We transcend communication boundaries to cultivate understanding and a shared vision of the future.

  • DĒFIND is a Marketing and Communications firm that is committed to creating a future that is defined by justice, equity, culture and community.

  • We are a full-service creative studio providing professional graphic design and strategic communication services. We offer comprehensive creative production including brand strategy, art direction, visual identity, and commercial art services.

  • We believe in keeping things simple, smart, and human. Every project starts with listening and ends with something we're proud to share.

    • STRATEGIZE — Omni-channel planning and audience research, with expertise in Black, Brown, AAPI, and LGBTQ+ communities

    • BRAND — Visual identity, messaging, and positioning for your key audiences

    • CONTENT — Written and visual content for social media, blogs, and paid channels

    • WRITE — Naming, taglines, one-pagers, pitches, website copy, and values-aligned storytelling

    • DESIGN — Collateral, reports, newsletters, presentations, and event materials

    • CAPTURE — Photography, videography, brand assets, documentaries, headshots, and podcasts

BACKGROUND VIDEO: This multimedia installation guided participants through the organization's defining stories and moments.

Reframing the Story to
Advance Our Future.

Through a unique collaborative of expert storytellers— embedded in social, environmental, and economic movements—we help shift the pendulum towards core values, authenticity, and accountability.

Our mission

Just Safe Rebrand

Our collective’s lifeforce is community.

WE CREATE CONNECTIONS: from one neighbor to the next, one community to the next, and each generation to the next.

We leverage these connections to help clients inspire action, foster mutual understanding, make their mark and solve any number of communications challenges.

Our approach is grounded in a practice of collaborative ideation and critical thinking that uncovers key insights to inform the most strategic and sustainable solutions.

  • One for Justice hosted a major convening in Los Angeles to showcase the great strides made over the past 20 years to massively slash incarceration in CA. 

    The creative task was to design a compelling event design element that gives attendees big headlines and facts that demonstrate the Criminal Justice landscape, especially in California, the nation's leader in CJ reform. 

    Wall display: 8’ x 40’

One for Justice 2nd Annual Summit: Wall reads, Celebrating California Leadership: Decarceration, Reallocation, and New Safety Programs

  • For the Opportunity Fund’s 10-year celebration, we leaned further into trust-based community relationships. The goal of creating an event based on the idea of Collective Dreaming was to highlight the deep partnerships the Opportunity Fund has developed with its local grantee partners. The visuals for the anniversary celebration centered around the merging of ideas and dreams to create a space where all concepts can collect and become a breeding ground for creativity. The elements that helped push this concept forward were: the branding of the digital invitation showing the space between the people and the clouds, a "DREAM” wall that allowed for the collection of handwritten ideas, guided speeches, large-format branded signs, cloud signs that shared the Opportunity Fund’s Values, inspirational handouts and table tents.   

Opportunity Fund Annual Report (Process Book)

“Working with DĒFIND was a constant joy and revelation.

A group of uniquely skilled listeners, DĒFIND developed deep knowledge of our organization, each of our staff members, and the values that drive our work with community.

Through an iterative, collaborative visioning process, they helped our team find our way into the work of strategic communications and feel empowered and authentic doing so.

Because our community better understands who we are and the values behind our work, they trust us more, and our relationships have become more reciprocal. This transforms everything.”

—Jake Goodman, Opportunity Fund, Executive Director

IMAGE ABOVE: This annual report championed trust-based partnerships and community-driven change.

Opportunity Fund 10 Year Event Invite: Image reads, Collective Dreaming, Built on Trust
Opportunity Fund 10 Year Event: Poster reads, How Can We Dream Together?

IMAGES ABOVE: These two designs are from Opportunity Fund’s 10th anniversary event — the invitation and the fold-out poster.

We work hard to get your project done right.

  • DESIGN — Farewell book: The Prom Cast Keepsake

  • BRAND STRATEGY, CREATIVE DIRECTION, & DESIGN — Crime Survivors Speak Anniversary Event

  • BRANDING & Marketing Materials — The Gathering Summit

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