7th Generation Designs Taking Flight

Poster by Tristen Long '11.

 7^th Generation Designs Taking Flight

By Sierra Concha '13

Red Cloud alumni Tristen Long '11, Kiley Weston '11, and Lyle Jacobs '12 have taken the groundbreaking and brave path of entrepreneurship as they have begun the process of creating a new business. Their talents shined through in Photoshop and Multimedia classes while they attended Red Cloud, and their skills have only improved since they graduated. Tristen Long currently has a Suicide Prevention Billboard that is shown throughout the reservation, which was his first exposure to the impact posters and billboards could have.

Their business is called “7^th Generation Designs,” with Tristen Long as head designer, and Lyle Jacobs and Kiley Weston as business partners and business promoters. They have already been selling and creating incredible posters that have become incredibly popular in such a short amount of time. Tristen began making small posters, but eventually saw potential. “I saw an opportunity to make something a lot bigger out of it so I did,” he said. “Once I made the first Red Cloud poster, everyone started asking about print. After more and more requests poured in, I figured it’d be easier to make a business out of it.”

They currently have two posters that are shown on the blog already, the girls varsity Red Cloud poster and the Red Cloud vs. Pine Ridge boys basketball poster. Poster requests have been increasing and will only get bigger as time goes on. These three alumni men have created a brilliant business that is destined for success. Please contact either three and visit their Facebook page 7^th Generation Designs to place an order.