Rizen Creative Ideas, advertising & design for underdog brands

We’re on the hunt for a part-time office assistant. Someone to help us stay organized and keep things moving along.
Very flexible schedule. Very cool office environment. Now we need a very organized person to fill the role.
We’ve already had some great response due to an announcement on Twitter, but thought it is only fair to [...]

OK. We admit it. We love Apple. In case you missed it, Apple’s new iPad now has a launch date: April 3.
Learn more here.

Mark your calendar: The next Ignite Boise is scheduled April 22. One of just two scheduled this year, this Ignite Boise is sure to be filled with surprises. Not sure what to expect? Here are some samples of the last event…

Hate what you see on the news? from The Arbiter on Vimeo.

Eat Guinea Pigs from [...]

Here are some of our most popular blog posts over the past few months as well as a couple all-time favorites, just in case you missed it…
RFPs are not for underdogs.
Rock star visits Rizen Creative.
Nature Conservancy of Idaho 2009 annual report.
Rizen Creative business card backs.
It takes a village (to create our Christmas cards).
Our all-time favorite [...]

Polish that creative work and get the checkbook out. The deadline for BAF’s 2010 Rockies Awards is fast approaching. While we hear the web site is on its way. This call for entries announcement (designed by Katie Shamberg) provides all the pertinent details. Here are the basics:
Early deadline: Feb. 5th
Late deadline: Feb 12th
Awards Ceremony: Apr [...]

Here we are, 2010. So far it’s pretty much what we expected: great.
As part of our end-of-year efforts, we’ve been head down working on our goals and to-dos for 2010. We’ll share some details in the coming weeks.
For now, we just want to wish you a happy new year — let’s make the best of [...]

During a recent meeting in a client’s office, we couldn’t help but admire this handsome piece of artwork hanging on the wall. It is a street banner from Boise 2000, the city-wide celebration of the new millennium.
And here’s a piece of trivia for you: Ron designed the logo that’s featured on the banner. The work [...]

Tauntaun sleeping bag (courtesy of @nipper)
Fender Strat furniture
In-ground aftermarket wine cellar

Four years ago we made a decision to make a difference with our holiday cards. Instead of spending a bunch of time and money  trying to impress clients and other agencies with the world’s most creative card, we decided to open up the design of our card to local children as part of an effort [...]

No this is not a paid post. No we don’t have a cousin who works for this company. We just like movies and thought that this was a cool idea.
Yoostar is sort of movie karaoke — choose your seen and play the role of your a famous actor. Kinda neat.