2024 

BREAK THROUGH

HATCHING SOARING OUTCOMES BENEFITS FROM ARTFUL TACTICS THAT GO BEYOND THE OBVIOUS. THERE’S NEVER BEEN A BETTER TIME FOR INVENTIVE CREATIVE, FORMULATED AND EXECUTED TO ACHIEVE ELEVATED HEIGHTS. WOULDN’T YOU AGREE? 

2023 

CLICK CONSCIOUS

Personable, UI UX design helps a growing, DTC company connect with visceral relevance — perfect for a reinvented category formerly relegated to the reach of big-box stores. 

UPPING THE ODDS

A game-changing business, respected for match-making crews to companies in the market for skilled talent, receives a boost from a revitalized website — constructed with dynamic animations and unique points-of-entry that enhance SEO. 

2022 

JUST THE TICKET

A NEW-RESIDENT, WELCOME GUIDE GETS A ROUNDABOUT SPIN, ELEVATING A LEADING-EDGE, GREEN-SPACE COMMUNITY — COMPLETE WITH A VIBRANT RANGE OF CURIOSITIES, INCLUDING A 137-YEAR-OLD AMUSEMENT PARK. 

CO-CREATING MATTERS

A COGENT FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN HELPS A NONPROFIT AMPLIFY CONSEQUENTIAL IMPACT THROUGH FORTIFYING, CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY PARTNERSHIPS – AN ASTUTE CONVERGENCE OF DOING GOOD WHILE REALIZING BENEFITS OF THE OUTGROWTH. 

SMART MANEUVER

SCANNABLE, VIRTUAL CARDS ARE DEVISED AND PRODUCED UTILIZING BRAILLE, TO EMPOWER PEOPLE WITH VISUAL IMPAIRMENT – ALLOWING SEAMLESS IMPORT OR EXPORT OF CONTACT INFORMATION, WITH THE TOUCH OF A FINGER. 

2021 

AFTER EFFECTS

A FOUNDATION DEDICATED TO TACKLING THE WORLD’S MOST DEADLY BIRTH DEFECTS COMMISSIONS AN ANIMATED EXPLAINER VIDEO — COMPOSED TO IGNITE COMPASSION AND CONTRIBUTIONS SIMULTANEOUSLY. 

CHIPPING IN

A FULL SPECTRUM OF FUNDRAISING COLLATERAL — MADE SPECIFICALLY FOR A HIGH-TOUCH INSTALLATION AT A PICTURESQUE GOLF CLUB — ENABLES RECORD-SETTING RESULTS FOR A NONPROFIT‘S SIGNATURE EVENT. 

UPSTREAM INTELLIGENCE

FARSIGHTED INSIGHTS INFORM A SERIES OF NOTEWORTHY NARRATIVES, ALL WRITTEN TO TOP OFF EYE-CATCHING VISUALIZATIONS — PERFECT FOR INSPIRING TOMORROW’S MOST BANKABLE OLFACTORY IMMERSIONS. 

2020 

FACIAL RECOGNITION

A FORWARD-LOOKING GROOMING COMPANY, FOUNDED IN 1901, COMMISSIONS WRITE-UPS PENNED FOR PUBLISHING IN THE UNITED KINGDOM — PART OF A GLOBAL, BEARD & BODY COLLECTION LAUNCH SHOWCASING THE ARTISTRY BEHIND A STUPENDOUS SMELL, DESTINED FOR COIFFED WHISKERS THE WORLD OVER. 

LIQUID ASSETS

CALCULATED COLLATERAL HELPS A CAPITAL CAMPAIGN DRIVEN TO DELIVER OLYMPIC GOLD — RAISING FUNDS FOR AN AQUATIC DEVELOPMENT FEATURING A 50-METER POOL, IN A CITY KNOWN FOR PRODUCING COMPETITIVE SWIMMERS WHO CONSISTENTLY RANK IN THE USA’S TOP 1%. 

MAKER MOVEMENT

SENSORIAL SCHEMATICS FOR A REVOLUTIONARY, PERSONALIZATION APP CONSIDER THE WEALTH OF WAYS CREATIVE TYPES CAN CUSTOMIZE THEIR WELL-BEING REGIMEN — ASSISTING ONE OF THE WORLD’S FOREMOST CONSUMER GOODS COMPANIES IN ITS FOCUS ON THE FUTURE. 

2019 

TECHNICALLY SPEAKING

TOUCHING COMMUNICATIONS HIGHLIGHTING INTEGRATED TELEHEALTH PROMOTE THE ADVANCED APPEAL OF A 171-YEAR-OLD LIFESTYLE-COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION. 

TIPPING POINT

A NON-PROFIT ESTABLISHED IN 1940 GETS A REFINED NAME, MISSION AND VISION, AS WELL AS A FORWARD-MINDED MANIFESTO — ALL HARMONIZED TO SERVE A GROWING POPULATION IN NEED. 

2018 

UNCOMMON GROUNDS

GRASSY RUN FARM & TRAILS, AERIAL AND VIRTUAL REALITY MEDIA PROVIDE IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCES AND ALLOW FOR EYE-OPENING VIEWS OF LUSH LANDSCAPES, CRISP SNOWFALLS AND LEISURELY CANOE RIDES. 

STRONGER THAN HATE

COMPELLING COMMUNICATION ASSETS FOR A RENOWNED COLLECTIVE OF ARTISTS, TEACHERS AND PHILANTHROPISTS HELP THEM RALLY TO FUEL A TRANSFORMATIVE EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVE FOCUSED ON COMPASSION AND ENLIGHTENMENT — ENCOURAGING UPSTANDERS TO EMPATHETICALLY RECONNECT HUMANKIND. 

DIGITAL DETOX

PERTINENT SOCIOCULTURAL REPORTING HIGHLIGHTS SHORTCOMINGS IN AN AGE OF TECHNOLOGICAL DISTRACTION AND DISRUPTION — PROACTIVELY INFORMING BRAND STRATEGIES THAT BOLSTER BOTTOM LINES AND SERVE AS COUNTERPOINTS TO THE DILEMMAS, CONCURRENTLY. 

2017 

PACEMAKING PEOPLE

WORLD LEADERS IN BRINGING HOPE TO CHILDREN WITH CONGENITAL DEFECTS — THROUGH SCHOLARLY RESEARCH, CLINICAL TRAINING AND STATE-OF-THE-ART EQUIPMENT — GREEN LIGHT A SERIES OF STORYTELLING INTERVIEWS DESTINED TO TUG AT HEARTSTRINGS. 

BIG PICTURE

A RE-HUMANIZING WORKSHOP HELPS A MULTI-NATIONAL CONSUMER GOODS COMPANY ALIGN ATTENTION AND CULTIVATE CONTINUED SUCCESS THROUGH KEEN OBSERVATION AND SAVVY TRACKING OF SHIFTS IN INFLUENCERS’ EMERGING INTERESTS. 

2016 

WELL CONDUCTED

AMERICAN COMPOSER JOHN WILLIAMS, ALONG WITH AN EXPANSIVE RANGE OF MEMORABLE RECOGNITIONS, PROVE THE FORCE IS STRONG WITH A COUPLE REVERED FOR THEIR REMARKABLE COMMITMENT TO EDUCATION AND DIVERSITY, VISUAL ARTS AND STORYTELLING, AND THE USE OF TECHNOLOGY FOR ALTRUISTIC ADVANCEMENT. 

TRIAL & ERROR

A WRITER AND EXECUTIVE PRODUCER OF AN OUTRAGEOUS COMEDY, CONCEIVED IN THE STYLE OF A TRUE-CRIME DOCUMENTARY, GETS A SOULFUL CHARACTER ILLUSTRATION AS HIS PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL MARK ON THE NETWORK TELEVISION SERIES. 

2015 

SILVER CELEBRATION

THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY COMMEMORATION OF THE VICTOR MILLS SOCIETY RECOGNIZES EXEMPLARY INNOVATORS WITH TWO, LIMITED-EDITION FINE FRAGRANCES — COMPLETE WITH TONE-ON-TONE CHROMA, DIMENSIONAL CASTINGS AND SHIMMERING CLOSURES. 

DRIVING PURPOSE

A FORWARD-MOVING COMBINATION OF MEANINGFUL COLLATERAL MATERIALS HONOR THE EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN OF FORD MOTOR COMPANY IN A MOMENTOUS EVENT — HELD AT THE NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK HOME TO THE ROSA PARKS BUS. 

2014 

TOUCHING TESTIMONY

DIGITAL WATERMARK TECHNOLOGY CONNECTS SMARTPHONE USERS TO WORDS OF WISDOM, VIA A BESPOKE, DUAL-PLATFORM APP DEVELOPED IN CONJUNCTION WITH NELLYMOSER — ADVANCING THE HUMAN CONDITION, AND A MILESTONE EVENT. 

GOOD SESSION

THE CREATOR OF A WITTY WARNER BROS. TELEVISION SHOW ORDERS CUSTOM ARTWORK TO MAKE A TONGUE-IN-CHEEK IMPRESSION BEFITTING OF IN-DEPTH ANALYSIS. 

2013 

RUNNING TRIUMPH

FORMULATING APPAREL AND MARKETING MATERIALS FOR SEVENTEEN YEARS HELPS ATTRACT THOUSANDS OF 5K PARTICIPANTS, AND GENERATE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS FOR A MOBILIZING, YOUTH ADVOCACY GROUP — EVERYONE FINISHING A WINNER. 

GRAVITY-DEFYING

A WHALE OF A CHARITABLE FUNDRAISER UPLIFTS A DISTINGUISHED KENTUCKY NATIVE AT THE AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY, WHILE INTERMINGLING A RANGE OF PARTICULARS INCLUDING INVITATIONS, VIDEO GRAPHICS, DISPLAY BANNERS AND A 150-PAGE TRIBUTE BOOK. 

2012 

FARM FORWARD

GRASSY RUN’S CIRCA 1860 BURLEY BARN SHIFTS GEARS BY WAY OF A RUSTIC REBOOT, SETTING THE STAGE FOR INSPIRED GATHERINGS AND MOON-LIT MEMORIES-MADE. 

SMALL WORLD AFTER ALL

KCD’S NO-ATTITUDE GRATITUDE CARDS SALUTE THE CHAIRMAN & CEO OF THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY AT A LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA GALA — FURTHERING THE SHOW OF APPECIATION IN THE MIX. 

2011 

LIMITED EDITION

THE ACTOR WHO LENT VOICE TO DARTH VADER, AN ARTIST CELEBRATED FOR UNPARALLELED MASTERY OF MOTION PICTURE MAKEUP AND THE JEAN HERSHOLT HUMANITARIAN AWARD RECIPIENT RECOGNIZED FOR PROMOTING HOPE AROUND THE WORLD ARE HONORED WITH A GILDED CHRONICLE. 

HISTORY & THE FUTURE

ENLIGHTENING WITH FIRST-HAND TESTIMONIES FROM SURVIVORS OF CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY — AN INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTION MAKES THEIR COMPELLING APPEAL WITH AN INAUGURAL PARTNERSHIP CAMPAIGN. 

2010 

ANSWERING THE CALL

AT THE REQUEST OF THE FOUNDING EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE USC INSTITUTE ESTABLISHED BY THE CREATOR OF THE MOVIE SCHINDLER’S LIST — ALL-INCLUSIVE COLLATERAL MATERIALS AND SIGNAGE SET THE STAGE FOR A STAR-STUDDED BENEFIT TO PROMOTE RESPECT FOR ALL. 

SPICING IT UP

A WHITE-HOT MEGABRAND OPTS FOR COOL WITH HANDMADE PITCH PACKAGES, COMPLETE WITH CLIPPER SHIP SAILCLOTH, TOOLED LEATHER AND NAUTICAL KNOTS, AS A PART OF ITS FRESH COLLECTION, INTERNATIONAL PRODUCT LAUNCH. 

2009 

SEEING THE WIZARD

COMPREHENSIVE PRINT AND WEB PROMOTIONS, FOR THE 70TH ANNIVERSARY SCREENING OF THE BEST PICTURE NOMINEES OF 1939, ENTICE MOVIEGOERS TO BEVERLY HILLS’ WORLD-CLASS SAMUEL GOLDWYN THEATER FOR AN INCOMPARABLE JOURNEY AND A SERIES SELLOUT. 

CALCULATED PAIRING

A PRE-RELEASE TIE-IN TO THE FIRST-EVER MOVIE ABOUT THE JAPANESE ART OF ORIGAMI ENGAGES THE WORLD’S LARGEST ADVERTISER — IN ADDITION TO DELIVERING AN INTERCONTINENTAL AUDIENCE FOR THE DOCUMENTARY FILM’S AWARD-WINNING DIRECTOR. 

2008 

TASTEFUL REFLECTION

A SAVVY ART AFICIONADO, AND DEVOTED PATRON TO THE AMERICAN ART MUSEUM CRAFTED BY ZAHA HADID, REQUESTS AN IDENTITY FOR HER FINE ART CONSULTANCY AND RECEIVES A MULTIDIMENSIONAL LEAVE-BEHIND INSPIRED BY DEGAS. 

2007 

INTERNATIONAL NOD

A EUROPEAN ORGANIZATION, ACKNOWLEDGED THE WORLD OVER AS THE TRADEMARK OF OUTSTANDING DESIGN, SANCTIONS KCD A MULTIPLE-HONOREE, WITH THE MOST RECOGNITIONS IN ANY CLASSIFICATION — AMONG SUBMISSIONS FROM 25 DIFFERENT NATIONS. 

PRESS READY

A WORLDWIDE RELAUNCH, OF A BRAND FOUNDED IN 1926 THAT GREW TO BE MARKETED IN 60 COUNTRIES, PROFITS FROM AN INTERACTIVE CREATED TO ATTRACT AND ENGAGE MAGAZINE EDITORS IN RUSSIA, EGYPT AND LATIN AMERICA. 

2006 

COMMENDATION

A CITATION PRESENTED BY THE COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HONORS KCD FOR “ENTREPRENEURIAL SUCCESS THROUGH A WINNING RECIPE OF INNOVATIVE IDEAS, SUPERIOR PRODUCT AND HARD WORK.” 

PLUGGED IN

U.S. CONGRESSIONAL SUBCOMMITTEES TAKE NOTE OF KCD’S PIONEERING ACHIEVEMENTS FROM AN ATYPICAL LOCALE, AND CONVINCE DECISION-MAKERS TO GREEN-LIGHT HIGH-CAPACITY TELECOMMUNICATION EXPANSION, TO BETTER EQUIP AMERICA IN THE GLOBAL ECONOMY. 

PROACTIVE APPROACH

DEFINITIVE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IS INITIATED ON A SERIES OF UNIVERSAL TOOLS FOR EMPOWERING KIDS WITH EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING. 

2005 

GOLD STANDARD

THE WORLD’S MOST DISTINGUISHED MOTION PICTURE ACADEMY COMMISSIONS PROGRAM ARTWORK FOR THEIR CEREMONY, IN ADDITION TO THE DESIGN OF THE KEEPSAKE GIFT FOR HONOREES RECOGNIZED AT THEIR EXCLUSIVE AFTER-PARTY. 

SCENT SEEKERS

THE LARGEST COMPOSER OF FRAGRANCE IN THE WORLD GATHERS ITS MOST ELITE TEAM OF PERFUMERS TO EXPLORE GRASSY RUN’S SIX MILES OF WALKING TRAILS, IN SEARCH OF SWEET-SMELLING INSPIRATION FOR THEIR INTERNATIONAL, OLFACTORY MASTERWORK. 

2004 

TAKING THE PLUNGE

A $35 MILLION RENOVATION AND EXPANSION OF A NATIONAL ATTRACTION, FEATURING ONE OF THE WORLD’S ONLY INDOOR, UNDERWATER, HIPPO EXHIBITS, REQUIRES STRATEGIC RENAMING AND A COMPLEMENTARY LOGO. 

REVOLUTIONARY

A $200 MILLION DEVELOPMENT, ON THE SITE WHERE CAMPBELL SOUP COMPANY WAS BORN, BENEFITS FROM A WELL-CONCEIVED NAME, LOGO, TAG LINE, INVESTOR-RELATIONS PACKAGE AND GRAPHIC STANDARDS DOCUMENT. 

2003 

FAR OUT

A INGENIOUS START-UP BUSINESS ATTRACTS A BROAD LIST OF FORTUNE 500 COMPANIES WITH LOGO, IDENTITY, COLLATERAL, INTERACTIVE AND ADVERTISING — ENTICING THEIR CLIENTELE TO ACCELERATE INNOVATION BY MAKING CONNECTIONS WITH SEASONED LIFE SCIENTISTS AND AEROSPACE ENGINEERS. 

2002 

LIGHTING THE WAY

A PHILANTHROPIC FOUNDATION THAT ANNUALLY HOSTS THE NATIONAL JOURNALISM AWARDS ENLISTS ENGAGING CREATIVE TO EMPOWER THEIR EFFORTS IN BUILDING HEALTHY COMMUNITIES AND IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF LIFE THROUGHOUT THE U.S.

PEER PRESSURE

A REGIONAL, CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM IS FOUNDED TO MOTIVATE HUNDREDS OF GRADE SCHOOL CHILDREN ANNUALLY, WHILE LEVERAGING A VARIETY OF COLLATERAL MATERIALS THAT INTEGRATE A PERSUASIVE MASCOT, ENVISIONED AND RENDERED BY WELL-KNOWN ILLUSTRATOR D.K. SHELDON. 

2001 

LORD OF THE JUNGLE

FIVE DOCILE PACHYDERMS, A LYNX WITH A FEISTY TEMPERAMENT AND A CURIOUS CHIMPANZEE NAMED TUTTI ALL COSTAR IN A SHORT FILM THAT CHRONICLES LIFE, LOVE AND THE WAYS OF THE WILD AMONG CHARACTERS ORIGINALLY IMAGINED BY EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS. 

2000 

FOR EYES

IDENTITY, ENVIRONMENT AND CUSTOM FIXTURES CREATE A FOCUSED EXPERIENCE IN TWO DISTINCTIVE, OPTICAL BOUTIQUES. 

MAKING HEADLINES

A MULTI-MEDIA COMPANY, WITH OWNERSHIP OF INTERACTIVE SERVICES, BROADCAST TV STATIONS, DAILY NEWSPAPERS, CATEGORY-LEADING TELEVISION NETWORKS AND ONE OF THE LARGEST CREATIVE CONTENT LICENSING AGENCIES IN THE WORLD, APPRECIATES PROGRESSIVE THINKING AND DESIGN FOR AN ARRAY OF CORPORATE COMMUNICATION MATERIALS. 

1999 

SPECIAL PLACES

A NEW CORPORATE IMAGE HIGHLIGHTS AN INTERNATIONAL REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT COMPANY AS IT GROWS TO SERVE MORE THAN 25 MILLION SQUARE FEET OF RETAIL PROPERTIES. 

THE EXCEPTION

THE BALLET COMPANY LED BY A FORMER RESIDENT CHOREOGRAPHER FOR THE SAN FRANCISCO OPERA STARS IN A MOVEMENT FEATURING DANCERS ON POINTE — ATOP A TRANSPARENT CINEMATOGRAPHER’S RIG. 

1998 

SIMPLE THINGS

A NOSTALGIC TV AND PRINT CAMPAIGN, SHOT WITH A SPRING-WOUND BOLEX, ENHANCES THE APPEAL OF A 1.1 MILLION SQUARE FOOT LIFESTYLE COMPLEX — WHILE HIGHLIGHTING A TRANSPORTATION COMPANY IN CONTINUOUS OPERATION SINCE 1817. 

STAR LIGHT

NIGHTTIME GAZING AT AMERICA’S OLDEST WORKING OBSERVATORY BECOMES A CHARMING TV CAMPAIGN FOR ONE OF THE NATION’S TOP FASHION CENTERS. 

1997 

JOYS ARE OUR WINGS

A PRINCESS AND SNOW-WHITE DOVE COMPLETE A FAIRY TALE-THEMED FILM SHORT MADE ON LOCATION AT LOVELAND CASTLE — A LANDMARK BUILT ENTIRELY BY ONE MAN USING RIVER STONES AND HANDMADE, CEMENT BRICKS HE CAST IN MILK CARTONS. 

1996 

ROLE MODELS

A REINVIGORATED IMPRESSION FOR NORTH AMERICA’S OLDEST, LARGEST, MOST EFFECTIVE YOUTH-MENTORING ORGANIZATION CALLS FOR COLLATERAL, BANNERS, DIRECT MAIL, VEHICLE GRAPHICS AND A WEBSITE — HELPING THEM TO QUADRUPLE THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN SERVED. 

FINANCIAL MATTERS

ONE OF THE TOP-PERFORMING RETAIL CENTERS IN THE U.S. ALIGNS WITH A NEW AGENCY OF RECORD AND ESTABLISHES A MAXI AWARD-WINNING, INTUITIVE APPEAL — INCREASING SALES PER SQUARE FOOT BY OVER 30 PERCENT WITHOUT ANY EXPANSION OR RENOVATION. 

1995 

THE SHOE FITS

AN IMAGE OVERHAUL FOR AMERICA’S MOST RECOGNIZED COMFORT SHOE BRAND ENCOMPASSES NEW LOGO, STORE GRAPHICS, PACKAGING, SIGNS, COLLATERAL AND A SERIES OF LIFESTYLE VIDEOS THAT INCLUDE ORIGINAL SCORING. 

1994 

GALACTIC EXPERIENCE

CONTRIBUTIONS TO CLIFFORD SELBERT DESIGN, FOR THE LARGEST PRIVATELY-DEVELOPED PROJECT IN JAPAN’S HISTORY, INVOLVE ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN, SIGNAGE, MOSAIC WAYFINDING AND A SERIES OF 35-FOOT-TALL WIND SCULPTURES THAT EPITOMIZE THE MILKY WAY. 

BEST FOOT FORWARD

THE NATION’S LEADING BRAND OF PREMIUM CHILDREN’S FOOTWEAR IS REIMAGINED WITH A REFRESHED IDENTITY, INCLUDING LOGO, PACKAGING, COLLATERAL AND ENVIRONMENT, THROUGH A COLLABORATION WITH CSD IN BOSTON, MA. 

EVERLASTING SPIRIT

FUNDRAISING MATERIALS CELEBRATE THE UNWAVERING COURAGE OF A WISE 13-YEAR-OLD, CATAPULTED INTO THE NATIONAL SPOTLIGHT THREE YEARS BEFORE HIS DEATH, WHILE HELPING ONE OF THE WORLD’S BEST-KNOWN AIDS ACTIVISTS AND EDUCATORS LEVERAGE HER SON’S INFLUENTIAL STORY TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF MILLIONS. 

1993 

KILLER LOOKS

MEDUSA BOASTED OF HER BEAUTY TO ATHENA AND, DESPITE HER TRANSFORMATION THEREAFTER, INSPIRES THE DESIGN FOR A CHIC, NAMESAKE SALON FEATURING TAILORED INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE, HARDWOOD CABINETRY AND AVANT-GARDE METALWORK. 

STATE OF BEING

A RESOLVE TO CREATE GREENER PASTURES — RATHER THAN CHASE AFTER THEM — MAKES ALL THE DIFFERENCE ON A LAY OF LAND REINVISIONED AS A TRIBUTE TO THOSE WHO CAME BEFORE. THE HISTORY THAT FOLLOWS PROVES THAT MEANINGFUL THINGS CAN HAPPEN WITH DOGGED DETERMINATION, AND THE WILLINGNESS TO FOREGO PREDOMINANT TRAILS IN FAVOR OF ESTABLISHING NEW ONES. 

KCD, INC.

P.O. BOX 233

WILLIAMSTOWN, KENTUCKY, 41097 

USA

BY APPOINTMENT