Garin Ipsen

Global Brand Design Principal, 3M

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

About

Enthusiastic, collaborative and versatile Brand & Identity Professional, Creative Director/Designer with extensive experience across a broad range of branding and design disciplines. Committed to delivering solid, strategically sound, creative and effective design solutions.

Experience

  • 3M (Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area)
    • Global Brand Design Principal – Post-it® Brand
      Jan 2025 - Present · 1 yr 6 mos

    • Brand Design Principal, Scotch™ Brand
      Aug 2022 - Mar 2025 · 2 yrs 8 mos

    • Brand Design Principal, Post-it® Brand
      Sep 2019 - Jan 2023 · 3 yrs 5 mos

      Led a complete global rebranding of Post-it® including new logo and packaging Co-led an extensive update of the note color palette, collections and color naming in a collaboration with the Pantone Color Institute™. Branding consultant on the new Post-it® digital app.

  • Owner at GI Design
    Nov 2003 - Present · 22 yrs 8 mos

    Branding, graphic design and creative direction. Packaging, photo art direction, identity, collateral, design strategy and more.

  • Creative Director at Anthem Worldwide
    Nov 2010 - Nov 2012 · 2 yrs 1 mo

  • Creative Director at BAKER
    1996 - Nov 2010 · 14 yrs 11 mos

  • Sr. Designer at Little & Company
    1992 - 1996 · 4 yrs

    Responsible for the concept and design of annual reports, brochures, identity, art & photo direction, happy clients