PDDG Design Notes – June 2025

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Fun fact: June 1 is National Billboard Day, which means it's basically a holiday for people who love making a big statement in a big way. Whether it's ten feet tall or fits on a phone screen, great design still stops people in their tracks.

We love helping our clients stand tall with bold visuals, scroll-stopping content, and campaigns that speak louder than a billboard in Times Square. Take a look at what we’ve been up to this month. We promise, it’s worth the view.

TRANSPORTATION

For more than 45 years, the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) has been a valued PDDG client partner. Caltrans manages the largest and most complex transportation system in the U.S. From statewide highway worker safety campaigns to annual reports, toll bridge marketing, and interactive learning modules, our team has developed a diverse mix of educational and outreach materials that have reached millions of people in California and across the U.S.

For the third year in a row, our team was enlisted to develop and implement Caltrans’ annual Excellence in Partnering Awards Ceremony. This year also marked the 25^th anniversary of the awards program. This event recognizes the top transportation construction projects from across the state that exemplify partnering, teamwork, and honest and open communication. For 2025, a total of 23 projects were awarded silver or gold recognition, four of which received Best in Class designation. The construction projects were awarded in four categories: less than $10M, $10M-$50M, Greater than $50M, and Project Level Partnering.

Working closely with our Caltrans teammates, we developed a detailed scope and work plan to guide the successful completion of numerous deliverables. Over several months, our creative team developed the ceremony graphics and logo; designed, copyedited, and produced the awards program, certificates, and project posters; and designed and facilitated the fabrication of award trophies and t-shirts. We also developed a comprehensive projects overview video and a professionally produced ceremony video.

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

The Port of Port Angeles is a primary economic driver in Clallam County, Washington, and is a dynamic entity with many projects in the works.

We are celebrating one year since the successful launch of the Port’s new, fully imagined website. Our team has worked closely with the Port of Port Angeles over a period of 18 months to carefully conceptualize a refreshed website experience, including a complete overhaul of the site architecture, navigation, and design aesthetic.

Since the launch, we have continued to support the Port’s website presence via ongoing enhancements. Click here to visit the Port of Port Angeles website.

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

The Town of Queen Creek, a longtime client partner of PDDG, recently released their FY 2025-26 Budget Infographic Sheet. This two-page document highlights the Town’s revenues and expenses, along with recent accomplishments and initiatives, in a highly visual manner.

We have had the pleasure of supporting the Town’s graphic design and marketing communications needs on a wide variety of tasks, including branding, collateral design and production, website development, signage, and digital tools for economic development, tourism, finance, and administration.

Click here to view the FY 2025-26 Budget Infographic Sheet.

NOTEWORTHY

PDDG UK Office Celebrates 4th Anniversary

July 1 marks the fourth anniversary of the opening of PDDG’s first international office location. Based in Leeds, England, the PDDG UK Office serves our existing and prospective clients in the United Kingdom, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia.

PDDG Welcomes Chino Valley to the Family

We are happy to announce the Town of Chino Valley, Arizona, will be joining the PDDG Family! Our first assignment will be to support the marketing communications needs of the Town’s Economic Development Department.