I was honored to be one of the judges for this year’s Show. It was held @ RMCAD (who have been great to the Club) and it was very energizing to see the great work that the schools are putting out. My quote is below:
“I was very impressed with the fresh-thinking and concepts behind this year’s batch of work. It shows a level of understanding that it’s not about flashy design with no thought given to the user’s needs,” judge Chris Thomas, Associate Creative Director/ripcord, and ADCD President from 2008-2009 remarked. “The winning pieces all stood out as being very relevant and forthright. Production value was high and I give kudos to the students for giving a damn about their work.”
Yeah, that about summed it up for me.
Another of the judges was Ryan Bramwell from the awesome motion design shop, Spillt. Here’s what he had to say:
“The scope of work this year was stunning, specifically in packaging and poster design categories. The range of exemplary styles kept judges on our toes and created a sense of excitement in seeing our industries next generation of artists. Great work to all entrants as it was a very difficult process to narrow down the finalists.” says judge Ryan Bramwell, Creative Director/SPILLT.
January 25th, 2012
A quick share here, via FastCo.
I want one!
October 27th, 2011
Sean is welcoming a little girl into the world soon, and as a gift from ripcord, we helped paint his baby room! In true teamwork style, the ripcord team got down and dirty to help make finish the project. Even the dogs helped.
We can’t wait to meet that special little lady!
October 10th, 2011
Yep, we took home an award in the Self Promotion category of the 2011 Art Directors Club of Denver Show this last Friday.
Lovely!
September 26th, 2011
Milk bottle trophies
Another fine show put on by the truly dedicated Board and volunteers @ ADCD. This year’s event was @ the DAM and was modern, and minimalist. The concept was the Fridge (like where your mom used to put your best work) and the stage was set up with a vintage fridge containing trophies in the form of silkscreened milk bottles – one of which was ours! I’ve been a part of the team that’s put this on for the last 7 years, but this year was nice because all I had to do was show up and enjoy. And enjoy I did! Great to see the local community in the house and to see some of the best work in town on display.
Also really enjoyed the afterparty @ Cap City Tavern, hosted by Weaton Digital
Thanks to Randall Bellows, III for the pics!
September 26th, 2011
Saturday, August 20th, thousands of Coloradans came together to support the American Diabetes Association (ADA) by participating in the 20th annual Tour De Cure Colorado cycling event. The event matched all fitness levels, encouraging everyone from families with children, to serious riders, to gear up and ride on one of four different bike paths; 20k (12.5 miles), 50k(31 miles), 100k (62 miles), or Century (100 miles). Along the paths, families, friends, and colleagues cheered; many volunteering to help riders re-hydrate and re-fuel every 12-14 miles at business sponsored booths. The high energy, compassion, and support of everyone involved in this event was inspiring, and we are truly thrilled to be working with ADA on their marketing efforts. We look forward to our involvement with ADA this coming year and can guarantee that team ripcord will be ready to gear up and ride in the 21st Tour De Cure Colorado.
For a better look at this year’s event view this CBS4 news clip or visit www.diabetes.org
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August 25th, 2011
After two months of detailed design and creative work, team ripcord set forth and combined skills to assemble, what we call, “the wedding programs of the century”. With excitement we cut, spray mounted, folded, and tied, until every last program was complete. As Kate tied the last bow and trimmed the last piece of ribbon, we gazed at 220 completed works of art and sighed at what we had accomplished. Gallantly, we turned 250 pieces of paper, cloth, and ribbon into beautiful programs that would guide guests through the course of Alex Harding and Matt McDermott’s marriage ceremony.
And we must not forget to acknowledge the ever so talented Sean Keating, who personally designed and illustrated eighteen “ alter ego” characters to depict the eighteen people in the wedding party. A lot of hard work and laughter went into these perfected drawings, and we couldn’t be more impressed by the finished product. Great work Sean!
As we sent our programs off to their rightful owners, we knew we had met their highest expectations in creating the perfect wedding program. Congratulations Alex and Matt, we hope you enjoy these programs as much as we enjoyed creating them.
August 16th, 2011
Our team is growing and we couldn’t be happier! As of July 5th we zestfully welcome our new account coordinator, Madison Strouse. Madison landed at ripcord after completing her undergraduate degree in Communication at the University of Colorado Denver. Her educational highlights include a certificate in Public Relations, a minor in Sociology, and an internship in media relations.
After being in the sales and customer service industry for seven years, Madison comes equipped with polished client service skills, and a marketing minded ambition. Just two months out of school, Madison considers herself lucky to already be putting her degree to work. Welcome aboard Madison, we are delighted to have you!
July 14th, 2011
It just took two little words to make Steph’s eyes light up. Those two little words that she anxiously awaits to hear each year are Annual Report. Every year, unbeknownst to us, Steph counts down the days until she can begin anew on another Annual Report project.
When we asked her why she loves them so much, she admitted, “I don’t know why I love them… but I do. They’re my favorite.” We shivered a little bit because she said ‘favorite’ like Gollum says ‘precious’.
This year, we did more than make Steph’s eyes light up. We made her giddy with joy when we produced the CSI Annual Report. This is the first AR we’ve done for CSI and hope to make it a yearly tradition. We were able to pull them out of the staid themes of traditional banking and give the 2010 AR some life… some MOMENTUM.
July 13th, 2011
We have had the distinct honor of assisting the American Diabetes Association with marketing and communications this year. Most recently, we have been involved with the Father of the Year event.
This year, the Father of the Year dinner/fundraiser raised approximately $217,000 (and donations are still being counted!). ADA had set a goal of raising $150,000 and is extremely proud of far surpassing that goal. The money raised at this event will stay in the local Denver community – every dollar is spent in Denver, helping families who are struggling with diabetes and going towards research to Stop Diabetes.
ripcord was very proud to be a part of this event and support the American Diabetes Association.
Below is a sample of the theme of the night. If you’d like to learn more about ADA and what they do in Denver, please click here.
July 8th, 2011
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