Home / Blog / Category: Graphic Design Category: Graphic Design Filter Animation Announcements Array Fam Awards Branding Careers Copywriting Digital Marketing Graphic Design How To Marketing Press Release Promotion SEO Web Design Web Development Website Launch WordPress The Future is Open: Graphic Design Trends for 2023 Jan 31, 2023 We’re one month into 2023 and we’re already seeing design trends on the rise. As a graphic design agency, we’re sharing our predictions on what we think the biggest graphic design trends will be... By: The Array Team Category: Branding 2023 Goals: Award-Winning Marketing Projects That Take Your Business To The Next Level Dec 21, 2022 Almost a decade ago, our small but mighty advertising agency in Nanaimo, B.C. won its first award: A gold Hermes Creative Award win for web development. Since then, we’ve added 54 more to our... By: The Array Team Category: Articles Best 2022 Winter Activities in Nanaimo Nov 18, 2022 If you missed our last post on 5 Activities To Try Around Nanaimo This Fall, it’s probably too late to go for a hayride through a pumpkin patch. But you’re just in time for... By: The Array Team Category: Announcements 5 Activities To Try Around Nanaimo This Fall Oct 12, 2022 For a city with less than 100,000 people, you might consider Nanaimo sleepy. But during the fall, Nanaimo is packed with activities that will leave you feeling warm, cozy, and maybe a little spooked.... By: The Array Team Category: Announcements Why Client Feedback Is Important When Refreshing Your Brand Sep 23, 2022 Something different is brewing at our advertising agency. We’ve embarked on a journey to rebuild our website and as a part of that process, we’re undertaking a brand refresh. Not to be confused with... By: The Array Team Category: Announcements Looking to Recruit More Employees in 2022? Try Digital Marketing Jul 31, 2022 It’s no secret—the struggle is real when it comes to hiring new employees in today’s market. Labour shortages in British Columbia are acutely high in many key sectors. According to a recent Job Bank... By: The Array Team Category: Articles Array Brings Home Three Gold and One Silver Win for the 2022 MUSE Creative Awards Jun 29, 2022 Good news—it’s another big win for the Array Team! The 2022 MUSE Creative Awards took place earlier this year and our Nanaimo-based agency took home three gold and one silver win for graphic design,... By: The Array Team Category: Announcements Array Sweeps Six Hermes Creative Awards for 2022 May 24, 2022 It’s awards season at the office, and we just won six Hermes Creative Awards for graphic design, web design, web development, and digital marketing. Since 2013, we’ve been participating in this international creative competition... By: The Array Team Category: Announcements 5 Ways to Improve Your Real Estate Marketing with Graphic Design Apr 29, 2022 The Array Team recently won two platinum awards in this year’s Hermes Creative Awards. Guess what both awards had in common? They recognized our graphic design and marketing for real estate developments. Our team... By: The Array Team Category: Graphic Design Best Animated Videos for Content Generation Feb 24, 2022 Let’s face it—video is dominating the way we market our business, products, and services. From drone footage on website homepage banners to 10-second TikTok videos, there’s a reason why in the last year, 88... By: The Array Team Category: Animation How to Best Leverage Your Graphic Design Assets for Lead Generation Feb 16, 2022 If you run a business in Nanaimo, BC, and want to target clients outside of the city, it can be challenging to close sales without incurring travel expenses, meeting in person, or having a... By: The Array Team Category: Graphic Design Array Year-End Wrap: Here’s What We’re Grateful For in 2021 and Hopeful For in 2022 Dec 20, 2021 We did it. We’ve made it to the end of another wild year. And if you’re anything like us, then you know 2021 was a journey! From web design to web development, and from... By: The Array Team Category: Announcements Resurrecting Old Websites Back to Life Oct 29, 2021 In the spirit of Halloween, we’re journeying back to the digital cemetery and digging out a few of the past websites that we helped bring back from the dead. As we all know, trends... By: The Array Team Category: Branding Array Takes Home Three More 2021 International Creative Awards for Graphic Design Jul 6, 2021 We’re pleased to announce another big win for the Array team. We’ve taken home two more Muse Creative Awards and one Hermes Creative Award this year. That brings us up to six wins for... By: The Array Team Category: Announcements Array Wins Three International Awards for Creative Web Design May 31, 2021 The Array team did it again. We won two gold and one platinum award for outstanding web design. And it took a whole lot of trust, collaboration, and innovative thinking (and maybe a few... By: The Array Team Category: Announcements An Array of Our Graphic Design Package Artwork Aug 17, 2020 When it comes to selling a product, the packaging of your product is just as important as the product itself. When you are looking for that perfect bottle of wine to go with dinner... By: The Array Team Category: Graphic Design The Value of Graphic Design: Make Every Marketing Touchpoint Count Feb 15, 2020 We all know – first impressions are everything. Sure, the saying, “don’t judge a book by its cover,” is great advice, but when it comes to in-hand marketing pieces, throw that idea right out... By: The Array Team Category: Graphic Design The Average Computer User & Why You Shouldn’t Design Your Website For Them Mar 20, 2018 Chances are that, if you’re reading this, you have above average computer skills. You may not realize it, but you’re probably pretty tech-savvy! It turns out that what we might consider to be “basic... By: The Array Team Category: Articles Graphic Design Round-Up – Hand Drawn Brands Apr 27, 2017 You’ve probably heard of the present world referred to as the Digital Age, and we’re kind of in love with technology. We identify with the clean lines, powerful capabilities, and minimalist aspects. A lot of... By: The Array Team Category: Graphic Design Website & Brochure Design For Pacific Station Mar 14, 2016 Pacific Station, by Westmark Construction, is a new mixed-use development in Nanaimo, which offers office space & new westcoast contemporary townhomes. With a website already developed, they came to Array looking to add content... By: The Array Team Category: Articles The Story Behind Array’s Inspirational Office Posters Feb 29, 2016 At Array, we like to call ourselves a family of curious and innovative thinkers. And like any family, we thrive in an environment that inspires creativity, knowledge sharing and – most importantly – collaboration!... By: The Array Team Category: Graphic Design Logo & Print For Atlific Hotels Dec 8, 2015 Array has been privileged to have developed a long-standing relationship with Atlific Hotels. Over the years, we have worked on a plethora of projects with them, such as print collateral for Executive Suites Hotel... By: The Array Team Category: Graphic Design New Label Design For Good Life Juice Nov 5, 2015 Recently, Good Life Juice went through a brand revamp from Good Life Cleanse. As their branding was being updated, they also wanted freshly designed bottle labels for their tasty juices! Check them out (and... By: The Array Team Category: Graphic Design New Bike Map Print Collateral Design For Magnolia Oct 19, 2015 We’ve been working with Magnolia Hotel & Spa since 2012, when they underwent an extensive renovation, calling for a brand refresh and redesign of much of their marketing and print collateral (which you can... By: The Array Team Category: Graphic Design Campaign Kick-Off: Tourism Nanaimo’s #EXPLORENANAIMO Apr 29, 2015 HAVE YOU SEEN THIS BAD BOY IN THE PAST COUPLE DAYS ON YOUR WAY INTO NANAIMO? So we may have been just a little bit cryptic on our social media about an exciting project... By: The Array Team Category: Articles Brand & Print Refresh – Tru Spa Institute Feb 25, 2015 Sometimes the best thing you can do to move forward is to have a fresh start. Coming into 2015, this was what Tru Spa Insitute of Aesthetics was looking for: to start from scratch... By: The Array Team Category: Graphic Design Branding & Splash Page – Linley Park Estates Feb 16, 2015 If you’ve been following us on Facebook, Twitter, or LinkedIn – or reading this blog, of course! – you know we’ve launched a ton of websites in the past several months. While websites are... By: The Array Team Category: Graphic Design Annual Report Design Completed For United Way Oct 1, 2014 An organization’s annual report is one of its most important documents! Not only is it useful internally, it is read and used by many other stakeholders outside of the organization. The value of a... By: The Array Team Category: Graphic Design New Wordmark – The Green Group For The City of Nanaimo Jul 21, 2014 Though we’re deep in summer, starting a brand new project makes it feel like it’s spring again, infusing our imaginations with fresh ideas. We were thrilled to be approached by The City of Nanaimo... By: The Array Team Category: Graphic Design Brand Development & Strategy for Healthcare Impact Partners Jun 11, 2014 This brand was recently completed for a client in Georgia, USA. With each branding project, we provide the client with the rationale for our design choices. Please have a read below, and contact us... By: Karen Johnson Category: Graphic Design Business Cards for Guava Apparel, Nanaimo Jun 9, 2014 On today’s fresh sheet, we have some delicious new business cards for Guava Apparel in Nanaimo. With an eye catching lime green base and a clever use of Spot UV gloss, these cards are... By: Jordan Wende Category: Graphic Design Local Dentist Brand Development + Strategy & Appointment Cards Jan 31, 2014 What do you think about the results of this new brand for Cedar Valley Dental, here in Nanaimo? Cedar Valley specializes in Dental Hygiene, and Dr. Rockwell and his team were looking for a... By: Jordan Wende Category: Graphic Design Good Life Juice: Label Design + Brand Refresh Jan 21, 2014 Have you ever tried cold pressed juice? Good Life Cleanse is a cold pressed juice company, offering extremely delicious, 100% raw, fruit and veggie juices ideal for juice cleansing – direct from the web... By: Jordan Wende Category: Graphic Design Does Your Brand Need a “Pick Me Up” – Brand Re-Development & Strategy Jan 8, 2014 Happy 2014! We hope everyone’s New Year is starting off as smoothly as it has around the Array office. We’ve all had fantastic holidays, and are eager to get our noses back to the... By: Kristina Crowson Category: Graphic Design Brand & Business Card for Nanaimo Custom Woodworker Dec 3, 2013 It’s a business card unboxing day – today’s cards are for Legacy Salvage & Supply Co. Dan specializes in custom furniture & woodwork made from reclaimed lumber. This startup business is just getting off... By: Karen Johnson Category: Graphic Design Sneak Peak: Nanaimo Region Rail Trail Brand Design & Strategy Oct 7, 2013 The logo we designed for the Nanaimo Region Rail Trail was created from a need to blend west coast ease, activity and community with a crisp, clean corporate appeal. We crafted the lettering by... By: Karen Johnson Category: Graphic Design Sneak Peak: Rockwood Heights Brochure Design Oct 1, 2013 Here’s a little sneak peak at a brochure we are finishing for The Bluffs at Rockwood Heights! What do you think? By: Karen Johnson Category: Graphic Design Why is Brand Development & Strategy Important? Sep 4, 2013 In order to understand why brand development is important we must first understand what a brand is. A brand is essentially the way the consumer perceives your company on any/all levels and is made... By: Karen Johnson Category: Graphic Design Our New Business Cards Are In! Aug 14, 2013 Getting new business cards is SO EXCITING! Our new cards have different coloured backs for each staff – everyone picked their own. 🙂 These cards are printed on 16pt stock, so are extra thick,... By: Karen Johnson Category: Graphic Design