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Justin Ahrens (born July 3, 1972) is an American graphic designer, author, and founder of Rule29[1], a creative firm located in Geneva, Illinois. He is the co-founder of Wheels4Water[2], an organization that has raised over $500K and provided over 14,000 Africans with safe water, sanitation, and hygiene education. He serves on the national boards of AIGA[3] and Lifewater, is a leader in Design for Good[4], and has participated in South by Southlawn at the West Wing.

He is an international speaker and has spoken extensively at conferences, including RGD, Adobe Max, AIGA, HOW Conferenence, TEDx, and Creative Mornings. He has also been recognized by industry publications and organizations such as Comm Arts, HOW, AIGA, Webby, Graphis, and Fast Company.

He is the author of Life Kerning (Wiley, 2011)[5] and is a featured instructor on Lynda.com[6][7].

Personal life and education

Ahrens graduated from Illinois Wesleyan University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree.

^ "Chicago Creative Agency". Rule29 Creative Agency. Retrieved 2018-04-29. ^ "Home". Wheels4Water. Retrieved 2018-04-29. ^ "AIGA board of directors". AIGA | the professional association for design. Retrieved 2018-04-29. ^ "Design for Good". AIGA | the professional association for design. Retrieved 2018-04-29. ^ results, search (2011-11-08). Life Kerning: Creative Ways to Fine Tune Your Perspective on Career and Life (1 edition ed.). Hoboken, N.J: Wiley. ISBN 9781118067826. ^ "Running a Design Business: Grow Your Business". Lynda.com - from LinkedIn. Retrieved 2018-04-29. ^ "Scheduling for Creatives". Lynda.com - from LinkedIn. Retrieved 2018-04-29.

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