Vancouver

A small studio, deliberately.

Background

The portfolio, and where it came from.

The work shown here was produced over several years across brand, content and website projects for established companies. Happy to talk through any of it in detail.

New projects are run from Vancouver, with specialists brought in where a project needs them. That distinction is kept explicit so you can see both the past work and who will be on yours.

Projects: 28 published
Based in: Vancouver, British Columbia
Led by: Dave Curtin

Operating principles

Small enough for proximity. Structured enough for serious work.

Direct responsibility

The person framing the problem remains accountable through design and final review.

Relevant specialists

Research, development and production expertise is added around the work, not around agency hierarchy.

Visible evidence

Recommendations are tied to customer, business and delivery evidence wherever that context exists.

Responsible claims

Commercial results and endorsements are used only when their source and publication status are clear.

Founder and creative director

Dave Curtin

Strategy, identity, content and digital design are directed as one connected system. Clients work close to the person responsible for the decisions, while trusted specialists support development, research and production where needed.

Based: Vancouver, British Columbia
Model: Senior-led, specialist-supported
Focus: Website design and branding

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Our process

Discovery

Interviews with you and with the people who sell or deliver day to day. This is also where we look at whatever analytics and enquiry data exists.

Structure and strategy

You get a written view of who the site is for, what it needs to say and how it is organised. Nothing gets designed until that is agreed.

Design and writing

Pages are designed and written at the same time. You review real pages with real copy rather than mood boards, which makes the feedback far more useful.

Build and launch

Development, testing across devices and assistive technology, content migration and launch. Your team gets training before handover, not a PDF afterwards.

After launch

A few weeks of monitoring once real traffic arrives, then a short written view of what is worth changing next. Some clients stop here and some carry on monthly.

Speak to the person doing the work.

The most useful first conversations cover what has changed in the business, what it is costing you, and where the internal disagreement is.

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