Advertising Design

Print ads, web ads, and direct mail are everywhere — and easily ignored.

How will your print ad, web ad, or mailer get noticed? A good example has a strong visual to attract the eye and a concept that requires a brief moment for the mind to process. Our minds like to make sense of things we see — a brief moment of thought breaks through a person’s habit of “not seeing marketing” and gives us a chance to arouse the viewer’s curiosity.

You can then communicate your message and encourage them toward your desired outcome.

A structured design approach is my formula for creating big ideas and marketing messages that grab your target market’s attention in challenging environments. I dive deep to understand your business, market segment, customers, competition and other important data.

A good compliment to a print ad, web ad, or direct mailer can be a matching landing page. Small ads, especially web ads, don’t have much room to make an effective sales pitch. So an ad that entices the viewer to a landing page where you make the sales pitch is a great strategy. Ask me about utilizing this to keep customers engaged and to fulfill their need for more information.

Types of Projects

  • Web ads
  • Print ads
  • Direct mail
  • Web landing pages
  • Signage

Typical Design Process

  1. Initial meeting and research
  2. Outline of goals and creative strategy
  3. Create options for the visual design and layout
  4. Proofing and edits
  5. Create print- or web-ready artwork and send to publication(s)
Marketing-Focused Design

Effective design means learning about your business and creating work that supports your marketing goals.

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