Creative Cypher — Empowering diverse creatives.
Creative Cypher is a non-profit organization based in Chicago that acts as a resource bank for visionaries. It cultivates an environment for organic collaboration between hundreds of diverse creators - providing its members with access to industry professionals such as noted directors, writers, producers, actors, and editors, who use their expertise to guide and empower independent artists.
Services — Visual Design, Art Direction, Branding, Web Design
Logo
Creative Cypher’s Founder, Troy Pryor, initially approached me with a previously created video intro. Since this video was already in circulation it was essential to closely replicate the look and create a logo using this intro as the sole source of inspiration.
Digital & Print Collateral
Creative Cypher’s newly established logo needed to be fleshed out to establish a full identity and then be extended across many forms of promotional material and collateral, including social media posts, internal and external presentation templates, branded events, programs, and sponsorship pitch decks.
Chicago Film Xlerator Program
The Film XLerator is Creative Cypher’s flagship program, giving creatives a way to pitch their production concepts and by way of selection gain backing in the form of resources supplied by Creative Cypher and all of its partner companies. These resources enable a concept to be taken from pre-production through post-production and then to distribution.
New Breed Film Festival
Creative Cypher’s New Breed Film Festival is a three-day, hip-hop-inspired, film festival with screenings, panels, special events, gifting suites, and industry influencers and acts as an extension of the Film Xlerator program, serving as one of many distribution methods. New Breed is a celebration of the efforts undertaken by everyone involved in the Film Xlerator as well as a showcase for many other Chicago-based productions.
Website
Creative Cypher’s mission and programs had to be readily available for its audience to engage with and learn about within a digital space. The website’s main goals were to supply a general overview of the company and its offerings, provide information about its branded programs, and allow creatives to pitch their work for consideration and selection.
