CASE STUDY / SOLE IN-HOUSE CREATIVE LEAD

BONANZA
CASINO

Bonanza Casino — lead project image
BONANZA CASINO · RENOCREATIVE DIRECTION · CAMPAIGNS · PHOTO · MOTION · PRODUCTION2025–ONGOING

THE CREATIVE OPERATION

One in-house creative system for a working casino property — from campaign concept through print, screens, photography, motion, web, and installation.

THE PROJECT

THE PROJECT

Bonanza did not need a new personality. It needed one clear voice strong enough to move from a highway billboard to a dinner menu, from the casino floor to a customer’s inbox, without losing the warmth and familiarity Reno already trusted.

Bonanza did not need a new personality. It needed one clear voice strong enough to move from a highway billboard to a dinner menu, from the casino floor to a customer’s inbox, without losing the warmth and familiarity Reno already trusted.

Bonanza did not need a new personality. It needed one clear voice strong enough to move from a highway billboard to a dinner menu, from the casino floor to a customer’s inbox, without losing the warmth and familiarity Reno already trusted.

Sole in-house creative lead — strategy, art direction, design, photography, motion, production, and day-to-day property support.

Sole in-house creative lead — strategy, art direction, design, photography, motion, production, and day-to-day property support.

Build the internal studio the business needed: a shared visual language, reusable campaign architecture, disciplined file systems, production-ready templates, original content, and one creative owner from brief through delivery. The goal was not to make every piece look identical. It was to make every piece feel unmistakably Bonanza while giving each offer enough character to compete.

Build the internal studio the business needed: a shared visual language, reusable campaign architecture, disciplined file systems, production-ready templates, original content, and one creative owner from brief through delivery. The goal was not to make every piece look identical. It was to make every piece feel unmistakably Bonanza while giving each offer enough character to compete.

THE IN-HOUSE CREATIVE SYSTEM

THE IN-HOUSE CREATIVE SYSTEM

CREATIVE DIRECTION · CAMPAIGN SYSTEMS · BRAND STEWARDSHIP · PHOTOGRAPHY · VIDEO AND MOTION · BILLBOARDS · DIRECT MAIL · DIGITAL SIGNAGE · ENVIRONMENTAL GRAPHICS · WAYFINDING · MENUS AND PRINT · SOCIAL · EMAIL · WEB

CREATIVE DIRECTION · CAMPAIGN SYSTEMS · BRAND STEWARDSHIP · PHOTOGRAPHY · VIDEO AND MOTION · BILLBOARDS · DIRECT MAIL · DIGITAL SIGNAGE · ENVIRONMENTAL GRAPHICS · WAYFINDING · MENUS AND PRINT · SOCIAL · EMAIL · WEB

CREATIVE DIRECTION · CAMPAIGN SYSTEMS · BRAND STEWARDSHIP · PHOTOGRAPHY · VIDEO AND MOTION · BILLBOARDS · DIRECT MAIL · DIGITAL SIGNAGE · ENVIRONMENTAL GRAPHICS · WAYFINDING · MENUS AND PRINT · SOCIAL · EMAIL · WEB

Bonanza Casino — logo system one
Bonanza Casino — logo system two

CAMPAIGNS ACROSS THE PROPERTY

A visual ecosystem built for constant motion.

A visual ecosystem built for constant motion.

A visual ecosystem built for constant motion.

Gaming, dining, events, promotions, facilities, and partnerships all move on different timelines. The system gave each offer a distinct idea while keeping typography, hierarchy, production standards, and brand behavior consistent across departments.

Gaming, dining, events, promotions, facilities, and partnerships all move on different timelines. The system gave each offer a distinct idea while keeping typography, hierarchy, production standards, and brand behavior consistent across departments.

Bonanza Casino — sunday brunch poster
Bonanza Casino — holiday pie poster
Bonanza Casino — campaign poster three
Bonanza Casino — aleworx poster

WHAT ONE CREATIVE OWNER CHANGED

One creative system. Every medium the business needed.

One creative system. Every medium the business needed.

SELECTED CAMPAIGN WORK

Bonanza Casino — brunch campaign detail