Print Design
ESPN Social Video in Print Brochure
We upped the “wow” factor with this unique ESPN Social brochure created in partnership with video producer, Nitrous. This dynamic marketing collateral merges print and video to deliver content with impact. Both incorporate a watercolor-themed ESPN social brand design we’d created for previous ESPN social marketing materials. The brochure features a 7-inch high resolution screen,…
Read MoreRunway Meets Center Court
It’s Fashion Week. But the latest trends aren’t always found on the runway. We went deep into the archives to dig up some of our vintage projects for ESPN The Magazine. In 2013, we designed ESPN The Magazine Style…Button up, the first edition of The Mag’s style book to promote its sports-meets-entertainment initiative, fashion-forward vision,…
Read MoreHappy Chinese New Year!
As we begin celebrating the year of the ox, we thought we’d share a “hot” project from our archives. Rather than sending clients the usual “thanks for your business” holiday mailer, we opted to surprise them in January with a mailer celebrating the year ahead. The 2017 Chinese New Year which began on January 28 welcomed the Year of the…
Read MoreESPN Mountain Dew Knicks Invitation
The ESPN sales team was hosting an event in their Madison Square Garden suite for the Knicks vs. Lakers game and asked Barbour to create fun printed invitations resembling Knicks game tickets to send to their Mountain Dew partners. The high quality invitations were printed in full color with spot gloss finish on heavy silk…
Read MoreWish You Were Here!
If you’re like us, you’re probably starting to think about your much needed spring vacation. Here’s a fun project from our archives to inspire your travel planning. A couple years back we created several sets of custom postcards for ESPN to distribute at an upcoming meeting with the San Diego Tourism Authority. Nine high quality…
Read MoreHappy New Year from Barbour Design!
We wish you all happiness and, especially, healthiness in the upcoming year. The year 2020 was tough and reflecting on it may require a stiff drink which made us think of a “spirited” New Years mailer we created back in 2012. Clients and acquaintances of Barbour Design were the lucky recipients of our 2012 New…
Read MoreGet some fries with that shake
It’s National Fast Food Day! Check out this fun fast-food-packaging-meets-marketing project we created for ESPN awhile back. We produced this unique marketing collateral for ESPN to present to Burger King in efforts to continue their partnership in 2019. Custom burger boxes were designed to mimic Whopper packaging and cleverly present ESPN’s messaging. Inside the box,…
Read MoreDisney & ESPN Media Networks “Combine, Shake, Stream” Mailer
Here’s one of our favorite projects pulled from the archives. This high-end mailer was sent to affiliate partners and internal team members to commemorate the successful completion of distribution agreements. The tag line conveyed the attributes of the deal; combine (partnership), shake (disrupt the status quo), stream (flow of content). The cocktail shaker set was the perfect way to demonstrate…
Read MoreCollege football season is upon us
As you all eagerly await the first kick-off, check out this awesome project from our archives. Back when ESPN and the Southeastern Conference joined forces to create the SEC Network, all of the 14 SEC football coaches signed a limited number of footballs to commemorate the network launch. The autographed footballs became the centerpiece of…
Read MoreBINGO!
Sure ESPN the Magazine may have impressive stats, but how does your sales team present that information in a clear and memorable way? Answer: make a game of it. These custom BINGO boards and markers were designed to help ESPN more effectively communicate key data points by making the information interactive, fun, even competitive. Check…
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