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Category: ‘Recent Work’

The Doctor will see you now. On the Chair Lift.


All good businesses strive to have repeat customers and we’re no exception. Plateau Family Medicine is a case in point. We first worked with these family physicians when they established their medical practice. Their move to a new location prompted a redesign of our original work and expansion of their brand vocabulary.

The clinic is located in Enunclaw, Washington, about halfway between Seattle and Mount Rainier National Park. It’s an area with a mix of farms, families, and outdoor enthusiasts who frequent nearby Crystal Mountain for skiing and Mt. Rainier for hiking and mountaineering.

We used the outdoor setting as the basis of the new brand vocabulary. There’s a knockout view of Mt. Rainier from the clinic offices and that silhouette found it’s way into the logo and business papers.  The abundant plants and flowers in the area became iconic elements for the exam room signage and the photos reflect the healthy lifestyle the clinic promotes.

MCD also designed templates and standards for  the business collateral, signage and digital media. The client team has promised they’ll implement them, but not right now. We’ve had a great snow year and the lifts are still running at Crystal Mountain.

Our client, Dr. Feeney, (not pictured, Dr. Rush).

Hyatt

Many clients come to us with their problems: they’ve neglected their brand and need a tune up, or they’ve lost market share to a competitor and need help. For other clients, our assignments are focused on making their successful projects even better.

Our clients at Kemper Development Corporation (KDC) are in the ‘make a good thing better’ category. A good example is the Hyatt Regency/Bellevue, located in KDC’s Bellevue Collection.

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2200: Simplify. Align. Welcome.

2200 opened in 2006 as an upscale, urban lifestyle and entertainment complex. In 2010, Michael Courtney Design was asked to revitalize the visual identity and develop a strategy to move visitors thru the complex. Our work involved everything from environmental graphics to developing a brand vocabulary. The Welcome message surrounded by city lights represents the spirit of the changes.

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Talent Showcase at TOPS

MCD creates pro-bono projects for selected projects and organizations and one of my favorites is TOPS at Seward, a Seattle Public School. This spring, I was invited to create a poster for the TOPS Talent Showcase.

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