A public district with a private-sector brand — built to attract visitors, tenants, and investment.
The Red Bird Public Improvement District is a Dallas-area economic development zone focused on revitalizing one of the city's most historic corridors. DWJ & Co. led brand strategy, visual identity, and project management to turn a municipal entity into a recognizable, market-ready place brand.
- Brand Strategy
- Brand Identity
- Project Management
- Marketing
- Creative Direction

- 1
- Unified place-brand system
- 100+
- Identity applications delivered
01
Situation.
The district needed to communicate its value to multiple audiences — residents, city stakeholders, prospective tenants, and investors — but lacked a unifying brand system and a clear voice. Project coordination across vendors, agencies, and public offices was fragmented.
- No cohesive brand story existed for how the district serves residents, retailers, and developers.
- Visual identity and messaging were inconsistent across signage, presentations, and digital channels.
- Multiple vendors and initiatives were moving in parallel without a central project owner or unified timeline.
- The district needed to stand out in a crowded economic development landscape without losing its neighborhood identity.
02
Move.
We built a place-brand system rooted in Red Bird's history and future, then managed the rollout across identity, marketing, and stakeholder communications.
- Developed a brand strategy that positioned the district as a connected, accessible destination for commerce and community.
- Created a complete visual identity system — logo, color palette, typography, signage, and application guidelines — that works across public and private touchpoints.
- Led project management for brand and marketing initiatives, coordinating internal teams, external vendors, and city partners around a single roadmap.
- Built presentation decks, property collateral, and digital assets that help stakeholders understand and buy into the district's vision.
- Advised on signage, wayfinding, and environmental branding to create consistency across the physical corridor.
03
Result.
Red Bird PID now operates with a unified brand and project management structure that helps stakeholders, tenants, and investors see the district as a destination — not just a jurisdiction.
- A fully documented brand system gives the district a consistent voice across public meetings, decks, signage, and marketing.
- Project workflows and vendor coordination now run through a centralized management process.
- The identity has been applied to signage, property marketing, presentations, and event activations across the district.
- Stakeholder communication now begins with a clear story instead of a list of projects.
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The work itself.
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