Merchandise Mart Eatery Stands Out with Signage from ER2
When a hot new café in Chicago wanted some impressive signage to draw in the crowds, who did they turn to? The ER2 crew, that’s who! Located atop the Grand Stair on the 2nd floor of Chicago’s iconic Merchandise Mart, Marshall’s Landing is theMART’s center of gravity for gathering, socializing, eating, drinking, noshing, caffeinating and […]
Inside ER2: Dan Gray’s Wild Ride to Graphic Design
Before he joined us as a Graphic Designer in 2013, Dan had some unusual side jobs. He spent one summer working with his friends doing landscaping. He worked primarily in a graveyard all day mowing the lawn, painting the fences and digging graves. He says It was super weird, but quiet. “And I got an […]
What Does “Ideas Are Bigger Here” Actually Mean?
ER2 Image Group is a grand format printer, and we’re one of the best you’ll come across. So our tagline, “Ideas Are Bigger Here,” has an obvious literal interpretation. The work we churn out is BIG. But the tagline is also an ideology, one that runs deep and is part of who we are. For […]
They Did What? ER2’s Biggest, Tallest and Smallest Projects Ever
At ER2, we’ve been known to take the “grand” part of grand format printing pretty seriously. The bigger the project, the more outrageous – the better we like it. If people say it can’t be done, we say they haven’t talked to us. Cover the side of a building? Sure. Set the stage for Chicago’s […]
Highlights of ER2’s Annual Christmas Celebration
Season’s Greetings, everyone! At ER2, we donned our holiday best and headed to Joy District in Chicago for our 2016 Christmas celebration. As you can see, everyone cleans up really nice. It’s rather shocking, actually. Our annual holiday outing is the perfect way to celebrate another great year with our ER2 family. Working hard is […]
Meet Greenery, the 2017 PANTONE Color of the Year
Every year, PANTONE® reveals the Color of the Year. We always enjoy learning what the winning color is, because at ER2, we love color. It’s an integral part of the things we create, whether it’s a massive building banner, graphics for a fleet of trucks, or Color Jam on State Street. PANTONE is known worldwide […]
Check Out This Jaw-Dropping Digital Print Exhibit in Downtown Chicago
For years, one of our goals has been to support extraordinary artists. Some of our favorite projects involve working with artists who think big and look to us to bring their vision to life. We are privileged to work with people who trust us to take their work and magnify its scale. This Chicago Event […]
Fisherman, Rafter, Architect: Meet Michal Mieczkowski
In the city of Bialystok, Poland, a little boy grew up surrounded by art. One of his earliest memories consisted of watching his father work on artistic projects, many involving graphic design. That little boy was Michal Mieczkowski, and today, he puts his Master’s Degree in Architecture to good use as the Installation Manager at […]
INSIDE ER2: GETTING TO KNOW NICK FRACASSO
Nick Fracasso has been around the world of designs and signs as long as he can remember. His dad was in the business, working for a signage company and crafting hand-painted graphics on vehicles in his spare time. Nick literally grew up crawling around the paint cans in the garage and then helping out as he […]
ER2 Image Group: Where Artists’ Visions Come To Life
Artists have big ideas. So big, in fact, that they can sometimes seem impossible to execute. At ER2, those are some of our favorite projects. We jump at the chance to collaborate with artists. We know every detail matters, and we don’t stop until the piece is perfectly realized. Here are a few examples of […]
