



Uncommon Partners is a strategic advisory/accompaniment practice serving retreat center leaders navigating transformation, generational transition, and sustainable growth. Founded by Peter Wrinch, the business bridges 25 years of social change expertise with somatic and spiritual wisdom developed through a decade at Hollyhock.
Unlike traditional consultants who deliver plans and leave, Peter offers accompaniment - walking alongside executive directors and CEOs through philanthropic strategy, team development, and organizational rebirth. His clients are primarily women-led retreat centers with $1-5M+ operating budgets facing a financial imperative to evolve.
This brand and website project establishes Uncommon Partners' digital home - a space that authentically reflects Peter's unique positioning at the intersection of rigorous strategy and embodied practice. The brand must attract ideal clients while actively filtering out poor fits, balancing provocation with compassion, and countering typical retreat center marketing clichés.
The visual identity draws inspiration from abstract geometry (Kandinsky), diffused natural light, and Pacific Northwest landscapes - creating a minimalist Japanese-influenced container for textured, eclectic content. The aesthetic avoids both clinical sterility and excessive sweetness, instead conveying clarity, depth, and grounded authenticity.
compassion, connection, boldness, action, and coherence - inform every design decision, from typography (geometric sans-serifs like Josephine Sands) to color palette (darker blues, earthy browns and greens, pure white backgrounds). The result: a brand that feels real, thoughtful, and empowering while honoring the multi-dimensional nature of transformation work.
Uncommon Partners is a strategic advisory/accompaniment practice serving retreat center leaders navigating transformation, generational transition, and sustainable growth. Founded by Peter Wrinch, the business bridges 25 years of social change expertise with somatic and spiritual wisdom developed through a decade at Hollyhock.
Unlike traditional consultants who deliver plans and leave, Peter offers accompaniment - walking alongside executive directors and CEOs through philanthropic strategy, team development, and organizational rebirth. His clients are primarily women-led retreat centers with $1-5M+ operating budgets facing a financial imperative to evolve.
This brand and website project establishes Uncommon Partners' digital home - a space that authentically reflects Peter's unique positioning at the intersection of rigorous strategy and embodied practice. The brand must attract ideal clients while actively filtering out poor fits, balancing provocation with compassion, and countering typical retreat center marketing clichés.
The visual identity draws inspiration from abstract geometry (Kandinsky), diffused natural light, and Pacific Northwest landscapes - creating a minimalist Japanese-influenced container for textured, eclectic content. The aesthetic avoids both clinical sterility and excessive sweetness, instead conveying clarity, depth, and grounded authenticity.
compassion, connection, boldness, action, and coherence - inform every design decision, from typography (geometric sans-serifs like Josephine Sands) to color palette (darker blues, earthy browns and greens, pure white backgrounds). The result: a brand that feels real, thoughtful, and empowering while honoring the multi-dimensional nature of transformation work.


Phase 2 website development for Peter's Ubiquity Community accompaniment practice. Core concept centers on 'accompaniment' - a relationship-centered approach distinct from traditional consulting, built on care and generosity rather than transactional boundaries. Visual direction emphasizes clarity over funkiness, with clean typography, earth-toned palette (slate black, blue accents, dark forest green, moss green, brown, off-white), and dynamic textural imagery showing movement and interconnectedness without chaos. Content development progressing through AI-assisted drafting refined for authentic voice, focusing on action over inaction and genuine availability for both strategic and ground-level work. Hero section needs refinement to capture accompaniment concept more directly. Timeline: Content drafting through December, brand guidelines refinement based on feedback by early January, design completion end of January, launch first two weeks of February.







Draft website page content using Claude AI based on past conversations
December 31, 2025
Use Claude AI projects containing all work context to compile content from past conversations. Initial drafts to be reviewed and refined for tone and authenticity. Content should reflect minimal text philosophy without anything to prove, moving away from performance patterns toward confident boldness.

Create detailed project timeline with milestones for all phases
December 23, 2025
Develop comprehensive timeline mapping content drafting (through Dec 31), brand guidelines/visual language (Dec 31), content finalization (mid-Jan), design completion (end Jan), and website launch (first two weeks Feb). Include specific meeting times and accountability checkpoints. Provide breathing room for holiday season while maintaining momentum.

Develop brand guidelines and visual language draft
December 31, 2025
Create brand guidelines incorporating themes of freedom within structure, joy/vibrancy balanced with austere elements, prana/yama philosophy. Explore enso circles (representing space) and river/brushstrokes (representing movement through time). Develop color palette with red accents against grays/blacks (Stranger Things aesthetic). Reference Ledger brand guidelines for intentional corner details and structural language. Coordinate with Ellen on approach and timing.

Explore boxed layout design language with intentional details
January 15, 2026
Develop structural design language featuring clean boxed layouts with intentional corner details, color-changing backgrounds, subtle interactive elements (like reticle cursors), and cut corners. Create language of details that guides users while framing conversation without overwhelming. Simple brush strokes, photographs, or small paragraphs contained within structured elements. Reference precedent examples shared during meeting.

Experiment with enso and river/brushstroke visual combinations
December 31, 2025
Explore visual language combining enso circles (representing space/containers) with river/brushstrokes (representing movement through time and process). Generate variations using AI tools as starting point, then refine based on feedback. Goal is creating doorway/portal that communicates possibility to those meant to work with Peter, similar to retreat center gates.

Coordinate with James on style guide development approach and timing
December 27, 2025
Circle with James to determine optimal approach and timing for style guide development before pulling Peter in at strategic moments. Allow creative leads to establish workflow then communicate plans to Peter. Support content drafting process with feedback and refinement.

Collaborate on brand guidelines incorporating joy, vibrancy, and structure themes
December 31, 2025
Support brand guidelines development that balances austere elements with vibrant joy (inspired by India experience). Incorporate Mount Madonna feedback about fun and authenticity. Work with James on color palette featuring red accents, enso/river symbolism, and structural design language. Ensure guidelines reflect freedom within structure philosophy.

Provide feedback on brand guidelines and visual language draft
January 7, 2026
Review brand guidelines draft by December 31 and provide feedback on visual language, color palette (particularly red accent integration), enso/river symbolism, and overall aesthetic direction. Ensure alignment with philosophy of freedom within structure and authentic expression without performance.

Draft homepage hero options based on accompaniment framework
February 5, 2026
Create headline and subhead options that capture the accompaniment concept more directly than current 'With You Together' / 'Uncommon Partnership' language. Consider phrases like 'We're here for real change' (32:23) that emerged naturally in conversation. Focus on punchy, clear language that communicates relationship-centered approach, action over inaction, and availability for both strategic and ground-level work without awkward positioning.

Share services page framework reference with Peter
February 1, 2026
Provide framework example to help Peter structure services content. Ellen suggested continuing to write about services without worrying about final page structure - can extract and reorganize once more material exists (33:33).

Update brand guidelines with refined typography and logo
February 5, 2026
Re-typeset Uncommon Partners lockup using cleaner typography direction (Peter preferred clear over funky, 46:00). Use typography option without personality details in M's, L's, and A's. Update guidelines document with refined logo treatment.

Refine color palette based on Peter's feedback
February 5, 2026
Update palette to emphasize: slate black, one blue option (could move slightly toward second blue but no pastels), dark forest green, moss green, brown, off-white. Peter responded positively to earth-toned palette with selective blue accents (40:45-42:00). Remove or de-emphasize colors he wasn't drawn to.

Add accent elements and background components to brand guidelines
February 8, 2026
Develop accent elements and background components section in brand guidelines. Should maintain clean, clear direction while adding personality without overwhelming. Reference Peter's preference for space and breathing room (49:03).

Curate additional imagery in approved direction
February 5, 2026
Find more images that are textural, dynamic, mysterious, showing movement and interconnectedness. Peter responded strongly to complex, layered images showing movement and contrast - specifically cluster of three on lower right (43:50). Avoid images that feel too chaotic or jumbled (44:26). Nature-adjacent without being obviously literal. Images should breathe with open space, similar to Peter's Beautiful AI searches for 'space' (49:03).

Share updated brand guidelines with Peter for review
February 8, 2026
After completing typography refinements, color palette updates, and accent elements additions, share updated brand guidelines document with Peter. Schedule review session if needed or get asynchronous feedback.

Continue writing website copy sections focusing on services
February 10, 2026
Continue working through copy document, focusing on services and other key pages. Don't worry about final page structure - Ellen can extract and reorganize content once more material exists (33:33). Mark sections complete and notify Ellen when ready for review. Homepage heavy lifting is done (33:33), which is typically where people struggle most.

Notify Ellen when copy document sections are updated and ready for review
February 10, 2026
Tag Ellen in shared document whenever sections are completed and ready for feedback. Continue iterating asynchronously while visual development progresses in parallel. Plan to reconvene next week with more developed visual materials.