| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Greeting cards |
| Founded | Chicago, Illinois (1971) |
| Parent | American Greetings |
| Website | www.prgreetings.com |
Recycled Paper Greetings, Inc. (RPG) is aChicago-basedgreeting card company founded by Phil Friedmann and Mike Keiser in 1971. They became successful as one of the first greeting card companies to print their product onrecycled paper, and to give their artists recognition by putting their names on the cards.
The designs created bySandra Boynton became very well known, especially her "Hippo Birdie Two Ewes"birthday card. These design styles were eventually adopted by the competition and are common today. Artists like Bald Guy Greetings (Ian Kalman and Sean Farrell), Across The Line Products, Mary Melcher, Cynthia Bainton (granddaughter ofRoland Bainton), John Richard Allen, the Bjorkman Brothers, Kathy Davis,Dan Reynolds, David Walker, Susan Allen, Vicky Barone and cartoonistCathy Guisewite also produce or have produced greeting cards through RPG. The Product Development Group ofAndrews McMeel Publishing also contributes significantly to the RPG offering through a line of original concepts called Zero Gravity and well-known licenses likeNapoleon Dynamite,Little Miss Sunshine and theClose to Home cartoon panel.
American Greetings acquired Recycled Paper Greetings in 2009.[1]
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