Oregon Black Pioneers
A vibrant site for an organization doing meaningful work
Their Good in the World
The Oregon Black Pioneers have been raising awareness about the earliest black settlers in the West since the organization’s inception in 1993.
Today, they host events, display informational exhibits at various locations throughout Oregon, and have bountiful educational materials on their website to raise awareness about these historical figures.
Educational, with a twist
Oregon Black Pioneers has so many resources on their site — from their Collections with different media (interviews, photographs, and original newspapers) to their Projects (reenactments & a radio show!), they have found many unique ways to reach their audiences and wanted a site that could effectively demonstrate all of their hard work.
The Idea
We built the Oregon Black Pioneers a custom site with fun & colorful elements to highlight the breadth of the amazing work they do.
The Awesome
Want to learn more? Drill down into their collections for an in-depth dive into historical photographs and artifacts or visit their interactive history maps for a virtual walking tour of historical Portland. Are you an educator? They’ve got a whole page of lesson plans just for you and your students!
The Site
We are proud of our design team and their ability to bring history to life using a uniquely dark yet colorful motif. And we are equally proud of our development team for bringing some complicated features to the forefront of this energetic and playful site.
More Things We've Made
