Unexpected places for critical and creative thought

You’ve got a deadline staring you in the face, and the ideas you need to finish a proposal or project have vacated your conscious mind. The more desperately you need to finish something, the more your ability to brainstorm can seem to dry up. And then you hop in the shower, onto the treadmill, or … Continued …

B Plus C Communications capabilities

B Plus C Communications

How do you set yourself apart in a crowded field? At B Plus C Communications, we wrestled with that question until the day we realized that a cat’s successful bids for attention achieved the same results as a successful marketing campaign. Solution to the capabilities brochure problem: Showcase the cat and tell his authentic story. … Continued …

Crown Hill Heritage Foundation

Crown Hill Heritage Foundation

One of the most famous memorials within the 555 acres of Crown Hill Cemetery, the third-largest non-governmental cemetery in the U.S., honors Mary Ella McGinnis, who died on August 6, 1875, at the age of six. If you stand in just the right spot at the right time of day, her statue appears to return … Continued …

Phoenix Theatre digital illustrations

Phoenix Theatre

Renowned for staging plays that tackle sensitive themes and subject matter, the Phoenix Theatre is one of only a few Actors Equity member institutions in Indiana. For the covers of a fundraising brochure designed to assist the Phoenix in renovating its facility and meeting other fiscal needs, B Plus C Communications created a pair of … Continued …

Indiana Dental Association dental product photograph

Indiana Dental Association

This product photograph accompanied an article in the quarterly magazine published by the Indiana Dental Association. The original image cropped off part of the top and one end of the sealed package, which sets crooked against a gradient background. B Plus C Communications removed all four components of the image from the background, rebuilt the … Continued …

Indiana Dental Association thematic images

Indiana Dental Association

The Indiana Dental Association’s Annual Session brings together practitioners from around the state for continuing education and fellowship. When the Association used a thematic tag line (“Beyond Tomorrow, Beyond Ourselves”) to tie together one year’s activities, B Plus C Communications created a signature image for use on printed pieces that signed up exhibitors, registered participants, … Continued …

Master Plan outreach

Crown Hill Heritage Foundation

Crown Hill Cemetery embarked on a Master Plan to support this historic not-for-profit institution’s restoration, preservation, and community-partnership needs. Following up on the opportunities and challenges of this document, the Crown Hill Heritage Foundation used direct mail to reach its donor audience with a message about the cemetery’s origins. Titled “From Strawberry Hill to Crown … Continued …