Founded in Denver and raised across North America
We’re a branding, design, and illustration studio with a focus on methodology and doing the right thing.
Helping B2B and purpose-driven clients connect with their audience through words and images.
Leadership Team
Alicia Disantis, Owner, brand strategist, and designer, 38th & Kip studio
Alicia founded 38th & Kip back in 2010 in the midst of the Great Recession. A traditional fine artist turned designer, brand strategist, and writer, she walks the line between right- and left-brained. She is passionate about helping purpose-driven brands who are doing good in the world.
Alicia is inspired by retro design, Scandinavian minimalism, street art, and bold colors. She looks to branding and design masters of the past for guidance, and contemporary trends of today for inspiration. A believer that higher education is a right and not a privilege, she serves on the Board of Directors for Red Rocks Community College and teaches marketing at Mary Baldwin University - schools that both have a 50% minority student body.
Values
All companies deserve a powerful brand, not just the very large, and it shouldn’t cost an arm and a leg to get it.
Good design is intentional. No decision should be made without reason.
Never lie. Speak the truth about your company and don’t be afraid to stand up for what’s right.
Shaun Bernstein, Chief Storyteller, The Write Stuff Agency
Shaun is our mastermind writing partner here at 38th & Kip. He is the owner of the The Write Stuff Agency, a content writing agency based just outside Toronto, Canada. Previously a journalist and a lawyer, he's taken all of those skills and put them to good use helping professionals and businesses better tell their stories. A multiple award winning writer, he focuses on making complicated things simple, and delivering copy for his clients that their clients can connect with, relate to, and most importantly understand! When he's not hunched over a keyboard, Shaun and his wife are usually found at one of their local breweries kicking some butt at trivia night.
Values
Content is meant to be understood. If your words are scrambled, hard to understand, and not speaking to your customers and clients, you're leaving business on the table.
Tell your story so that people get to know, like, and trust you. When you think everyone's heard it, they haven't. Tell it again.
Write to be understood - even if your reader isn't your perfect client, they may be able to tell their friend who is.
Adam Eberling, Technical Lead, Generation Web
Adam is the founder of Generation Web, a web development studio based in Denver, Colorado. Generation Web - or Gen Web, as we call them - is a company optimized to deliver exceptional web solutions to businesses and organizations. Adam has a passion for crafting websites that perfectly meet his clients' requirements at a business and technical level. He starts by thoroughly understanding their needs, and then, alongside his team, designs sophisticated and efficient web solutions.
When he isn’t working, Adam can be found playing strategy games, trail running, and supporting local Colorado breweries.
Values
Providing exceptional websites that are built on best practices, without the fluff.
Helping non-profits and smaller companies take back control of their digital presence.
Creating sites that are flexible, easy to manage, and practical.
What Does 38th & Kip Mean?
Someplace special in Wheat Ridge, Colorado
38th & Kip is short for the crossroads where the firm celebrated its 10th anniversary - the old school Denver enclave of Wheat Ridge, CO. Lovingly referred to as “SweetRidge,” Wheat Ridge is a quickly-growing nook filled with a unique mixture of Mid-Century Modern homes, mesas, auto body shops, and farm animals. It provides constant design and environmental inspiration.
Our Values
Creativity | Positivity | Transparency | Humility
We stand for superior graphic design without the markup. Being honest about the process. Treating the client with a level of respect that one would with a close friend. Putting an end to snooty attitudes from firms. Following through on promises and deadlines.
Our Mission
To provide exceptional and purposeful branding & design services to improve people’s lives.
38th & Kip is committed to a better tomorrow. We do not tolerate racism, bigotry, or injustice. In the words of the late Rep. John Lewis, “When you see something that is not right, not fair, not just, you have to speak up. You have to say something; you have to do something.”
Our Clients
Our clients span a wide variety of industries and sizes, but one thing remains similar: a passion to make things better.
We specialize in helping credit unions, non-profits, and tech, but over the course of 15 years, we’ve helped clients many other industries too.
Higher education
Childcare
Strategic consulting services
Wellness
STEM
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Let’s connect. We are always looking to collaborate, chat about the state of affairs, as well as provide pro-bono work for non-profits.
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