It was critical to our client that the logo for this program reflect the active, engaged nature of the community it serves. With this in mind, our logo for PDX WAV draws direct inspiration from a modified version of the International Symbol of Access, designed by Sara Hendren and Brian Glenney, which is in official use in certain states. The powerful, forward motion of a wave”WAV” is pronounced “wave”—was a visual pun we couldn’t pass up, leading us to incorporate a cresting spiral into the wheel.
We then designed a kit of collateral materials communicating the goals and availability of the PDX WAV program to its audience—active Portlanders who want to participate in all the city has to offer and who use mobility devices. The kit includes a variety of banners, signs, window clings, mailings, postcards, coupons, and other print pieces.
Once the program was underway and successfully serving customers in wheelchairs, PDX WAV planned to expand its services to people with visual disabilities. They tapped Parachute to produced two short videos instructing taxi drivers about how to appropriately assist vision-impaired passengers.
Our responsibilities included script writing, story-boarding, talent recruitment, location scouting, and shoot coordination and staffing. We worked with a third party translation service to produce subtitles in a number of languages.
“Parachute Strategies made it easy for us to market the new program. They attended our media launch event and remained in contact with us during the months after we launched. We were very happy with the number of customers who heard about PDX WAV through our marketing efforts.
In late 2019, we hired Parachute Strategies to help us create a training video for the drivers, as part of our planned expansion offering services to people with visual disabilities. I was impressed with how Parachute Strategies organized and managed the photo shoot and video production. They worked with us to find out what we wanted to see in the video and then drafted the plan. We worked together to write the script for the video. They procured the photographer, videographer, talent, and locations. The day of the shoot(s), they were there to oversee everything. It was all very professional and efficient. We stayed within the timeline and budget to ensure everything was captured and there was no need to deviate in time or cost from the original plan.”
Christy Keller,
Accessible Services Program Administrator,
City of Portland
