The Circus Project

Visual Identity, Publication, Website

Identity, publications, and custom photography for nonprofit circus lifting up homeless youth in Portland, OR

A Window Into Another World

The Circus Project brings homeless and at-risk youth off the street by teaching them critical life skills. Isometric was approached to create a new visual identity in time for a capital campaign to generate public support and to publicize classes for mainstream audiences. The design features irregular frames that invite the viewer to look into another world, affirming circus as a site where trauma and ecstasy are balanced, where the grotesque is beautiful and difference is celebrated.

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“Working with Isometric has been one of the highlights of my career. Their exquisite sensitivity enabled them to capture our organizational aspirations and aesthetic on a level few are able to.  They didn’t just revision our marketing materials, they reinvigorated our whole organization.”
—Jenn Cohen, Founder/Artistic Director