Julia Hockstra, Spring 24

“Disturb us, Lord, when We are too well pleased with ourselves, When our dreams have come true Because we have dreamed too little, When we arrived safely Because we sailed too close to the shore.

Disturb us, Lord, when With the abundance of things we possess We have lost our thirst For the waters of life; Having fallen in love with life, We have ceased to dream of eternity And in our efforts to build a new earth, We have allowed our vision Of the new Heaven to dim.

Disturb us, Lord, to dare more boldly, To venture on wider seas Where storms will show your mastery; Where losing sight of land, We shall find the stars.

We ask You to push back The horizons of our hopes; And to push into the future In strength, courage, hope, and love.”

-Sir Francis Drake

Empotere Nations Empotere Nations is a humanitarian relief organization who has been at work globally for the last eighty years. They partner with local churches and communities to develop sustainable and locally driven solutions to some of the world’s greatest problems. They focus on disasters, extreme poverty, war, refugees, and displaced people.

Empotere Nations is constantly finding innovative ways to strategically fundraise for their campaigns. This year they are launching an ecommerce website selling pottery and other hand-crafted items. Everything is being imported to the USA straight from their partners and friends around the world. They need a new logo design, refreshed color palette, website, and social media posts. All proceeds go toward humanitarian campaigns.

logo design and website

social media posts

Rocco’s Pizza Rocco’s Pizza has been in Positano, Italy for decades. Their branding was old and they didn’t stand out from the hundreds of other pizza shops around Italy. Rocco’s Pizza asked for a rebrand with the goal of appealing to a younger demographic and attracting more American tourists. Positano is a popular city for travel and many University students choose to study abroad here. With a modern and bright branding, Rocco’s Pizza will gain considerable attraction.

Greta Jagodzinske

logo design and assets

Amal Tea An entrepreneur from Nepal is selling organic tea from his family’s farm. He needed a package design for three flavors and asked for it to reflect Nepali culture. Amal in Nepali means bright, clean, and pure - the perfect way to describe this ornate tea!

Reed Geiger Photography

@MissionONE

Enoshima pro

Japan has officially made the annual World Surf League Tour. Right after Gold Coast, Queensland the world’s best surfers will be competing on Enoshima Beach. Rip Curl is sponsoring this event. The World Surf League needed everything from a logo to merch. They asked for the branding to incorporate aspects of Japanese culture & of course surfing!

merch assets

Poster

Child marriage is a deeply devastating reality impacting girls all around the world today.

World Vision, a humanitarian organization, is working to fight against this injustice. World Vision needed a poster to raise awareness for child-brides. They asked for all illustrations to be hand-drawn. This poster is now featured in multiple magazines.

Olo Surf Hotel Olo Surf Hotel attracts many tourists, especially when the swell is firing. Located in Casa Blanca Morocco, surfers travel from all over to stay here. Olo Surf Hotel values sustainability and clean living.

They reached out asking for an updated logo as well as custom packaging for their hand-made soaps. All the bathrooms are stocked with these hand-crafted bars and travelers can purchase their own from the Olo Surf Shop (located outside the Lobby).

Global Outreach

Global Outreach reaches local communities in the Phoenix area. Every week GCU students are given the opportunity to engage with children and families who have relocated here from other countries. Students gain a wider perspective of the world and other cultures while also serving and befriending their neighbors. Each week I photographed different outreach events.

“The Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it” John 1:5

Julia Hockstra