Tom Varisco Designs specializes in brand identity, design direction and coordination.
The studio has won numerous design and advertising awards in competitions sponsored by the American Institute of Graphic Arts, the New York Art Directors Club, the Ad Club, Communication Arts, How, Graphis, Print, Creative Quarterly along with other organizations and trade journals of the design industry.
Tom Varisco received the first Fellow Award from the New Orleans chapter of AIGA. This award is given to a design professional who “has made a significant contribution to raising the standards of excellence in practice and conduct within the local or regional design community.”
For many years, Tom has taught a portfolio class to fourth year students at Loyola University in New Orleans.
DESIRE, the studio’s award-winning publication of observations and opinions about New Orleans, is in the permanent collections of the New Orleans Public Library and Tulane University Special Collections.
Books produced by the studio include: SPOILED, a photo book of refrigerators left out after Hurricane Katrina — a local best seller; SIGNS OF NEW ORLEANS, a visual record of the city’s vintage signage; JACKSON SQUARED, an irreverent look at the city’s most iconic landmark;
NEW OREANS LOOKING UP / NEW ORLEANS LOOKING DOWN, two books in one.
The studio remains dedicated to a never-ending exploration of the quirky, singular culture that is New Orleans.
The studio has produced and directed short films that have been selected to screen in many film festivals worldwide.