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
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.
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.
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.
David Roberts
Principal Climate & Sustainability Specialist
Maul Foster Alongi
We have completed several projects with Shew Design over the years involving marketing messages and delivery of tools and products on topics like stormwater education, eel grass protection, and public transportation. In all cases, the combination of Shew’s thoughtful approaches to reaching people, crafting the message, and providing the supporting graphics has contributed to the overall success of those efforts. I particularly appreciate the way input we gather from engagement with communities is adapted concisely and artfully to maximize the impact of our outreach and engagement efforts and products.
Elya Prystowsky
Executive Director
The Rural Collaborative
We worked with Shew Design on our rebrand. We love the end product! They were efficient. Professional. And delivered!
Susan Marks
Executive Director
Bellingham/Whatcom County Commission Against Domestic Violence
Working with Shew Design to develop a new website and branding for Bellingham/Whatcom County Commission Against Domestic Violence, along with social media tools such as blogs and Facebook, has been a wonderful experience. They were very thoughtful about the needs of our organization and about the issue of domestic violence in our community, conducting their own research and obtaining a high level of input from our staff. They then provided us with tools and guidelines for using those tools in a way that will allow us to continually promote our mission in the community.
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!
Chris Elder
Senior Planner
Whatcom County Public Works
Eric and Becca with Shew Design certainly provide top-notch service – super responsive and organized with the highest quality final product! I certainly look forward to working with them again on the next big project!