planning for a successful web design project
As with any project, planning can help you save money and time on your web project. Here are some tips that can help you prepare for a successful web design…
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logo update strategies that work: thinking beyond duct tape
Replace or repair? First, do no harm. In many cases, it makes sense to modify rather than replace a logo design. A logo modification can correct issues that are not working in the existing logo…
what makes a logo work?
Some organizations use the same logo for years without needing to change them. Others seem to restlessly change them every few years. A logo is always an investment. Nothing says more about…
chameleon no more! strategies for branding your website
“all websites look the same” It was a long time coming, but the tools for creating responsive websites work, and work very well. Perhaps too well, because the approach people use for building websites…
landing page strategies: making the most of the most valuable real estate in the world
how web design and messaging can strengthen your brand The most valuable piece of property in the world is the seven square inches your prospective client sees when pulling up…
Thanking your clients and customers
We learn the importance of saying thanks at an early age. “Thank you” communicates appreciation, gratitude, and respect. It’s a message that never gets old. Strangely, many businesses and organizations…
Commercial Street Night Market
The Commercial Street Night Market opened last week with great success. Shew Design created a logo and a look and feel for the project. We extend our thanks to a successful…
Free hiking guides for hiking Mt. Baker: second edition available today
The Mt. Baker Hiking Guides we designed and produced for Baker Birch Bay Tourism last year were a great success and a second print run was completed this month. Go…
customized folders can make your proposals look great
We have used our letterpress quite a few times to print onto presentation folders for clients. We recently completed a proposal delivery system for 2020 LED, including a letterpressed presentation…
Poster design for KulshanCLT’s Annual Community Party
We recently completed this Poster design for KulshanCLT’s Annual Community Party. KulshanCLT wanted to hold their annual event this year in a location that most people could bike or walk…
Bluegrass Bash poster design
Animals As Natural Therapy has an annual fundraiser live music event at their farm, and this year we donated the Blugrass Bash poster design to help increase awareness and attendance….
Chuckanut Builders t-shirt
Long time supporters of the Subdued Stringband Jamboree, Chuckanut Builders wanted to have shirts designed and produced to wear and show their involvement with this popular event. In collaboration with…
experience as message
Framing marketing communications in terms of experience opens up new opportunities for engaging your audience. Our Be in Bellingham campaign is one example of this thinking at work; another is…
standing out, fitting in
“Just to make this stand out” is to design what “Trust me. This is going to work” is to buddy movies. Both phrases tend to lead to fiascoes of one…
victory has a thousand parents
Years ago, my initial interpretation of the phrase “victory has a thousand parents, but defeat is an orphan” was a cynical one. My take on it was that if a…
hey, dummy
While developing a packaging concept for a high end manufacturer, we encountered some feedback from a friend of the client who recommended we take an alternate approach. His advice was,…
don’t stop believing
Eric and I started commuting to work on our bikes almost a year ago. Details that were normally overlooked were suddenly noticed and studied. This particular stop sign was one…
minimalism, trust, and some really good chocolate
Research plays a crucial part of creating good design, and so a designer’s life is essentially a never ending series of opportunities to learn. The best designers are really the…
a timely debate
For over a year now, our company has been working with RE Sources for Sustainable Communities and Climate Solutions to create messaging and graphics about the coal train issue. An…