Meet the Team: Michal Mieczkowski

Name: Michal M Mieczkowski Job Title: Installation Team Leader Education: Silesian University of Technology (Poland) Master Degree of Architecture Direct Line: 630.538.6527 Email: [email protected] Michal (pronounced ME-HOW) grew up surrounded by art, as he watched his dad work on projects, many related to graphic design. So it’s no wonder that Michal fits in so comfortably at ER2, where he gets […]

Sort of Crazy, a Little Insane and Very Big: Building the CrowdRise Giving Tower

Charity fundraising site CrowdRise had a “sort of crazy, a little insane and very big” idea: create a virtual tower that would grow as donations came in for their Giving Tuesday campaign on December 2nd. They built an app that would augment reality through viewers’ phones of a hologram tower rising higher and higher as […]

We’ve Unleashed a Monster

Patience isn’t our strong suit at ER2: we are always looking for ways to grow our business and add capabilities for our clients. So when we decided we needed to add the biggest and best in fabric printing technology to our lineup, well, we weren’t going to wait around for Santa to deliver it. In […]

Meet the Team: Ronnie Pixley

Name: Ronnie Pixley Job Title: Installation Team Leader Direct Line: 630-432-1128 Email: [email protected] Ronnie is a great fit for our installation team, as he loves doing anything hands-on! As no day or project is ever the same here at ER2, Ronnie has mastered the ability to “think on his feet” while providing quality work on […]

Black | White | Bold: Printing for renowned artist David Best

To bring his latest project to life in Chicago, artist David Best needed the collaboration of someone who could share his grand vision. Best partnered with ER2 to turn his art files into 35,000 square feet of black and white collage material. Understanding and interpreting what Best was going for was vital on a project […]

Meet the Team: Peter Bussert

Name: Peter Bussert Job Title: Installation Team Leader Education: BA in General Art Studies NIU Graduation 2006 Direct Line: 815-757-6808 Email: [email protected] Peter has always been drawn to fast-paced, collaborative work. Through college he worked in restaurants and eventually started a career in that area, working as a line cook. Eventually, through a connection, he […]

Back to the Drawing Board

A lot of offices don’t look like they’ve updated their decor since the early ’90s—motivational posters and plastic plants, anyone? But when Oracle decided to makeover a space in their Seattle office, they knew they wanted artwork that would be fun, unique and usable that would inspire their creative group of employees. Susan Blackman, President […]

Growing Your Business with Wholesale Printing

At ER2, we’ve managed to stay out of the tabloids—at least so far. But we are proud to grace the pages of this month’s Sign and Digital Graphics magazine, one of the premier industry publications. Our very own Gary Schellerer Jr. was asked to share some of the wisdom we’ve accumulated over the last 15 […]

Meet the Staff: Ric Ewing

  Name: Ric Ewing Job Title: Assistant Production Manager / Project Manager Direct Line: 630-893-3551 Email: [email protected] Fax: 630-980-4899 After working for years in construction and transportation, Ric has come to love the signage industry and being a part of the ER2 team. The fun atmosphere and sense of accomplishment each project brings are his […]

Better Vision Meets Better Visuals

When Dr. Casey L. Hogan moved her Advanced Eye Care office to a new location, it was a blank canvas waiting to be filled. Dr. Hogan wanted to differentiate the space and give her patients something striking to look at with their newly improved vision. Working closely with the ER2 creative team and account executive […]