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Inspired by the feedback from this post, here's a list of creative companies in Orlando. Design, marketing, printing, etc. Who did we forget? Leave their name, web address and blurb in the comments.

Big Guns Design

Cameraluv

Enemy Ink
Screenprinting

fiction
creative studio in winter park.

Foster Productions
video production & digital media

Hydro74

Juicy Temples
They host art shows in their front gallery as well as do paid creative work.

KENEDIK Design Studio

Lot1499 Art & Design

Lure Design Inc.

Mama's Sauce
THE Orlando print shop. They own real printing presses.

Maven Creative

Purple Rock Scissors
They designed the new Downtown Orlando website and just opened a satellite office in Brooklyn, NYC.

Sacred Studios

Say It Loud
They, too, host live art events in their building as well as do creative paid work.

SuperWindy

YASLY

JonPaul Douglass
With the help of Brian Feldman and Jessic Earley, I created this list of interesting companies, people and groups in Orlando. It was not meant for the blog. Then after looking at it, I thought it might be worth sharing. Please tell us any company, person or group we left off by leaving a comment. I'll update the list.


Companies:

Juicy Temples
They host art shows in their front gallery as well as do paid creative work.

Say It Loud
They, too, host live art events in their building as well as do creative paid work.

Purple Rock Scissors
They designed the new Downtown Orlando website and just opened a satellite office in Brooklyn, NYC.

Maven Creatives
Good video work.

Mama's Sauce
THE Orlando print shop. They own real printing presses.


Groups:

Florida Creatives
This is a genuine grassroots movement started by Ryan Price 3 years ago. Its got an informative blog and a monthly meetup.

Buy Local Orlando
This is not a genuine movement. They co-opted a name for a different use. I hope this campaign is handed to locals who understand how these projects work.

Main Street Program
This national effort at creating neighborhoods has taken off in Orlando: Mills 50, Audubon Par and I think downtown. Milk District couldn't afford the fees, from what I understand. Now because of this effort, every hood has a farmers market and some monthly "event" that combines shopping and entertainment. I feel like each hood should name themselves, but these efforts are positive move. More info

Downtown Arts District
I like their Third Thursdays event and the free movie tickets.

Downtown Development Board
They got a new website (love it), pay an marketing company to run their twitter feed (umm...) and they're responsible for the "Whats Up Downtown" events, which are a sight to behold.

B Side Artists
I don't know much about them except they have a store downtown (I think thats them) and they sell art on the sidewalk in front of the Plaza Cinema Cafe.


People:

Brian Feldman
He ate everything off the menu and ruined the 4th of July for me and continues to dazzle almost weekly with new ideas and events.

Doug Rhodehamel
He's done shows at Juicy Temples, made RS21 tiny and is known as the mushroom guy to some/most/all/no one but me.

Pat Green
Pat produces Florida Quarterly Noise Report which integrates experimental sounds/music and art. He puts together a lot of the events and creative things at stardust and does installation work and performance art.

Thomas Thorspecken
Thor organizes Orlando Sketch Crawl and Orlando Artists and Writers Crawl and does a sketch a day.

Jessica Earley
She produced and curated Blunder Bungle, did all the curating for the first ever Audience Choice Awards and taught two guys how to knit at Stardust. I saw it with my own eyes. We introduced her to readers here almost a year ago.

Who are we leaving off?

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