Shining a Spotlight on Award Recognition
12/11/25
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Kevin Mellen
12/11/25 
Highlighting Adventure in Prairie Du Chien
From scenic motorcycle routes that wind through the Driftless hills to bald eagle sightings along the Mississippi, Prairie du Chien is full of unexpected moments. The Chamber of Commerce…
Kevin Mellen
11/25/25
Back to the Future Homecoming
Since its founding, Urban Acres Real Estate has proudly participated in the Iowa University Homecoming Parade. This year marked a special milestone—their 10th anniversary—celebrating a decade of helping the…
Kevin Mellen
10/1/25
Herky Artwork Parades Throughout the Community
Herky on Parade is currently the area’s largest public art installation. One hundred Herky the Hawk statues were selected out of three hundred, all by local artists, including our…
Conrad Hellman
9/2/24
A New Website with Endless Pawsibilities
PAWS & More, also known as Washington County Humane Society, is a private, adoption-guarantee shelter located in Washington, Iowa. The organization needed a redesigned website with a strategy-based architecture…
Kevin Mellen
1/2/24
An AI-Authored Blog Written About Blogging with AI
The blog below was written with Writer AI as an experiment on what makes this technology so compelling. While it’s well written, the downside to AI-generated content is the…
Kevin Mellen
8/2/23
The Sweet Sounds of an Award-Winning Magazine
Educational Advertising Awards from HMR Publications recognized Creative Mellen with a 38th Anniversary Sliver Design Award for its work with the Iowa School of Music and their redesigned Alumni…
Kevin Mellen
3/2/23
The Final Step
Working at Creative Mellen has been the final step in my college journey, and I’d argue it might be the step that’s prepared me the most. In the 5…
Conrad Hellman
11/9/22
A decade of using our melons.
Starting Creative Mellen in 2012 has been quite a journey. Who would have thought we could work with one of the top retail companies in the country, travel to…
Kevin Mellen
2/21/22
When Every Day Is Saturday
After 38 years of working with some of the most kind and creative people in health care, education, and beyond, I am excited to jump into my next chapter—retirement….
Jill Fishbaugh
12/22/21
