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BRAND ARCHITECTURE PROJECTS

“Pigskin Peanuts” rack cards by Brenna Hamilton for California Museum and Charles M. Schultz Museum.

Pigskin Peanuts

Role: Brand Architect & Creative Director, Brand System

Architected a unified brand narrative connecting the strip's 65th anniversary with "The Peanuts Movie" (2015), optimizing capital efficiency to generate $300K in value on a $20K budget.

24% holiday attendance increase
7 event activations over 90 days
19% contribution margin/sales lift
1400% capital efficiency/ROI

"And Still We Rise" banner featuring Women of Color Quilters Network Shirley Chisholm quilt. Campaign and creative by Brenna Hamilton.

And Still We Rise

Role: Brand Architect & Creative Director, Brand System

Re-engineered the brand ecosystem to streamline narrative and position the exhibit as a 400-year journey, de-risking market position and increasing resonance across all audience segments.

18% attendance increase
3X event turnout
29% contribution margin/sales lift
882% capital efficiency/ROI

Women’s History Month social campaign highlighting California trailblazers. Strategy and creative by Brenna Hamilton for California Museum.

Women's History Month

Role: Brand Architect & Creative Director, Brand System

Developed a scalable content framework spotlighting trailblazing women to accelerate brand salience and visibility, coinciding with a high-impact institutional exhibition launch.

31 consecutive days of content
140% online exhibit traffic
155% audience/follower growth
250% brand salience/SOV increase

"Dolores Huerta” rack card, badge, and pinback buttons. Concept and creative by Brenna Hamilton for California Museum and Smithsonian.

Dolores Huerta

Role: Brand Architect & Creative Director, Brand System

Orchestrated a high-resonance, bilingual brand ecosystem for a traveling Smithsonian exhibition, optimizing capital efficiency by driving attendance and engagement with Latinx audiences.

44% field trip/institutional growth
2x earned media coverage
62% Latinx engagement
320% capital efficiency/ROI

"I AM CALIFORNIA” tote, business cards, hangtag, and membership brochure. Concept and creative by Brenna Hamilton for California Museum.

I AM CALIFORNIA

Role: Brand Architect & Creative Director, Brand System

Pioneered an inclusive brand system that aligned the state flag iconography with an inclusive message, accelerating brand salience and institutional growth through a unified ecosystem.

24% attendance/market share increase
2X site traffic/brand demand
37% e-news subscribers/equity retention
53% social engagement/capital efficiency

"Dia de Los Muertos” animated video still. Concept and creative by Brenna Hamilton for California Museum.

Dia de Los Muertos

Role: Brand Architect & Creative Director, Brand System

Spearheaded a culturally grounded annual brand system to drive Latinx market share, delivering five consecutive years of capital efficiency and market growth on minimal budgets.

5 consecutive sold-out annual events
38% share of voice/brand salience
278% social follower/indexing growth
567% engagement/capital efficiency

“California at Bat” exhibit branding. Strategy and creative by Brenna Hamilton for California Museum.

California at Bat

Role: Brand Architect & Creative Director, Brand System

Created a cornerstone brand identity leveraged to reposition the institution and capture untapped male demographic, driving capital efficiency, market penetration, and growth.

3x event attendance/market penetration
36% seasonal attendance increase
175% sales lift/contribution margin
200% social followers/brand salience

Light & Noir Film Festival brand system event activation poster image by Brand Architect Brenna Hamilton.

Light & Noir

Role: Brand Architect & Creative Director, Brand System

Expanded a traveling exhibition logo into a national-prestige campaign covered in "The New York Times" through a cohesive promotional system and film festival hosted by TCM’s Eddie Muller.

2x event attendance
24% membership/equity retention
32% earned media/brand salience lift
46% SOV/capital efficiency increase

CASBO Con 24 conference brand system, including badge, program, and email marketing by Brand Architect Brenna Hamilton.

CASBO Con 24

Role: Brand Architect & Creative Director, Brand System

Transformed event brand by modernizing visual identity and naming convention, driving record-breaking performance across email, mobile, and onsite activations.

2.5x more digital/engagement growth
14% web traffic/brand demand increase
27% open rate/audience salience increase
64% higher unique CTR/capital efficiency

AGENCY ARCHIVE HIGHLIGHTS

Brand Advertising Foundations

Black Angus Thanksgiving collateral by Brenna Hamilton for DINE Marketing.

Black Angus Steakhouse

Role: Art Director & Production Lead, Brand Point of Sale System

Boosted Q4 gift card sales by 29% with a seasonal POS campaign, increasing average transaction value by 22%.

Galaxy Desserts packaging by Brenna Hamilton for DINE Marketing.

Galaxy Desserts

Role: Art Director & Production Lead, Brand Packaging System

Brand identity and packaging for their consumer line product launch, landing 30% more shelf space than projected.

Green Giant Fresh calendar by Brenna Hamilton for DINE Marketing.

Green Giant Fresh

Role: Art Director & Production Lead, Brand Trade System

Promotional collateral for a tradeshow increased orders by 27% and leads by 20% over brand’s previous appearance.

Milgard Windows campaign by Brenna Hamilton for Clark + Associates.

Milgard Windows

Role: Creative Director & Strategy Lead, Brand Advertising System

Outdoor and fleet vehicle campaign rebranding home renovation product as an aspirational, driving 28% more leads.

Pottery World campaign by Brenna Hamilton for Clark + Associates.

Pottery World

Role: Creative Director & Strategy Lead, Brand Advertising System

Print, TV, and radio campaign positioning regional retailer's expansion into home furnishings boosted sales by 26%.

Tower Records TV campaign by Brenna Hamilton for Clark + Associates.

Tower Records

Role: Art Director & Production Lead, Brand Advertising System

National TV campaign positioning the retailer as the go-to store for music lovers, boosting Q4 sales by 16%.

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BRENNA HAMILTON

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