Brand Design

Logo Design, Puppy Play, and Budget Limitations.

My Property is as Far as I Can Throw a Tennis Ball. That thing right there? That is my puppy Paika during one of our back road walks last week. There's a swamp on that road, can you tell? We actually have two dogs, but this little one will chase a ball or a stick until the cows … Continue reading

Graphic Design

Next Month It’s All About The Bicycle!

June is Bicycle Month in these here parts. For the past eight years, the town of Mississippi Mills has made the month of June officially "bicycle month". Each year a group of dedicated volunteers who believe passionately in the importance of bicycle friendly communities put together dozens of fun events for lovers of two-wheeled transportation throughout … Continue reading

Website Design

New Logo & Website for Charming Carleton Place Hotel

Economical branding & website development — It's an actual thing! My lovely web partners and I just finished this nice quick branding & website development project for a local small business, Baron's Motor Inn in Carleton Place. The current owners bought the hotel about 25 years ago, and lately have found it more challenging to … Continue reading

Brand Design

Logo & Website Development for the Merrickville Public Library

Sometimes a logo tags along with website development. My awesome web development partners were approached by the lovely folks at the Merrickville Public Library a few months ago to put together a proposal for a new website since their old one was sadly out of date. You know how it is, everything is tiny and busy and … Continue reading

Brand Design

What Do The World’s Most Popular Logos Have In Common?

I found this really quite interesting article from Udemy on commonalities between world famous logos. They examined the logos of the top 50 companies on Fortune’s “World’s Most Admired Companies” list and came up with some interesting observations. They’ve collated the data into an infographic titled “Deconstructing successful logos”. Check it out below. Source: What Do … Continue reading

Brand Design

Logos and Branding for Small Business, Entrepreneurs, and Not-for-Profits in Ottawa, Canada.

Designing logos for Ottawa clientele makes me happy as a clam. Brand development in Ottawa is my latest focus after moving to the area in 2009, but I actually grew up here, so supporting local business and building local connections is hugely important to me, and I’m thrilled to have built so many positive relationships to date. One of the chief joys of my business is helping … Continue reading