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We offer our clients design solutions that span the depths of both the digital and print landscapes. We are: Design, Development & Creative Direction from one of Chicago's most dynamic agencies.

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• Discipline - web

  Grab your glue gun and your lucite high-heels, and get ready for a new generation of drag superstars. RuPaul's Drag Race, a new reality competition series which features the glamour queen RuPaul herself as host, mentor, and judge, will hit the airwaves with the help of their new casting site, designed and developed by Killswitch. The site allows the done-up and fabulous to sign up as hopefuls and vote for the next superstar drag queen. With a content management system powered by Ruby on Rails, the site combines our unique knowledge of the high traffic site model with the long-term objectives of the client. Sashay, shante, ladies and gentlemen. Visit Website +
  LOGO :: RuPaul's Drag Race / web

• Discipline - multimedia

  October 30, 2008 announced the inauguration of Exhibit A, an annual charitable event for the benefit of one of the many non-profit institutions of St. Louis. This year’s Exhibit A event took place in conjunction with the grand opening of architecture firm Cannon Design's new St. Louis offices in a revitalized, historic power house. The concept behind Exhibit A was to auction off original sketches by notable architects around the world and to donate the proceeds to the chosen charity, this year’s selection being De La Salle Middle School in north St. Louis. Along with the Exhibit A logo and all print collateral we created for the event, we also designed and developed a flash movie, illustrating the history of the power house, which played on a large screen at the event.
  Cannon Design :: Historical Presentation / multimedia

• Discipline - print

  As part of the package of start up materials, we designed the cans and mock ups for the the two offerings Finch's Beer will enter the market with. Each beer is named after a bird from the Finch family and is different on each respective package.
  Finch's Beer :: Packaging / print

• Discipline - web

  Tessoro is an inspiring Minnesota jewelry studio founded by Deborah Bushinski. Moved by the earth, sky and sea of the Mediterranean coast in Spain, her aim is to create art jewelry for every day, every woman. Killswitch designed and built a clean, simple site, with varying gray tones and a strict grid, allowing Deborah's stunning salvaged birchbark jewelry to be the central focus. Users can browse her jewelry either by collection or jewelry type. The variations in photographic approaches for the various page types give the site a fresh, dynamic vibe. Users can browse through products, view details, add them to favorites list, keep up with events and retail locations, and wholesalers can login with their wholesale account and order their selections. Our custom CMS allows Tessoro to easily update the site with new products, new events, new retail locations, and new collections. Visit Website +
  Tessoro Jewelry :: Website / web

Perspectives	Latest News from The Killswitch Collective	Lets Get Social
Generating Business Using Twitter "If you post it, they shall come." This mantra could not be further from the truth. Perspectives Google Maps on Rails We show you how to incorporate the Google Maps API into your site using Ruby on Rails. Development Welcome to Omnicom, May I Take Your Order? The best and the worst of how agencies deal with their respective clientele. Perspectives The BIG Questions Surrounding Proposal Writing Ben Finch responds to a question on LinkedIn about Proposal writing. Perspectives + More From Our Blog	Sunny with a chance of Productivity Finally spring has sprung in Chicagoland! The weather is getting warmer and we're all settled in our new office. Big Changes The Killswitch Collective is gearing up for some big changes this month! Check out February's news for the scoop! + MORE FROM OUR NEWS	Killswitch Tweets via @PSFK Pantone Unveils 336 New Colors: http://t.co/hqdyqmT1 Posted 12:43 PM on 04/24/2012 via @neatorama Hokusai’s The Great Wave Painted Using Coke: http://t.co/LoI1J335 Posted 10:05 AM on 04/24/2012 + Follow us on Twitter + Download our Twitter Skins Interview: Scenes from Behind the Wheel Killswitch had the pleasure of interviewing Artist and former Chicago Cab driverDmitry Samarov. Click here to read more. + Read More