This project provides free branding and assets for community-driven organizations or businesses in the Minneapolis-Saint Paul area. This partnership between
Hatch & Flock and
Blackbird Revolt makes beautiful branding accessible to help uplift the messages of organizations and businesses doing great things in our communities.
About the Process
Accepted applicants can expect a creative brief survey form and 30-minute kick-off meeting to provide feedback on their vision and visual narrative. This is the only time to provide feedback to the design team. After the kickoff meeting, our team gets to work and within 6 weeks, we will provide a full branding package including a primary identity mark, secondary identity mark, tertiary identity mark, typographic hierarchy, color selection, icons, patterns, designed assets (according to need), and a brand Style Guide and templates built in Canva. Accepted applicants must agree to use the logo in its true form (design, color, etc.) as provided by our team. The process will be fully documented and used for marketing this opportunity in the future.
Applicants qualify for this opportunity if they are:
- mission-driven
- based in Minneapolis-Saint Paul area
- operating for at least one year or have at least one year of experience
- able to express how this opportunity can increase their community impact
- able to show they have a revenue less than $500K
We have two application windows depending on your organization's status. For organizations that are fiscally sponsored through Hatch & Flock:
- Applications open October 1 and close December 1 for a January project kick-off
- Applications open April 1 and close June 1 for a July project kick-off
For organizations and businesses set up as their own entity- Applications open in April 1 and close June 1 for a July project kick-off
Applicants may reapply as many times as they'd like.