Seven Years of Rogue

 

Hello, People of Planet Rogue! (That’s not a thing.)


It’s me… your best friend… Matt from Rogue, and this month, we are celebrating SEVEN YEARS of Rogue Creatives! And, as we do every year on our Rogueaversary, we can’t help but take a moment to reflect on all the amazing opportunities we’ve had to tell incredible stories. This past year alone, we launched rebrands for amazing organizations like Tumaini International and TechArts as well as original branding for incredible projects like the Youth Connected Program, Vanguard University’s Compass program, the Parenting is Hard podcast, and our own Rogue Collective

On top of that we had a blast telling stories through video with our friends at CASA OC, Orangewood Foundation, and Friendship Shelter, just to name a few. And, we upped our web game with the launch of new and interactive sites for TechArts, Tumaini, Rogue Collective, and CASA OC (check out the illustrated, interactive experience on that one!).

Lastly, we brought countless people into stories of non-profit partners like CASA OC, Orangewood Foundation, LOT318, and Friendship Shelter through the campaigns we ran and were able to bring in nearly $1,000,000 for these deserving orgs in 2022 alone.

All of this work was done in order to bring the personality, voice, and values of these great organizations and projects to the world through compelling storytelling and design.

Speaking of Rogue Collective, we brought our creative abilities to life IRL (yeah… I’m down with the lingo) through our new creative co-working space and event venue in Newport Beach. (Come by and check it out sometime if you haven’t already!)

Of course, we couldn’t have done any of this without the support of the Rogue community. Thank you for joining us on this amazing journey. We’ve got A LOT of great stuff planned for 2023 and will be making some fun announcements throughout the year beginning in the next few weeks.

Here’s to YEAR EIGHT… our best year yet!

Thank you… we love you… Rogue loves you… and that’s all that matters. 

matt from rogue

P.s. Check out how the last seven years have looked like for Rogue.

2016

February

  • Rogue opened in Santa Ana, CA.

April

May

June

September

December

  • We hosted the 1st RCD Christmas Party.

2017

January

February

  • LOT318, an education-focused nonprofit, received a makeover with new branding.

June

  • We hosted our first summer party.

November

  • Rogue Aviation, a helicopter flight school, took to the skies.

  • CASA, a local, youth-focused nonprofit, received their first redesigned annual report.

  • The new GSS brand and website launched, highlighting their aerial cinematography expertise.

  • We launched Rogue Aerial Cinema and shared our stock footage with the world on Film Supply.

  • The Road Trip Games App arrived on the App Store.

2018

January

  • We welcomed Cory, our creative director.

  • Our intern program began with students from Vanguard University.

May

  • Taylor joined the Rogue team as a copywriter.

July

September

October

  • We hosted the 1st OC Aviation Mixer with Rogue Aviation and Pacific Flight Aviation.

  • Friendship Shelter filmed their first brand ID video.

November

2019

April

August

  • Rogue earned a makeover with a sweet brand relaunch.

September

2020

September

  • Our Tribe Our Village joined the world of childcare with a brand and website.

  • We filmed a video series for the Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles.

November

  • We joined hands with filmmaker Adam Decarlo to produce Skeletons, a short film.

December

2021

January

  • LoFi Food Events blew taste buds away with their new website and branding.

February

  • We launched The Strategic StoryTelling Framework™, our new helm of the ship designed to guide our clients through a marketing process that unearths who they really are.

May

October

November

  • Joshua joined the Rogue team as our lead designer. 

2022

January

February

July

  • Rogue Collective officially opened to the public for coworking.

  • Naomi and Sarah joined the Rogue Collective team as Venue Manager and Assistant.

September

  • We brought together nonprofit leaders in the community at our first Nonprofit Connect event.

October

November


2023: Looking Ahead

While the year is still young, we already have a lot in the works, including…

  • Rogue Collective events

  • Nonprofit Connect events

  • A Very Rogue Christmas Party

We can’t wait to see you – our amazing and supportive family, friends, and peers – there.