Joshua Rich | Quoin Design

When Should I Use WordPress for a Business Site (And When Shouldn’t I)?

Disclaimer: I read an article with (almost) this title today, and it was so close to the mark in some places, I wanted to add my own input to the global discussion. When Should I Use WordPress for a Business Site? WordPress is perfect for most types of small- and medium-sized business sites. It has advanced in every quadrant to become a top-flight CMS. It is free and open-source, and it’s fully search-engine-optimizable (SEOable), as long as a decent theme is used or built.

Peterkort Roses Truck Graphics

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 Web Site

ywca clark county had outgrown their old web site and needed a complete redesign. The new site stays on brand while giving this nonprofit tools to manage all of their content, including classes and events, volunteers and donations, and downloads such as newsletters and PDF forms. It dynamically adds to the brand by drawing on the new look Quoin began with their print materials, yet

ywca clark county Summer Social Materials

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

ywca clark county Annual Report

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

Personal Preferences: Email Marketing vs. Social Media Advertising

Steve Rubel over at Advertising Age revealed some statistics: According to an eConsultancy study of 1,400 U.S. consumers, 42% said they prefer to receive ads for sales and specials via e-mail compared to just 3% who said the same for social-networking sites and 1% who preferred Twitter. I was shocked at first, until I thought about my own online habits. I've clicked maybe 5 ads

ywca clark county

For one of the partners of Quoin, this was a dream job. He had always wanted to bring stronger graphic design to the brochures you see in social welfare offices and other non-profit locations. The YWCA Clark County approached us for a wide-ranging rebranding effort. Part of that was graphic design for their brochure system. These pieces are the front line for this non-profit in

Portland Medical Imaging

Portland Medical Imaging came to Quoin with a need for a big face-lift of their existing site. Their focus on comfort and compassion for their patients wasn't being reflected in their current site. Because Quoin focuses its medical web design on the people medicine heals, we gave them a warm and inviting look that was focused on people, not medical machinery. To serve them, we

Brochure Design: ywca clark county

ywca clark county approached us for a wide-ranging rebranding effort. Part of that was to redesign their brochure system. These pieces are the front line for this non-profit in fulfilling their mission to help individuals in crisis. We were given the mission of working within their existing corporate identity. ywca clark county brochure system before redesign As you can see from the 'before'

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