In response to a need to connect and grow a stronger creative and entrepreneurial ethos in the Iowa City/Cedar Rapids region, ICCReatives.us was conceived with community in mind.  Along with the fine-folks at Cramer Dev, the site was created as a tool to highlight, expose and connect creatives in the Iowa City/Cedar Rapids metropolis (population 350,000).

The website is community-driven (and curated) and allows individuals to upload basic bio, a photo and their contact information, in an effort to develop a community-source director of creatives in the area.  The site’s meteoric growth in its first few weeks of its launch, far outpaced any expectations and convinced us that we had tapped into an unmet need.  The site is now used as a tool by the community to find like-minded collaborators, creative services and stories of interesting people doing interesting things in the region.

Read some of the local press coverage, and a bit more on the thinking behind the project: here.

Thanks for the fine people at creativeportland.me and desmob.com for being our inspiration.