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
Hart Hodges
Principal
Waycross Investment Management Company
Shew Design helped us get comfortable with wording that would resonate with more people and work on our website, while also respecting the fact that regulations often dictate what we can or cannot say. But they did it, and we’re very happy with our new look.
Don Anderson
Applewood Farm Studios
We would recommend Shew Design to anyone requiring a high level of expertise in website management and design. They listened to our needs and understood immediately how they could help. They continued to support us throughout the entire process, including helping us on a moment’s notice when we encountered a glitch or problem we weren’t able to resolve. In the process, they taught us a lot and helped us get to a place where we could continue to help ourselves.
Geoffrey Morgan
Blaine – Birch Bay Thrives
We’re thrilled with the new brand, messaging, and website Shew Design created for Birch Bay – Blaine Thrives. They understood our needs and turned our organization’s mission into a visually appealing, easy-to-use website that connects well with our community. Working with them was a pleasure, and we highly recommend them.
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.
Christina Claassen
Marketing & Public Relations Manager
Whatcom Museum
We love working with Shew Design. They offer clear communication, interpret design ideas in unique and thoughtful ways, and create outstanding quality materials. We’ve been working with Shew Design on both our website management, as well as, digital and print collateral and have been extremely pleased. We highly recommend them!
Matt Lesinski
Sales and Marketing Director
The Upfront Theatre
The process in creating our updated logo consistently had the goal of being as collaborative and as efficient as possible – which I greatly appreciated. They have been tremendous assets for additional questions and assistance. In short, they’re rock stars!
Charles Luckmann
Writer, Editor
Flying Trout Press
Flying Trout Press came to Shew Design hoping to upgrade its pre-Cambrian website. A few dinosaurs were roaming through it. To be honest, we had a few fears, but Eric and Becca dispatched them with confidence. And along the way, we learned the difference between an “illustration” and a “logo.” In the end, our new website is beautiful—perfect for us! Thank you, Shew Design!
Molly Seimears
Owner
Doulas of Bellingham
Working with Shew design to build our website has been a breath of fresh air amidst the craziness of starting a new business. They are easy to work with and an excellent guide when refining our brand’s message and image.