33. HENDERSONBROMSTEADART
Tim and Denise Duffy have channeled their passion for roots and blues music into an organization that helps support older musicians who have fallen on hard times. According to Hayes Henderson, creative director of HendersonBromsteadArt, “Some of these pivotal musicians were homeless, without basic health needs, their art being forgotten. Tim has made it his mission to chronicle and record as much of this music as possible and make sure that revenues from record sales get back to the artists.”

As his foundation grew, “the look of his stuff was not up to the standards of the recording industry,” says Henderson. “We wanted to be a part of what he started.” The Treasure Box referred to in the winning logo is an annual promotion of two or three CDs packaged with posters and a guitar pick. “We wanted to create something that was more of an emblem that works in booklets, newsletters, and other applications,” Henderson explains. Creating the shape of a guitar with type as well as ornate filigree art, Bizzle Hackley’s design has “this look of delicate decay that embraces an older time in Southern culture,” notes Henderson. “It’s an emotional reaction to the culture around the music.”
Laurel Saville