Sponsors
In our effort to keep ticket prices low (unlike most conferences), we rely almost entirely on sponsorship donations. That’s how we are able to book the amazing talent at WMC Fest and put on such a fantastic event. Our sponsors have helped us by donating their time, money, and hard work all in support of the creative movement that is Weapons of Mass Creation. We all believe that good things happen when ideas and talents are shared in the community and we want to inspire and enable others to pursue their creative passions.
If you’re interested in becoming a sponsor, we have a few packages that you might like. WMC Fest sponsors enjoy the benefit of helping support the creative community, but also the increased exposure and awareness that their brand gets by being part of WMC.
2011 Sponsors
Go Media is a creative agency from Cleveland, OH that specialize in branding, print design, art direction, and web development. We’re the ones who put on Weapons of Mass Creation Fest. On the side, we sell stock art, templates, and design files to fellow designers on the Arsenal and write articles and tutorials on the GoMediaZine.
Carbon Ads connect the webs hottest brands to the movers and shakers of the Creative World. Through hand selected publishers, Carbon serves up sexy ad spots to niche audiences they called ‘circles’. A premier destination for publishers and advertisers alike, Carbon is a circle you want to be a part of.
The Adobe® Flash® Platform is a complete set of integrated tools, frameworks, clients and servers surrounded by a robust, open ecosystem of support programs, business partners, and enthusiastic user communities. Together, they provide everything you need to create and deliver the most compelling applications, content, and video that run consistently across operating systems and devices.
Pixels & Vinyl is the web development studio of Bret Glasset. Bret integrated WordPress into the WMC Fest site. He is a freelance web developer that specializes in ecommerce and cms web development. He also develops WordPress themes. When not coding he can be found rolling his Jeep, mountain biking, playing the guitar, climbing, camping or creating conceptual fine art.
Two24Studios is the web development studio of Jason Walker. Jason did the HTML and CSS for the WMC Fest site. He is a front-end web developer living in the metro area of Denver, CO. He specializes in modern web design & development with a focus on good typography, user experience and search engine optimization.
The Wall Eye Gallery is the venue for the Weapons of Mass Creation Fest design gallery. They are a collective of 7 artists and art aficionados who want to be part of an ever-growing and exciting Cleveland arts scene. We intend to showcase established and emerging artists working in all kinds of styles and mediums from the Cleveland region and beyond by offering a monthly rotating exhibition schedule.
The Happy Dog is hosting the incredible bands of Weapons of Mass Creation Fest 2011. It’s a neighborhood corner bar in the best sense of the term. They’ve got a huge variety of hot dogs, beer, and lots of live music, from rock and country to punk and polka. The bartenders are friendly and the bar itself is open and inviting.
West Side Ecumenical Ministry (WSEM) will host the speakers of WMC Fest. It is a non-profit human service agency that provides real help, real hope and real futures to more than 48,000 children, youth and adults in need on Cleveland’s West Side. We help those we serve move toward self-sufficiency by providing access to high quality educational, economic and social and support opportunities.
OhioAuthority.com is a fully interactive web magazine that features a wealth of regionally driven editorial content. As Ohio’s premier online magazine, OhioAuthority.com features award-winning writers and experts who connect readers to the community with contemporary coverage of the region’s best and brightest.
Hot Cards is a full service full color printing and graphic design house. Printing more than three million postcards and flyers per week. Based in Cleveland, they’re goal is to offer the lowest cost full color printing at the highest possible quality.
Icon Expedited distributes your flyers, posters, zines, and other print marketing. They have a wide range of coverage throughout Ohio and its bordering states. Their primary focus is within the 12 counties of Northeast Ohio.
From up North is a design blog focusing on delivering high quality design inspiration to creatives all over the world. We deliver inspiration within Graphic Design, Advertising, Photography, Illustration, Web Design, Motion Graphics, Print & Packaging just to name a few.
Aztek is a Cleveland firm specializing in web design, web application development, search engine optimization, search engine marketing, social media and web hosting. After 525 clients and 13 years in business, Aztek is one of the most experienced web design and development firms in Cleveland.
Now in its 10th year, FITC Toronto is one of the largest and longest running events of its kind in the world. With some of the most unique and engaging presenters from around the globe, FITC Toronto is a three day blitz of presentations, demonstrations, and panel discussions, sandwiched between our legendary FITC parties and abundant networking opportunities.
Yelp connects people with great local businesses, including restaurants, bars and spas to dog groomers, mechanics and even dentists. Yelp is the fastest growing source for local business info, with more than 16 million reviews posted to the site, and it’s gaining quite a bit of attention in Cleveland.
Jakprints is an independently owned and operated company that proudly calls Cleveland, Ohio, home. We specialize in custom full-color offset and digital printing, apparel printing, wide format printing and sticker production. We pride ourselves on our friendly customer service, and ability to offer a high-quality product at an affordable rate.
We help artists make a living doing what they love. Founded in 2005 to help our co-founder sell his band’s merch, Big Cartel is now home to over 100,000 independent artists worldwide, and growing like crazy. Like our stores, we are designers, musicians, crafters, painters, and technology nerds, spread across the globe. Our team is small but mighty, and we love what we do.
We help online advertisers and website publishers buy and sell ads better. Ad Packs, our hand-picked and perfectly priced, have the right punch for your campaign. We connect digital influencers and quality brands through one, single, high-impact ad per page. We currently showcase Ad Packs in the Design, User Experience, Web Development, and Mac niches.
Montreal Meets is an event happening in Montreal, Qc in Canada; with the main purpose to connect people with the visionaries of the design industry. Also to get inspired and to learn from the ones that makes a difference in our creative world.
Drund is a Web OS created to break the cycle of buying expensive hardware and simplify how people manage computer technology and applications. We are supported by a community of application developers that are working to help you build your digital life around what you need.
Buzzbin Magazine is the “What to Do Paper” of Northeast Ohio which includes concert listings, art events, beer reviews, festivals, movies and more. We come out the first Wednesday of every month.
The Fund for Performing Arts is the cultural fund music, music, dance and theater in the Netherlands. The Fund on behalf of central government support to all forms of professional performing arts.
Good Fucking Design Advice aims to serve the needs of the greater design community for the common good. Whether you’re a student unable to receive a timely response from a professor, a designer eagerly awaiting feedback from a vacationing art director, or a sheltered freelancer lonely toiling away in her studio apartment, Good Fucking Design Advice will provide you with immediate unbiased assistance 24/7.
Declaration was founded in 2009 in Boston, Massachusetts, the very same city where over two centuries ago, the Sons of Liberty ignited the War of Independence that lead to the birth of our great nation. We strive to keep the fascinating stories and traditions of the American Revolution alive through the medium of apparel.
AlreadyBeenChewed.tv is the design studio founded by digital artist and motion designer, Barton Damer. Already Been Chewed (ABC) celebrates the influence of fresh design that inspires culture. WMCFest is the place to be for some of the freshest ideas in our industry and ABC is proud to be a part of this monumental event.
City Edge is a new church in Lakewood, OH. We live to love beyond reason, journey with God, and serve the city. At CityEdge we love artists. I believe that they are the voices, the prophets, and the poets of our generation. When I heard about WMC we had to get behind it. I have a personal love for grass-roots events to connect tribes also.
Littlelines is a small yet versatile team of designers, developers, and marketing experts who are dead-set on designing and launching awesome websites for their clients. Combining pristine design with a focus on Ruby on Rails development, Littlelines provides a “one-stop-shop” for interface, app, and web design, market-driven copywriting, and full-spectrum development.
Daniel Collins Design is a design firm specializing in creative print design, functional websites, and distinguished brand identities with a strict attention to simplicity, quality and clarity of message.
Fizz is a collaboration between Graphic Designers Jasen Melnick and Katie Major. We specialize in branding, design and packaging for breweries and wineries, but relish any occasion to challenge our creative abilities. We solve problems creatively, by reading problems creatively. We solve problems together with the client, not on our own behind closed doors.
Virginia Marti College of Art and Design, in is a career-focused design college committed to providing academic excellence for students specializing in Digital Media, Graphic Design, Interior Design, Fashion Design, and Fashion Merchandising.
StandOut Stickers Manufactures custom die cut stickers, window graphics, cut vinyl decals, flex magnets & even vinyl banners! All at the lowest rates and highest quality.
iLTHY is the illustrative clothing line of Cleveland-based artist Glen Infante. It’s taking the world by storm! The line features clever and witty illustrations relating to pop culture, hip hop, b-ball, and Cleveland.
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