A company that reveals deeper human truths to solve some of the toughest business and brand opportunities finds itself at the center of today’s business challenges. The Brandtrust strategy captures insights and emotional truths that are earning the trust of the next wave of understanding for companies and markets worldwide.

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Translating Cleveland based LDR Interactive’s business strategy through a comprehensive naming and rebranding program contributed to its next chapter – Shaping the Future of Media. The new company name, Futuri Media, and a simpler portfolio of brands supports their media partnerships and delivers a personal, empowering interactive media engagement experience.

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Friedman + Huey Associates LLP has found a distinctive and original voice to express their brand, and communicate the quality of their accounting firm. A new identity, website and brand voice allowed this firm to differentiate themselves from the competition.

INCubatoredu is the high school students “shark tank” dream. This new curriculum, developed by successful business leaders, give juniors in high school the tools, knowledge and understanding to start their own businesses and test their ideas in the real world.

Eyes of Morocco, a book designed by Samata for Sandro, the award-winning photographer. Sandro’s portraits are presented in a dramatic large format, printed by Blanchette Press. The book is featured as part of the Chgo Dsgn exhibit at the Chicago Cultural Center.

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Innovators at BioSignal needed a new brand identity. Together, we are developing a visual language that communicates the newest brain scanning technology behind a portable EEG diagnostic machine, differentiating BioSignal from competitors.

From Scratch Marketplace had aspirations for a stronger, more developed and well-communicated brand. They offer local food entrepreneurs a commercial kitchen rental and retail space that allows cooks the opportunity to explore their passion and sell their products. A new graphic brand identity, interior and exterior environment, website, packaging, and an overall cohesive visual plan clearly communicates this unique company. United Kitchen stands out with a defined message and philosophy, clean minimal color graphics, paired with black and white photography.

We created an annual report and thematic message, “Momentum”,  for CF Industries, one of the world’s largest manufacturers and distributors of nitrogen fertilizers.

The developers were in the midst of gathering funding to launch their new beer-brewery in Chicago, when they approached us to help them with their visual brand and packaging. After tasting their delicious beer, we came up with a “Lo Rez” way of thinking and expressing this new brand using color and intensity with different types of wood grain. The imagery illustrates the stories referencing the hand-made artisan quality of the product.

We developed a visual language that illustrates the use of sophisticated concussion diagnosis tools pioneered by Quantum Institute.