July 1, 2011

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9 Clouds U. Interns

July 1, 2011

Here at 9 Clouds U. we were presented with an exciting opportunity to design the advertisements for Frontier Bank’s annual summer picnic. Our designers, Marc Wagner and Hunter Murphy, got busy designing their own posters, fliers and handouts.  Take a look at their artwork below and let us know your favorite! 

Marc Wagner: Marc focused on the “Summer Fun” picnic theme. He listened to 60’s surf rock for a lil’ summer inspiration as he designed. Check out those Ray Bans!

Hunter Murphy: Since Frontier Bank is celebrating their 80th anniversary, Hunter found inspiration through 80’s artwork. This just makes me want to break out my high-tops and Zubaz. Hunter’s work reminds Marc and I of ‘Saved by the Bell!’ 

Keep an eye out around town, or stay tuned in to 9 Clouds U, to see which designer’s work was chosen!

Happy Friday,

Amy Thorne

Here at the 9 Clouds Headquarters, we are kicking off a brand-new summer with three newfound interns! Over the next twelve weeks, our interns will work collectively on an exciting business adventure as well as individual 9 Clouds projects. Meet the interns below and stay tuned in throughout the summer!

 Amy Thorne-Marketing/Management Student 

Hometown: Brookings, SD

College: North Dakota State University

Q&A with Amy:

If you joined the circus, which act would you most like to perform? Tightrope Walking

Describe yourself in three words. Dedicated, Lighthearted, Shoe-Fanatic 

Favorite sound? Espresso machines, the sound of my feet hitting the pavement on a long run, rain pitter-pattering on a window

What food could you never live without? Peanut Butter Oatmeal 

Favorite Quote? You gain strength, experience and confidence by every experience where you really stop to look fear in the face. You must do the thing you cannot do. —Eleanor Roosevelt

Hunter Murphy-Graphic Design Student

Hometown: Rapid City, SD

College: South Dakota State University

Q&A with Hunter:

If you were a crayon, what color would you be? Hunter Green

All time favorite book? The Screwtape Letters

All time favorite movie? “Dr. Strangelove, Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb”

First thing you would save in a fire? The 1958 Mamiya C-2 that my grandfather gave to me.

If you could switch places with one person for a day, who would it be? Robert Doisneau

 Marc Wagner-Graphic Design Student

Hometown: Sioux Falls, SD

College: South Dakota State University

Q&A with Marc:

If you had to be trapped in a TV show for a month, which one would you choose? Twin Peaks

If you were a Power Ranger, which one would you be? When I was six, I was the original black ranger for halloween. I stand by that decision.

All time favorite book? ”The Sirens of Titan” by Kurt Vonnegut

Any nicknames? Marcle, Mick, and Wags

Which of the four seasons do you most anticipate? I am a big fan of the fall season.

This morning we started out in the 9 Clouds office with an intense brainstorming session. This session although brief was filled with ideas. We discussed homecoming shirts, newsletters, website possibilities, stickers, business cards, posters, buttons, coupons, wholesale pricing for vendors, bands being sponsored by Moose Friendly, and putting the Moose on a race car.

After the intense brainstorming session we started working on an affordable way to reach out to everyone who buys a Moose Friendly shirt. John Meyer, Chief Creative Officer of 9 Clouds, Inc., suggested that we use a service called MailChimp.  MailChimp is a cheap and easy way to keep others informed via email.  We now have a tab to sign up to receive promotions and updates on our Facebook page.  

We decided that once we got the newsletters figured out that we wanted to look into promotional items to help spread the Moose Friendly name.  We decided to get some stickers from Storenvy.  We’re going to send a free sticker with every purchase!  They are pretty sweet looking. But you’ll have to order a shirt to see one. (Stickers will begin shipping middle of August.)

Once we had that all figured out we turned to the website. Evan has been working his tail off working on this design.  It is going to be simple and fitting to the Moose Friendly way of life. Hate to give away any details but I can tell you that it’s going to be awesome!

Stay tuned to 9 Clouds U for the latest information regarding our start up business Moose Friendly.

Have a Friendly Moose day,

 Travis K.

Jun 8th, 2010 9:51am

The first day of class at 9 Clouds U was a very productive one.  We started the day with introductions and a brainstorming session.  Blake already had some great ideas in place, but we all knew we could make them better.  After day one of class we had created a Storenvy page, contacted several printers in Sioux Falls about prices to print our designs, developed a Facebook welcome page and even started work on a Moose Friendly website.  Overall day one was a success.  

From Left to Right: Travis Kroger, Blake Thompson, Evan Place

Master of Design: Evan Place

Travis Kroger helping out Moose Friendly founder Blake Thompson