Design Excellence at the 65th ADAI Exhibition

Several FUEL entries are included in the Art Directors Association of Iowa’s ADAI Design Exhibition 2023 held on April 21st in Des Moines. See which entries won.

MYFA adds FUEL to Honor Roll of volunteers

FUEL honored for 21 years of volunteer service with the Metro Youth Football (MYFA).

FUEL Recognized at 64th ADAI Design Exhibition

The Art Directors Association of Iowa’s (ADAI) held its 64th Annual ADAI Design Exhibition on April 22 in Des Moines. And FUEL cleaned up.

FUEL Collects Haul at ADAI Exhibition

FUEL earned a Best of Category Award in addition to a collection of Excellence Awards at the Art Directors Association of Iowa’s ADAI Design Exhibition 2021 held on July 23 in Des Moines. See which entries won.

Virtual Exhibition Delivers FUEL Real Awards at ADAI 2020

FUEL earned a pair of EXCELLENCE Awards at the Art Directors Association of Iowa’s ADAI Design Exhibition 2020 held August 28th. See which entries won.

Finding Calm Amidst the Chaos

How does our era of social distancing impact a team that’s built around proximity?

Reflections on Life and Loss as FUEL Turns 19

Owner John Moes reflects on a FUEL milestone while pondering life, loss, teamwork, and innovation.

FUEL Honored at ADAI’s Exhibition 2019

For the third straight year, FUEL made a strong showing at the Art Directors Association of Iowa’s ADAI Design Exhibition.

FUEL Takes Best of Show in CR/IC American Advertising Awards Competition

After having a good night at last year’s ADDY Awards Banquet, we wondered… “How will we top it?” We answered that question at this year’s awards.

FUEL Honored at ADAI’s 60th Design Exhibition

FUEL brought home more recognition for the Eastern Iowa design community at the 60th Design Exhibition held April 27th in Des Moines.

FUEL Shines at Local Addys

This year marked the 50th Anniversary for the Cedar Rapids and Iowa City Club (AAF:CR-IC) and a decade since we’d been there, so we decided to dip our toe back into the fray.

FUEL Co-Founder Named to AdFed Hall of Fame

When the call came in from the local ad club and they mentioned one of our founders name in the same sentence as “Hall of Fame”, two thoughts immediately entered his mind.

FUEL Honored at ADAI’s 59th Design Exhibition

Members of FUEL were in attendance at the Art Directors Association of Iowa’s 59th Annual ADAI Design Exhibition.

FUEL Custom T-Shirts Make Print’s Regional Design Annual

Last spring, we were asked to design apparel for two of the John Deere factories.

Designing an Environment to Support a Mission

Earlier this summer, FUEL was honored by the Corridor Business Journal as one of the Coolest Places to Work in the Cedar Rapids/Iowa City area.

FUEL Makes Print’s 2015 RDA

Late last year, we received word that some of our work was selected into Print Magazine’s 2015 Regional Design Annual (Print RDA).

Iowa Winery Honored For Great Design

Cedar Ridge Vineyards labels recognized for second consecutive year at 2008 Mid-American Wine Competition.

FUEL’s Designs Ranked Among World’s Best

FUEL has taken its place among the best graphic designers in the world with the inclusion of two of its business card designs in Rockport Publishers’ The Best of Business Card Design 8.

FUEL Highlighted at ADDYs

Diverse awards–including three Best of Category honors–recognize FUEL’s wide-ranging capabilities.

Port Wins Gold Again

FUEL-designed wine label continues to gain recognition at the 2007 Mid-American Wine Competition.

FUEL Earns Judge’s Choice and Nine ADDYs

FUEL carried home seven Gold and three Silver ADDYs from the 38th Annual Cedar Rapids Addy award ceremony.

FUEL Wins Judges Choice and Eight ADDYs

Graphic design studio FUEL was honored with one of three Judge’s Choice Awards, along with three gold and five silver ADDYs, at the Cedar Rapids Advertising Federation’s recent awards banquet.