Aaron Draplin | |
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 Aaron Draplin in San Francisco in March 2016 | |
| Born | Aaron James Draplin October 15, 1973 Detroit, Michigan, US |
| Nationality | American |
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| Website | draplin |
Aaron James Draplin (born October 15, 1973) is an American graphic designer, entrepreneur and author based in Portland, Oregon. [1]
Aaron 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]
He 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]
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