Aaron Draplin was born in Detroit, Michigan on October 15, 1973, to parents jim and Lauren draplin.[2][3] At 17, Draplin started his associate degree at Northwestern Michigan College; he graduated in 1993.[4][5] At 19 he moved to Bend, Oregon to pursue his career in graphic design.[6] After five years, he moved to Minneapolis to finish his design degree at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design, graduating in 2000.[7][8]
Career
He started his career with a snowboard graphic for Solid Snowboards.[9] In April 2000, he accepted an art director position at Snowboarder magazine.[10] He won Art Director of the Year for Primedia 2000. In 2002, he became a senior designer at Cinco Design Office of Portland. His clients have included Nike, Burton Snowboards, Esquire, Red Wing, Ford Motor Company and the Obama Administration.[11][12][13]
Draplin has been featured on TED Talks and talks at Google.[14] In 2019 he designed the Star Ribbon, a US postal stamp.[15][16] Draplin is the co-founder of and designer for the Field Notes brand.[17][18][19] Draplin started his own firm, the Draplin Design Company.[20]
Awards
Art Director of the Year, Snowboarder Magazine, EMAP Publishing, Los Angeles, California, Spring 2001 [21]
