LEAPING TOWARD A SUSTAINABLE WORLD
Rainforest Alliance’s biggest funders allocated $60 million to help them meet their goals—but there was a catch.
- description2: The commitment was contingent on an additional $20 million raised from individual donors, and that's where we came in. We worked with Rainforest Alliance to develop fundraising materials to get their word out—and donations in.
BREAKING THROUGH TO ZERO
It’s not too often that we get to herald such good news—Ploughshares Fund is making real progress toward their vision of a world without nuclear weapons.
- description2: Building on the idea of "breaking through," we designed engaging information graphics to illustrate Ploughshare Funds's unique impact philanthropy, the nuclear budget, track two diplomacy and 30 years of progress toward eliminating nuclear weapons. We worked with New York photographer
Susie Cushner to capture the determined spirit of five of Ploughshares’ front-line grantees.
Room To Read Annual Report 2010
Designing a report to celebrate Room to Read’s first decade of educating the world’s children.
- description2: Inspired by the Ray and Charles Eames film, Powers of Ten, we used multiples of ten to report Room to Read’s impressive ten-year growth by starting with one dream, expanding to ten countries, building 1,000 schools and 10,000 libraries, and laying a foundation to reach ten million children by 2015. The report heralds the organization’s unstoppable momentum with spirited stories, bold design and exuberant photos to convey the power of education.
Education Changes Everything
Room to Read’s 10,000+ girl scholars have something in common—they desperately want to be educated. To tell their inspiring stories, we designed a vibrant tabloid to convey their contagious enthusiasm for learning.
- description2: To keep volunteers and donors engaged, we know they need to see how their efforts and dollars are making a difference. This year, Room to Read’s Girls’ Education Yearbook is filled with visually accessible and fun facts about education in each girl’s country, her personal quest for education, and her aspirations for the future. Spirited photo essays and quotes from family, friends and mentors accompany the stories.
Design Within Reach
Founder Rob Forbes had the paradigm-shifting idea of providing modern designer furniture directly to the consumer, without the mediation of an architect or dealer.
- description2: DWR works across the three retail channels of bricks-and-mortar, internet and direct mail; the company came to us to design their catalogs and print collateral. Managing all aspects of the process—from art direction to photography, design to production—and being a part of the team that helped grow this company in its early years was both educational and exciting.
Catalogs
When designing catalogs for the nation’s leading retailers, we identify each brand’s market niche, and then create the inspirational visuals to engage their consumer.
- description2: Directing creative teams of photographers, stylists and merchants, we create the lifestyle stories that drive consumers to the web, to retail stores or to the phone to make their purchase. We manage all aspects of the process, from brand development and copywriting to photography art direction, design and production.
