Kilby Creative Inc

01/14/2025

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"The Alachua Phenomenon: Two Centuries in Florida's Eden" opens Wednesday, March 12th!

Alachua County, by modern standards, is characteristically un-Floridian. It has no beaches, it has no amusement parks, and it presently has no commercial citrus groves. And yet, today Alachua County is the beating heart of north central Florida. "The Alachua Phenomenon" will examine what made that happen over the last 200 years. In the process, the history of the county will unfold through an examination of the land, environment, agriculture, industry, education, and community. We invite you to join us and discover two centuries in Florida's Eden.

Opening Reception: March 12th at 7pm; free with registration (link coming soon)

The Matheson History Museum is open Wednesday-Saturday 11am-4pm and admission is FREE. Interested in scheduling a free tour? Please call the Museum at 352-378-2280.

Curator: Willett Hancock, Curator of Exhibitions
Graphic Designer: Rick Kilby, https://www.rickkilby.com/

12/20/2024

This is the Voices and Votes in Alachua County exhibit that is still on display at the Matheson.

12/02/2024

Cover design by Kilby Creative

11/21/2024

Logo by Kilby Creative

DYK? A Louisiana company wants to drill for oil and gas in the heart of the Apalachicola River Basin – and the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) supports it.

Their so-called “exploratory” drilling plan would tear through our aquifer, inject toxic chemicals, and drain thousands of gallons of fresh water every day. Contaminated wastewater would be trucked through our communities, putting at risk our oyster beds, Tupelo Honey, tourism, drinking water, and our fishing traditions along the Apalachicola and Chipola Rivers.

Oil drilling interests are banking on us staying silent, but we won’t. It’s time to stand up and protect our waters, our economy, and our way of life. Join us! ✊

https://www.killthedrillfl.org/

11/19/2024

Weird to see my work on Ebay: https://www.ebay.com/itm/326344138985?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=yupSafzWTAy&sssrc=2047675&ssuid=KtqNE_flSZS&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

10/16/2024

Rejects (that I really like.)

08/06/2024

My relationship with The Friends of Casa Feliz began when I was hired to design a new logo for the historic home. This graphic was actually one of the designs I created for the logo that was not selected. I'm glad to see it find a new life as open house graphic!

Friendly reminder that Casa Feliz is open every Tuesday and Thursday morning to the public. Stop by and explore!

08/04/2024

History-making Olympian Katie Ledecky and Kaitlyn Hof Mahoney in front of the Weaving A Community exhibit at the Matheson

Yes, that is 4x Olympic swimmer Katie Ledecky with Executive Director Kaitlyn Hof-Mahoney back in March. We had the honor of hosting the world's most decorated female swimmer to film a series of videos in the Matheson Library with Panasonic North America. You can view the 5-part series on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/.

Kaitlyn and Katie are holding the 1984 University of Florida yearbook from our collection showing the Florida Gators Swimming & Diving women's team winning their 4th consecutive SEC title.

Katie, best of luck at !

07/22/2024

"Kilby’s role was to match the visual material with the written material, selecting the photos he felt had the most impact and did the best job of telling the story.

“There are some very powerful images in this exhibit that could trigger people because of the power, but I think that's an important part of the story,” he said.

His goal was to have the local and national displays appear seamless.

“When you're back there, coming in the room, you can see the quotes on the Alachua County part over the Smithsonian's,” he said. “It felt incredibly affirming that their part matches our part.”

The team of curators reviewed over 200 years of history, beginning with the earliest elections and extending through to the 2020 election.

07/21/2024

I was excited to attend the opening of Voices and Votes at the Matheson History Museum and see how well the exhibit that I worked on complemented the Smithsonian exhibit.

07/07/2024

Saw this book cover I designed today at the Rollins College Museum of Art gift shop

07/07/2024

I love seeing kids learning this important history!

06/26/2024

I'm excited to see this exhibit open. I'm looking forward to July 20 when the complementary Voice and Votes exhibition from the Smithsonian will be unveiled!

Thank you to our first "Voices and Votes: Alachua County" visitors Skyler and Rhoda! The panels arrived from the printer and the exhibition is officially good to go. We're open until 4pm and admission is free!

06/22/2024

Installing a new exhibit at the Matheson History Museum

05/15/2024

Work I did many years ago, still finds its way to the grocery store…

05/08/2024

Yard signs designed by Kilby Creative.

03/12/2024

The party celebrating the 30th anniversary of Matheson History Museum was a big success. It's always a good feeling to see people taking the time to fully experience an exhibit that I designed.

03/02/2024

I'm honored to have contributed to the 30th anniversary of the Matheson History Museum.

Gainesville’s Matheson History Museum opened an exhibit Wednesday dedicated to the museum’s history and how it has changed since the 1980s.