Remodeling contractor Hamish Murray Construction, Inc. needed a show display for the Oregon Fall Home and Garden Show that walked the line between modern and craftsman, two of their largest markets. It also needed to be clean, bright, and orderly to give a sense of what a homeowner could expect from working with the company.

The center of the display holds a television display with a slide show. Quoin designed scale drawings from which a cabinet maker built the custom show display. Files were provided to a sign company for the header sign and vinyl lettering. We specified standard IKEA frames to show accreditations and work images, to hold down cost and give extra flexibility.

Molly’s Fund Fighting Lupus needed an convention show display that would support their Voices of Lupus campaign, which tells the stories of people suffering from lupus. We consulted with the client and sign company to determine the best solution. Then, we created the convention show design and worked with the printer to ensure accurate color.

Peterkort Roses wanted to showcase arrangements made with their roses on their delivery truck. They teamed up with Portrait of Portland and Portland Bride and Groom to use cover images from their magazines. Quoin designed the graphics and managed color quality and installation with the sign company.

ywca clark county’s Summer Social at the Vancouver Airfield included a jug band, so we took our cue from old time posters and combined their signature persimmon color with a blue for an old-time summer vibe. Overprinting of the blue and persimmon bring focus to the event name in a casual way.

The poster folded down to double as as save-the-date self-mailer (it didn’t need an extra envelope, saving money). The invitation was accordion-folded to keep recipients interested, while reinforcing the event’s brand.

Other materials for this event included an RSVP card and envelope that went with the invitation, as well as a program for the social itself.

As a part of the y’s continuing rebranding effort, we created their annual report. Our favorite design solutions in this piece include the financial information on the back page, as well as the perforated wrap-around which allowed the piece to be mailed. Once again, working in two colors doesn’t mean our client has to accept a less-exciting design. What’s more, publicly-required notification of financials becomes an opportunity to give back to their donors by thanking them, as well as encouraging new donors to give.

ywca clark county asked Quoin to create a save-the-date card, invitation, poster and program for their new Fall fundraiser event. Working from the central concept of the chandelier that they had found, Quoin adapted their new identity system to brand the event. We placed the chandelier in the context of the red carpet, to further the combination of ‘gothic’ and ‘glam’, creepy and fabulous. (Fittingly, one of their sponsors put on a recreation of Michael Jackson’s ‘Thriller’ routine.)

Quoin guided each piece through production to ensure that color did not vary as weeks or months passed between the printing of each piece.