The team explored and researched the city and created vision and goals for this revitalization project in the downtown plaza of Solingen.

The Scouts were given the opportunity to create their own logos by tracing and drawing letterforms, combining them to make a logotype. The enthusiastic and knowledgable Scouts impressed RSM with their ability to envision and create unique logotypes. Merit badge certificates were handed out to all of the Scouts for their participation and knowledge learned of Graphic Arts and Architecture.

If you’ve been tuning into NBC on Sunday nights, you might have seen some familiar faces on the new reality TV show, America’s Next Great Restaurant. If you blinked, you might have missed us, but we promise… we’re there! The RSM team is excited to share our minutes of reality TV fame as we get our make-up done, turn on our mics, and frantically design logos, menus, and more for the contestants of America’s Next Great Restaurant.

Sometimes being only 60 miles from Hollywood has its perks…

Check out America’s Next Great Restaurant Sundays at 8:00pm on NBC to see more of the RSM team.

RSM has been selected as the architectural graphics consultant for the new Aztec Student Center on the San Diego State University campus. 

Projected to open in late 2013, this new student union building will feature many on campus amenities for the students including a market, fitness center, food court, theater, retail spaces, bowling alley, and individual meeting spaces for the many student clubs and organization. RSM will be working with the student organizations, administration, and facilities group at SDSU to create a comprehensive and state of the art digital wayfinding, identity, and specialty graphics program that will integrate with the historic Spanish Mission architecture and invite students campus wide to congregate, study, eat, and play. 

The graphics program to be designed by RSM will include exterior and interior identity and wayfinding signage, a unique flexible electronic signage program throughout, as well as specialty graphics for the entertainment venues.

The South Berkeley Public Library is quite a unique environment – there aren’t too many places one can check out Jane Austen and a jackhammer in the same location. RSM is excited to be designing the wayfinding and identity program for this public library.  Tools from the lending library are used both literally and figuratively to create a whimsical yet functional approach to the sign family. Ladders, hammers, and Pride and Prejudice – all in one location.

Barrio Logan, a unique and diverse neighborhood located in southern San Diego at the foot of the Coronado Bay Bridge is under redevelopment to enhance the community’s cultural and ethnic qualities and the neighborhood’s distinctive character.

As part of the redevelopment, RSM is working closely with Shea Properties on Mercado del Barrio, a residential and commercial mixed-use development – one of the first in the area. The team at RSM is creating a culturally appropriate branding, identity, and wayfinding program. The Mercado, located within the “heart” of Barrio Logan, consists of the redevelopment of two vacant city blocks into a vibrant lifestyle district that will include a Latino-themed supermarket, retail shops, residential units, and restaurants.

Sally’s vision for Simply Delicious is explained directly in the name, baked goods that are simple and delicious. She focuses on quality of ingredients, freshness and perfection to concoct delectable baked treats. 

RSM created a logo and identity package that reflected this purist philosophy by using a clean, sans-serif font stacked and reversed out in a rich brown and soft cream palette. This formed a tidy and sophisticated look that could be applied in multiple situations and sizes.

The process was all too enjoyable for our team whose appetites were fueled by the edible rewards that Sally would drop off for us as inspiration during our design process. 

Cheers to the success of delightful Simply Delicious – smiles guaranteed!

Make sure to check back for more updates on the UCR Fabrication process…

The goal was to take the best of the existing site and make it more engaging with greater depth of quality and information. Improvements include the featuring of the most recently completed projects, the abilitiy to select portfolio galleries by project category, and descriptive listings of the studio’s services and offerings. Not to be forgotten are glimpses of the energetic team and principals, and the ability to dive into their minds and daily lives by viewing the philosophy, and process as they continue to progress and create bigger and better ideas and designs.

So kick back and surf the site at: www.rsmdesign.net

Love to hear your thoughts!

Prior to RSM Design, Suzanne was the director of a large graphic design firm for fourteen years. Her projects focused on the retail and hospitality industries, and ranged from multi-use signage packages to imaging and logo design.Her award-winning work has been featured in a variety of trade journals, including ID Magazine. She’s a member of the Society of Environmental Graphic Designers (SEGD) and heads up a design committee for the Downtown Business Association for San Clemente.

RSM Design has been a female-owned business enterprise since its founding in 1997 by Suzanne Redmond Schwartz. The WBENC (Women’s Business Enterprise National Certification) is one of the most widely recognized and respected certifications in the United States.

She holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Graphic Design and Packaging from the highly respected Art Center in Pasadena, as well as a Bachelor of Science degree in business from UC Santa Barbara. Suzanne successfully balances her two great passions: career and family; and infuses her great sense of humor and artistic talent into everything she accomplishes.

Suzanne’s newest venture and vision for the studio is to create a committee and foundation to help others in need. While she’s busy researching and brainstorming ideas for community service, she’s also busy working on projects at UC Riverside, a retail destination in Long Beach, CA, and a city wayfinding system in Southlake, Texas, as well as a mixed use development in Nanjing, China.

“Graphic design is such a visual medium. It enhances the places and spaces of our lives. By honoring the places we design, we honor the people who live and work there also.” – Suzanne Redmond Schwartz.

Martin E. Schwartz, founding partner, blends his architectural and graphic design expertise with his environmental spirit, turning the ordinary into the extraordinary. His diverse background gives him a unique three-dimensional perspective, allowing him to see through the lens of all key players–the architects, developers and consultants. Well-respected among his contemporaries, Martin grasps the overall concept of a project while focusing specifically on the graphic design components. Martin’s ability to infuse the element of human psychology enables him to produce projects that are equally inviting and stimulating, facilitating connections between people and their surroundings.

His expertise has earned RSM Design a spot on the bid lists of industry giants. No stranger to creating highly innovative solutions, Martin was responsible at a young age for taking over a chain of struggling retail stores and turning it into a multi-million dollar business. He provides the Studio with visionary leadership, ensuring that all projects exceed the client’s expectations, on time and on budget.

Martin holds a Bachelor of Architecture and Business degree from the University of Texas, and also did course work at Virginia Polytechnic Institute in Switzerland. After graduating, he went on to work for Steven Ehrlich Architects and RTKL Associates.

Martin just got back from a business conference in Las Vegas, where he went to seminars and lectures focused on how to effectively and efficiently lead a business through the economic times of today. Martin is currently working on a variety of projects in web design and site building. As well as, actively pursuing ideas in educational tools for our industry and new marketing initiatives. 

“As an architectural graphic design Studio, we have a responsibility to understand not only the design aspects of the job, but to be intimately familiar with the architectural aspects as well.” – Martin E. Schwartz

Harry Mark, RSM Design principal, brings the best of both worlds to the Studio: an impressive background with some of the world’s leading architectural firms and a hands-on knowledge of international architecture and graphic design. His well-rounded experience has seasoned him to creatively co-direct and manage the RSM Design team, cohesively melding the graphics and architecture. Harry is involved in the development of all projects from conceptualization through fabrication.

Prior to joining RSM, Harry worked for RTKL Associates as an associate project designer and for HOK Architects as a senior design associate. He also had his own architectural and graphic design studio before joining Redmond Schwartz Design.

As the recipient of numerous design awards, Harry’s work and articles have been published in several national magazines and trade journals and featured in exhibits throughout the United States.

He earned his Bachelor of Architecture from the University of Texas and a Master of Architecture from the Graduate School of Fine Arts at the University of Pennsylvania. Harry has been a registered architect for over 20 years, and an active member of the American Institute of Architects, Texas Society of Architects, and the Society of Environmental Graphic Designers. Harry dedicates his summers as a senior architect in remote Turkey, directing a team of graduate students in drawing and reconstructing the ancient archaeological excavation of Aphrodisias.

Harry just got back from China where he visited the project, Marina City, in Qingdao, visited our affiliate office in Shanghai, and also did some marketing. At the studio, Harry is currently working on and managing a variety of projects all around the world— in Saudi Arabia, UAE, Nanjing, China and Southlake, Texas. In his freetime, he is remodeling a historic home (we call it the Red Barn) in San Clemente.

“One can’t truly experience architectural design through books alone, but must experience it first hand to understand its power.” –Harry A Mark