]more

Cascade Bicycle Club ’07 Bike Expo

Cascade Bicycle Club hired Train of Thought for the second year in a row to design their poster, direct mail and print advertising for the Seattle Bicycle Expo. They originally asked for a poster resembling the styles of Andy Warhol or Roy Liechtenstein, but decided on this original hand-drawn design instead. Project Scope Poster Design […]more