Growth Track is how The Ark moves people from a first visit to a place in the church: Vision 101, Spiritual Formation 201 and 301, Kingdom Building 401, four Sundays at 12:15 with lunch and childcare. In April 2023 the class had a name, a launch date in mid-August and no brand. Clayton's brief was one line: “no specific examples to work with on branding style so show us your best!” The print for the portable church had to be ordered the first week of July, so the kickoff moved up to May 22 and the proposals to June 27.

https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/66f43e55ceeb126d7ecd953a/6ab17965efb93a2cab728e7d_gt-d1-billboard-w1600.jpg | Direction 01 billboard: Built for more. Built for the future.
https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/66f43e55ceeb126d7ecd953a/6ab1796520448489f4049423_gt-d1-logo-w1600.jpg | Direction 01: the arch and leaf mark over the Ivy Presto wordmark
https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/66f43e55ceeb126d7ecd953a/6ab17965efb93a2cab728eca_gt-d1-palette-w1600.jpg | Direction 01 as pitched: Orange, Cream, Olive, Forest
https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/66f43e55ceeb126d7ecd953a/6ab17965b73f4ea92f186c60_gt-d1-type-w1600.jpg | Direction 01: Building Lives, set in Ivy Presto Display
https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/66f43e55ceeb126d7ecd953a/6ab17965da2a97b4baf9209c_gt-d1-elements-w1600.jpg | Direction 01: Vision 101, Spiritual Formation 201 and 301, Kingdom Building 401
https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/66f43e55ceeb126d7ecd953a/6ab17965a29bd569a1982844_gt-d1-application-w1600.jpg | Direction 01: Building Lives. Giving Hope.
https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/66f43e55ceeb126d7ecd953a/6ab17965b73f4ea92f186c3d_gt-d1-posters-w1600.jpg | Direction 01: We believe life is better togetherhttps://cdn.prod.website-files.com/66f43e55ceeb126d7ecd953a/6ab17966884b22b29a9a9cf7_gt-d2-mural-w1600.jpg | Direction 02 wall: Built For The Future
https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/66f43e55ceeb126d7ecd953a/6ab17966643bbe421f2d183a_gt-d2-wordmark-w1600.jpg | Direction 02: the Growth Track wordmark
https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/66f43e55ceeb126d7ecd953a/6ab1796602db44a82896eb6f_gt-d2-palette-w1600.jpg | Direction 02: Forest, Mint, Bone, Pink
https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/66f43e55ceeb126d7ecd953a/6ab1796656bc5fa29488f2d2_gt-d2-type-w1600.jpg | Direction 02: Building Lives, set in Degular Display
https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/66f43e55ceeb126d7ecd953a/6ab17966f469194e717ac59e_gt-d2-elements-w1600.jpg | Direction 02: the squiggle, the sparks and the grid
https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/66f43e55ceeb126d7ecd953a/6ab17966f469194e717ac589_gt-d2-application-w1600.jpg | Direction 02: Building Strong Lives, Spiritual Formation
https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/66f43e55ceeb126d7ecd953a/6ab1796602db44a82896eb84_gt-d2-social-w1600.jpg | Direction 02: three Instagram postsJuly 10, 2023. Courtney: “We'd like to move forward with direction #1! We like the fonts you chose.” Clayton wanted two things changed. The four class icons should build toward the Growth Track mark, step by step, so that Vision 101 starts as a plain arch and Kingdom Building 401 ends as the full leaf. And the colors should leave the main brand alone: “We are splashing the main brand throughout the building and I want Growth Track to have its own.” Two days later the olive and forest palette became Jade, Mint, Night, Cream and Orange, and the icons were rebuilt as a sequence.
The concept applications from the July 12 deck, re-rendered in jade after Clayton's call on color.
3.5 by 7.5 feet, printed by Radiant, full color on both sides after Courtney saw the option on the order form. One sign says Building Strong Lives, the other lists the four classes.
A title slide, the ad with the QR code, and one slide per class. The design team left the progress icons off the generic slides so they would not read out of context.
The 5.5 by 8.5 info card ran the Growth Track ad on the back with the church's socials. The social outlets went out with the brand assets on July 17.
Identity: the arch and leaf mark, wordmark and icon in five colorways, four class icons, the Built For pills, a Brand Style Guide.
Concepts: posters, arch card, hoodie, billboard, two story templates.
Collateral: two 3.5 by 7.5 foot stretch fabric signs, six service slides, the 5.5 by 8.5 info card ad, social outlets for Facebook, X and Instagram.
Love the concept, especially Vision 101: how that starts and where it ends up.















































The Challenge
Growth Track is how The Ark moves people from a first visit to a place in the church: Vision 101, Spiritual Formation 201 and 301, Kingdom Building 401, four Sundays at 12:15 with lunch and childcare. In April 2023 the class had a name, a launch date in mid-August and no brand. Clayton's brief was one line: “no specific examples to work with on branding style so show us your best!” The print for the portable church had to be ordered the first week of July, so the kickoff moved up to May 22 and the proposals to June 27.
Deliverables
These look amazing! Both the fabric signs look incredible!
Courtney Small, The Ark Church, July 2023