Category / Art & Design
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65% Off Website Domain and Hosting Plans!
Our favorite hosting and domain provider, Bluehost is offering unheard of pricing on new Shared Hosting packages for the next TWO DAYS ONLY. If you sign up before March 30 11:59 pm. MST, you will get this monthly pricing PLUS a free domain name for the first year and an SSL certificate: Basic –…
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Now Offering: Custom Canva Design Templates!
We’re listening to our customers and evolving with the times. With photo and graphic editing apps so easily accessible, business owners are more digitally savvy than ever, and want to save money by DIYing more of their marketing material. We totally understand that – all small business owners need to watch their expenses. But we’ve…
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How to Start A Small Business in Costa Rica: Branding and Marketing
In Part 1 we walked you through the legal process of forming a corporation in Costa Rica. Though that’s a multi-step process, we can promise you that’s the easy part! The tricky part of starting a small business lies in your concept, marketing and execution. This, however is our specialty. We’ve been helping small businesses…
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2019 Design Trends
At the beginning of a new year, we like to check in with the design world to see what was trendy the previous year, and predict what we feel will be popular in the year to come. While this list is by no means something we encourage designers and creatives to stick to, it’s a…
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Altaris Law’s Project: Small Business Starter
We are very excited to share this project, not only because we love working with innovative, forward thinking clients like Ian and Zach, the founders of Altaris Law, but also because it’s a great example of our Small Business Starter package. This covers all the basics for small business owners who are just getting started…
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Brand Development for Il Rustico
We had the pleasure of helping another young entrepreneur couple in Costa Rica with their restaurant branding recently. They make amazing, authentic Italian food and have opened an adorable, comfortable restaurant featuring homemade pastas and pizzas that taste just like nonna’s cooking! After sitting down with them (over a pizza and glass of vino, of…
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Logo Design & Brand Development Process
One of the first things a new business needs is a logo, and if you want your business to have a cohesive, professional appearance, developing your brand’s overall visual style is equally important. We offer logo and branding packages for this reason, that involve a multi-step process for developing your brand. Many people ask us…
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Behind the Design: Pacific Bottom Dwellers
I’ve always had a deep fascination and connection with the sea. Countless hours of my childhood were spent in the ocean learning to surf in San Clemente, CA, or walking down the sandy beaches. After the years passed my love for the sea drove me in new directions. Now many years later, I have found…
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Community Sign Painting Event in Playa Junquillal
The pavement stops before you arrive to the small beach towns in the area where we are currently living, and bumpy dirt roads wind their way to the coast. Most people who are from here or live here full-time are used to dogs lounging in the street, monkeys occasionally scurrying to a tree on the…
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Behind the Design: Endangered Coral Reefs
One design that we’ve chosen to print on our line of upcycled clothing, is of a piece of coral with the words, “Let Me Live”. This graphic carries a very important message that we’d love to discuss here, and share the inspiration behind creating it. Living close to the ocean has given us daily appreciation…
