Ascender Communications is a digital advertising and media production company that I established in early 2005.

We are nimble team of designers, social marketers, and filmmakers based in Washington, DC. Our work typically supports businesses, non-profits and government.  However, after 15 years in the game, we realised that we also wanted to bring value to the community around us.  

So, we decided to niched down.

We wanted to bring beautiful design and meaninful storytelling through short form documentary, oral histories and scripted independent films that explored our interpretation of history and reflected the world around us. We want to design products and merchadise that celebrated our culture and the local communities that have given opportunity and love to us.

This store was the result and it is has been one of our most rewarding creative endeavors.

We thank you for your support. Every dime that you spend with us, encourages and pushes our work forward. And we promise to pay it forward locally and to always present you with our very best. 

This is just the beginning...

Keep visiting our store.  Share our merchandise. Post a selfie wearing our gear on your social media and tag us. But most importantly, always remember to be the change your want to see in your life. 

Create what's missing in your world and you will make it a better place to live.

Creatively yours,

-Paul