Manifestos and Creative Concepts
- Use strategic thinking to develop your creative identity, work and campaign
- Write a manifesto that defines the voice of your organization. (If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough — Einstein)
- A great tagline is memorable and captures the essence of the value your organization / festival provides. Don't be afraid to put plenty of personality into your tagline.
- Use your keywords to test your work. Put the words on a post it on your computer, look at your work and then at the post it note and ask yourself does this work fit / meet / speak the keywords.

Poster from editionsof100.com

Manifesto, Pride PDX, (Design by Gaby Jenkins)

Gaby Jenkin, Keywords, Pride PDX Festival.

One of the logo variations for web by Gaby Jenkin’s Pride PDX Festival.

Overview of Pride PDX, Mobile Site Design by Gaby Jenkins

Pride PDX Tagline with Logotype in upper right of Out of Home Banner, Design by Gaby Jenkins

Pride PDX, Out of Home Posters, Design by Gaby Jenkins

Above Pride PDX, Totebag, Merchandise, Design by Gaby Jenkins



Yo Soy Chicana Talks / Festival, Denise Hernandez

Yo Soy Chicana Talks / Festival, Denise Hernandez

Yo Soy Chicana Talks / Festival, Denise Hernadez


Nimi Einstein, R!SE strategy document… Wordmark

Nimi Einstein, R!SE strategy document… inspiration / insight narrative


Nimi Einstein, R!SE strategy document… insights

Nimi Einstein, R!SE strategy document…
Nimi Einstein, R!SE strategy document… Wordmark


Nimi Einstein, R!SE strategy document… Creative Concept / execution of out of home.

Nimi Einstein, R!SE strategy document… Creative Concept / execution of out of home.

Jamon Sin: Tagline and Manifesto (The Rip City 3 on 3 Basketball Tournament will feature divisions for all ages, abilities and skill levels. To benefit the Special Olympics Oregon.)

Jamon Sin: Posters (The Rip City 3 on 3 Basketball Tournament will feature divisions for all ages, abilities and skill levels. To benefit the Special Olympics Oregon.)

Anna Payne / with image mark

Manifesto by Hannah Höch, World Dada Fair, Design by Bryan Zentz

World Dada Fair, Primary Mark, Design by Bryan Zentz

Manifesto (left), Introduction to Guide (right), Hempfest, Design by Rico Macias-Zepeda

Description / Introduction Design by Patrick Adams

Strategy work: Tagline (left), Design Problem, Solution, Goal, Insights (right) Patrick Adams

Buy Local Facts. (left) Out of Home. (right) Of A Kind, Design by Patrick Adams
Intro / Why? Make Portland Green, Ali Gary.

Manifesto, Make Portland Green, Ali Gary

Carve Magazine, Keywords, Ashley Vaughn

Carve Magazine, Manifesto / About, Tagline, Ashley Vaughn

Carve Magazine, Ashley Vaughn

Rachel Goldstein, Pedalpalooza, Manifesto

Rachel Goldstein, Pedalpalooza, Illustration style.

Rachel Goldstein, Pedalpalooza, Poster with tagline.

Bill Phan, NASA Science Fair, Insight and Keywords

Bill Phan, NASA Science Fair, main logotype (secondary marks and icon system also created)

Bill Phan, NASA Science Fair, Field notes with illustrations

Eleena Katz, Manifesto, Hump Fest

Maggie Johnson, The 48 hour PDX Film Project, keywords

Maggie Johnson, The 48 hour PDX Film Project, about / manifesto

Maggie Johnson, The 48 hour PDX Film Project, logotype / wordmark

Shoshanna Freedman, Purim Festival, Keywords

Shoshanna Freedman, Purim Festival, Manifesto

Shoshanna Freedman, Purim Festival, Wordmark and Illustration style / pattern

Nina Berry, Cup-Free Campus, strategy / approach


Nina Berry,Cup-Free Campus, strategy / approach

Nina Berry,Cup-Free Campus, keywords

Tour De Stache, Portland 2014, Tagline (left), Manifesto (right), Designed by Paul Rosales

Logotype, Stumping Grounds, Portland Music Festival, Tyler Butler

Overview / Description of Stumping Grounds, Portland Music Festival, Tyler Butler

Kelly Ongkowidjojo, Portland Fashion Week — quote to capture an insight / manifesto / about

Kelly Ongkowidjojo, Portland Fashion Week