Justin Ahrens

Justin Ahrens

Creative Director

Rule29

Geneva, IL / USA

ONLINE lifekerning.com    rule29.com
TWITTER @justinahrens     @rule29

For more than 14 years, Justin Ahrens has led Rule29 in the firm commitment to making creative matter. Through a collaborative approach to both strategy and design, Rule29 has fostered a culture that encourages the pursuit of wonder through story and involvement in many social causes. Justin has also been a consistent voice for the design community on balancing life and career: he's the author of Life Kerning: Creative Ways to Fine Tune Your Perspective on Career and Life.

TALK TOPIC

What if what the industry calls "branding fails" are actually signs of success? Pride In Brand Identity: Finding success in tattoos, gun racks and photo collages.


3 NOTEWORTHY PROJECTS

Speaker Project

InstaThis identity

Speaker Project

Life Kerning

Speaker Project

Team RWB identity

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Roanne Adams / Justin Ahrens / Keira Alexandra / Eli Altman / Jim Bull / Jim Coudal / Mario Eskenazi / Bob Faust / Dawn Hancock / Mark Kingsley / Jennifer Kinon / Björn Kusoffsky / Jonathan Lee / Bobby C. Martin Jr. / Dave Mason / Sebastian Padilla / Jefferson Perky / Sol Sender / Adrian Shaughnessy / Alisa Wolfson / Lance Wyman

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