Category Archives: Fun Stuff

W+K and Hulu Partner for Cornhole Game Tournament on Deck

Photo by Roo Reynolds

Portland’s weather has turned cold and grey, so it’s with fond memories that we look back to September’s cornhole tournament party, co-hosted on the 6th floor deck with Hulu. Check out our pics, the final standings an animated gif and a video, below.
Continue reading

DJs Promo W+K Radio With Deck Party, Music & Hot Dog Catapult

W+K Radio was launched in 2009 to provide a platform for self-expression to W+K employees; currently, over 20 people at Wieden have shows. This month, the DJs hosted a party on the 6th floor deck so that people could get a taste of the shows, meet the DJs and have some fun flinging hot dogs with a specially-fitted trebuchet.
Continue reading

New Employee Volunteer Program W+K Cares Kicks Off with Visit to Non-Profit Farm


W+K Portland’s new volunteer initiative W+K Cares will connect agency employees with the local Portland community. Charity team member Jessie Simmons of Account Services has shared her thoughts with us and described the first W+K outing: a trip to non-profit Zenger Farm. Check it out below.
Continue reading

A Look Inside the W+K Lending Library

During a house move two years ago, copyeditor Rachel Miller realized that she could combine her “overwhelming personal library” with her desire to get to know the employees of Wieden+Kennedy by founding a lending library. Today, it’s grown into a fantastic social and intellectual resource for W+Kers; check it out below, along with our Q&A with Rachel.

Continue reading

W+K Hood to Coast Running Team Wrap-Up

The annual Hood To Coast relay race, the “mother of all relays”, draws more than 15,000 people gather each year in teams of 12 to run 322km from Mount Hood to the coast of Oregon. This year, Wieden+Kennedy’s team, the Michael Bolton Running Club, hit the pavement from mountain to ocean, and today they’ve shared their pictures and thoughts of their journey.
Continue reading