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PECI Origin Story

Contributed by Rachel on Nov 3rd, 2014. Artwork published in
October 2014
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PECI Origin Story 1
Source: origin.peci.org PECI. License: All Rights Reserved.

PECI is using Neue Helvetica for headers, subheads, and navigation on the origin siteVollkorn is used as a complementary typeface for the body copy.

In 1979, Portland passed the nation’s first energy conservation policy. To carry it out, the Portland city council formed a nonprofit corporation called Portland Energy Conservation, Inc.

That policy, and the organization that ultimately became PECI, were unprecedented. They were formed in a convergence of volatile international politics, the first blooms of environmental responsibility among Portland citizens, and the ideals and ambitions of individual leaders.

This is the legacy of PECI and the 1979 Energy Policy: the beginning of a long lineage of progressive, nation-leading environmental policy. In a world in which neither had existed, Portland would likely not be the city it is today. 

Subheads in Neue Helvetica, copy in Vollkorn
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Subheads in Neue Helvetica, copy in Vollkorn

Chapter heads in Neue Helvetica and body copy in Vollkorn
Source: origin.peci.org PECI. License: All Rights Reserved.

Chapter heads in Neue Helvetica and body copy in Vollkorn

PECI Origin Story 4
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Footer using Neue Helvetica for headers and Vollkorn for copy
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Footer using Neue Helvetica for headers and Vollkorn for copy

PECI Origin Story 6
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PECI Origin Story 7
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Copy using Vollkorn and navigation using Neue Helvetica
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Copy using Vollkorn and navigation using Neue Helvetica

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