Reed Creative is honored to have recently been awarded Best Graphic Design in the Columbian‘s 2023 Best of Clark County contest. Owner Lori Reed said: “Since relocating to the Pacific NW in 2011, our team has been working hard to prove to the local community that creative small businesses can indeed be professional, reliable and trustworthy—and this award proves …
As summer wraps up, it’s back to school and back to business! If the kiddos are back to school and you’re ready to get back to work—and networking to drum up business before the end of the year—then we’ve got you covered. Nametags are the smallest project we work on here at Reed Creative, and …
Aaah the asterisk, a tiny tidbit of typography, but oh so powerful! Greek for “little star,” the asterisk is one of the oldest typographic characters, serving many purposes throughout the times. You may have encountered it as a reference for a footnote in a document you’ve read that required further explanation or citation. Maybe you’ve …
At the request of one of today’s guests at the Camas Washougal Chamber of Commerce Luncheon, we’re sharing our “Building a Better Brand” presentation. We keep our slides simple, for a deeper level of information, just reach out and we’ll be happy to discuss!
Knowing where your brand is now is the start of building a better brand for the future. At Reed Creative, whenever we work with a new company or organization, we conduct an audit of where you are today. We do this by gathering the various visual and verbal expressions of your brand in print and …
On a sunny Valentine’s Day this year, we took a lunch break to stroll around the ’Shoug, where we found plenty to love within a few blocks of our new office. Each landmark was captured through the center of a former wine barrel “hoop”—aka metal ring—lovingly made into a heart by a wine sipping craftsman …
One more zoom call? Enough already! While one may appreciate the technological advances that permitted remote connection over the last year, you may find yourself exhausted from being “constantly on.” And even more so, if you are a female, according to one recent article in the NYTimes. Too often one Zoom call ends, and another …
After the incredibly tumultuous times we have experienced over the last year, it’s refreshing to set our sights on some positivity. Businesses are reopening, people are beginning to gather again, spring is in the air. It’s a great time to reflect and ask if it’s time to refresh your branding to better represent where your …
Canyoudearreaderimaginehowharditwouldbetoquicklygraspthemeaningofthislineoftext Or, can you, dear reader, see how much easier it is to quickly grasp the meaning of this line of text when properly punctuated? The point of punctuation—the use of spacing, symbols and certain typographical devices—is to help the reader better understand the thoughts and cadence composed from a string of words. (I’d be …
Thrilled when our local paper, The Columbian, decided to highlight our East County home studio. Written by Kay Richardson, Columbian staff writer and shot by Amanda Cowan/The Columbian link to full article at The Columbian We are celebrating 5 years serving Clark County with Creativity and were thrilled when our local paper, The Columbian, wanted …