Tall Tales From a Large Man

A mere half-mile from where the earliest American flag was ever raised you can hear Aaron Draplin of Draplin Design Co.

talk about graphics, design, and graphic design…from Alaskan

dishwashing missions to working with big-time advertisers via DDC HQ

(i.e. Portland, OR), Aaron will ruminate and enlighten all comers.

About The DDC:

Located in the mighty Pacific Northwest, the Draplin Design Co. proudly

rolls up its sleeves on a number of projects related to the Print,

Identity, Web Development, Illustration and Gocco Muscle categories.

Making stuff for Coal Headwear, Union Binding Co., Richmond Fontaine,

Field Notes, Esquire, Nike, Wired, Timberline, Chunklet, Incase, Giro,

Cobra Dogs, Burton Snowboards, Hughes Entertainment, Chuck Prophet, and

even the Obama Administration, if you can believe that.

This event is organized by the Friends of the Somerville Public Library, and made possible by the kind support of The Barbarian Group,

a marketing and advertising agency that offers digital services

including creative, technical, user experience, strategy, media

planning, social media and product design and development.

Tickets are required to attend this free event. Some tickets have

already been distributed, and a small number of additional tickets will be released on the day of the event.