Raised in the Michigan northwoods and schooled at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Aaron Draplin is currently principal of Draplin Design Co. He rolls up his sleeves on projects including Print, Identity, Web Development, Illustration and Gocco Muscle. Draplin produces design for diverse clients from Coal Headwear, Union Binding Co. and Nike to Target, Esquire and the Obama Administration. Aaron prides himself on a high level of craftsmanship and quality that keep him up late into the wet Portland night.

A list of Draplin's services would not be complete without the following: Graphic Design, Illustration, Friendship, Clipping Pathery, Garying, Jokes/Laughter, Campfire Strummin', Gocco Dynamics, Road Trip Navigation, Trust, Guitar Tuning, Culture Critique, Color Correcting, Existential Wondering and the Occasional Use of Big Words.