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About Us

We collaborate with clients to develop comprehensive graphic identities that set them apart. Working in a variety of industries from news publishers to co-work spaces, and boutique wineries to nonprofit organizations, our objective is always simple:

do good work and make clients happy.

Capabilities

CAPABILITIES

Art Direction

Brand Identity

Content Strategy

Copywriting

Digital Media

Illustration

Interior Design

Label Design + Product Packaging

Logo Design

Merchandise

Photography

Print Collateral

Publication Design

Signage

Social Media

Web Design + Development

Ira Glass is known to have said that “great stories happen to those who can tell them.” We believe that you and your company already have a great story waiting to be told. All you need is the ability to recognize it, and the talent to tell it well.

 

And that’s where we step in.

Our Team

The unique needs of each client engagement requires that we handpick the best talent for the job at hand. We have assembled an exceptional team of photographers, filmmakers, illustrators, and developers with whom we regularly collaborate to create comprehensive graphic identities that set our clients apart.

We have assembled an exceptional team of photographers, filmmakers, illustrators, and developers with whom we regularly collaborate to create comprehensive graphic identities that set our clients apart.

Leadership

MACA OLSEN is creative director and partner of Poesis Creative. Her background includes years of experience executing creative services for a national consulting firm, in editorial positions at various publications, and managing fundraising campaigns for dozens of nonprofit organizations large and small.

AMANDA BURTKA is creative director and partner of Poesis Creative. Her background includes years of experience as a copywriter, editor, and director of design, communications, and marketing for nonprofits, film and media production houses, and businesses of all sizes

SELECT CLIENTS

Casa Carmen Winery

The Wine Collective

Veritas Restaurant

The Commons

Vermú Vermouth

Hilltop Flower Co.

Saltt Bakery

UC Berkeley

Catherine Project

Center for Law and Social Policy

Strong Towns

Philanthropy Daily

American Philanthropic

LightWork

Select Clients
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