Honest Media

08/29/2025

Big congratulations to our long time friends and partners .evangelism and on their successful event! With 45,000 people in attendance and the unity of over 700 local partners - people’s lives were touched by the power and love of God!

We are proud to have provided design production for many aspects of this campaign!

We believe that the best story in the world deserves the highest quality design and ex*****on.

We are excited to see what comes next. This generation is hurting and therefore is also HUNGRY for God and for His truth that enables them lead meaningful lives.

We are proud to support groups through Honest all over the country and world that are reaching this generation in a time when it is so badly needed!

08/06/2025

Last year when Legatum Foundation asked us if Honest Studios would partner with them in launching their 4th collaborative global humanitarian fund we were thrilled and honored! It is called the Resilio Fund.

Here is a note from Legatum Foundations President Guy Cave about Resilio Fund:

Legatum has long believed in the power of collaborative philanthropy and the importance of getting resources to communities while respecting their agency and dignity – the Resilio Fund is being set up to embody this in how the world responds to humanitarian crises.

Resilio Fund is the fourth collaborative Fund that Legatum has launched, and it builds on the success of the The END Fund, The Freedom Fund, and Luminos Fund. Resilio Fund’s approach channels grants to local NGOs, which in turn give trust-based micro-grants to grassroots community groups who are already taking action to help their community after a disaster. Resilio Fund champions trust, flexibility, and proximity, and acknowledges the capacity and courage of communities to respond to their own needs, and supports them with the resources to do so effectively.

We at Honest Studios are partnering with Legatum to bring Resilio Fund to market and have facilitated the naming of the fund, developed their core messaging, brand identity and style guide, prospectus book, vision video, animation video, pitch deck, and are supporting their launch at Museum of the Future in Dubai this fall.

More to come on this project soon.

07/29/2025

This year has been a BLUR so much going on and we’ve been so bad about posting! Gonna try to change that.

Major shout out to this legend - David Nanda for his relentless work ethic and dedication.

We don’t glorify the grind for the sake of the grind around here, life is not about being a workaholic, but we know first hand the necessity of delivering with excellence and the drive that requires.

01/13/2025

We are excited to announce David Nanda as our new Creative Director at Honest Studios! 🙌🏼🔥 David has been a pillar on our team and going into 2025 we are thrilled to have his creative leadership in full force!

“I have personally been working with David since 2014 and have seen in him the character, tenacity, passion, commitment, taste and discernment necessary to represent Honest Studios and serve as our Creative Director.”
- Jeremy Bardwell, Co-Founder & CEO

Here are some words from David about this new season for him:

Creative direction has become my life’s fascination. I could argue creativity is one of the most underestimated and undervalued aspects of life—not just in business, or branding, but as a part of the human experience. Becoming a Creative Director was a dream of mine since I first fell in love with branding almost 10 years ago. I’ve only become more and more fascinated by the influence of creativity each year since. I’ve studied it officially and have built my career around it, but my love for creativity is deepend most of all when I’m not supposed to be working. Occupying my mind daily—constantly critiquing, constantly inspired, screen-shotting and concepting—whether film or fashion—music, photography, color, typography, poetry, strategy, beauty, emotion, balance—the fusion, collision and harmony of artforms of all kinds I am hooked on the endlessness of what’s possible.

I believe a part of my purpose is to explore this endlessness. To better understand and capture its power and influence, and to use it to activate and inspire. I believe art and creativity is God’s gift to humanity as a means to change the world. Honored to be a part of the incredible story of Honest Studios. I’ve been shaped by this community. The past 5 years Honest has allowed me to live out my calling to create, build brands, support and activate those who are changing the world. It truly feels like the start of a new season, I can’t wait to see what we get to create.

Join us in celebrating David and this new season for Honest!

12/26/2024

As we reflect on 2024, we want to take a moment to express our deepest gratitude to you—our friends, clients, and partners. This incredible journey is only possible because of the trust, collaboration, and the relationships we share with each of you.

This Christmas, we hope you find time to reflect on what matters most: faith, family, friends, and the blessings of this season of new birth and hope for redemption.

12/23/2024

A Well-Designed Holiday Party & Market in collaboration with .annex.mpls was a beautiful evening full of connection, community, laughter, shopping local and of course it was capped off with a classic Minnesota meat raffle!

Mega shout out to all our curated local vendors:
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12/05/2024

IT’S CHRISTMAS PARTY TIME!! 🎄🙌🏼

You’re invited to join us for “A Well-Designed Holiday Party” at 7pm, Friday, December 13th at in their event space called .annex.mpls 👏🏼 the theme of “Well-Designed” came from the fact that we are an agency that loves design, and the Scout Workshop crew, many of them are architects, interior designers, and creative people by trade. So combining the party with 17 local well-designed vendors is a celebration of our shared passion for good design. 👌🏼

All info and tickets at the link in bio! DM us for a big discount code. We want everyone who wants to come to be able to! 💪🏼💪🏼

We have had some legendary Christmas Parties over the years and last year we couldn’t have one. BUT, this year WE’RE BACK!

Join us the evening of Friday Dec 13th for a night of celebration, food, Christmas cocktails, connection and cheer. Plus early access to all 17 of our well-designed vendors! THEY WILL ALL BE THERE. 🙌🏼🎉

This years party is in collaboration with in their event space called .annex.mpls it is a beautiful space with an incredible community.

Tickets are available at the link in bio!

DM us for a huge discount code available only to our Honest community!! We just want people to be there but to also cover the expense for food and drinks. 😅

MARK YOUR CALENDARS and tell your friends! We are so happy to be able to come back together this year.

Warmly, The Honest Team

11/22/2024

**5 NEW WELL-DESIGNED VENDORS** added today!

We are thrilled by the momentum behind A Well-Designed Holiday Party & Market! Now with 15 curated local vendors for you to explore - and more being added!

Our Well-Designed Vendors:

Onyx Candles .candles
Kabomelette
Cardigan Donuts
Jena Holliday - A Spoonful of Faith
Artifacts of Joy
Sound Woven Goods
Happy Monday & Co .company
Ashtyn Sibinski Art
Inch Objects .objects
Lucille’s Bottle Shop
Isadore Nuts
Pansy Floral
Moth & Scythe
B Friendly Cocktails
Summer Snow Studio

A Well-Designed Holiday is a TWO DAY event - A Holiday Party & A Holiday Market.

Friday Evening 6-10 The HOLIDAY PARTY with delicious food, seasonal cocktails, giveaways and more. It will be an evening to remember! Come Celebrate with us and get early access to the vendors. TICKETS are $25 which includes your food and drinks! LINK IN BIO.

Saturday All- Day 10am-6pm The HOLIDAY MARKET. The market is FREE and open to the public! Come and shop all our well designed local vendors and grab seasonal coffee, donuts, and food at our food truck. INFO AT LINK IN BIO.

We hope to see you there. With much love and well wishes. The Annex & Honest Studios Teams.

11/22/2024

11/19/2024

Love great design?? Us too. Which is why you should join us for our “A Well-Designed Holiday Party & Market.” 😱

LINK IN BIO for all information and tickets to the party!

“A Well-Designed Holiday” is 2 back-to-back events:

Friday, Dec 13th from 6pm-10pm is our PARTY. This party will be a ticketed event to help us cover delicious charcuterie, custom cocktails and entertainment for all! The evening will be festive, communal and cozy as we celebrate out community together. ALL our market vendors will be there so you will also get early access to their offerings. Tickets are $25/person and SPACE IS LIMITED! We hope to see you there!

Saturday, Dec 14th from 10am-6pm will be our MARKET. Featuring local well-designed brands. We have curated some of our favorite vendors for you to visit, enjoy and of course SHOP. The market is FREE and OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.

All information and access to tickets for the party can be found at the LINK IN BIO.

If you have any questions please don’t hesitate to reach out! Tickets are very limited and will sell fast so don’t delay! And from all of us at The Annex & Honest Studios we wish you the happiest of holidays! 🎄

10/31/2024

Gathered back in our old digs at our secret spot to celebrate some big team wins!!! We had a lot to cheers to this evening!!!

10/17/2024

These are the only pictures I have (taken with an old smart phone) when I worked with community based organizations and the UN in response to the earthquake in Haiti in 2010. We were on the ground 8 days after the earthquake and were there for the large aftershock that brought further devastation. I ran out into an open field in my underwear because it hit right at dawn. It was a transformational experience being in the presence of such need.

One of the simple questions lurking behind Honest Studios is this, “why don’t organizations and people doing incredible work that could alleviate human/environmental suffering have the same quality (if not better) storytelling as big consumer brands?” And in 2004, when we first began asking this question, there was a major gap - and there still is.

This is why Honest exists. To help for-impact groups get their message out to the world so they can maximize their impact. Sometimes 10-20-100X.

This year we are excited to be continuing this focus by working with a client on scaling a revolutionary new model for hyper-local crisis response. A model that dignifies local leaders and recognizes the people on the ground knows best how to get resources to where the real need is and FAST.

This is one of many new projects we are moving into 2025 with and we are excited! Thanks for following our journey these last almost 7 years. Got some exciting new things coming up. 💪🏼🙏🏼