it's all about connection

We’re a big-hearted, open-minded, close-knit team of artists, designers, thinkers, listeners, note-takers, inventors, connectors, and imagineers in search of the next connection.

an oversimplification of our approach

It always starts with curiosity. We listen. We look. We feel. Then we ask questions. These questions beget more questions, and now our wall-to-wall whiteboard is full. Take a picture. Erase. Listen some more and fill it up again.

Then we get creative. We brainstorm, doodle, sketch, play. We consider all angles and find new ones. We find inspiration in the marvelous and the mundane. We shape and reshape ideas until we find that unicorn named Goldilocks that’s just right.

Now is the time for courage. We push boundaries, explore further, and put ourselves out there. We push buttons, poke holes, run tests, play devil’s advocate.

Then, one more rotation and we go around again.

our capabilities

We enjoy long walks on the beach and…

Branding
Marketing
Communications
Advertising
Strategy
Brand Positioning
Storytelling
Copywriting
Content Creation
Print Design
Digital Design
Environmental Design
Public Art
Guerilla Art
Events
Activation
Wayfinding
Placemaking
Community Building
Problem Solving
Brand Naming
Limerick Writing
Community Organizing
Storyboarding
Thought-partnering
Joke Telling
World Building
Party Throwing
Thinking about Learning to Skateboard

our team

the studio

You can find our studio in the heart of Tacoma, on Pac Ave, across from the historic Old City Hall. We know about strategic positioning — we’re just off the lightrail, nestled among great restaurants, brewpubs and craft coffee, with a view of the beautiful Puget Sound.

We’re lucky enough to share our space with likeminded creatives such as:

We have an open-door policy. We invite artists, creatives, and friends old and new to come share the afternoon with us. Have a drink, peruse our extensive design library, spin a vinyl or two.

And if that sounds like your kind of good time, you’ll love having an existential crisis with us. On a semi-regular but totally unpredictable schedule, we invite our widest sphere of friends and co-creators to come enjoy an evening of music, drinks, food, and some kind of group art project. Follow us on Instagram for updates.

the company we keep

Child & Youth Centered Communities
City of Gladstone
City of Puyallup
City of Tacoma
Greater Tacoma Community Foundation
Greentrike / Children’s Museum of Tacoma
Grit City Magazine
Habitat for Humanity
Institute for Functional Medicine
KNKX
Multicare Foundations
Obee Credit Union

Oregon Agricultural Trust
Oregon City
Parks Tacoma
Pioneer Human Services
Port of Tacoma
Russell Investments
Spaceworks Tacoma
Tacoma Arts Live
Tacoma Community College
Tacoma-Pierce County Chamber Of Commerce
United Way
University of Washington Tacoma