The Dial

There are many barometers for a community’s vitality—from the range of arts & cultural offerings on any given night or weekend to the number of cranes across our skyline. But few things reflect a community’s arrival like a thriving, interesting and unique restaurant and bar scene.

At OLG, we’re a band—of creatives, project managers and problem solvers. But, more importantly, we’re sons and daughters, brothers and sisters, moms and dads, friends, partners. We’re a lot of important things, to a lot of important people, and our single instrument—ourselves—needs to be taken care of, first.

It seems I’m often looking for an excuse to work on a new, fun illustration—and many times that’s seen in my gig poster work. But up until recent months, there haven’t been a lot of shows. The result was an exploration into a game design where I’d have the opportunity to do several new visuals all centered around one theme. 

At OLG, we believe in the power of place branding. We've worked with trusted collaborators and partners to produce myriad community development and placemaking campaigns throughout the country—but the work we do right here, in Allen County… it’s special. We’re passionate about the community we call home.

In less than a week, I’ll be trading in my OLG swag for my Allen County Fairgrounds Board of Directors t-shirt. I’ll spend my week bringing joy to families by running countless events during the Allen County Fair—like Kids Day, the hot air balloon flight and glow, Art & Music Night and Little Miss coronation.

In 2012, OLG, in partnership with Denise DeMarchis, Sam McDonald and Matilda Jane Clothing, embarked on the adventure of a lifetime. One that we reminisce on, again and again—OLG, a boutique creative agency, launched a clothing brand that celebrated the boys that light fireworks in our souls.

With over 180 years of service to Allen County, the Fort Wayne Medical Society (FWMS) is a crucial asset not only to medical professionals, but to our public health. And with such a prominent medical community in our area, Fort Wayne Medical Society only had room to grow—with the help of some branding and messaging from One Lucky Guitar.

How do you address nonviolence in a way that creates generational change? Enter Peacemaker Academy, an initiative of Alive Community Outreach. Peacemaker Academy is a summer program that trains high school students on the philosophy and peacemaking strategies of Dr. Martin [...]

We’re thrilled to announce that The Journey, a short documentary film produced by One Lucky Guitar for Foellinger Foundation, has been recognized with two Awards of Excellence at the 2021 Communicator Awards, and two Bronze Tellys at the 2021 Telly Awards. The film was recognized in both the Documentary and Not-for-Profit categories at each award ceremony.

We’re pleased to announce that our collaborative work with Landing Beer Co. has been recognized with two Gold Crushies—in the Brand/Logo and Can Design categories—at the 2021 Craft Beer Marketing Awards.