Though we were sad to see longtime Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis Director Paul Ha make the move from St. Louis to Cambridge, we’re looking forward to helping celebrate his legacy this Saturday at the CAM Gala at the Four Seasons.

TOKY is proud to be a Gold Sponsor of the CAM Gala, and we’re eager for the design work we’ve done for it to get in the hands of so many supporters of the institution.

Next week, we’ll post a few photos from the evening (though the dance floor’s off limits) and provide a more detailed look at the full collateral we designed.

Cheers, Paul! Consider this an an early toast for contributing so much to St. Louis’ cultural landscape.

Here’s a look at the TOKY work that’s being recognized this year:

1. “Texts in the City” Invitation, St. Louis Public Library Foundation (related blog post)

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2. Contemporary Fund Mailer, Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis

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3. “Share the Season” Packaging, Panera Bread (related blog post)

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4. stylus box/catalogue, The Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts

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5. Grab grassy this moment your I’s catalogue, Laumeier Sculpture Park (related blog post)

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6. 2011 Season Poster, Opera Theatre of Saint Louis

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7. Dreamscapes website, The Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts

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Click here to view the embedded video.

8. “Design Legends of St. Louis“ Video Series, AIGA St. Louis (one of five videos is shown above)

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9. “Return to Summer” In-Store, Panera Bread (related gallery at Facebook)

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10. “Share the Season” In-Store, Panera Bread (related blog post)

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11. “A Tasteful Affair” Invitation, Food Outreach

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Our thanks to the ADDY judges who have recognized this work! We’re looking forward to celebrating St. Louis creativity with our colleagues at the February ceremony.

Last week, I had the opportunity to give a presentation — “InDesign CS5 Tips & Techniques” — for the Society for Marketing Professional Services St. Louis (SMPS ). My talk featured examples of ways to be more efficient in the leading desktop publishing application, and how to do better work faster. I spoke about creating documents, using images, handling text effectively, using color, and saving, exporting and printing files.

There were about 30 people in attendance, ranging in age and, from what I could tell, experience with InDesign. (Also, geography: one gentleman drove all the way in from Columbia, Mo.!) My thanks to those who attended and the SMPS team, who provided a large pre-talk breakfast buffet for all and gifted a nifty little bamboo thumb drive to me.

You’re welcome to view a video of the seminar above or on Vimeo’s website.

Under Consideration’s Art of the Menu design blog, which catalogues “the underrated creativity of menus from around the world,” has turned its spotlight on TOKY’s identity and design work for Baileys’ Range. We first announced this project in this November blog post, if you’d like some background on how it came together. But be sure to click through to the Art of the Menu piece, published yesterday. We love the site — whether it’s our work being featured or work from our international peers. Thanks to the site’s editors for the nod!

The Type Directors Club, the world’s leading organization supporting excellence in typography, is out this month with its brand new anthology of “the most innovate, contemporary achievements in typography” created during 2010 (Amazon). TOKY is proud and excited to have two projects honored with inclusion.

First up is our end-of-year card for the St. Louis Public Library Foundation (above left), chosen for the competition’s “Greeting Card” category.

And second is TOKY’s identity for Mysterios de Mayo, a month-long series of fundraisers for the Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis. This piece was honored in the “Logotype” category.

Cheers to everyone involved with these fantastic projects, including the clients who commissioned them! We’re thrilled to be included in some incredible international design company.

Thanks for the kind words, designworklife!

AdSaint, which covers the marketing scene in St. Louis, just published a post on TOKY’s work developing the identity for EPIC Pizza & Subs. Have a read — just in time for dinner!