Rising Up to the occasion
Event design for Rise Up International's flagship store launch party
Event design for Rise Up International's flagship store launch party
Rise Up International is a cooperative of artists, idealists, and entrepreneurs, who are using art,humanitarian projects, and grass roots organizing to create positive socialchanges in the world. I had the pleasure of helping promote the grand opening of their first flagship store in downtown Phoenix on April 12, 2008. In an effort to spread awareness, a launch party was held at Glyphics Design the night prior. Nelson Stickle and I were the main event designers in charge of printed invites, event coordination, planning and design.* So many generous people from the community came together to donate their talents and help support this wonderful event, that went off without a hitch. It's really cool to see how design can impact the world. I urge you to support, buy a t-shirt, attend an event, or just be inspired... http://riseupinternational.com
*note: I did not design the Rise Up logo and tagline
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Print ad for Java Magazine
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Traditional wheat-paste poster promo of Rise Up artwork. Photo by Ryan Brannen.
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A Step-and-Repeat wall created with hand-cut logo template, spray paint, & burlap, captured the essence of Rise Up and served as a backdrop for event photos.
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Event invite design
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Live art by Joerael Elliott. Music by DJ Al Page. Cool dance moves by Rise Up volunteers.
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Thank you Thank you Thank you ....to all the friends and family that helped support.