3rd Edge

New Brunswick Tomorrow

Branding

What Matters

  • Made NBT’s leadership in the city’s revitalization clear and recognizable to donors, media, and residents
  • Unified programs under a single message, helping audiences connect individual efforts back to NBT
  • Gave the organization a flexible brand system that worked consistently across digital, print, environmental, and video
Focus Area
Social & Economic Revitalization
SERVICES
Brand

Launching a City’s Revival

New Brunswick Tomorrow was founded to help reverse decades of urban decline and has played a central role in the city’s social and economic revitalization. Yet many donors, media, and residents did not fully recognize that leadership. The brand needed to make NBT’s role clear, visible, and unmistakable.

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Creating a Unified Brand

We worked with NBT’s leadership to clarify how their work is understood and communicated. The result was a simple, direct message, “Moving People Forward,” supported by a messaging platform that helps connect individual programs back to NBT.

We extended this into a visual identity that feels friendly, human, and intelligent, reflecting both the people behind the work and its impact on the city. The system carries across digital, print, and environmental applications.

To deepen the story, we partnered with filmmaker Melvin Estrella to produce video content that brings NBT’s impact to life across channels.

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NBT brand guide interior spread
NBT brand guide interior spread
NBT brand guide interior spread
NBT brand guide interior spread
NBT brand guide interior spread
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