Our Commitment to Equity, Diversity, Inclusion & Access

Co-Effect is a creative studio that deliberately chooses to work with organizations that make our collective world a better place. While we are committed to leveraging our expertise in design, branding and strategy to our clients, we value the unique vantage points required to adequately reflect the needs of the diverse communities our clients are serving. We regard design as an interface between an organization or an idea and an audience, which can both include or exclude, influence and be influenced. We see our role as bridging the interests and needs of our clients and their audiences through creative problem-solving and solutions that aim to include.

Our designs are for people, and with that, we have a responsibility to adequately reflect on the positionality and perspectives of those who have systematically been underserved or underrepresented. We take active steps in projects to ensure our research and output are informed by the diverse communities affected by the work through rigorous stakeholder engagement and emphasis on representation and accessibility.

We also strive to create an accessible work environment and support our team members through better work-life balance, benefits and accommodations. We create space for our team to do their own personal exploration and learning of what it means to interpret and embody the values of equity, diversity, inclusion and access.

We recognize that we will always have growth to undergo as individuals and as a collective team. We intentionally continue to uncover the various avenues of influence in our work and expand our learning about critical societal issues. We are committed to acting on and regularly revisiting this statement and our process to demonstrate our commitment and hold ourselves accountable to practice these articulated values. In addition, our team set individual growth goals to further educate and demonstrate a deeper understanding of equity, diversity, inclusion and access both in our work and in our personal lives. We will continue to grow Co-Effect to be a place for our team and anyone joining or working with us to feel invited to bring their whole selves to be included, heard and seen.