April 29th, 2011
You can just throw some words and images together for a logo, right? Try again. You want people to instantly recognize your brand and your identity, so you’ll need a careful calibration of elements to meet that goal. Naming a company or program also takes careful consideration of the subtle nuances of language—which we can help with, too. Just like we did with Here 4 Youth. We were there from the development of their name and logo, to creating their brand identity.
April 29th, 2011
Rosenbauer America
Rosenbauer America makes fire trucks. Really, really incredible state-of-the-art fire trucks and other firefighting equipment that lead the industry. We updated the marketing materials to have a clean and contemporary feel that matches the vibe of the company’s high-tech, innovative equipment.
March 31st, 2011
The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust
The Helmsley Trust needed a booklet for participants in its eExploration day, an event that explored eTechnology in rural health. The booklet needed to explain The Helmsley Trust’s partnerships with Avera and The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society.
March 17th, 2011
Avera Heart Hospital
A heart attack can happen anywhere, so the Avera Heart Hospital needed its message to go everywhere. The hospital wanted people to know where to go during a medical emergency: the Avera Heart Hospital’s Emergency Department. So the hospital advertised on what is essentially a moving bulletin board—the public transit buses in Sioux Falls.
March 7th, 2011
The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust
The Rural Healthcare Program of The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust aspires to improve lives through access to affordable healthcare. To do that, program leaders invite organizations to partner with them. Since organization was fairly new to the upper Midwest, The Trust needed materials they could leave with potential partners that explained the program’s mission.
December 17th, 2010
South Dakota Department of Education
Getting 38,241 high-school students to start thinking seriously about their futures is not easy—unless there are awesome prizes involved. We teamed up with the South Dakota Department of Education to promote the department’s website. sdMyLife.com serves as a valuable tool for South Dakota high school students to help plan their futures and careers.
May 20th, 2010
Ecoblade by Diamond Mowers
Diamond Mowers has an amazing product, but it didn’t have visibility with their clients. They came to us for help positioning and packaging an industrial mower that applies chemicals at the same time it cuts. We give you the ecoblade.
May 7th, 2010
Matz Painting & Wallcovering
Using carefully calibrated shades, tones and colors, Matz Painting & Wallcovering capitalizes on existing light to create an atmosphere perfectly suited to each client’s business. Check it.
July 1st, 2009
Downtown Sioux Falls?
What is Downtown Sioux Falls? A little bit of everything, it seems – which can make it difficult to promote. Unless, of course, you can come up with the perfect idea.
April 12th, 2009
Avera McKennan Foundation
When it comes to art, we eagerly await each year’s Big Grape project for the Avera McKennan Foundation – and this year is no different.