Education Projects

The team at Trillion are experts in design for education. Our team helps marketing and development professionals at schools design and produce fundraising and marketing materials for their constituents. Preview some of our design for education examples and learn more about each project.

Graphic Design for Education Examples:

The Food for Thought 2024 gala invitation on a grey background.
The Challenge: An Invitation That Tells a StoryReturning for a second year, the school's team arrived with a clear vision: many community members did not know its history, so the gala needed to show the journey from a single small classroom to a full institute and school. Trillion was asked to translate that butterfly concept into an eye-catching, die-cut invitation and a full event branding system.Cooke School and Institute is a New York City private school whose Food for Thought gala, held at The Lighthouse at Chelsea Piers, featured a strolling supper from more than 20 of the city's most celebrated chefs.The Solution: Die-Cut Invitation and Event BrandingTrillion designed an intricately cut gatefold of two butterfly wings that enclose the invitation and close at the body, using ornate lines that echo an elegant serif typography and the blues and greens of the Cooke palette to retain brand equity. For the venue, Trillion again produced large-scale window clings, this time filled with student drawings of butterflies, plus signage identifying the chefs and their restaurants, tabletop centerpieces, posters, main stage backgrounds, and step and repeat backgrounds.ResultsThe event sold out for the second year in a row, and the school exceeded its fundraising goal by $150,000. The invitation was widely praised, with many attendees calling it the most beautiful invite they received all year.
Cooke School Gala Invitation Design and Event BrandingEvent Branding, Invitations
The Challenge: Turning Reunion Rivalry Into GivingAn alumni fundraising challenge only works if it taps the pride and competitiveness alumni feel for their school. The goal was a mailing that invited reunion classes to compete head to head while channeling that energy into donations.Newark Academy, one of the nation's oldest private schools, grouped its reunion classes by ending year, 1993, 2003, and 2013, and invited them to compete in a 'Battle of the Classes' fundraising challenge.The Solution: A Competitive, Spirited Self-MailerTrillion designed a self-mailer with a built-in remittance envelope for easy donations. Per the client, the theme centered on the school's athletics, using photography, typography, and wording to evoke competition and school spirit, with branded colors and the Minutemen mascot capturing the energy and affection alumni feel for their alma mater.ResultsThe 2023 Battle of the Classes Reunion Challenge was a very successful campaign for alumni participation, yielding more than 180 donors and raising nearly $100,000 for the Newark Academy Fund.
Newark Academy Reunion Challenge AppealFundraising Campaign, Print Mailing Design
Front of Belmont University Alumni Fundraising Campaign mailer featuring a photo of students on campus.
Thanking and Re-Engaging Loyal Alumni DonorsFor its annual Belmont Faithful campaign, the university needed a defining look and feel across a mailing, social graphics, and a series of emails, one that would convey warmth and gratitude for the donors who support the school year after year.Belmont University is a mid-sized university in Nashville, Tennessee.Appeal Mailing and Multi-Channel Campaign DesignUsing the existing brand colors, fonts, and photography, Trillion expanded a unique look for a series of appeal mailings targeted at several key constituent groups. An invitation-style, tri-folded card was personalized to each segment and paired with a remittance envelope and a colorful outer envelope.
Belmont University Alumni Fundraising CampaignFundraising Campaign, Print Mailing Design
Newark Academy institution website design showing 6 phones with the mobile website design
A Website Built to Carry a Capital CampaignThe school's most ambitious campaign needed a digital home that could tell its story and make its priorities clear. The site had to create an emotional connection while staying consistent with the school's established and anniversary branding.Newark Academy, one of America's oldest private schools, set out to raise $30 million to strengthen the three pillars of its education through its most important capital campaign to date.Designing the Capital Campaign WebsiteTrillion designed and built a website that mirrors Newark Academy's established branding and its 250th anniversary campaign identity. Full-screen video, large photography, and a scrolling timeline carry the story of the school's impact and need, while the design strategically highlights each campaign priority. A dedicated area for donor stories and news shows supporters the direct impact of their giving.
Private School Capital Campaign Website Design for Newark AcademyBranding, Capital Campaign, Website
Fundraising Campaign trifold brochure with an asymmetric flap with the campaign name on the short flap and the outer envelope behind it.
The Challenge: A First-Ever Founders Day AppealMarking a 250th anniversary with a first Founders Day appeal meant honoring a long history while keeping a fun, celebratory feeling. As one of several campaigns run throughout the year, it also had to differentiate itself in a meaningful way from the rest of the calendar.Newark Academy celebrated its 250th anniversary by launching its first Founders Day appeal, one of several fundraising campaigns the school runs throughout the year.The Solution: A Segmented, Multi-Channel AppealTrillion designed a short-folded card that evoked tradition while the layout and photos kept it feeling modern. Copy was personalized for seven audience segments, and the card included a remittance envelope and a QR code for digital donations, with coordinating artwork prepared for an accompanying series of timed email blasts.ResultsThe Founders Day Appeal raised $318,383 for the school's annual fund, with an average gift of $1,000. Of the donors, 9% were first-time donors and 7% were SYBUNTs, and because it was the school's first Founders Day, the campaign also raised awareness of its history that future campaigns can draw on.
Newark Academy Founders Day Fundraising CampaignBrochure, Fundraising Campaign, Print Mailing Design
Front of Belmont University Alumni Fundraising Bruins for Life Campaign mailer featuring a photo of students on campus.
Energizing Alumni and Parents for a Single Day of GivingThe goal was to create excitement and camaraderie around an annual Day of Giving, re-engaging alumni who had lost touch and inspiring parents of current students to see themselves as part of the community, in a way that would build pride and drive participation.Belmont University is a university with a devoted community of alumni, students, and families.Campaign Branding and Donor MailersTrillion created a custom logo for the Bruins for Life campaign to unify the materials and build excitement leading up to Giving Day. Trillion also designed a warm, inviting mailer tailored to alumni and parent segments, using curves and vivid colors that evoke the school's vibrant student culture, with campus and student photography that highlights what makes Belmont beloved.
Belmont University Day of Giving CampaignFundraising Campaign, Print Mailing Design
The Food for Thought 2023 gala invitation on a grey background.
The Challenge: Branding a Signature Fundraising NightThe annual Food for Thought gala brings celebrated chefs and committed supporters into one memorable evening, and that evening needed a look as distinctive as the night itself. Trillion was asked to create event branding that would unify everything from the invitation to the on-site experience.Held at The Lighthouse at Chelsea Piers in New York City, the Food for Thought gala centered on a tasting menu created by nearly 30 of the city’s most celebrated chefs.The Solution: A Cohesive Event IdentityTrillion built on Cooke's existing color palette and created a unique pattern and a typographic lock-up of the event name. Knowing the venue's large west-facing windows and sunsets, Trillion designed large-scale window clings that let light transmit into the space, along with signage identifying the chefs and their restaurants, tabletop centerpieces, posters, main stage backgrounds, step and repeat backgrounds, website graphics, and a die-cut invitation package.ResultsThe gala sold out with a waitlist and raised $1.4 million.
Cooke School and Institute Food for Thought Gala Event BrandingEvent Branding, Invitations
A photo of the Green Vale School invitation for their centennial anniversary event called Party of the Century.
The Challenge: Event Branding Worthy of a Centennial CelebrationA school's centennial anniversary gala called for a special level of creativity and a cohesive look that would build excitement and carry across every touchpoint of the night.The Green Vale School, founded in 1923 and the largest co-ed private school on Long Island, NY for pre-nursery through 8th grade, hired Trillion for its Party of the Century centennial gala.The Solution: A Roaring 20's Art Deco Theme Across Every TouchpointTrillion paid homage to the Roaring 20's with an Art Deco look, using shades of royal and navy blue that echoed the school's colors. The invitation package featured an open-ended gold outer envelope with a personalized wraparound label and gold foil stamping, with interior inserts carrying the theme throughout. Trillion also created website graphics, digital assets, venue signage, and a highly stylized photo booth to promote and support the event.ResultsThe sold-out gala drew 600 attendees and needed a waitlist, and sponsorship support exceeded the school's expectations. Event photography by Kathi Littwin Photography.
The Green Vale School Gala Event BrandingEvent Branding, Invitations
A mailer on a red background that says "Count the Ways you Love NA!" for Newark Academy's Day of Giving campaign.
Building a Cohesive Day of Giving CampaignA Day of Giving lives or dies on participation, and it needs a look and messaging that rally alumni and parents around a single spring giving day. The school wanted one cohesive look and feel to carry across every fundraising appeal for the school year, anchored by its pivotal Day of Giving.Newark Academy is an independent school whose Day of Giving centers on a single celebratory giving day each spring, rallying alumni and parents to participate.What Trillion CreatedTrillion developed a single look and feel for all of the school's fundraising appeals that year and crafted the messaging and content for each campaign, including the pivotal Day of Giving. The creative came to life across email blasts, social media posts, and a physical mailer, with Trillion advising on formatting and personalization to lift participation.ResultsThe creative approach and the mix of email blasts, social media posts, and a physical mailer drove a 50.7% increase in alumni donors. The average gift also rose significantly, from $185.31 to $427.86, putting more funds toward supporting students.
Newark Academy Day of Giving Fundraising CampaignFundraising Campaign, Print Mailing Design