Journal

Our Strategy Director, Zeb Barrett, discusses what it means to be Finding Purpose…

Collaboration sucks … when it goes wrong. Three things that make collaboration work.

Design Studio? Design Agency? Design Consultancy?  What makes a design-focused shop what it is, and why would you want to work with one?

To learn how to design stuff that looks great but also solves real problems, Miami Ad School Toronto hosted a show-and-tell with the agencies who know design best: Art & Mechanical (Us) and our good friends at Huge…

As much as we’re excited to see what’s in store for 2019, we’re not quite ready to turn the page on 2018 without a tiny bit of reflection. For Art & Mechanical, 2018 was a year of milestones…

It was a great night at the ADCC’s 69th Annual Directions Award Show and Alpine’s Spring Special Edition cans hooked the fantastic international panel of judges receiving a Silver at the show…

A&M was started waaaaay back in 2013 by Adam Zolis and David Adams. From humble beginnings at 96 Spadina with an empty office, no clients and a couple of borrowed desks, the future looked bright…

It’s almost here — one of our most favourite times of the year. Specifically, the two months following Halloween and leading up to the winter holidays, where it’s perfectly acceptable to eat panettone for breakfast…

We all know that one of the most difficult projects to work on is an internal project. That said, they are incredibly fun and rewarding as well. An important part of our new website was our studio and team photos…

Moosehead Breweries had a big summer, marked by the first significant change to the iconic Moosehead Lager brand in over a decade. The identity update also included packaging and communication initiatives including a takeover of Canada’s busiest subway station…

You may have noticed some of his pieces around the office, including our A&M mural or the custom neon sign that’s so bright you can see from Etobicoke at night. Maybe you’ve seen a client commissioned piece…

Who doesn’t love a good beer and redesign? The extensive rebrand project we completed for Hop City Brewing Co. in Brampton Ontario has won a Silver in the Graphis Branding 7 Annual…

TDC asked David to talk about how he became interested in type, his take on the Toronto design scene, and how he helped create A&M. And most important, what type trends he favours right now…

We love Communication Arts. They’ve featured the recent A&M brand identity project for Mantl Reps, a Toronto-based agency representing Cinematographers…

We’re excited! Communication Arts has featured us and our launch in their latest online Fresh edition…