Graphic Design Services for Chicago Businesses

Design That Keeps Your Brand Consistent

I create menus, marketing materials, packaging, business collateral and environmental graphics that help your business communicate clearly while keeping your brand consistent across every customer touchpoint.

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Design That Has a Job to Do

Graphic design is where a brand gets used every day. It might be a menu a customer reads before ordering, packaging they take home, a flyer promoting an event, a window graphic they notice from the street or a presentation that represents your business in front of a new client.

I design those pieces around two things: what they need to communicate and how they fit into the larger brand.

The goal isn't to add decoration. It's to make information easier to understand, give the business a professional and consistent presence, and create something that works in the environment where people will actually see it.

From One Piece to a Consistent Brand

A menu, flyer, business card or package may be created for a specific purpose, but customers don't experience those pieces separately. They see the same logo, colors, typography, photography and visual style again and again.

I use your existing identity as the foundation for each new piece so that everything feels connected, whether it's being viewed on a phone, held in someone's hand or displayed inside your business.

And if your visual identity needs to be established or refined first, I can build that foundation through my Branding services before applying it across your everyday materials.

What I Design

Every business has different communication needs. I work across both print and digital applications, creating the pieces that help your brand communicate consistently in the real world.

Menus & Hospitality Design

Restaurant menus, takeout menus, table tents, menu boards and other customer-facing materials designed around readability, hierarchy and your existing brand.

Marketing & Promotional Design

Flyers, posters, banners, advertisements, event graphics and promotional materials designed to communicate the message quickly and clearly.

Business Collateral

Business cards, letterheads, presentation materials, folders and other professional pieces that carry your identity into everyday business communication.

Packaging & Takeout

Bags, cups, wrappers, labels, boxes and other packaging applications that extend your brand beyond the physical location.

Environmental Graphics

Window graphics, wall graphics, interior branding, informational graphics and other visual elements designed for the spaces where your customers experience the business.

Digital Graphics

Branded graphics for websites, Google Business Profile, email, social content and other digital applications that need to remain visually connected to the rest of your brand.

Designed Around How People Actually Use It

Good graphic design isn't only about what something looks like. It also needs to work.

A restaurant menu needs clear hierarchy so customers can find what they want. A storefront graphic needs to communicate from a distance. Packaging needs to remain recognizable at a much smaller scale.

A promotional graphic may only have a few seconds to get someone's attention. Those practical considerations are part of my design process.

I think about hierarchy, readability, scale, contrast and where the finished piece will actually be seen so the design can do its job without losing the personality of the brand.

How I Approach a
Design Project

Understand

I start with what the piece needs to communicate, who it's for, where it will be used and how it should connect to your existing brand.

Design

I develop the layout, hierarchy, and visual direction around the content and the requirements of the final application.

Prepare

Once approved, I prepare the final artwork for its intended use, whether that's digital publishing, professional printing, signage production or another application.

Need Ongoing Graphic Design?

Some businesses need a single menu, flyer or packaging project. Others need new creative throughout the year.

If your business regularly needs graphics, website updates, Google Business Profile content, signage and other creative support, my Brand Management service may be a better fit than treating every need as a separate project.