bridgeport redevelopment

downtown bridgeport (b•PORT)

People’s United Bank in partnership with the Downtown Special Services District promoted small businesses within Bridgeport — Home of P.T. Barnum & Ringling Bros., Frisbie Pie Company, Singer Sewing Machine, Remington Arms, Colombia Records. Rebranded image of downtown to build awareness of Bridgeport’s revitalization efforts to promote the arts, entertainment, dining and events.

DELIVERABLES

Welcome Guide I Logo Design I T-shirts + Totes I Flyer Central Display

RESPONSIBILITIES

Concept I Partnerships I Branding I Design i Photography

Aqua restaurant | Interior design. Graphic design project
Aqua | Inspiration. Seashells, fish, coral.
Welcome Guide to highlight downtown Bridgeport’s ever growing multitude of dining destinations, attractions, and shops to visitors, employees and local residents.
Aqua Logo design
Photographed United Illuminating’s striped smokestack in Bridgeport’s industrial harbor and convert image. Scanned street map making it a transparency and overlapping it onto the image.
Made several black and white print outs in order to experiments with paints. Used acrylic paints as a wash for the background colors and then splotched paint strokes at random.
Aqua advertising
T-shirts and totes were sold at People’s United Bank store and City Lights Gallery.
Offered complimentary design services (photography, layout and color prints) to create professional flyers for local businesses to advertise while offering an employee discount. Identified and secured popular gathering locations inside the corporate…