August 4, 2012
Check out the brand new Rasmussen Group site! (Afterall, you never know when you'll need to learn more about building your next bridge or highway!)
August 6, 2012
Bergman & Folkers just launched a new website! Check it out for more information on plastic surgery.
July 30, 2012
Flying Hippo hosts Office Olympics with AIGA Iowa! Check out our photo album on Facebook.
July 12, 2012
Flying Hippo designer Jorunn Musil was recently published in the book 'New Typography'.
May 4, 2012
Flying Hippos wins 4 ADAI Awards of Excellence for their work on Weitz, Iowa Health Careers, Cyclone Life, and Mark Avery!
May 2, 2012
Save Energy! Check out the new Iowa Energy Center website for expert advice and great home-energy saving tips!
April 19, 2012
What ingredients spark your success? Find out on the new Sparkpoint website.
April 13, 2012
Proteus Inc. is taking care of our people, one at a time. Check out their new redesigned website.
April 3, 2012
Get ready for Spring with Wright Outdoor Solutions. Browse their redesigned website for all your outdoor needs!
April 3, 2012
What has the Iowa Board of Regents been up to this year? Read the new 2011 Annual Report website.
April 2, 2012
What ingredients spark your success? Find out on the new Sparkpoint website.
March 29, 2012
Iowa State University just launched the new Cyclone Life blog. Find our what's going on at ISU from a variety of students!
March 28, 2012
Check out the new Mark Avery Studio website and take a peek at all the fantastic artwork for sale!
January 27, 2012
Concentric International (formerly Iowa Export-Import) has a new website! Shop the new online store, or learn more about their services.
December 17, 2011
Order in the court! Dickinson Law just launched a new site!
December 15, 2011
Just launched a site for Joppa Outreach, a non-profit focusing on homeless outreach, care and advocacy.
December 8, 2011
Central College just launched a new website for President Putnam! Check out what happening at Central!
October 17, 2011
Iowa Health Careers website wins National Web Award. Check out the site and explore many different health careers.
September 27, 2011
The Weitz Company just launched a new website. Contact Weitz for your next big construction project!
September 24, 2011
Cozy up with a good book from Urbandale Public Library. Check out their new website and find your next good read!
September 7, 2011
Boxwoods is ready roll! Check out their new homepage design and browse the online store for all your holiday shopping!
September 3, 2011
It's football season and Wellmark has just updated their 3-Point Play website. Check it out and be sure to listen for Wellmark's Text-to-Win trivia challenge at your team's home games.
September 3, 2011
How do you stack up? For information on how to eat right, move more, and feel better, visit the new Wellmark How I Stack Up website.
September 1, 2011
Check out the awesome Squinkies, Eraseez, Slap Bands and more from the new Bullsitoy website.
August 29, 2011
Grinnell State Bank just launched a new website! Visit Grinnell State Bank for a locally, family owned bank experience.
August 18, 2011
Time for a new school year, check out the new Waukee School District website.
August 8, 2011
Flyboy is ready for adventure! Download the fun from the app store today!
July 13, 2011
Have some holiday shopping to do? Visit Atherton House for one-of-a-kind gifts and collectible items.
June 27, 2011
Keuka Energy has over ten years in turbine research and development. Visit our gallery to see the new Keuka Energy website!
June 21, 2011
Polk County Early Childhood just launched a new site. Check it out to learn more about the difference they make.
June 20, 2011
Order in the court! Whitfield & Eddy just launched a new site!
June 10, 2011
We just launched the new site for sustainability whiz-kids Impact7G.
June 3, 2011
Check out the new site Flying Hippo created for the Iowa Institute for Coops.
May 20, 2011
iCAREweCARE has launched! Sign up now to share how you are supporting organizations and causes that you care most about.
May 20, 2011
Seattle based organization iCAREweCARE tapped Flying Hippo for extensive Facebook integration for their new site. We're proud to say that it is officially live! Check out the full article at CNBC.
May 13, 2011
More awards! Flying Hippo, Wellmark, and PUSH scored an award for the Grand Blue Mile website in the Interactive Media category at last night's NOVA awards. The award was given for the successful campaign that saw participation double over the last year! Congrats, everyone!
May 10, 2011
We've wrapped up the Whip It 180 Fitness Challenge. Watch video of the final results.
May 9, 2011
Flying Hippo launches the best gutter supply website you'll find for Polar Products!
May 9, 2011
We took home 19 awards, including several web design awards and 'Best of Show' at the Art Director's Association of Iowa's exhibition. Congrats, hippos and PUSH for your award winning design!
April 29, 2011
CMA builds trust: check out the new website for CMA.
April 12, 2011
We won ADDY awards for Modus and ISU Holiday card. Another successful year! Thanks, Des Moines AdPros!
April 7, 2011
Get started exploring a career in health care! Check out the site we designed for Des Moines University's AHEC: Iowa Health Careers.
March 31, 2011
Rebecca Meyer meets with the Whip It 180 Finalists–watch the exclusive video of their reactions and follow them as they get things started!
March 22, 2011
We've just launched the new, redesigned Arbor Springs website. Arbor Springs is an exclusive facility for dementia care.
March 22, 2011
We've launched the third phase of Wellmark's Whip It 180 Fitness Challenge. Follow the Finalists as they begin their at-home training and workouts. We're rooting for you!
March 20, 2011
Congratulations to our Whip It 180 Finalists!
- Erin and Brad Feingold
- Angela Nelson
- Russ Gibson
- Katie Borton & Rachel Tallman
March 19, 2011
The Whip It 180 Semi-Finalist voting is now over! Check back tomorrow for the winners!
March 13, 2011
We've launched phase 2 and the mobile version of Wellmark's Whip It 180 Fitness Challenge. Thanks for all your heart-felt submissions, the 12 Semi-Finalists have been chosen! Vote now for your favorite Challengers…
February 24, 2011
We won ADDYs for MODUS website and ISU President's Holiday Card. Great job, Hippos and PUSH Branding and Design!
February 20, 2011
Its time to whip it into shape! Check out Wellmark's new Whip It 180 Fitness Challenge hosted by The Biggest Loser's Rebecca Meyer.
February 14, 2011
The all new Grand Blue Mile website has launched.
February 10, 2011
Parallel Entrepreneur! Check out Ryan Parlee's interview with Juice and Silicon Prairie News.
January 28, 2011
Leading the charge for Iowa's innovative education—the Iowa Future website is now online.
January 27, 2011
Get ready for the endurance challenge of the summer! Flying Hippo presents Ride Across Iowa in a Day.
January 21, 2011
How sustainable are you? Becker Underwood's new sustainability site showcases their commitment to the earth.
January 6, 2011
American Alarms has launched their Flying-Hippo-ized rebranded site!
December 31, 2010
Flying Hippo proudly launches the Modus Engineering full website. Check out their fantastic feats of engineering!
December 30, 2010
The Copper Creek Triathlon has a new website. Here's your reminder to start training now! Watch for registration to open soon.
December 22, 2010
Flying Hippo proudly launches the Iowa Board of Regents Annual Report. Check out the great ways our state supports education.
December 14, 2010
Flying Hippo and PUSH Branding and Design celebrate Christmas by descending on Cosi Cucina with our wonderfully tacky annual gift exchange.
December 8, 2010
Snuggle up to the fire: the ISU 2010 President's Holiday Card is now online. Wishing you a happy holiday season!
December 3, 2010
It's the largest indoor field day in Iowa... and its coming to Des Moines February 8–9. The 2011 Agribusiness Showcase website is now online!
December 1, 2010
When it comes to credit unions, you can't beat the wonderful people of Linn Area Credit Union! The hippo recently had the pleasure of assisting this swell organization with a redesign and relaunch of their new website! We couldn't be more proud of the work we've done with these fine folks. Give 'em a hollar if you live in the Cedar Rapids area... we hear they treat everyone like family!
November 22, 2010
Flying Hippo proudly announces Iowa State University Dean of Students' launch of the 2009–2010 Year in Review website.
November 3, 2010
Photos and video from our display of immeasurably awesome talents.
November 2, 2010
Halloween certainly brings out the crazies!
October 22, 2010
Boss's Day was another success. Many impressive and embarrassing talents were on display. Watch for photos and video coming soon.
October 20, 2010
FINEX Partners has launched (in conjunction with Paradigm Partners).
October 15, 2010
Hot off the heels of the Des Moines Marathon, Wellmark presents the Grand Blue Mile's new website design. Better start training today... the Hippo can keep the pace!
October 14, 2010
Attention all architects! Flying Hippo launches the rebranded Mason City architects Bergland + Cram website. These guys know how to have FUN!
October 1, 2010
Flying Hippo proudly congratulates Beecher PR on the launch of their new brand: Speak PR.
September 7, 2010
We've just launched the redesign for Cylient – the best darn coaching company out there. No, we're not talking about improving your swing, we're talking improving your company from the inside out!
September 3, 2010
Kick-off college football season with a giant foam finter, footlong and Wellmark 3-Point Play! Check out the latest creation from Flying Hippo/PUSH built to highlight Wellmark's initiative of eating right and moving more leads to feeling better!
Every participating university game this football and basketball season, Wellmark will give back to each college's community (ISU, U of I, UNI, Drake, University of South Dakota and South Dakota State). Oh, and test your school knowledge, smartypants.
August 20, 2010
We wish a happy retirement to one of our founders, Kent Mauck. Check out the photos from our send-off bowling party at the "Fish Bowl", which is the perfect spot for a marine mammal.
August 20, 2010
Check out the new website for Boxwoods Fine Furnishings, purveyers of gifts, fine furniture, and spodes.
August 18, 2010
We've wrapped up, buttoned up and sent off a new design for FCStone's Client Portal.
August 2, 2010
Check out the latest Flying Hippo creation, a holding page for Iowa Future.
July 30, 2010
PolicyWorks has also launched a Flying Hippo created redesign of their homepage.
July 27, 2010
PolicyWorks just launched their new blog: The Works.
June 29, 2010
Flying Hippo just wrapped up a new website for Dr. Tahira Hira, Executive Assistant to the President at Iowa State University.
June 15, 2010
Just launched Businessolver's new press/blog area. Check out the buzz here!
June 14, 2010
Flying Hippo is atwitter with updates! We just contributed the design to the new Businessolver Twitter page. Follow them here.
May 21, 2010
Gilmor & Doyle is now Modus! New website coming soon.
May 17, 2010
Flying Hippo wins two NOVA awards. Third place in Interactive - Social Media and third place in Interactive - Web site.
May 2, 2010
Flying Hippo launches the new website for TDL Services, specialists for tenant background checking and debt collection.
April 17, 2010
PUSH (and Flying Hippo) won eight Art Director's Awards at the annual ADAI Exhibition, including:
And Awards of Excellence for:
- Joppa Ministries Logo (Identity Mark)
- PUSH Branding and Design Logo (Identity Mark)
- Red Frog Logo (Identity Mark)
- Iowa State University Plant Sciences Institute Annual Report (Company Literature)
- Wolin Stationery (Company Literature)
- Iowa State University "Live Green" Car (Environmental Graphics)
March 31, 2010
Just got news that the PUSH Branding and Design website won a Silver ADDY in the American Advertising Federation District competition!
March 11, 2010
The Flying Hippo loves an exciting NASCAR race, so you can imagine his excitement upon launching the new redesigned website for RaceAway Hospitality! Only the best accommodations to the best NASCAR races in the country.
February 24, 2010
Welcome BirdDog Jobs, based on designs by Flying Hippo! BirdDog Jobs is America's job hunter for engineering, construction and facilities careers.
February 22, 2010
Looks like we 'Made the Fridge'! Flying Hippo won five ADDYS from Des Moines Ad Pros' Annual ADDY Awards, including 'Best of Class' in Self Promotion for the PUSH Branding and Design website. Way to go team!
Best of Class: (Ad Industry Self Promotion)
PUSH Branding and Design Website
Gold ADDY: (Self Promotion)
PUSH Branding and Design Website
Silver ADDYS:
Grimes Sweetcorn Website
Paradigm Partners Website
Big Head Joe Website
February 1, 2010
The CMMI Marketplace just launched their impressive redesign based on original designs from Flying Hippo.
January 28, 2010
Dale, Kent and Jane just finished a very successful lunch and learn presentation for Iowa State University. Also thanks to Carole Custer for the opportunity. Word around campus is that she is THE expert when it comes to creating, utilizing and extending successful marketing campaigns!
January 28, 2010
Launched Beyond the PDF to help and encourage Iowa marketers to take their communications to the next level!
December 31, 2009
In case you missed it, here is the 2009 ISU Holiday e-Card we created for the Office of the President.
December 23, 2009
Flying Hippo and PUSH celebrated Christmas with gifts that only your grandmother could love. Check out the Christmas 2009 photostream to answer questions like:
"What does Ryan Parlee look like in earings?" and
"Why are Kent Mauck's ears always so clean?"
December 11, 2009
Flying Hippo goes multi-lingual! We just launched a Japanese Conference Bridge site for Great Lakes Communication. Or if you know Japanese, the new site is 無料電話会議.
December 8, 2009
Eric was recently interviewed in the Des Moines Business Record regarding branding, PUSH and Big Head Joe. Read the article here.
December 1, 2009
Keep your eyes peeled for the redesign of the CMMI Marketplace website. Development is under way...
October 30, 2009
Another Halloween at the offices of Flying Hippo/PUSH leads to cookies, disco and death. Check out our photostream for the complete cast of characters.
October 21, 2009
Check out the video of Boss's Day where Ryan Parlee (aka Kevin), Eric Groves (Keyshawn), and Kent Mauck (Ray) race through the office and beyond. For Honor! For Victory! For Glory!
October 16, 2009
It's Boss's Day, but we never make things easy for Eric, Ryan and Kent. Stay tuned for exclusive video of the guys hunting for their gifts.
October 12, 2009
Check out this article from the Des Moines Business Record about Flying Hippo's latest iPhone Apps.
September 30, 2009
Ryan and Dale presented aspects of social media to Benefit Source clients today.
September 30, 2009
We've launched a site for our gaming company, Jelly Pants. Keep tuned into our Twitter feed for more info about our latest game, Flyboy Adventures, set to launch this winter!
August 13, 2009
Flying Hippo launches the Grimes Sweetcorn new Website!
August 7, 2009
Flying Hippo launches three sites in one day!
The Hippo is ready for the weekend!
July 31, 2009
Flying Hippo launches Channel Bio's Annual Trip Registration site! This year, its destination: Hawaii!! Can the hippo fly along?
July 23, 2009
Flying Hippo launches our first iPhone Game, Q Friends Lite along with a redesign for doYouQ.com. Grab your iPhone and start playing!
July 8, 2009
We always knew the Flying Hippo was friendly and compatible, but check out this story.
June 23, 2009
The flying hippo is one lean, mean, flyin' machine. Ryan Parlee, principal at Flying Hippo, recently won the Business Record's 2009 Fittest Exec contest! Read the whole article here.
June 19, 2009
We just launched a redesign of the Seneca Company's online store. Seneca specializes in high quality petroleum equipment and a wide variety of dispensing solutions. Their new online store utilizes many of our HippoStore e-commerce features.
June 17, 2009
You can now follow the day-to-day happenings of Big Head Joe through the Big Head Joe Twitter feed. Stay tuned as we get closer to college football season to watch Big Head Joe Custom Headpieces start popping up at universities across the country!
June 5, 2009
Mauck Groves is now PUSH Branding and Design! We launched their new portfolio site to showcase the wide array of design and brand work. And if you dig around a little bit, you'll get an idea of the kind of crazy characters hard at work.
May 11, 2009
We won up a few NOVA Awards for the Iowa State President's holiday card and Channel Bio website. Read more here.
May 7, 2009
We won an Art Director's Association of Iowa (ADAI) award for the Zhen Reflections site design at the annual Art Director's Association of Iowa Exhibition Awards Show.
April 17, 2009
Flying Hippo launches Wright Outdoor Solutions' new site!
April 10, 2009
Flying Hippo's fight with phone scammers was highlighted in a Top News story. Click here to watch the full video.
April 1, 2009
Flying Hippo launches the all-new Blur MediaWorks Website. Blur specializes in High Definition video production and all brands of new media endeavors. Check out some of their services.
March 20, 2009
Flying Hippo launches the Altoona Youth Soccer website.
March 20, 2009
The office is expanding! The sawdust has cleared, the glass is in place and Craig and Dale have moved into their new spaces.
March 18, 2009
Flying Hippo launches a homepage redesign for Channel Bio Corp.
February 27, 2009
Flying Hippo launches the full Agrinuity.com corporate Website.
February 24, 2009
Nothing breaks in the second half-century like an accordion serenade for your birthday. Happy 50th Birthday, Kent!
Click the video below to begin playing.
February 21, 2009
Thank you, thank you! Flying Hippo takes home a few ADDYs from Des Moines Ad Pros' Annual ADDY Awards.
We grabbed a Gold ADDY for Self Promotion Interactive Media – for the design of Flying Hippo.com and a Silver ADDY for Micro or Mini Site, Interactive Media – TeamQuest Microsite.
Read the full article here.
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February 13, 2009
Flying Hippo launches the corporate Claim Technologies Incorporated corporate Website redesign.
February 6, 2009
Flying Hippo launches the Prairie Van & Storage corporate Website.
February 2, 2009
Flying Hippo launches the Benefit Source Inc. corporate Website.
January 30, 2009
Flying Hippo launches Big Head Joe, Custom Fanatical Headwear!
January 27, 2009
Joe, Rob and Ryan search for young Flying Hippo candidates at the Iowa State University Engineering Career Fair. If you think in lines of code and desire to make the Web a better place, check out our list of open jobs.
January 20, 2009
Flying Hippo launches Agrinuity.com.
December 23, 2008
Flying Hippo celebrates Christmas as only we know how... with useless and tacky gifts to each other! Who wouldn't love to receive a briefcase handle and ant traps?
December 22, 2008
Photos have surfaced (at right) of the Flying Hippo bosses showing off their Christmas gifts.
December 12, 2008
Last night's annual Flying Hippo Christmas Party ends
without incident.
December 8, 2008
Flying Hippo welcomes Dale Bentlage, our new VP of Business Development.
September 2008
Flying Hippo launches Zhen Reflections Spa & Salon.
September 1, 2008
Ryan Rogness promoted to Web Art Director. Way to go Ryan!
July 2008
Flying Hippo lauches Knappproperties.com. Trusted leaders in real estate development.
June 20, 2008
Flying Hippo Web Technologies partners with other leading Iowa companies to help flood victims by launching Race2Recovery.
May 19, 2008
Flying Hippo welcomes Ethan Wilder to our development team!
May 19, 2008
Flying Hippo Web Technologies helps keep bad guys off the street with SMART Software
April 24, 2008
Flying Hippo wins an Award of Excellence for the The Woodlink website in the Art Director's Association of Iowa Annual Exhibition.
April 23, 2008
The Flying Hippo would like to extend a warm thanks to Pam on this National Administrative Professional's day. Keep up the good work!
April 22, 2008
Rob Wetzeler has been promoted in the Web Department. He doesn't have a title yet, but he's a head honcho now. Way to go Rob!
April 9, 2008
Channelbio.com is launched.
March 3, 2008
Flying Hippo welcomes Colin Burnett as a new developer.
February 20, 2008
Hilton Coliseum under attack of flying paper hippos at the ISU career fair
February 19, 2008
Flying Hippo Web Technologies announces the launch of their new website!
December 8, 2007
The Hippo is on bed rest from exhaustion of all the hoopla at the Christmas Party.
December 7, 2007
Flying Hippo Web Technologies had another fun filled evening with the staff. This year's events included the game: "Who 'Dat", "Oh Baby Photo Contest", and "Guess your Co-Worker" . Employees were thankful for all the good food and cookie dough mix.
November 9, 2007
Flying Hippo launches Channel Bio Rewards. This is the first website powered by HippoStore. HippoStore is a new and robust e-commerce technology.