The “A” Word
Owner John Moes used to bristle at even the suggestion that FUEL was an “agency”. Now he’s coming around.
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Owner John Moes used to bristle at even the suggestion that FUEL was an “agency”. Now he’s coming around.
How does our era of social distancing impact a team that’s built around proximity?
Owner John Moes reflects on a FUEL milestone while pondering life, loss, teamwork, and innovation.
For the third straight year, FUEL made a strong showing at the Art Directors Association of Iowa’s ADAI Design Exhibition.
FUEL designers helped lead On Your Mark — a yearly creative competition hosted by AAF:CR-IC for collegiate design students from across the state of Iowa.
Around the studio, we talk daily about the power that design thinking can bring to our world. How might it impact a middle school education?
When we launched FUEL 16 years ago, one of the goals was to ensure that Eastern Iowa maintained a healthy design community.
FUEL created a buzz among up-and-coming designers at a recent college career event.
FUEL meets with future design professionals at Iowa State career day event.
FUEL helps generate big league excitement for a youth sports program celebrating a major anniversary.
FUEL designers partnered with local PR students to build support for the flooded Cedar Rapids Library.
FUEL designers critique portfolios created by next-generation designers.
Career event provides opportunity to connect with college design students.
Bill Bollman is FUEL’s Creative Director. Before co-founding FUEL in 2001, he worked for Horizon Communications, JW Morton and Basler Design Group. Bill studied Illustration at Hawkeye Tech in Waterloo, Iowa. An expert in the “old ways” of hands-on print production, these skills influence his work in the digital world to this day. His work throughout his career has been featured in international publications including Graphis, How International Design, Communication Arts, and The One Book as well as numerous design annuals and reference books.
