Why Shew Design
We specialize in marketing and graphic design. We create brands, websites, videos, and campaigns, and we do it from an interconnected perspective. Here’s what makes us what we are:
We’re committed to growing and adapting to help our clients grow.
Our business is nearly two decades old. Our work emerges from a lifelong commitment to our craft and our clients.
We’re on your team.
We want your project to succeed. We want you to succeed. We are on your team.
We’re focused on the big picture.
We strive to take the long view, creating solutions for you that will serve their purpose for months and years to come.
We have robust systems and processes so that we can focus on being creative for you.
Record keeping, archiving, billing—all administrative tasks have been honed from years of evolution through daily use. These efficiencies help our costs stay low and allow us to focus on being creative on your behalf.
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Becca Shew
Becca’s formal education is in art history, and she enters projects from a printer’s perspective, creating clean, minimalist designs. At Shew Design, Becca coordinates and implements social media campaigns. She researches, plans, and schedules creative and production work, and handles the administrative side of the business.
Becca guides the creative work using color and texture, and she collaborates with Eric on design tasks. She listens to clients and makes sure the work fits both the letter and spirit of the need.
Eric Shew
Eric enters projects from a writer’s perspective, approaching design as a fusion of visual and verbal thinking. He is a restless thinker, and he wants every project to be as unique as the client and based on their needs and audience.
His formal education is in creative writing, but his work shows other influences as well. His parents are puzzle makers. His dad is a biologist.
At Shew Design, Eric handles most copywriting, illustration, and programming tasks and collaborates with Becca on design tasks.
working with us
We strive to create an efficient, worthwhile, and positive experience for our clients. Here is what to expect from working with Shew Design.
Shew Design 101
Need a new logo design? Here’s what to expect.
Considering a branding or rebranding process? Start here.
Need a video? Here’s how our process works
website development: a phased approach
what we do
branding and identities
The brand we develop for you will be an integrated system that helps your audience find, understand, and value your organization and the products and services it provides. A good brand addresses color, typography, use of language, photography, illustrations, and more.
- logo and tagline design
- print collateral
- brand strategy
- media planning
- content creation
website design and development
We build websites from the ground up to accomplish your specific goals, harnessing a combination of writing, design, and database integration. We develop document strategies that allow you to easily keep the content fresh on your website. We have multiple support options available for the sites we create.
- Sites use the WordPress platform
- Front and back end development using a combination of
- PHP
- Javascript
- CSS
See examples our websites here.
animation and video production
We develop short videos featuring animation, interviews, and infographics that are designed for social media or integration with a website. By following a process of scripting, story boarding, and video editing, we can efficiently work with groups of decision makers to communicate stories in an elegant, economical, fun way.
- Infographics based videos
- Interviews
- Event promotions
- Public alerts and announcements
See examples of our videos here.
what people say
Angela Broderick
Climate & Sustainability Coordinator
San Juan County Environmental Stewardship
I appreciate the thoughtful way they approach each project and the seamless way they guide us through the process. They always manage to harness our initial ideas and translate them into fantastic results! Eric and Becca are great communicators; we trust their design talents to elevate our work.
Melissa Morin
Communications Specialist
Whatcom County Health Department
Shew Design heard what we said and thoughtfully worked it into the design and messaging of our materials. The end products convey our message beautifully, clearly and effectively – just what we were hoping for.
Amy Nelson
editor
Salish Current
We are delighted with the insight and expertise Shew Design brought to creating our new look and website. Becca and Eric adeptly translated the mission and purpose of our new nonprofit news organization into a visually attractive and reader-friendly site that dramatically enhances our ability to serve the community.
Jonathan Lee
Storytelling and Digital Engagement Manager
Climate Solutions
Climate Solutions has hired Shew Design for a number of graphic design and animated video projects over the years. I’ve had the pleasure of working with Eric and Becca on several of these projects; they are thoughtful, talented, organized, and highly insightful people. Highly recommended!
Marlene Finley
Board Member
Evergreen Islands
The process of designing the website was very well communicated and smoothly delivered. Their tutorials were excellent and the written instructions provided are clear and extremely helpful as we update content. Since our organization launched the new website I have heard people call it “exciting”, “informative” and “fresh look”. Within two weeks, people outside our organization were referencing the website on social media.
Mary Tyson Catlin
Senior Director
Honoring Choices Pacific Northwest
Shew Design provided Honoring Choices Pacific Northwest with a brand design and PowerPoint template. They were a pleasure to work with and we love the product they created. They were responsive, timely, and responsive to our needs and limitations. The final product is well done and we are already receiving compliments!
Anna Ehnmark
Executive Director
Technology Alliance Group of Northwest Washington
Shew Design helped us develop an updated look for our popular Tech Stomp fundraiser for scholarships. The beautifully-designed marketing pieces and event signage helped drive event attendance and contributed to making this our most successful scholarship fundraiser since the event’s inception 11 years ago.
Iris Anthony
Family Engagement Services Coordinator
Early Learning and Family Services,
Opportunity Council
Shew Design guided us to develop a clear, concise and cohesive marketing portfolio with eye catching designs. They helped us hone and craft a message designed to engage our target audience. They took the time to understand our audience and worked to create images and a feel that would welcome families and cut through the noise. We were quite pleased with the end product.