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We collaborate as creative partners to form unified visions and shape big ideas into tangible brands.

Our Process.

Pursuing brand truth.

Because every project is different, we meet our partners where they are and work collaboratively to understand their unique challenges and opportunities. Through open dialogue and shared exploration, we create a dynamic exchange of insights that leads to an authentic understanding of what sets a brand apart.

Listening as design.

Lending an empathetic ear and understanding specific communication needs, aspirations, and nuances informs our ability to craft solutions that seamlessly align with a brand’s vision and resonate with its audience. Maintaining clear and open channels keeps the work focused, unified and cultivates an environment for success.

Connecting brands with people.

We enjoy working with people, but the brand is our client. We craft experiences and create ways to help our partners speak fluently to hearts and minds in order to bridge the gap between a brand and its audience.

Building relationships that last.

We take pride in our reputation of creating long-term success through collaboration and partnership. These partnerships expand, adapt, and grow over time as the needs of the brand evolves.

A team of passionate individuals who combine expertise, creativity, and ingenuity to turn ideas into reality.

Chad Cheek

Chad Cheek

President/Chief Strategist
David Jones

David Jones

Strategy Director
Jesse Walker

Jesse Walker

Creative Director
Johnny Roten

Johnny Roten

Art & Interactive Director
Lisa Kirkman

Lisa Kirkman

Manager Studio Ops
Sasha Jovanovich

Sasha Jovanovich

Digital Director
Scott Gross

Scott Gross

Account Director
info@elephantintheroom.com
301 N. Main St. , Suite 2100, Winston-Salem, NC
336. 725. 0110

Combining craft and grit in consumer packaged produce.

A tractor tills a field at dawn.

L&M Companies

L&M Family Farms was founded in Johnston County, North Carolina, in 1964 with a focus on growing fresh produce with the principled approach of hard work, respect, passion, leadership and excellence. Those guiding principles are what continues to drive the L&M Companies. Today, L&M manages a growing network of regional and national agricultural producers and farms across the country.

We have worked with L&M since 2014 to create brand packaging, online experiences and merchandising solutions for channel distribution across the country in a variety of wholesale, retail and mass distribution scenarios. In addition to our work on the parent brand, we created several sub-brand identities and supporting packaging as well as stand alone product brands to promote disparate produce and food concepts that vary by type, geography or retail channel.

This work includes designing and managing brands with unique voices and elements concurrently, while ensuring consistency at a high level – giving L&M the ability to effectively react to both market and production scenarios with confidence and agility.

Logo design for sub-brands and product lines from an agricultural producer.
Package design for a variety of consumer packaged potatoes.
Package and display design for potatoes and onion varieties.
Package design and retail display for apples.
Carton and hangtag design for broccoli.
Package design for shipping boxes with cabbage inside.

Custom package design for produce shipping including tomatoes, bell peppers, apples, artichokes, and onions.
Custom package design for fresh herbs.

Consumer package and shipping carton design for red and yellow bell peppers.
Tray and sticker design for packaged microwavable potatoes.
A film reel submerged in a river set amongst rocks and nature.

RiverRun International Film Festival

Branding an international film festival with an intent for annual renewal.

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Overpass with lit architectural signage for the Innovation Quarter in downtown Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

Innovation Quarter

Brand creation and stewardship of an innovation district in the heart of Winston-Salem, NC

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Exterior of Sixhundredº featuring custom signage and wayfinding in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

Sixhundred°

Honoring history and highlighting sustainability with a sweeping culinary brand identity.

Brand Identity
Aerial view of Wake Forest University Campus at dusk in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

Wake Forest University

A comprehensive brand partnership with a world-class liberal arts university.

Brand Identity
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