Aaron James Draplin (born October 15, 1973) is an American graphic designer, entrepreneur and author based in Portland, Oregon.[1]
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| Born | Aaron James Draplin October 15, 1973 Detroit, Michigan, US |
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| Known for | Field Notes |
| Website | draplin |
Early life
editAaron Draplin was born in Detroit, Michigan on October 15, 1973, to parents jim and Lauren draplin.[2][3] At 17, Draplin started his associate degree at Northwestern Michigan College; he graduated in 1993.[4][5] At 19 he moved to Bend, Oregon to pursue his career in graphic design.[6] After five years, he moved to Minneapolis to finish his design degree at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design, graduating in 2000.[7][8]
Career
editHe started his career with a snowboard graphic for Solid Snowboards.[9] In April 2000, he accepted an art director position at Snowboarder magazine.[10] He won Art Director of the Year for Primedia 2000. In 2002, he became a senior designer at Cinco Design Office of Portland. His clients have included Nike, Burton Snowboards, Esquire, Red Wing, Ford Motor Company and the Obama Administration.[11][12][13]
Draplin has been featured on TED Talks and talks at Google.[14] In 2019 he designed the Star Ribbon, a US postal stamp.[15][16] Draplin is the co-founder of and designer for the Field Notes brand.[17][18][19] Draplin started his own firm, the Draplin Design Company.[20]
Awards
edit- Art Director of the Year, Snowboarder Magazine, EMAP Publishing, Los Angeles, California, Spring 2001 [21]
Publications
edit- Pretty Much Everything, (2016) Abrams Books ISBN 9781419720178, is a mid-career survey that includes his work—posters, record covers and logos.[19][22][23]
References
edit- ^ "Aaron Draplin: There Is No Battle Plan". 99U by Behance. Behance, Inc. March 12, 2015. Retrieved March 5, 2016.
- ^ "The birmingham Design Festival 2018 – All the Details". March 31, 2018.
- ^ "Designer Aaron Draplin is a 13-Trick Pony". Format Magazine. August 16, 2016.
- ^ "Traverse City museum highlights skateboard art".
- ^ "NMC Success Stories : VisComm graduate designs a stamp : Northwestern Michigan College".
- ^ "Graphic designer came to IU as last-minute addition to book tour". Indiana Daily Student.
- ^ "Aaron James Draplin". mcad.edu.
- ^ "Aaron Draplin, Draplin Design Company, Portland, Oregon". walkerart.org.
- ^ "Provisions 029: Products touched by the mind of designer Aaron Draplin". May 22, 2017.
- ^ "Insights: Aaron Draplin, Draplin Design Company, Portland, Oregon".
- ^ Discontent, The Great (June 19, 2012). "Aaron Draplin on The Great Discontent". The Great Discontent. Retrieved March 5, 2016.
- ^ "President Obama Unveils New Logos Designed by Mode Project". Mode Project. Retrieved March 5, 2016.
- ^ "Online Contest Puts Pop Culture Spin on the Ancient Art of the Family Crest". The New York Observer. June 5, 2017.
- ^ Wilshere, Andrew. "7 Must-See TED Talks For Designers". trydesignlab. Retrieved May 14, 2019.
- ^ "Star Ribbon forever stamp at ASDA show March 22".
- ^ "NMC Alum Designs New Commemorative U.S. Postal Service Stamp".
- ^ "Field Notes creates demand for nostalgic notepads". Reuters. December 2010.
- ^ "Aaron James Draplin is the poster boy for timeless design".
- ^ a b "Designer Aaron Draplin wrote a book, and it's probably going to be hilarious". WIRED. February 3, 2016. Retrieved March 5, 2016.
- ^ "Aaron Draplin F—ing Audio Interview on Design Matters". Design Observer.
- ^ "The Everyman's Designer". October 4, 2016.
- ^ "Aaron Draplin on hard work, keeping things small and fun, and his honest design process". June 10, 2016.
- ^ "Making the Rulebook of your Life with Aaron Draplin". Lumi. Retrieved July 28, 2016.