The next great story is yours™
Once upon a time, we were just a graphic design agency.
But we were too curious and restless to stay in that box for long. Today we work across all disciplines that drive positive change — from the visual to the strategic — to bring great stories to life. Here’s a collection of some of the projects we’re most proud of.
Free Range Demo Reel
We believe that great stories change people and the world. So we create stories that educate, entertain, and inspire. Here's a quick tour through 13 years of online movie storytelling — enjoy!
The Story of Stuff Series
The Story of Stuff ProjectSometimes a message arrives just at the right time. Someone says something that everyone's been thinking but has yet to be expressed. It was like that with Annie Leonard's exposé on stuff which brought the world into a conversation she'd been dying to spark.
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We Honor Veterans Brand & Collateral
National Hospice and Palliative Care OrganizationSome brands have to search for their emotional core. A brand calling hospice workers to serve dying veterans is not one of them. Our challenge here was to enlist all the natural emotion of this important campaign into the service of creating bold, selfless action.
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Sustainability Workshop Series
AutodeskThe world’s cities, buildings and products are designed using Autodesk’s software. So when we set out to teach designers how to create more sustainably, we knew the potential for change was enormous. Together we created the Sustainability Workshop series to accelerate the movement for smart design.
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Peak: Investing at the Edge of Ecological Limits
Portfolio 21Our economy relies on the Earth’s ecology. This should be obvious, but most investment strategies refuse to take this simple fact into account. Portfolio 21's powerful report changes the whole conversation.
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Great Place to Work® Institute Branding
Great Place to Work® InstituteThey were known as the global leader in evaluating the quality of workplaces. But the Institute’s identity ran deeper than that of a group of analysts. When Great Place to Work® wanted to tell their values-based story, we teamed up to help them change their global brand.
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NRDC Organizational Website
Natural Resources Defense CouncilA cornerstone of the environmental movement for decades, NRDC is a hero brand for us. We helped them develop a new engagement-focused voice by redesigning their web presence.
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National High School Climate Assemblies
Alliance for Climate EducationSure, the Internet is great for moving minds. But what about a brand designed to meet millions of people face-to-face? We found out that it’s not easy but it is incredibly rewarding when it works. With ACE, we’ve taught high-schoolers across the country about climate change.
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RU4YNP? Protect Yellowstone Campaign
Greater Yellowstone CoalitionWinning our Youtopia grant has been transformational for several brands and campaigns over the years. But our trip to Yellowstone for the 2010 winner, and the media we created from it, also transformed us.
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The Meatrix
GRACE"Have you heard of the Meatrix?" With these now-famous words Moopheus drew Leo the pig and more than 25 million viewers into the hidden world of factory farming. If you haven't taken the red pill yet, it's time.
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Shareable Online Community
The Schecter Family FoundationSharing, or "Collaborative Consumption" as some call it, is one of the most exciting trends of this decade — for sustainability and for human happiness. We're proud to have designed the brand at the heart of this movement, with true visionaries and a foundation willing to take a stand.
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Change for the Oceans
Monterey Bay AquariumJohn Cleese and Free Range — if together we can't put a smile on your face, well something's wrong. We teamed up with one of our great heroes to make this climate change video for a truly heroic organization.
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KIDS COUNT Data Center Mobile Site
Annie E. Casey FoundationCreating smart information architecture means building something users are comfortable with — something they’ve seen before. But Susan’s team had searched for days. There wasn’t a single role model for an intuitive desktop data site let alone a mobile presentation that carried the volume and variety of data as KIDS…
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50 Years of Making Waves
Save the BayFor Save the Bay's 50-year celebration, we brought their story to life with a unique visual storytelling approach.
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AIDS Free World
AIDS Free WorldWe stormed the Times Square Christmas shopping scene with a digital billboard people couldn’t ignore.
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California College of The Arts Website Design
California College of the ArtsIt's not hard to get Free Range designers excited about a visionary project. But when one of the nation's top art schools selected us to design their website, we had to contain ourselves — and then create something amazing.
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