Burrasca / Portland, OR

This former Cart-of-the-Year eatery needed a new visual identity for its brick-and-mortar debut. The logo was developed to suggest traditional Tuscan elements within a modern execution, as the restaurant space itself is very much Florence, Italy meets Portland, Oregon.

Signage, menus, and stationery were also designed, and the custom table tops and interior wall art feature hand-lettering illustrating Italian words and phrasing.

Illustration done in-house at Lift Communications.
 

Reclaiming Futures / Portland, OR

Reclaiming Futures is a national, public health and juvenile justice reform organization that combines effective treatment practices, cross-system collaboration, and community support to help youth and families achieve better outcomes. Their objective with this identity was to reposition their organization to reflect its thought-leading work and approach. The logo mark references a continuum of past, present, and future, and many parts coming together to create a forum, a linked community working towards a common cause. An identity system and various print materials were developed.

Melvin Mark Development Company / Portland, OR

This direct mail piece was sent to commercial brokers nationwide to promote a unique, two-story space available right in the center of town. Given its unusual format, this direct mail received much higher than average response.

Illustration done in-house at Lift Communications.

Realms Middle School and Realms High School / Bend, OR

This pioneering, Expeditionary Learning middle school recently grew to include an EL high school option for families of the Bend La Pine School District in Central Oregon. The new logo unifies both schools with one concept, which highlights the ripple effect small actions can have, the students’ frequent fieldwork, and the schools’ commitment to environmental stewardship.

SoMA / Portland, OR

This product design firm was looking for a holiday greeting that was tactile and original. This melt-proof snowflake was letterpress printed on some nice, weighty, textured stock.

Lemon Mouse Studio / Bend, OR

Lemon Mouse Studio is a shop on Etsy featuring modern, high quality jewelry that is both elegant and whimsical. The logo is meant to capture the shop's overall ethos.

Illustration done in-house at Lift Communications.

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Four-Legged / Bend, OR

The album cover for this acoustic project features a picturesque mineral found in the Owyhee Canyonlands. The artists create guitar-based songscapes that evoke the mystery and beauty of the natural world.

Turning Eleven / Portland, OR

This CD and media kit was designed to visually compliment the simultaneously pop and somber music of Turning Eleven.

John Gannon / Portland, OR

CD packaging was designed for two of John Gannon's unique jazz/pop albums.

Celio Apartments, Commerce Properties / Portland, OR

The rebranding of this existing urban apartment community included a renaming and a new visual identity. The new logo, interior and exterior signage, a stationery system, and a prospective tenant printed piece were developed.
 

The Whole Bowl / Portland, OR

This die-cut brochure and sauce labeling was produced for the fantastic Whole Bowl food carts and restaurant. The brochure features an actual-size photograph of the one and only item they do so well.

Partners for a Hunger-Free Oregon / Portland, OR

Partners for a Hunger-Free Oregon is a non-profit dedicated to strengthening Oregon's families and communities by addressing the root causes of hunger with research, outreach, advocacy and government action. The logo's sunflower represents food, seeds, light, and hope.

adidas / Portland, OR; Seattle, WA; Boston, MA; Los Angeles, CA

These adidas retail windows (Seattle store shown) featured cozy, winter-weight fleece. Art direction was provided and garments styled to look like cool, undulating ski slopes while highlighting the material's textures, softness, and warmth. Ease of installment by store employees was also taken into consideration in the layout of the image panels.

Aural Produce / Portland, OR

Aural Produce creates custom soundtracks, music, and audio for film, television, and the Internet. The logo illustrates the impression of invisible sound and its ability to enhance the visual experience. Stationery, a website, packaging, and promotional items were also created.

Half Moon Catering / Portland, OR

A logo was developed to capture the beautifully simple and elegant food of Half Moon Catering. The capabilities brochure and marketing piece were able to be used as a direct mail or a leave-behind for potential new clients.

Squares / Vancouver, WA

Squares cooks up healthy, grab-and-go meals. Their logo emphasizes the convenient and fun experience with clean shapes and vibrant color. Labels for packaging and stationery items were also produced.

Stacy Stokes / Portland, OR

Stacy Stokes is a real estate broker in Portland, Oregon. The logo aims to visually represent the feeling of home and warmth with a slightly modern touch, a combination often found within the historic neighborhoods she works and in the tastes of her clients. A variety of stationery items were created as well, including hang tags she can use to adorn gifts of homemade preserves.

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A Taste For Adventure / Portland, OR

This travel consultancy specializes in mixing food adventures with travel. Logo, stationery system, and a passport-like capabilities piece were created.

The German American School of Portland / Portland, OR

Lift developed a logo, extensive identity system, and marketing / fundraising items for this international elementary school. Using two of the three national colors of Germany, with gold representing a bright future, a both playful and measured mark was created.

Cube6 Art / Portland, OR

Scott at Cube6 is a glass artist who also happens to be a keen problem solver when it comes to the physics and chemistry of glass, metal, and other materials. Cube6 is his consultancy for work with other glass artists.

Lift teamed up with Clever for a Reason, who named the new business. The logo represents an “impossible square”, which is an optical illusion, fitting for the man who makes the impossible possible.

Stationery and website were also created as part of the new identity.

Jim Kemper Photography / Portland, OR

This logo was designed to be a simple, bold counterpoint to Jim Kemper's rich photography. The typography aims to convey a timelessness that is classic and modern. Stationery and other materials were also designed as part of this identity system.

Emerita, Transitions for Health / Portland, OR

Each of Emerita’s women's wellness product lines feature a different female illustrator to distinguish them, along with a consistent layout and voice that ties them all together. Shown here, the skin care line was illustrated by Vivienne Flesher, and the sexual vitality line was illustrated by Katherine Streeter.

Cyan, Realty Trust / Portland, OR

These ads were concepted, in partnership with International House of Copy, to promote the benefits of living in a small, modern, eco-friendly space.

Ann McCulloch Studio / Portland, OR

Ann McCulloch Studio is a small design firm focused on residential and commercial remodels and additions. We developed a logo and highly customized stationery system that reflects her aesthetic and facilitates her work flow.

Rumi Simone / Lake Oswego, OR

Logo and identity system, including packaging, gift cards, menus, and more, for this urban day spa in Lake Oswego, Oregon.

Clean Water Columbia / Portland, OR

The logo for this conservation organization included a depiction of a hand that was echoed the style of art created by the Native Americans who originally inhabited the Columbia River Basin. The stationery system was produced on a tight budget, and the brochure piece served multiple purposes to further consolidate costs.

TeachKind / Norfolk, VA

TeachKind is the humane education division of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA). We were privileged to donate advertising work to this excellent organization.