The Kumari Project

We’d be hard pressed to find a more inspiring effort than The Kumari Project. Founded by Eugene’s Arun Storrs, whose buoyancy and intelligence is truly stunning, the Kumari Project is a not-for-profit organization. It provides basic health, education, job training and work opportunities for some of the thousands of orphans living in Nepal. (Estimates are [read more...]

Sprout! Logo

If you haven’t yet heard about NEDCO’s Sprout! you will. This regional food hub is part farmer’s market, part business incubator and 100% community. We think the logo captures all of that, and it’s been a viral hit. We see it on bumpers and bikes all over town. You can learn more at Sprout’s website. [read more...]

Fishtrap: 25th Anniversary Logo & New Website

Its mission centers on “writing and the west” and its Advisory Board includes Luis Alberto Urrea, Craig Lesley, Molly Gloss, Kim Stafford and a long list of other esteemed writers. David James Duncan brilliantly headlined last year’s gathering. This is Fishtrap. We stumbled into the organization a number of years ago and last year, Cathy [read more...]

The Eugene Backyard Farmer Logo

Eugene’s very own backyard farmer Bill Bezuk has spent two decades managing the retail presence of everyone from Barnes & Noble to Timberline Lodge, so when he told us his plans for a shop dedicated to all things “productively backyard,” we were intrigued. His timeline for “The Eugene Backyard Farmer” was ambitious, to say the [read more...]

NCU Logo and Tagline

With new leadership and aggressive plans for increased enrollment and enhanced outreach, it was clear to Northwest Christian University that the time had come for an intensive brand planning process. Besides identifying key messages, audiences, tactics and tools, the university’s logo and tagline were put under the microscope. We particularly like how this mark reads [read more...]

Ophelia’s Place Development Support

A couple years back we helped Ophelia’s Place — a non-profit that provides empowering programming for girls — with a logo and annual report that doubled as a development piece. This year the organization is augmenting its development efforts with a benefit. We’ve provided help with the event’s genesis and also created the “Ophelia’s Gems” [read more...]

Alsea Watershed Council Logo

The Alsea River drains 466 miles of terrain from the peaks of the Coast Range to its outlet near Waldport, Oregon. Its tributaries are essential habitat for a range of species, including trout and salmon. When the organization asked for help with a new logo, we were happy to lend a hand. There was no [read more...]

Epic Marketing Logo

Epic Marketing opened its doors in 1988 using a simple typewritten logo. It worked well enough, but it “just sat there,” in the words of the company president. When we got our hands on it and minds around it, it was in the context of a new website design. The end result was a modern, [read more...]

Silke Communications Logo

Silke Communications has been around for nearly 50 years, when the family-owned company saw the future and began to acquire hilltop property for communications towers. Over the years, it expanded to deliver all facets of wireless communications to some of the largest–and smallest–firms in the Willamette Valley. With such a track record, we were pleased [read more...]

Ophelia’s Place Logo

Ophelia’s Place was so happy with the work we did on their annual report they asked us to come up with a new logo for them. Of course, that meant new business cards and letterhead. New logos and such are like candy for a design team, so we happily accepted. The outcome pleased everyone involved, [read more...]