Queer Momentum

Before building the brand identity, we collaborated with Momentum on strategy and messaging in order to ensure the campaign’s success. This included co-creating a strategy to launch the campaign; creating materials that would engage local queer organizations and activists in every province and territory; and planning for the longevity for the campaign after the planned week of action. 

Soon after its launch, the campaign and its branding spread from coast to coast to coast, furthering a positive counter-narrative amidst a crisis of rising hate faced by 2SLGBTQI+ communities. The week of action saw 85 events held across the country, materials aimed at sparking action, a letter writing campaign directed at the federal government, and much more.

We designed the National Rainbow Week of Action campaign brand and applied it to a suite of materials including social media content, t-shirts, posters, and handheld signs mailed to organizers across the country. The brand we created is recognizable but flexible, allowing for a national campaign to launch with significant brand recognition for Momentum, and adaptability for local 2SLGBTQI+ advocates across Canada.

Given the nature of the campaign, which included local activations and rallies across Canada, we also created Canva templates provided to lead organizers who were able to create consistently branded promotional materials for their rallies and events — on a grassroots budget. It was fantastic to watch events pop up across the country — all with our unified visual branding.

The strategy behind the campaign was created to be proactive, rather than reactive, thus creating an important rallying moment at a time of rising hate. The “proactive and not reactive” approach of the campaign was an inspiring continuation of other campaigning efforts over the past few years — but the scale of this national week of action campaign was unprecedented.