Our 10^th anniversary year has been full of new R29 creative matter, and Creative Matters 25 is no exception. Please download our quarterly newsletter and get the latest work, news, and updates all in a brand new package. It’s still jam-packed with a cross section of work, but now it holds some design and reader updates that are better experienced than explained. So without further banter:

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Don’t forget to BE IN CHARGE or to take a stroll down memory lane with TEN x TEN anniversary site currently highlighting 2000-2007.

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We are officially at the halfway point to Rule29’s Making Creative Matter anniversary edition. If you have been following previous posts, you know this post is going to be a mix of work, from small to large projects. A little bit of bold, a little bit of beautiful, at least that is how we like to think of them. This time, from the good year of 2005.

‘05 seemed to be the year of branding systems and books for us. In prepping for 2006 there is a much larger variety to choose from, but 2005 was really dominated by that kind of work. It also was capped by R29 going from 3.5 to 6 full time team members.

From the NHL canceling the rest of the season, resulting in no hockey from 2004-2005, Hurricane Katrina, Apple releasing Mac OS X v10.4, the Funeral of Pope John Paul II, The Chronicles of Narnia in theaters, and of course the start of “TomKat”, 2005 had it’s share of ups and downs. What were you doing and working on in 2005?

So here we are in 2004, almost half way through our 10 years. The type of work and all the various industries with which we’ve worked always surprises me as I create these posts. 2004 was a brand identity and book year it seems, yet we did a plethora of sites, advertising campaigns and corporate communications as you’ll see.

I started thinking of some things that happened in 2004. This leap year had many highlights (ready for the list?): the Howard Dean scream “speech”, the Patriots winning the Superbowl, the Lord of the Rings winning best picture, the last Oldsmobile rolling off the assembly line, South Africa being awarded the Wold Cup for 2010, the World War II memorial being dedicated, President Reagan passing away, Barack Obama delivering the keynote at the DNC, the Summer Olympics taking place in Greece, Red Sox winning the series, George W. Bush winning the White House, the Tsunami ravaging Indonesia, Rule29 moving into a new office, and so much more.

Dance a jig down memory lane and check out 2000 through 2004.

What were you listening to, working on, or just plain remember from 2004?

It was relatively easy to pick our projects for 2000, 2001, and 2002, but 2003 was the first year we could have put up twenty projects. Looking back, I can’t remember a single reason why we had so much more work outside of the fact that we were starting to get established and a bit more known. Rule29 worked hard, as we do now, to support our community, make connections, and build networks of great people that can support each other. This is a big part of making creative matter™ in our opinion: the love chain effect. Help when you can, expect nothing in return, and good things tend to happen. That was best demonstrated by our first big collaboration with our pal Terry Marks. You will see in the 2003 samples a book called Mr. Crumbly Dreams a Tiger. This was a book written and illustrated by Terry, and designed and packaged by Rule29. This led to a lot of great press, etc., but the coolest part was working with another design pal, printer, paper company, and bookbinder. And, in the end, helping all those businesses and creating great friendships. Thus, 2003 was the start to big change in operations and perspective. So for this year’s posting, I picked some work that is more a fav than some of the most recognized samples.

Take a walk down memory lane and check out 2003 thru 2000.

What were you doing in 2003 or what was a big project for you that year?