We work hard and play harder. When you love what you do work is play. We play with color, font, imagery, textures and patterns. We play in the office, outside on the park bench or at the library. We don't wait for inspiration to strike—we invite it.

Every piece we design has a purpose and a mission—it is not design for design's sake. Our goal is not to win a slew of design awards, but rather to create marketing materials that meet and exceed our clients' expectations. Impressing our peers is nice, but delighting our clients is what keeps us in business.

We develop partnerships with the associations we work with, rather than simply being a hired hand. Once we begin working with you we become an extension of your association. Developing partnerships enables you to have one source for your design needs, ensuring predictable and cohesive imagery and messaging. It also enables us to intimately know your business needs allowing for greater success with your communications goals.

Many of our clients opt to keep us on retainer simply because, in addition to great design work, they can count on us for three things: responsiveness, flexibility and predictability. To know you'll get the same high-level of quality and effort no matter the scope of the project is just one benefit. Others include:

• Accelerated response time and turnarounds
• Ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously
• Continuity in terms of brand maintenance and a familiar voice
• Economies of scale resulting in reduced fees

The bottom line is we work on retainer because it's a great way to get down to the business of design, saving you precious time and money.