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I’m an associate director of communications for the arts division at a university.

We were looking for assistance in redesigning the logo of our university’s arts division.

We started the engagement with several meetings, wherein we discussed what we needed, what the arts division is and stands for, and what our key points were. Barretto-Co. then talked to our Dean, staff, faculty, and students to get their input for the logo.

I primarily work with Steve (Principal) and Jeff (Business Development Director).

We found Barretto-Co. through a referral.

We’ve spent around $40,000–$50,000 so far.

We started working together in December 2021, and the engagement is ongoing.

We haven’t rolled out the new logo yet, so there are no metrics. But I can definitely say that everyone involved is thrilled with what Barretto-Co. has delivered so far.

Barretto-Co. Has performed well in terms of project management. We primarily communicate through Zoom, email, and phone calls.

We feel like Barretto-Co. genuinely cares about us and our success. They pay attention to what we need, and they always go the extra mile to come up with amazing ideas for us. They’re a great partner, and it’s been a real pleasure working with them.

No, I can’t think of anything they could do differently.

Make sure to clearly communicate what you need and what you want from the engagement.

I am a Manager at Next Street

For more than 20 years, corporations, governments, and philanthropies have hired Next Street to strengthen the small businesses they rely on. As a firm, Next Street provides end-to-end solutions — from ecosystem as-sessments and strategies to resource platforms and accelerators — for their clients to propel the small businesses in their communities and supply chains. Next Street solutions ultimately help small businesses, whether they are solo entrepreneurs or advanced suppliers, to unlock new revenue, build wealth, and reinvest in their communities.

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Barretto supported the Initiative for Inclusive Entrepreneurship by designing a branded newsletter template to serve as a core communications tool. This included refining the initiative’s visual identity and structuring the layout to effectively showcase program updates, ecosystem insights, and impact stories.

Barretto has consistently been excellent to work with - they are communicative, efficient, and reliably deliver high-quality work on a timely basis. They are alos highly knowledgeable and proactively offer thoughtful recommendations, while also listening closely to our needs and incorporating feedback seamlessly. Their responsiveness, strong project management, and alignment with our mission have made them a trusted partner, and we have continued to engage them across multiple projects as a result.

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Barretto’s ability to combine strong design capabilities with strategic thinking was particularly impressive. They don’t just execute on deliverables, they bring thoughtful recommendations and a deep understanding of branding/marketing can drive impact. Their responsiveness, attention to detail, and alignment with our values also make them a uniquely strong and trusted partner.

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I am the Communications Coordinator of Ecology Center

Founded in 1969, the Ecology Center is a nonprofit organization located in Berkeley,California, that focuses on improving the health and the environmental impacts of urbanresidents. Our mission is to inspire and build a sustainable, healthy, and just future forthe East Bay, California, and beyond. We envision a world where human activitysustains the ecosystems that we all depend on.

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Lead the development of a defining, on-brand, and compelling concept for our annual report. Work with us to weave together the key organizational messages to tell a compelling story.Oversee and guide all aspects of the look and feel of the design.Translate the key messages into graphic design, including key infographics, and other illustrations.Pull all the pieces together in an information flow that is attractive, consistent, easy to assimilate, and attentive to detail.Execute the final production of the design in multiple sizes and formats for digital and print mediums.Provide a strategy for reaching a larger audience with our annual report.

The number of views of our online annual report has increased ten-fold. The clean and compelling design was easy to replicate across our other digital and print brand assets.

The project team that supported our project was readily available, professional, and worked diligently to complete our project. They also worked with our delays and a change in our team members.

The qualities that we greatly value about Barretto-Co. are their ability to offer clear-sighted solutions and to create beautiful design that draws an audience into our work and identity.

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I’m the VP of Marketing and Communications for Iroquois Valley Farmland REIT, a real estate investment trust (REIT) dedicated to advancing the goals of investors and farmers committed to building an organic future.

We hired Barretto to lead a rebranding for our company, including a name change and new visual identity.

Barretto led a diverse staff and board steering committee through the rebranding process. The team delivered a new name, logo, color palette, graphics, typography, and brand guidelines.

We worked with 5-7 teammates from Barretto, but the founder, Steve, was heavily involved throughout every step of the process.

A contact from the Communications Network referred Barretto to me. We chose them over other options because they were a great culture fit, their pricing fit our budget, and as a fellow B Corp, their company values aligned with ours.

We worked together between January 2025 and January 2026.

We haven’t launched the rebrand yet, but our staff and board were incredibly well aligned with Barretto. They guided our process smoothly, and when we hit some bumps in the road, they were perfect partners to refocus and get us to a shared goal.

Jeff was an incredible project manager. He was responsive, flexible, friendly, attentive, and informative — truly everything we could ask for in a project manager. We communicated via virtual meetings and emails.

Barretto was a talented and thoughtful team. We loved working with them at every step of the way and couldn’t recommend them more.

No, they were perfect partners.

I’m an administrative assistant at MetWest, an alternative high school that uses students’ interests to drive their education.

We needed to rebrand our school to draw attention to our school and its mission.

After a couple of meetings with our lead team, Barretto designed our new logo, which was incorporated into document headers, professional slides, letterheads, promotional materials, spirit gear. They also designed a large mural of our mascot, the dragon, to promote spirit in the school. Lastly, they designed signs for the front and back entrances. All of this gave MetWest a new fresh look. Barretto worked with producers of the MetWest gear and the signs to ensure everything was completed professionally.

We worked with 2–5 teammates from Barretto.

We found them through a referral. We chose them over other options because they were a great culture fit.

We started working together in January 2025.

Barretto completed all the designs. Staff, students, families and school district personnel noticed the new logo and interior design right away. All comments were very positive. When we wear our new MetWest gear, people notice.

They were very responsive and timely. It felt like there was no task they couldn’t accomplish. To this day, they still help us with requests.

The team was very professional. Barretto was particularly good at drawing out what the school wanted and needed and then creating it. They didn’t push their own ideas but took in what we said, consolidated it, and then made suggestions and creations that blew us away.

The limitations were only on our end, mainly our budget.