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Designing a High-Impact Anniversary Gala Invitation for Donor EngagementThe challenge was creating an anniversary event invitation that immediately captured attention and conveyed the significance of a milestone celebration. The invitation needed to stand out to donors and prospective attendees while setting the tone for an exclusive, multi-day Hollywood experience.The Moving Picture Institute is a production company and talent incubator that creates films designed to entertain, inspire, and educate audiences through stories centered on human freedom. The anniversary celebration, titled "An Exclusive Hollywood Experience," included a master class in filmmaking, a tour of Paramount Studios, and an evening gala hosted on the Fox Studio lot.Anniversary Event Invitation Design and Premium Print ProductionTrillion created a square, translucent red outer envelope that revealed elements of the invitation while framing a custom addressee label and a gold seal embossed with the Moving Picture Institute monogram.The invitation design drew inspiration from classic Hollywood glamour, featuring a green palm motif contrasted with bold red accents. Typography, matte soft-touch coating, and raised gold polymer detailing added texture and visual impact. A coordinating sponsorship insert, registration card, and return envelope completed the package, ensuring guests could respond by mail or online while maintaining a cohesive presentation.
Moving Picture Institute 20th Anniversary Celebration Gala Event BrandingEvent Branding, Invitations, Print Mailing Design
Supporting a Major Fundraising Initiative for Community Space RenewalThe primary challenge was supporting a major fundraising effort to modernize and revitalize essential community spaces. The campaign needed branding and materials that clearly communicated the purpose, vision, and urgency of a $7 million initiative while reinforcing values of inclusivity, belonging, and accessibility.Temple Shalom is a modern Reform synagogue in Chevy Chase, Maryland, serving approximately 500 households along with a 250-student Religious School and Early Learning Center. Working in partnership with Heller Fundraising Consultants, Trillion was engaged to brand the "Opening the Gates" campaign.Campaign Identity and Case for Support Brochure DesignTrillion developed a campaign logo that reflected both the "Opening the Gates" theme and Temple Shalom's existing visual identity, establishing a clear foundation for consistency across fundraising communications.The case for support brochure featured photography from the Temple Shalom community alongside architectural renderings, helping donors visualize the future of the space and understand the impact of their contributions. Custom inserts were designed to complement the brochure, allowing for flexible messaging tailored to different audiences and stages of the campaign.
Temple Shalom Capital Campaign Brochure DesignBrochure, Capital Campaign, Fundraising Campaign
Communicating Complex Philanthropic Impact Through an Annual ReportThe primary challenge was organizing and clearly communicating a large volume of diverse information across multiple charitable initiatives. The impact report needed to unify wide-ranging investments in children's charities and educational programs while presenting results in a way that felt clear, engaging, and inspiring to donors.The Naples Children & Education Foundation invests in numerous organizations and initiatives throughout Florida and is widely known for producing the Naples Winter Wine Festival.Impact Report Design Using Visual Storytelling and DataTrillion designed an impact report that relied on strong visual storytelling to bring the Foundation's work to life. The cover featured a collage of photographs arranged to form a larger, unified image, reinforcing the idea of collective impact. Throughout the report, infographics presented results through clear, easy-to-understand statistics.Text was broken into concise, digestible sections and paired with vivid photography of the children supported by the Foundation. This balance of data and storytelling helped communicate both the measurable outcomes and the emotional impact of the Foundation's work.
Naples Children & Education Foundation Impact ReportAnnual Report, Brochure, Infographic
Newark district downtown - home screen
The Challenge: Capturing a District's EnergyA special improvement district serving downtown Newark needed a website that reflected the area's excitement and possibility while presenting a wide range of programs, events, and activities in an organized, engaging, and user-friendly way.Newark Downtown District is a special improvement district dedicated to supporting and improving New Jersey's largest city.A Vibrant, Community-Driven WebsiteTrillion designed a custom WordPress site with an architecture that puts current offerings, like seasonal and annual events, at the forefront to support the marketing around them, and refreshed imagery including video to reflect the district's vibrancy, variety, and creativity. Trillion built a community calendar that lets anyone submit events with an admin review feature to ensure relevance, plus a newly updated Downtown Directory that showcases district businesses with category filters and a map view.
Special Improvement District Website DesignWebsite
Homepage design for a recovery services website serving New Jersey residents.
The Challenge: Making Vast Resources Easy to NavigateA recovery services nonprofit needed a website redesign that streamlined a vast amount of information so its varied visitors could quickly find the help they need.Prevention Links is a recovery services organization connecting people in New Jersey to life-changing resources that combat the negative impacts of drugs, violence, and inadequate educational and health institutions.A Warm, Branded, Easy-to-Manage WordPress SiteTrillion started with a full audit of the existing website, including web traffic analysis and interviews with leadership, staff, and clients. Building on the purple hue synonymous with the brand, Trillion expanded the color palette and added hand-done illustrations and textures to emphasize warmth, then organized content for intuitive navigation with a self-selector feature and a staff-updatable event calendar. The custom WordPress build lets staff create pages by dragging and dropping branded modules and updating text and photos.
Prevention Links Website RedesignBranding, Website
Homepage for Revelry Home
The Challenge: A Luxury Ecommerce LaunchA luxury interior designer launching a new tableware business needed a beautiful, highly functional ecommerce site where customers could browse, purchase products, or design their own collections.Revelry Home, a new high-end tableware brand launched by a longtime Trillion interior design client, turned to Trillion to design and program its ecommerce website.A Chic, High-Performing Ecommerce ExperienceTrillion designed a clean site with a white, light palette and soft grays that complement the products' natural textures and convey quiet luxury. Trillion built a WooCommerce and WordPress integration with an affiliate program for influencers, warehouse partner integration, Stripe payments, location-based shipping and sales tax, and customizable coupon and discount codes. Trillion also designed an enhanced, on-brand checkout and a tabletop section where customers can buy a full display as seen or choose single pieces.
Revelry Home Tableware Ecommerce WebsiteWebsite
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 cover spread of the NDD community report.
Annual Report and Website Design That Reflects a CityAn annual report for a downtown organization has to do two jobs at once: account for the past year and reflect the place it serves. This edition carried extra weight, with a 25th anniversary to mark alongside the accomplishments of the past twelve months, across both a printed report and a digital edition.Newark Downtown District is vitally and vibrantly connected to the city it serves, and this report arrived as the organization celebrated its 25th Anniversary, a quarter century of progress downtown.A Magazine-Style Report, Translated to the WebTrillion designed the report with an elevated, magazine look and feel, using sophisticated photography and editorial content. Alongside the financial and statistical reporting, the book profiled talented staff and influential Newark leaders, and Trillion helped plan and coordinate a multi-day photo shoot at several Newark locations. The full report was then translated into an interactive website, carrying over the bold yellow photo frames, elevated serif headlines, and high-contrast yellow, black, and white, with subtle loading and micro animations that bring it to life.
Newark Downtown District Annual Community Report and Website DesignAnnual Report, Website
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