Graphic Design Services

Graphic Design

Graphic design is the art of giving meaningful form to information. In an era when information comes from every imaginable source, the graphic designer’s role in modern communication cannot be overvalued. Graphic design influences everything from hand-painted signs to corporate images.

Creating marketing and visual expression..

We are a professional graphic and website design studio creating custom designed solutions for your business. Good design and quality printing is good business. First we listen to you, then we use our years of experience to create effective communication materials. We design a wide variety of materials including business cards, brochures, logos, flyers, postcards, catalogues, magazine advertising, tradeshow banners, stationery, vehicle graphics and everything in between. We can create your brand.

Business Design Services, Tailored to You

It's very rare that we perform just one design service for a client.

If you need any combination of services, let us know upfront and we'll put together our best cost estimate based on what you need.

Ongoing Support for Long Term Needs

We've been around the block

Business design needs go far beyond building an initial brand. That's why we've been around for over 20 years.

Most clients opt to treat us as they would an in-house design department. You can get what you need as you need it, and pay one easy monthly bill.

Why Hire a Graphic Designer?

You might think that hiring a graphic designer is one more expense that you don't need. Here are several reasons why that type of thinking could lead you down the wrong path.

A Designer Saves Time

You know your job and do it well. A graphic designer is a professional who knows their field. They know about things like bleed and trap, type-safety and imposition so that you don't have to. A graphic designer can turn your ideas into reality in a short time, leaving you free to do what you do best.

Improves Your Image

We've all seen business cards prepared on a home printer using perforated paper and the impression they leave. Professionally designed graphics and materials will convey an image to your customers of expertise that they can trust.

Stand Out in a Crowd

Every day we're bombarded by thousands of advertisements all vying for our attention. Your best defense against becoming a part of the noise is through great design that captures your audience's attention. And the best way to ensure you get that eye-catching design is to hire a graphic designer.

Save Money

It makes sense that doing things yourself will save you money. Unfortunately, in the world of printing that sometimes isn't the case. Unless your file is prepared precisely the way it needs to be for printing, you may find that it costs more to prepare the file for printing than it would to simply hire a designer to do things from the start.

Knows the Software

Some people would have you believe that with Photoshop they can do anything. And the truth is that you can do anything with Photoshop – poorly. No single program can handle all the jobs needed to create quality materials and a designer knows how to put each program to it's best use for quality results every time.

After more than twenty years in business, we have helped hundreds of individuals and business' both small and large. Our team of designers have the knowledge and experience to make your projects a success. We pride ourselves on creating strong design solutions for all your projects in a time frame that fits your schedule. By keeping up on all the latest techniques and equipment we make sure that you always look your best.

Print Design

The collateral we design is crafted to competently represent your business.  We have years of experience creating business cards, brochures, catalogs, magazines, booklets, flyers, posters, retail displays and ads that work.

Your Business Materials, Delivered

We see each project through to completion.  Finals are delivered press ready. We also work closely with reputable printing firms to ensure your materials meet the highest production standards.

Solutions that are Truly Unique

Stock illustrations are fast and easy. Trouble is, anyone can use the same images you've chosen.  We can create unique, custom illustrations that fit your needs precisely, and that belong exclusively to you.

More than Just Pictures

Our illustrative expertise spans a wide range of areas.  Product mockups, website headers, icons, schematics, flowcharts & graphs, technical drawings, cartoons, process illustrations, instructions and more.

Because it's Not All About Paper

More companies are reducing their use of printed materials in favour of digital options.  We can design and build digital publications, product demonstrations, and presentations that stand out.

Business Design Services, Tailored to You

It's very rare that we perform just one design service for a client.

If you need any combination of services, let us know upfront and we'll put together our best cost estimate based on what you need.

Ongoing Support for Long Term Needs

We've been around the block

Business design needs go far beyond building an initial brand. That's why we've been around for over 20 years.

Most clients opt to treat us as they would an in-house design department. You can get what you need as you need it, and pay one easy monthly bill.

Branding

Standing out from a crowd is crucial

Our Internet Marketing services rely on new media strategies and methods that will insure that your brand is recognized online. Laurie Shannon Design offers a fully integrated suite of products and services to help customers identify and fulfill their Internet Marketing needs.

Clear Business Concepts, Visualized

We listen. We learn. We create.

Designing an effective logo is one of the most important steps in creating a visual brand for your business. Our logo design process is simple:

Usable Brand Deliverables

A good logo is worth little if you can't use it!  Our logos are hand-drawn from scratch in vector software, so your logo won't lose sharpness or shape regardless of how you want to use it.

An organization’s brand is a composite of visual components — incorporating the logo and identity, which encompass type, color, and imagery — coupled with strategic messaging and the overall value proposition. Stoltze Design undertakes an intensive discovery process to fully understand what you do, what it means, and why it’s important. We then collaborate with you to produce materials that vividly convey your unique story to the world through high-impact design and messaging.

Interactive

Laurie Shannon Design combines user experience expertise with excellent design to create compelling websites that draw and retain visitors. We’ve planned, designed, and developed websites that are beautiful and easy to navigate for more than a decade. We can create a new site with a robust content management system and portable device compatibility, refresh an existing site to meet evolving requirements, or fortify your online presence with social media components that help you build closer relationships with customers.

Print Production

In an age when everything is going virtual, print survives because it is tangible. Effective print design ensures that people pick up and are impressed by your materials. From corporate collateral — including brochures, posters, annual reports, and product sheets — to direct mail, invitations, and specialty promotions, to larger products such as magazines, books, and newsletters, Laurie Shannon Design will guide your projects from concept to delivery, and help you get the most out of your print budget.

Packaging

You never get a second chance to make a good first impression, so how you package your products — whether books, CDs, DVDs, or software — impacts how they are interpreted and how well they sell. Laurie Shannon Design creates compelling packaging that piques curiosity, builds anticipation, bolsters brand identity, and boosts sales. Our experience with package design results in innovative presentations that render great products simply irresistible.

Online Marketing

So we’ve helped you get an amazing, ‘best in your industry’ website.

Now what? How do people find it?

For many clients, launching a website is only the beginning of an unfolding business initiative. Attracting visitors, potential customers and other target audiences to a new website is the next logical step.c

Laurie Shannon Design can help bring valuable traffic to your site with search engine marketing, optimization and advertising services. We can work to optimize new or existing websites, create and run online search marketing campaigns, or help you create a buzz through social media. At Laurie Shannon Design, we offer the experience and know-how to build real results, using best practices and common sense business intelligence — exactly what you need to achieve the online success that you can be proud of.

Our Marketing Services Include:

• Search Engine Optimization
• Search Engine Marketing & Advertising
• Website Analytics & Reporting
• Social Media
• Email Marketing

We can keep you up-to-date

Our Internet Marketing services rely on new media strategies and methods that will insure that your brand is recognized online. Graphic Art Vancouver offers a fully integrated suite of products and services to help customers identify and fulfill their Internet Marketing needs.

No one will visit your website if they don’t know about it. We’ll help you reach new customers and keep in touch with existing ones.

The Internet has become the information superhighway for the buying public. Most persons prefer the hassle free transactions that Internet shopping can offer. Internet Promotion offers cost effective ways for businesses to enhance their product or service distribution networks. With millions of person using the Internet to search for products and services, businesses can penetrate other markets at a fraction of the cost of traditional marketing methods.

Internet Promotion also provides the advantage of being enduring. Internet Promotion is often timeless with releases remaining accessible by search engines and in archives for years to come.

In these tough times, creativity is key

The current economy has reduced marketing and promotional budgets for businesses putting them under pressure to find innovative ways to continue to market their products and services. Conventional marketing tools such as newspaper, magazine, radio and television advertisements can be costly. It can be difficult for a company with a limited budget to stay competitive. Laurie Shannon Design can help you focus your online marketing efforts to be most cost-effective and have the greatest results.

• Our cost effective and targeted strategies will:
• Drive quality traffic to your site
• Generate considerable interest in your business
• Boost your web site’s popularity
• Increase your site’s search engine ranking
• Help establish a business reputation
• Increase sales
• Increase revenue
• Position you as an expert in the field(s)

Mailing lists can be a great way to stay in touch with customers.

Let them know of new products or services and give them special offers and discounts to show your appreciation of their past business and to encourage future business.

Chances are, new customers are finding your business through web search engines, such as Google and Yahoo. However, stiff competition and other factors can result in low rankings in the search engines. A Pay-per-click traffic program offers you an effective, results-driven way to hit the ground running in terms of building website traffic and enhancing name brand awareness. If you are currently doing pay-per-click advertising or are thinking about starting a pay-per-click campaign.  We can help you start a new campaign or fine-tune your existing one. We’ll make recommendations on the best keywords for you to bid on and make sure that you are getting the most out of your pay-per-click budget.

Laurie Shannon Design also offers Search Engine Optimization services. Through different SEO strategies, you can see your search engine ranking improve and your site’s relevance in searches increase.

Ask us for a personalized proposal to let us know what online marketing strategies you are considering and we’d be happy to discuss and make recommendations. Let us focus on the marketing strategies for your website so you can focus on growing your business.

Blending Creativity & Strategy

Getting your audience excited about your business 

Whether you are starting a new business, launching a new product, or feel it’s time to shake things up a bit, chances are you’ve come to realize that looking great is a necessity. We can help with that by applying our years of design experience, enhancing your company’s image, supporting your brand, and promoting your product or service with outstanding visual communications.

Twenty years of experience has enabled us to hone our skills so that our clients receive innovative services that evolve with consumer tastes and emerging market trends. Our clients benefit from our value added services; your clients will benefit from our end-to-end expertise that will help them understand your company and get excited about your business.

Fostering sustainable innovation

Our focus is in the areas of sustainable design, marketing "greener" products and services and creating strong communities. We utilize our sustainable design sensibilities, brand communications and relationship building skills to create positive changes in our environment. Helping clients go green. Through sustainable design and brand communications we are engaging clients to help build a stronger community, educate and take action to sustain and improve the quality of life without sacrificing the needs of future generations.

Helping clients go green.

The benefits of building green include cost savings from reduced energy, water, and waste; lower operations and maintenance costs; and enhanced occupant productivity and health. positive changes in our environment.

Boycott Boring Slideshows

Capture your audience

The intended purpose of visuals in business presentations is to engage, clarify, and maintain interest.

Kill the sleeping pill. We design custom PowerPoint and Keynote templates to breathe life back into your meetings.