What do my clients say?

“Creative emphasis on the message.” “Top notch.” “Easygoing.”

Thanks so much to all my clients over the years! They range from large organizations and corporations to small and mid-sized firms. They include companies in the consumer goods, manufacturing, education, public service, technology, and business-to-business marketplaces. I’m experienced working with non-profits, colleges, healthcare, and advertising/marketing firms as well. See my client listing here.

I've appreciated being able to work hard, help them with their goals, and earn their respect. And I look forward to the opportunity to do the same for you!

Working with Guy With Glasses has raised the quality of our marketing communications materials to the highest level we’ve ever achieved. Not only is John a fantastic graphic artist proficient in the latest tools, he invests the time to learn the product and understand our communication goals. With a mind for marketing and an emphasis on program objectives, he asks thought provoking questions to help streamline a deliberate message and avoid costly mistakes. We are extremely impressed with the work John has done for us, especially the harmonization of our print, web and trade advertising materials. His focused, easy to work with approach and creative emphasis on the message has helped us set the new standard in our industry.

Kevin B. Drummond

Director of Sales & Marketing

Applied Robotics, Inc.

Glenville, NY

I highly recommend the services of John Devanski and Guy With Glasses Design. John has been working for Springfield College since I arrived in 2011 as our designer for our alumni publication Triangle. His knowledge of magazine design and attention to detail has helped the College earn many accolades for our publication.

Most recently, John was able to help the College shift to a digital magazine when the College made the decision to transition from print to fully digital for the summer 2020 issue due to the pandemic. John is a pleasure to work with, and the digital magazine he has designed and built for us is engaging and functional. The entire process of development with John went smoothly, with clear communication and prompt responses to any request. His plan of work was highly detailed and he followed through with no surprises at the last minute. Clear instructions for editors and administrators were provided, and there were no issues that needed to be fixed after launch. John has both expert technical skill and an artist's eye, which has proved to be a winning combination for our Triangle magazine that now includes a professional, high quality digital product.

Stephen Roulier

Vice President for Communications and External Affairs

Springfield College

Springfield, MA

John helped us with a tremendously important project on a short deadline. We highly endorse him and found him to be patient, professional and willing to deal with our multiple demands and overall OCD behavior.

Linda Donoghue

Chief Operating Officer/Chief Nursing Officer

JGS Lifecare

Longmeadow, MA

Guy with Glasses has been Edgewater Marketing’s “go-to” company for a range of design projects — from brochures to packaging to websites. I have been working with this company for over 20 years. John has the unique ability to go beyond design, and seeks to understand the audience, the message and the desired outcome and incorporates those critical components into the final product. Too many designers today want to just build from a template. John goes further. I highly recommend John and Guy with Glasses Design for your marketing projects.

Charlene Goff

President

Edgewater Marketing

Hingham, MA

After working with John for many years on various projects I feel he is much more than a designer to us — he is an extension of our marketing department. He is always willing to meet to discuss the project and listen to our objectives, as well as offer up unique solutions on how to achieve them. He has given our brand and supporting collateral a modern and cohesive feel, all while remaining true to our roots and core values. In addition to the fantastic designs, John has also taken the time along the way to teach me things which is a huge bonus!

Jacqui Jamieson

Senior Marketing Coordinator

Quabbin Wire & Cable, Co.

Ware, MA

John Devanski and I have worked together almost two decades. (We will celebrate our china anniversary in 2021.) We have gone through several redesigns together. John is an artist. He immerses himself in the content and, therefore, his design makes great sense, in addition to being beautiful. He is a brilliant person, a great teacher, and (this is very important to me) he is unflappable.

When the pandemic hit and Triangle, the magazine of Springfield College, went strictly digital, he gracefully pivoted and built a brand new site in about half the time it should have taken, creating a beautiful, highly functional design that was easy for all audiences to read. His work — whether print or digital — is technically pristine. His digital work on Triangle exceeded our expectations, and everyone — including our leadership team — was very happy with the final product.

Jane Johnson Vottero

Editorial Director and Triangle Magazine Editor in Chief

Springfield College

Springfield, MA

Our image was stuck in a rut, and this was amplified by our outdated website. Working with John Devanski of Guy with Glasses Design has changed that.

We reached out to several website developers earlier in 2020 to get assistance with our website. With COVID changing the way in which many of us work and communicate, we realized the need to update our website and make it more appealing and user friendly. John responded with the fair and competitive quote for services, and he has more than met our expectations throughout the process.

John has thought of things that we didn't necessarily think about, but that are necessities in the current environment, such as page optimization for phones and tablets. He has also used graphics and formatting to prioritize the items we need to be promoting. The website is also being created in a format that will be easier to manipulate by our staff once it is live and we need to make updates.

John's design and formatting were immediately well-received by our management team. Having been through similar processes in prior organizations, I can attest to this as a unique achievement. Through our project lead, who worked directly with John, we were able to communicate and get buy in for the proposed framework, which was a more client-centered design, rather than a program-centered design. Very few changes were made to the design initially proposed by John, most were just terminology.

As an Executive, it means a lot to see my leadership team excited about our new website, and I cannot wait to launch the site to the public. I highly recommend working with John. His efficiency, creativity, and thoughtfulness make him an excellent choice for website work.

Gina Govoni

Executive Director

Franklin County Regional Housing & Redevelopment Authority

Turners Falls, MA

I like to think of John as a thinking person's graphic designer. Whether it's an annual report, or a simple brochure, or even a coffee-table book, he brings an intelligence and perceptiveness that emerges in his design. It's like, I'm the word person, and he's the design person, and we come from different places, but we are both absolutely in synch, on the exact same page. He's not precious about his design, any more than I'm precious about my words. What you get with him is always — I mean always — professional, beautiful, understated but distinctive, right on message. He can be mildly annoying about pursuing every last detail of a project, but in the end, he's well worth it. I recommend him highly.

Ronald Ziemba

Office of the President, former Director of Marketing & Communications

Springfield College

Springfield, Massachusetts

John is a complete and fully-diversified web designer. He has a rare blend of both technological and creative skills. He quickly and accurately assessed my needs and sensibilities, and proceeded to develop a website that astounded me. I could not have asked for more. The site is very pleasing to view, easy to navigate, and completely effective for the intended purpose. It precisely represents who I am and what I offer. I am proud to send clients to the site, and I often receive comments praising its quality and professionalism.

Phil Milgrom

Motivational Speaker — Stress Management/Wellness Consultant

Warren, MA

John is always willing to do the hard work necessary to understand his clients’ businesses, their competition, and their challenges. He is a strategic thinker driven to look deeper and seek out that unique hook and big idea that solves the communications problem. Because of that commitment and design talent, he is always a great person for me to collaborate with; I know our work will always be spot on and the client will be well-served.

Chris Gregor

Copywriter/Owner

Gregor & Co.

Great Barrington, Massachusetts

John was the graphic designer for our alumni magazine, Focus. He redesigned our existing magazine to bring it to the next level of quality as the flagship publication for the institution. His concepts were creative, his understanding of the University culture was excellent, and his skill and professionalism were always top-notch. John took initiative to produce a magazine that we were all proud to distribute. He worked well with our editor, the staff in our department, and the printers. His humor and easygoing nature had a calming influence on me during the difficult phases of each production cycle. His attention to detail was outstanding. Our department has grown, and we now produce the magazine in-house, but would otherwise certainly still be using John’s services and skill.

Janet Garcia

Director of Marketing

Westfield State University

Westfield, Massachusetts

Our company web site development was a process that took many iterations to achieve the desired result. John has both the patience and technical skills necessary to collaborate and create a solid and useful website that meets our changing needs. The process has been excellent.

Carl C. Koslowski, P.E.

President

Rybak Engineering

Warren, MA

I have worked with John for years on sizeable projects such as recruitment viewbooks and the College's alumni magazine. In each instance John's concepts are right on target for the type of student we are recruiting.

In addition, John's files are print-ready every time. I know once a project gets to prepress we are rolling towards our delivery date without issue. I appreciate his keen eye for color and willingness to evaluate printer's proofs and attend press checks when asked. Despite our delays and author's alterations, John never ceases to say “yes” and will do what it takes to keep the project moving. He's a pleasure to work with.

Kelly Gonya

Print Production Manager — Office of Marketing & Communications

Springfield College

Springfield, Massachusetts

John does a fantastic job always coming through with very professional designs and layouts. We wouldn’t think of going anywhere else.

Christopher Garvey

General Manager

Whalley Precision Inc.

Agawam, Massachusetts