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.
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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.
working with us
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
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.
We strive to create an efficient, worthwhile, and positive experience for our clients. Here is what to expect from working with Shew Design.
what people say
Katie Hayton
Marketing Manager
La Conner Country Inn and Channel Lodge
Shew Design patiently helped us navigate the waters of a major rebranding project. The creative process was on point and their thoughtful objectivity was much appreciated. The final product turned out wonderful, we are extremely happy with Shew and will work with them again in the future.
Holly Faulstich
Natural Resource Specialist III
Whatcom County Public Works – Stormwater
The staff at Shew Design consistently impresses us with their professionalism, rapid turnaround, and high-quality products. We’ve contracted with them for many years and wouldn’t hesitate to recommend their graphic design services!
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.
Kate Clarke
owner
Blue Dot Refillery
They have a keen sense of design and understand the nuances of how target market, product, brand, and design come together for the best possible outcome. I continue to get unsolicited compliments on my logo.
Dean Fearing
Executive Director
Kulshan Community Land Trust
I have worked with Shew Design for 16 years. They have consistently provided top-quality design services. I often get great feedback about the materials Shew Design creates for my business.
Sarah Parker
Project Planner
Maul Foster Alongi
Shew Design delivers excellent, engaging design work and makes the entire design process enjoyable. They are a collaborative and fun team to work with. We’ve had great experiences with them and look forward to future projects together!
Dana Flerchinger
Natural Resources Specialist
Whatcom County Public Works – Natural Resources
Shew Design helped us to create attractive marketing materials focused on eelgrass protection in Whatcom County. Becca and Eric were extremely helpful and responsive throughout the process, taking care to integrate our feedback into their designs. I would highly recommend working with Shew Design.
Jenny Rae
Communications Manager
Chuckanut Builders
The insight, creativity, and depth of knowledge about branding and marketing that Shew Design provided to Chuckanut Builders was amazing and beyond our initial expectations. The entire process was highly-collaborative and educational. We left armed with a better understanding of our own business and processes as well as tools to improve customer communications.