Graphic Design
Why good and professional graphic design is important?
- Creates powerful visual message
- Effectively communicates the ideas and information
- Keeps and maintains the brand of your business
- Makes a bigger impact on the viewers – customers of your business
- Aesthetically pleasing
- Improves overall impression of your business
With over 7 years of experience, I will apply my expertise to the specific needs of your business. Please see my portfolio to get an idea of my work.
Printing
Business cards have the most common size 3.5″ X 2″ (so, that they can easily fit in a wallet) and made of card stock (12PT, 14PT etc) for durability. Business card gives a first impression and makes people remember you and your business.
Flyers are the most cost effective traditional marketing tool. They are printed on a text stock – glossy or matte – it is thicker than regular printing paper we use in the offices, but thinner and lighter than card stock. Flyers are usually hand-delivered, left for people to take one, inserted in newspapers, or tacked on a community bulletin board. The most common sizes are 8.5″ X 11″ or 5.5″ X 8.5″.
Postcards are usually printed on a thicker, heavier card stock (10PT, 12PT, 14PT etc.) Postcards are perfect mailers, as they are sent without envelopes, don’t have to be opened like letters or brochures, due to their size they stand out of a pack of mail or newspapers and always attract attention. Most common sizes of postcards are 4″ x 6″ and 5″ X 7″. But bigger sizes available as well.
Door Hangers – postcards with a hole and a slit, printed on the same card stock as postcards, most common size is 3.5″ X 8.5″. The name speaks for itself: it is a useful tool for anyone going from door to door.
Brochures (leaflets, pamphlets) are basically flyers folded in multiple sections. They usually contain a lot of information about company, products and services, that’s why they usually left for people to take out. Like flyers, brochures are printed on a nice glossy paper, thicker than regular print paper, most common size is 8.5″ X 11″, they are half-fold, or tri-fold, or Z-fold.
Small Signage
You know those lawn signs you often pass by on the road sticking out of the ground? Or the ones real estate agents put up in front of the houses during open houses? I can help you with that! I sell personalized coroplast (corrugated plastic) signs which are quite efficient advertising tools best suited for outdoor spaces. They are light and durable, attract the attention of drivers and passers-by, can be easily moved from place to place and absolutely perfect for local businesses advertising in surrounding neighbourhoods.
For indoor purposes it is better to use foam core (foam board) because it is not corrugated and can provide an excellent finish for printing graphics or even photos.
Website Design
Nowadays every small business needs an online presence. Most people (me included!) before ordering a service or buying a product, sometimes even before visiting a business, first of all check Google reviews, business’s website or social media. We want to learn more about the business, its professionalism and get an impression of it even before our first contact. That’s why building a website is so important.
I specialize on ‘business card’ type informational websites giving customers the best representation of your business. Please contact me to discuss your website needs.
Social Media Marketing
The main purpose of social media for businesses is to inform, educate and entertain. To inform about promotions, new products or services, changes in business hours and so on. To educate about new laws or regulations relevant to some businesses; trends, concepts, ideas and facts relevant to other businesses. And of course, to entertain. People mostly come to social media to relax, have fun, and therefore will be very pleased if a business they follow posts entertaining and funny content.
Therefore it is important for small businesses to have social media presence. Pleas contact me to discuss how I can assist you with this.
Here is my promotional card with some of the pricing:
