Close

Keywords – Books,  Secluded, University, Intellectual, Craft

Population: 147,038

Tourism / Place branding / Historic Landmarks

• Iowa Advanced Technology Laboratories
• Frank Gehry
• Johnson County Courthouse
• Pine Edge Motel – Iowa City, Iowa
• Hoover Presidential Library

Design businesses

• Iowa Artisans Gallery

Creative initiatives

• Cultural Corridor Alliance, Iowa
• Small House Society
• AIGA Iowa

Institutions / Organizations

• University of Iowa Museum of Art
• Figge Art Museum (Davenport)

Art and Design Schools

• University of Iowa Center for the Book*
• Kolarik Bookbinding Studio (student)

Articles / Blogs / Other

• Iowa Metals Guild Exhibition
• The Hippest City in the US (Des Moines)

Map powered by MapPress

Close

Close

Keywords – Architecture, Lake, New & Old, Hub, Historic, Windy

Population: 9,785,747
Incorporate: 1837
Nicknames: The Windy City, The Second City, Chi-Town,
Motto: Make No Small Plans, I Will

Tourism / Place branding / Historic Landmarks

• Inland Steel Building by Skidmore
• Music Box Theatre
• Frank Lloyd Wright’s Emil Bach House
• Ludwig Mies van der Rohe’s S.R. Crown Hall
• Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago
• Frank Lloyd Wright’s Robie House
• Louis Sullivan’s Krause Music Store
• Sullivan Center
• The Art Institute of Chicago Museum
• Frank Lloyd Wright Home & Studio
• Museum of Science and Industry
• Pilsen, Latino neighborhood

Design businesses

• Sol Sender and Scott Thomas* – (Obama brand)
• Susan Dwyer * (Products + Craft)

Creative initiatives

• Chicago Bauhaus and Beyond
• Temporary Services

Local businesses

• Jet Set Modern
• Realtor

Institutions / Organizations

• Chicago Architecture Foundation
• AIA Chicago
• MCA Chicago
• Hull House Museum

Art and Design Schools

• The Art Institute of Chicago
• UIC Chicago
• College of Architecture and the Arts
• InCUBATE

Articles / Blogs / Other

• Chicago 2016 – Olympic Candidate City
• Chicago Model City exhibition at the Chicago Architecture Foundation*
• The Real Chicago, Dwell
• Buckminster Fuller Exhibition – MCA Chicago
• Untouchable tours

Map powered by MapPress

Close

Close

Keywords  – High-tech, Historic, Reinvented, Artistic, Corporate

Population: 837,925
Founded: 1854
Nicknames: Gateway to the West
Motto: Fortiter in Re – “Courageously in every enterprise”

Tourism / Place branding / Historic Landmarks

• National Register of Historic Places in Omaha
• 12 historic districts including
• Fort Omaha Historic District
• Gold Coast Historic District
• Omaha Quartermaster Depot Historic District
• Old Market Historic District

Design businesses

• Jun Kaneko Studio
• Bozell

Creative initiatives

• Kaneko Center
  
• Big Omaha Event

Local businesses

• Insurance
• Banks
• Transportation
• Telecommunication
• Berkshire Hathaway – Warren Buffett

Institutions / Organizations

• AIGA Nebraska
• Bermis Center for Contemporary Art
• Joslyn Art Museum
• (The Indian Portrait Gallery)
• The Durham Museum
• (Nebraska Bank Notes exhibition / American Letterpress / Museum Shop)

Articles / Blogs / Other

• A recent study found that investment of $1 million in cultural tourism generated created approximately $83,000 in state and local taxes, and provided support for hundreds of jobs for the metropolitan area, which in turn led to additional tax revenue for government. – Wikipedia
• Nebraska: birthplace of straw bale construction

Map powered by MapPress

Close

Close

Keywords – Desert, Optimism, Eclectic, Contemporary, Native, Artistic

Population: 4,281,899
Incorporated: 1881
Nicknames: Valley of the Sun, The Valley, PHX, The 602, Bird City,

Tourism / Place branding / Historic Landmark

• Arizona Biltmore Hotel and Spa
• Frank Lloyd Wright
• Modern Phoenix
• Hotel Valley Ho

New Arch / Urban developments

• Will Bruder
• Phoenix Central Library
• Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art
• Deer Valley Rock Art Center
• The Palo Verde Library by Wendell Burnette and Gould Evans
• The Loloma Transit station
• Richard Meier’s new contemporary courthouse

Design businesses

• JRC Design – Environmental Graphics
• Moses Anshell
• Arizona Office of Tourism

Creative initiatives

• Eye Lounge [ art ]

Local businesses

• Made Art Boutique
• Tammie Coe Cakes
• Welcome Diner
• Rhythm Room
• Passage
• My Florist Café
• Zoës Kitchen
• LGO, La Grande Orange Grocery and Pizzeria – located in an old post office.

Institutions / Organizations

• AIGA Arizona
• Heard Museum (Native American Art)
• Pueblo Grande Museum

Art and Design Schools

• Arizona State University
• Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts
• Innovation Space (ASU)
• Stardust Center (ASU)

Articles / Blogs / Other

• Phoenix Envy

Map powered by MapPress

Close

Close

Keywords – Crossroads, Recreational, Mormon, Healthcare, Farming

Population: 1,099,973
Settled: 1826
Nicknames: Crossroads of the West, Salt Lake, SLC

Tourism / Place branding / Historic Landmarks

• ZCMI – America First Dept Store* (now Macy’s)

Design businesses

• Kevin Perry Design
• Axis 41
• Curt Williams Wood Fabrication
• Seedoubleyou Design
• Struck

Creative initiatives

• DesignBuildBLUFF*

Local businesses

• United Potato Growers of America

Institutions / Organizations

• AIGA

Articles / Blogs / Other

• No Grid in Sight

Map powered by MapPress

Close

Close

Keywords – Innovation, Cutting-edge, Architecture, Diverse, Aware

Population: 4,203,898
Founded: 1776
Nicknames: The City by the Bay, Frisco, The City That Knows How, Baghdad by the Bay, The Paris of the West

Tourism / Place branding / Historic Landmarks

• Streetcars
• Golden Gate
• Four Seasons SF
• Autodesk Gallery
• Swissnex San Francisco
• 3A Gallery
• DWR. Potrero Hill
• Brava Theater Center
• Hayes Valley Park
• The Mission
• Odegard San Francisco
• San Francisco Zoo

Design businesses

• MOTO
• Mende Design
• Mine SF
• Ammunition
• Cahan and Associates
• Vanderbyl Design

Creative initiatives

• San Francisco Design Week*
• Design History | AIGA*
• Meatpaper
• Pop Up Magazine

Local businesses

• Tcho
• Dwell LLC
• JAQK Cellars*

Institutions / Organizations

• AIGA SF
• AIA
• SF MOMA
• SF Museum of Craft and Design
• IDSA SF
• Project H Design

Art and Design Schools

• San Francisco Art Institute
• California College of the Arts
• Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising

Articles / Blogs / Other

• Dwell
• BLDG Blog
• Ferry Plaza Farmers Market

Map powered by MapPress

Close

Close

Keywords – Computer, Aircraft, Coffee, Underground, Outdoors

Population: 3,263,497
Incorporated: 1869
Nicknames: The Emerald City, Seatown, Rain City, Jet City, Gateway to Alaska, Gateway to The Pacific

Tourism / Place branding / Historic Landmarks

• Space Needle

New Arch / Urban developments

• Seattle Library

Design businesses

• Methodologie (->Boeing)
• The Heads of State
• Push Design
• Ames Bros
• Modern Dog Design

Creative initiatives

• Culture of Future

Local businesses

• Boeing
• http://www.futureofflight.org/
• Nordstrom
• Top Pot Doughnuts
• Zeitgeist Cafe
• Starbucks

Institutions / Organizations

• AIGA Seattle
• Seattle Art Museum

Art and Design Schools

• Pilchuck Glass School
• Cornish College of the Arts

Articles / Blogs / Other

• Worldchanging

Map powered by MapPress

Close

Close

Keywords: Entrepreneurship, Young, Sustainable, Recreational, Hub

Population: 2,506,626
Founded: 1858
Nicknames: The Mile-High City, Queen City of the Plains

Tourism / Place branding / Historic Landmarks

• Rockmount Ranchwear
• Denver Art Museum
• Clyfford Still Museum
• Civic Center Park
• Justice Center Courthouse
• Arapaohoe Acres
• Bluebird Theater
• Lion’s Lair Lounge

Design businesses

• Double Butter, Furniture (Denver)
• Toolbox Creative
• Vermilion (branding for IZZE)
• TDA Advertising and Design (branding for Newton Running, Celestial Seasoning)
• EBD Denver

Creative initiatives

• AIGA 2007 Conference
• Navajo Weaving

Local businesses

• CP+B
• Newton Running
• Crocs
• Izze (organic soda)
• The Kitchen Cafe
• Frasca Food and Wine
• New Belgium Brewery
• Coors
• The 400 (Ltd edition sneakers)
• Rockmount Shirts

Institutions / Organizations

• Navajo Weaving
• AIGA Colorado
• Denver Art Museum (AIGA Archives)
• Architecture, Design and Graphics dept.
• American Indian Art dept.
• The Lab at Belmar

Art and Design Schools

• Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design
• Colorado State University

Articles / Blogs / Other

• High Design in Denver*
• Newton Running – Monocle Sep 2007
• Boulder and Wiser * – Monocle July/Aug 2007
• Let the sun shine in (Boulder)

Map powered by MapPress

Close

Close

Keywords: Mountains, Quirky, History, Crafty, Basque

Population: 587,689
Founded: 1863
Nicknames: City of Trees

Tourism / Place branding / Historic Landmarks

• City of Boise
• The Modern
• Hotel 43
• Basque festival – Jaialdi

Creative initiatives

• Idaho International Film Festival
• Modern Art Fair

Institutions / Organizations

• Boise Art Museum
• The Basque Museum and Cultural Center
• AIGA Boise Student Chapter
• AIGA Idaho