Thoughtful people, delivering results.

We work with exceptional people* doing exceptional things through systems and story*.

* typically innovators, entrepreneurs, and teams
** often passionate people working on important ideas
*** mostly strategy, systems, production, photography, and design

Growing something new.

We’re helping build and scale one of Portland’s newest barber shops.

Designed for more.

We helped build a new foundation for a growing studio.

The 30th chapter.

We helped The Harwood Institute prepare for their next thirty years.

Storytelling for preservation.

We helped the US Holocaust Memorial Museum Save Their Stories and exceed their crowdfunding goal.

The best commute.

Our work helped secure a Webby nomination and increase ticket sales for the coolest ferry company we know.

Free custom poetry.

Our short film earned a few laurels and premiered before Star Wars and The Hunger Games.

We're all changemakers.

We turned complex ideas into memorable stories proving everyone can be a changemaker.

Beyond charismatic megafauna.

Some classic branding and design work from back in the day.

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Clients Past & Present

Recent featured projects

Featured

Enjoy Co Barber – Business Strategy and Systems

We're super excited to be helping Enjoy Co Barber scale their business, grow their team, and simplify operations as their new shop opens in Portland, OR this fall.

eighty2degrees – Systems Strategy and Implementation

We recently helped eighty2degrees take their internal systems to a new level as their design studio continues to grow.

The Harwood Institute – Systems Strategy and Implementation

The Harwood Institute team recognized they needed a better way to work together if they were going to create community change at a scale we all need. That's why they asked us to evolve the way they do business.

FAIR Academy

We recently created the first set of video lessons for RiskLens' new FAIR Academy eLearning platform. Now they're ready to bring in new customers as they continue to grow and scale.

Save Their Stories Kickstarter

We recently had the opportunity to create a series of crowdfunding videos for the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum's Save Their Stories Kickstarter campaign.

2016 Webby Nominations

All the things

2018
- Oct 1, 2018 Enjoy Co Barber – Business Strategy and Systems
- Aug 31, 2018 eighty2degrees – Systems Strategy and Implementation
- Aug 27, 2018 2018 Photography
- Aug 17, 2018 Audrey McCall Waterfront Park and Swim House [concept]
- Aug 8, 2018 Honey Pod & Community [concept]
- Aug 1, 2018 Threshold Redesign [concept]
- Jul 25, 2018 A Table for Two: Prisoner and Visitor [concept]
- Jun 27, 2018 The Harwood Institute – Systems Strategy and Implementation
- Feb 28, 2018 GCS SIGAL – Systems and Strategy
- Jan 3, 2018 2017 Photography
2017
- Nov 21, 2017 Townhomes on Capitol Hill – Board
- Oct 6, 2017 FAIR Academy
- Aug 7, 2017 PPIA Public Service Expo
- Jun 20, 2017 Save Their Stories Kickstarter
- Feb 8, 2017 Clark County Report and Insert
- Jan 15, 2017 2016 Photography
- Jan 8, 2017 Compositions
2016
- Apr 11, 2016 2016 Webby Nominations
- Apr 5, 2016 Ice Cream Jubilee: Our Story
- Feb 18, 2016 The Harwood Institute – Our Story
- Jan 19, 2016 Our Seastreak Reel
- Jan 18, 2016 Seastreak Photography
- Jan 11, 2016 New York by Boat
- Jan 4, 2016 2015 Photography
2015
- Dec 18, 2015 Our film opened for Star Wars and Hunger Games!
- Nov 23, 2015 Townhomes on Capitol Hill Photography
- Nov 9, 2015 The Harwood Institute's Public Innovator Lab Series
- Oct 23, 2015 Free Custom Poetry at the Washington West Film Festival
- Oct 19, 2015 Thor Equities Motion Graphics
- Jan 5, 2015 2014 Photography
2014
- Nov 3, 2014 Collaborate Teaser
- Oct 20, 2014 Free Custom Poetry
- Oct 6, 2014 EquityEats Platform Launch
- May 8, 2014 Pradip's Story Wins 2nd Place!
- May 5, 2014 Rad Designs' DC Interiors
- Feb 3, 2014 Thanks for the Spark
- Jan 13, 2014 Invention and Innovation: Social Entrepreneurs Creating Impact
- Jan 6, 2014 2013 Photography
2013
- Dec 9, 2013 Hiroshima Jogakuin University's Global Studies Peace and Leadership Seminar
- Oct 7, 2013 Beyond Addiction: A New Community Model for Treating Chronic Disease
- May 15, 2013 Ashoka's US Fellowship Announcement
- Mar 11, 2013 Transcending Boundaries: Perspectives from the Central Albertine Rift Transfrontier Protected Area Network
- Jan 7, 2013 2012 Photography
2012
- Oct 4, 2012 Apple Retail Photography
- Jul 16, 2012 The Art of Action: Ashoka's Youth Venture in North Central Massachusetts
- Jan 16, 2012 Transcending Boundaries: Perspectives from Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park
- Jan 2, 2012 2011 Photography
2011
- Oct 3, 2011 Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park: Peace & Conflict Impact Assessment
- Jan 11, 2011 Ashoka's Changemakers – Changeshop Announcement
- Jan 3, 2011 2010 Photography
2010
- Feb 1, 2010 Mobile Technology Inventions in Rural India: The Case for Building Business-Social Bridges
- Jan 4, 2010 2009 Photography
2009
- Aug 3, 2009 International Peace Park Expeditions Brand Development & Implementation
- Jun 16, 2009 Montana Knox Storefront
- Jan 5, 2009 2008 Photography
2008
- Nov 3, 2008 Sea Turtle Advocacy
- Sep 9, 2008 Oceana's 2007 Annual Report
- Aug 4, 2008 Oceana Surfboard
- Jul 24, 2008 Oceana Newsletters
- Jun 11, 2008 Oceana Headquarters Art and Design Elements
- Mar 3, 2008 Oceana Brand Evolution
- Jan 7, 2008 2007 Photography
2007
- Nov 13, 2007 The Process of Perceiving
- Nov 1, 2007 Oceana's Adopt a Creature Campaign Advertisements
- Oct 22, 2007 Oceana Reusable Chico Bag
- Aug 8, 2007 Oceana's 2006 Annual Report
- Jan 1, 2007 2006 Photography