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2011 FOUNDERS GROUP PROGRAM

Founders Program

The Spark Founders provide a strong platform for the mission of supporting and promoting designers, creativity and innovation. The Founders Program helps to stabilize the ebb and flow of resources inherent in an annual competition and enable the development of new initiatives. The Founders represent a diverse multi-disciplinary group of design firms, architectural practices, in-house and individual designers and architects. The Founders concern is "keeping the Spark hot." That is, the sustenance of the basic Spark infrastructure and healthy continuance of the project.

Essential is the design innovation partner for leaders seeking to accelerate business success.  We are a focused team of research, design and engineering professionals, whose design thinking methods inform and translate strategy into breakthrough products and services

At Essential, we believe design thinking is the key to creating great new products and services.  It’s about seeing opportunities your competitors miss, engaging end users in new ways and interpreting new technologies.  It’s about helping you lead your market by bringing meaningful product and service experiences to people.

"Smart Design creates informed and inspired design for people, and memorable brands for our clients. Smart Design has been turning insight and innovation into successful consumer experiences for over 25 years. Our strategic approach integrates product and brand to ensure winning solutions. Smart Designís consistent results are delivered by its multi-disciplinary, international staff working in teams across offices in New York, San Francisco and Barcelona."
 

Studio Hinrichs, founded by Kit Hinrichs in 2009, is a San Francisco-based design consultancy. Studio Hinrichs engages in all types of design projects, including corporate communications, brand identity, promotion, publishing (books and magazines), packaging, interactive and environmental systems. Over the course of his 45 years in design, Kit has won hundreds of national and international awards for his work and has been the creative force behind several of the most successful and most recognized graphic and brand identities known today. The work displayed at www.studio-hinrichs.com represents a sampling of projects that Kit directed over the years as well as his latest projects produced under Studio Hinrichs.

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