First of a Kind, Next to Scale

Sep 25, 2025

Our campaign began with an intro video at our New York Climate Week event, and evolved to campaign ads on the streets of NYC, collaborations with portfolio companies, and follow up digital storytelling on our owned platforms.

First of a Kind, Next to Scale

Sep 25, 2025

Our campaign began with an intro video at our New York Climate Week event, and evolved to campaign ads on the streets of NYC, collaborations with portfolio companies, and follow up digital storytelling on our owned platforms.

CLIENT

Elemental Impact

CLIENT

Elemental Impact

Role

Creative Director, Designer

Role

Creative Director, Designer

Service

Creative Direction, Graphic Design

Service

Creative Direction, Graphic Design

Two planes

Project Details

Project Details

​This campaign highlights the duality in our storytelling — both technical and emotional, left brain and right brain. The rollout included so much of the work across our team, accompanied by creative elements that make it meaningful and memorable. Our campaign positioned us as a thought leader in the FOAK conversation, and used storytelling to guide those new to climate technology into that conversation.

First-of-a-Kind, or more often heard as FOAK, is a term often used in climate tech, usually in a technical sense. For this series, I was inspired take the buzz around FOAK, dare to spell out the acronym, and zoom out to the big picture: framing today’s first-of-a-kind climate innovations alongside history’s defining inventions.

We've learned about the Wright Brothers building and flying the first planes. But who's carrying that torch today? These innovators are already among us, facing seemingly insurmountable challenges. But we've seen time and time again that before it's normal, it's impossible. The future favors the bold.

Brought to life

Brought to life

Our campaign ads in New York were featured on Oonee Pods, ad space on the side of pods where urban commuters safely store their bikes. This was an exciting moment to expand our reach and partner with an incredible portfolio company.

This campaign was the theme of our 2025 New York Climate Week event, where we launched the campaign and brought together philanthropy, investors, and entrepreneurs for a focused conversation on what’s next in innovation and infrastructure.