A consortium of mission aviation nonprofits, led by Proclaim Aviation, approached Polymath with a daunting challenge: to save their aging industry by recruiting young people to opt for careers as missionary airplane pilots and mechanics. We conducted audience surveys and interviews that led to creation of detailed target personas and research-based messaging tailored for teens….
In celebration of the 700th anniversary of Dante’s Divine Comedy, Baylor University Honors College set out with a grand ambition: to create the world’s largest Dante reading group. And they enlisted Polymath to make it happen. Beginning with branding, we crafted a logo for the “100 Days of Dante” inspired by the classic work. We…
Not every website is a proverbial “kitchen sink” of bells and whistles… When a nationally-respected public relations agency approached Polymath about redoing their site, its ask was quite the opposite: make us a sleek and minimalist storefront that, by intentionally limiting the amount of info shown, fosters a sense of brand exclusivity. While a simple…
When a top public-policy think tank needed to rebrand one of its strategic initiatives, Polymath was enlisted to facilitate the process. The Values & Capitalism project of the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) celebrated 10 years of success as a special economics program for some of America’s most promising college students, but, in many ways, the…
Bob Lupton’s acclaimed book Toxic Charity has inspired a movement to rethink the current models of community development. To train the growing number of leaders in this movement, the Lupton Center was founded in Atlanta, Georgia, where they work directly with city planners and nonprofit organizations to create lasting change in disadvantaged communities. After…
Working in collaboration with the John Templeton Foundation and Sword & Spoon Group, Polymath developed a concept for a consumer-facing media platform highlighting research and news at the intersection of “science and meaning.” Following an initial phase of branding, design, and content development, ORBITER magazine was born. Our branding, website, and video work…
With the largest private collection of biblical artifacts in the world, located steps from Smithsonian institutions on Washington, D.C.’s National Mall, the Museum of the Bible (MOTB) needed a content development partner who could handle the complexity, academic standards, and mass appeal demanded by several major initiatives. In its first engagements with MOTB, Polymath performed an…
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