Design

Creating an impact

We create visuals for Portland State that are as vibrant as the city that surrounds it. Our team showcases PSU as it always has been: a groundbreaking urban institution in a progressive ever-evolving city. We also provide consulting services and tools and templates to help marketing and communications teams across campus stay on brand while promoting their programs and events.

To request a design project, please contact Ashley Gartland at gartland@pdx.edu to discuss your project needs, scope, goals and timeline. Please allow, at minimum, 2 to 4 weeks to kick off your project.

Print and Promotional

We design physical products to promote PSU in a tactile way. Materials like booklets, handouts, magazines and posters get information into the hands of everyone, from prospective students to alumni. Keepsakes like camping mugs, badges, pennants and totes provide giveaway swag and help our audience build lasting memories connected to Portland State.

Digital

We break through a world filled with digital clutter with boldly designed websites, digital ads, emails and graphics that increase clicks from audiences around the world. And when static experiences just won't cut it, we've been known to deliver animated graphics and social-ready videos that capture — and hold — viewers’ attention.

Out of Home

To get PSU the attention it deserves, we challenge our team to think bigger. We’ve spread the school’s mission and message in unexpected ways on billboards and banners, on wrapped buses and streetcars and on ground decals under your feet.

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Our work in action

University Communications is a small but mighty team working tirelessly to tell the story of Portland State. Our work not only highlights the university, but creates a platform to promote the students, staff and faculty who serve the city and change the world.

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Brand and Design Resources

Brand Tools and Templates

Great brands are instantly recognizable, stand for something and speak a common language, even when they speak to different audiences. By using established brand standards, tools and templates, our look and feel will remain consistent. Maintaining a strong, unified voice ensures that our brand won’t be diluted or misconstrued.

Logos

We provide files for the primary logo, which is to be used on all public facing communications. We also design secondary logos to help campus offices, colleges, and departments identify themselves.

Photo Gallery

Looking for a campus shot? Best photos of PSU? Anyone with a pdx.edu email address can log in through single-sign-on (SSO) and download photos in NetX, the university’s digital asset management tool.

External users: If you do not have a PSU email, please contact Brett Forman at bforman@pdx.edu for permission to download photos.

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