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 My name is Jenny Beorkrem and I am the designer and founder of Ork
Posters. I was born and raised in Bettendorf, IA, spent some great years in Madison, WI and have now landed in Chicago, IL. Beyond Ork Posters,
I also do work
on a freelance basis trimtabdesign.com.
Ork Posters was born when I embarked on a search for a neighborhood poster that fit my taste for good design and typography, simplicity, and originality. My hunt came up empty. As a result, I designed the original Chicago poster in the summer of 2007 for myself.
The poster hung on my living room wall for several months before I realized the potential of my new design was staring me in the face (literally). I ordered an inaugural print run of 20 and sold them on etsy.com.
In early November 2007, orkposters.com was launched, along with the addition of four more cities as screen prints (Manhattan, Brooklyn, San Francisco, Boston) and a larger print run of the Chicago design. Less than a month later, the blog wildfire had been lit with talk about these new neighborhood posters. Friends and family were called in to take shifts fulfilling orders out of my dining room turned Ork Headquarters to meet the holiday rush. Following the successful holiday season, I was able to “leave the man behind” and devote myself to Ork full time. So began Ork Posters!
From the bottom of my heart, thank you for helping me to live a dream. For more information about Ork, click here.
Sincerely,
Jennifer Beorkrem
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