Photon Factory is a creative
studio for brave brands.
We use the power of design to build brave brands and shape culture.
Photon Factory is an award-winning creative studio that helps organizations capture people’s attention and imagination. We help cultural institutions grow and communicate authentically, and partner with global brands that are ready to reimagine what’s possible.
We think and make across many mediums — for screens and for spaces. Branding, experiential, motion, website design, social media, photography, and illustration.
Selected clients:
Experiential | Client: Asia Culture Center
We tickle robots.
In South Korea, we transformed an existing retail space into an immersive emoji research facility and adoption center.
Brand Identity | Client: No–Land
We build brands that make you look twice.
We helped launch an irreverent and experimental new fashion brand. Our art direction influenced everything from photography to typography.
Brand Identity & Website Design | Client: Seattle International Dance Festival
We make
websites dance.
We rebranded the festival, simplified the ticket buying process, designed an interactive event calendar, and increased attendance.
Motion Design | Client: WaFd Bank
We fill rooms with motion.
We animated and directed over 50 videos for the built environment. Visitors are greeted with 12-foot video walls that celebrate WaFd Bank’s digital-first banking experience.
Experiential | Client: Interior Architects
We design spaces that constantly change.
We helped create over 60 installations that would activate employees and integrate the company’s culture in sensory-driven ways.
Photography | Client: Calvin Carter
We experiment
with photography.
The kind of images that draw you closer, make you wonder, and inspire action. From concept development to photo shoot production.
Experiential | Client: Verizon
We break hearts with disco balls.
For Verizon and iHeart Radio, we developed a broken heart themed photo booth, made from 26 disco balls for Mark Ronson’s Seattle performance.
Motion Design | Client: Pacific Place
We make technology
feel like art.
Seattle’s premiere mall installed a new 23-foot digital display and we were invited to curate three local artists. We then brought their artwork to life through motion.
Brand Identity | Client: Faros
We make people
feel at home.
Finding the perfect home rental can be hard. So we created an inviting and playful brand identity that ensures you feel welcome in any city.
Experiential | Client: Verizon
We turn three dimensional places, into two.
How do you make Seattle’s iconic Pike Place Market, even more iconic? We created a two-dimensional cartoon version with a live muralist on site.
Experiential | Client: Google
We make learning feel like a game.
Just saying “professional development” makes us bored. So we approached employee sales training with a board game instead.
Publication Design | Client: Microsoft
We design for simplicity.
Inspired by the minimalism and Swiss design found within the new Windows interface, each page of the product guide was as principled as the product itself.
Brand Identity & Retail Design | Client: Homefront Ice Cream
We cover walls with
melted ice cream.
Our goal for this retail design was to create a destination that was as fun as ice cream itself. A cotton candy dream world, irresistible to share.