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Halloween at Goodwill

One campaign. Seven ways to get into character.

Get Weird. A child in a scientist costume holds bubbling flasks against an orange background. Opening frame of the 30-second video.
Hero video · 30 seconds · 1920 × 1080 · sound starts only when you press play Open on YouTube ↗

01Introduction

Concept to landing page

I created this Halloween campaign around the different characters people could become with a trip to Goodwill. “Get Weird,” “Get Iconic,” and the other themes gave the campaign a shared voice, with bold color, cutout imagery, and playful type connecting the work across video, digital ads, and billboards. I developed the visual direction and typography using stock photography supplied by Goodwill International, then carried the campaign through design, motion, final exports, and a WordPress landing page.

The work needed to hold together in very different spaces. I adapted the layouts for vertical and square feeds, widescreen video, narrow banners, and digital billboards, adjusting the scale and placement of the headline, character, logo, and call to action for each format.

Client
Goodwill of Northwest North Carolina
Year
2026
My role
Concept, art direction, typography, copywriting, design, AI-assisted motion, video editing, format adaptation, and WordPress landing-page development.
Photography
Stock photography supplied by Goodwill International.

02Creative family

Seven themes, one voice
Get Weird800 × 600
Get Iconic1080 × 1080
Get Fearless800 × 600
Get Fabulous600 × 600
Get Strange600 × 600
Get Loud600 × 600
Get Creative1080 × 1080

03Video across formats

Two spots · 4 aspect ratios · 3 runtimes

Each spot was cut to 6, 15, and 30 seconds and rebuilt for widescreen, square, and two portrait feeds. Pick a spot and a runtime; playing one version pauses the others.

Spot
Runtime
Format
Widescreen version. Opening frame.Jose ad · no still supplied
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Square version. Opening frame.Jose ad · no still supplied
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Vertical version. Opening frame.Jose ad · no still supplied Portrait feed version. Opening frame. Still frame, the 4:5 cut is a local file and is not hosted yet
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04Format adaptations

Get Weird across sizes · click any ad to view full size
Portrait feed · 1080 × 1350
Vertical · 1080 × 1920
Landscape · 1200 × 628
Skyscraper · 160 × 600
Leaderboard · 728 × 90
Mobile banner · 320 × 100
Get Creative · rectangle · 300 × 250

05Digital billboards

Artwork as delivered, uncropped
Get Weird · digital billboard · 840 × 400
Get Iconic · digital billboard · 1400 × 400
Get Strange · digital billboard · 1400 × 400

06Image-only assets

Versions without the full ad copy, for placements that add their own
Portrait · 1080 × 1920
Get Creative · square · 1200 × 1200
Landscape · 1200 × 628

07From campaign to costume finder

WordPress · goodwillhalloween.org

I extended the Halloween campaign into an interactive WordPress landing page. Visitors can start with something they already have or answer three questions to explore costume ideas and a shopping checklist.

My role
Landing-page design and WordPress development.
Platform
WordPress, extended with a custom interactive costume finder.
Explore the live landing page
Desktop · start screen2026 campaign snapshot
Mobile · result
The finder in three stepsSampled path · Scary › Pretty weird › One good Saturday
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12 video versions · 4 aspect ratios · 6-, 15-, and 30-second cuts · 7 creative themes

Process

I used Seedance for video generation and Codex to assist with animation transitions and production tasks, alongside my design and editing work. The campaign photography was supplied by Goodwill International.

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