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1978
Judy Kirpich
This is our founder, throwing shade long before that term even existed, and shortly after starting Grafik with co-founder Alex Berry. But then, she was always ahead of her time—creating a woman-owned, woman-friendly workplace valuing work/life balance and great, great work. So great, when the AIGA chose designers to graphically depict a year for its centennial celebration, Judy was one of the 100 honorees.
See her centennial piece.
1980
Born to rock
Senior Production Manager Regina Esposito’s band, The Young Professionals, opens for Duran Duran’s first D.C. show.
Listen to their greatest hit.
1988
Grafik invests $15,000 in new technology—our first two Macs.
(Complete with beautiful black & white displays.)
1994
We rebrand the NFLPA, introducing several art directors to the concept of football.
1996
Grafik.com goes live. Takes less than 2 minutes to load on dial-up.
2000
Lynn and Heath discover how long they can hold their breath underwater during company whitewater rafting outing.
2004
Thrilled to have our work for George Mason University Athletics stepped on repeatedly.
2005
Our extremely hands-on relationship with the Smithsonian hits a new high with branding for the National Museum of the American Indian.
2007
After driving traffic to arenas and museums, we tackled an entire city: Lynchburg, VA.
2009
Sometimes we work on our own stuff, too.
2013
Former first chair gong player in a gamelan orchestra joins Grafik, introduces new way to make office announcements.
2014
Judy assumes an emeritus position; our send-off nets more than $15K for AIGA’s Design Continuum Scholarship Fund.
2015
Zipline outing brings new meaning to the term “tree hugger.”
TODAY
Celebrating #Grafik40
We’re highlighting some of our most iconic endeavors from decades past as part of our 40th Anniversary celebration.
Follow along here.