Crafted in Colorado β serving trailblazers everywhere
Branding and design services for adventurous brands that think bigger, do better, and inspire lasting impact.
Branding that works hard, so you can play harder.
No need to justify β I get it!
I see your talent and your vision β you do a ton for your business, and you donβt plan on stopping. But sometimes itβs hard to focus on anything BUT your business. Maybe due to:
Financial rollercoasters because you canβt seem to find your people
Marketing that feels like pulling teeth because your branding isnβt catching anyoneβs (let alone the right peopleβs) attention
Getting headaches trying to make your singular logo and limited colors work everywhere
Alllll the hoops you jump through to avoid showing off your website (bc youβre lowkey embarrassed of it)
Whether you need one-of-a-kind branding you can run with, a jaw-dropping website, or packaging that pulls people off the street and right to the shelf⦠I craft designs break the status quo, so you can stand out to your ideal clients, make more money, and spend more time breathing fresh air instead of stressing over metrics or shouting at Canva.
BRANDING
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WEB DESIGN
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ILLUSTRATION
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Design Services
Whether you need one-of-a-kind branding or a jaw-dropping website, Iβll do the heavy lifting that will help you stand out to your ideal clients, make more money, and spend more time doing whatever it is you love instead of stressing over metrics or shouting at your screen.
001 / DESIGN SERVICES
the field day
VIP Design Day
Field Days are high-impact, one-day creative sprints for busy business owners. They can be used one of two ways:
Option 1 / Mini-Brand Design: With this option, weβll use the day to create a mini-brand (primary logo, secondary logo, and 1-2 submarks) to help get your business off the ground.
Option 2 / Collateral Design: Already have a brand in place but need some help creating collateral? Weβll use the day to tackle your design to-doβs, like social templates or icons!
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Once you select and book your Field Day, Iβll send over a Project Questionnaire. Weβll hold a Planning Call the week before your Field Day to officially meet and answer any questions.
During our Field Day, weβll hop on video calls as needed to get your feedback and make revisions.
Youβll receive all of your final files and any important information on how to use them by EOD the day after our Field Day!
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Field Days can be used to tackle pretty much anything (as long as itβs in my skillset, of course)!
Social Media Templates
Print Collateral
A Mini-Brand
Landing Page Design
Illustrated Icons
and more!
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$1,950 / Split into two equal payments of $975.
THE TRAILBLAZER
Brand Design
My signature brand offer, The Trailblazer is a 2-Week Brand Sprint for businesses who are done DIY-ing and ready to invest in something real. Over two weeks weβll take your brand through an in-depth strategy phase to create a solid brand foundation rooted in clarity and authenticity, followed by custom design that brings your brand to life.
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Brand Discovery Questionnaire
Shared Pinterest Board
1hr Brand Strategy Workshop
Visual Direction
Brand Strategy Document
Custom Logo Suite
Brand Elements (patterns, illustrations)
Color Palette
Typography Selections
Comprehensive Brand Guidelines
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Two weeks!
Week One / Discovery
Week Two / Design
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Starting at $5,450.
THE EXPEDITION
Brand & Website Design
The Expedition is a 6-Week Brand and Web Sprint for businesses ready to go all in. It all starts with a deep dive into your strategy to build a purposeful, authentic brand foundation. By the end of the six weeks, youβll walk away with a brand that connects with your ideal customer and a fully functional, custom-built website that converts them.
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Everything in The Trailblazer package, plus:
1hr Website Strategy Workshop
Website Content & Copy guidance
Wireframes
4 page custom website design
Responsive design for desktop & mobile
Add-ons available!
Need a more robust site with complicated functionalities or ecommerce abilities? Simply inquire with the details and we can put together a custom quote and timeline for you! -
Six weeks!
Week 1: Brand Discovery
Week 2: Brand Design
Week 3: Web Discovery
Week 4: Web Design
Week 5: Web Development
Week 6: Launch!
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Starting at $9,450.
Murals & Illustration
From vibrant murals and hand-drawn illustrations to branded merch, letβs work together bring your spaces and products to life! Whether itβs a mural for a nature center, custom merch for a surf shop, or hand-drawn illustrations for your breweryβs new line of IPAs, weβll create work that captures your brandβs personality and inspires stoke amongst your audience.
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Restaurant/Bar Murals
Airbnb Murals
Brewery Murals
Residential Murals
Merch Design & Illustration
Packaging Illustration
Custom Icon Illustration
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Timeline will, of course, be dependent on the project!
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Murals range from $25-$50/sqft depending on complexity. Illustration and other projects are custom quoted based on scope.
Fill out the Project Inquiry form with all the deets and Iβll put a custom proposal together for ya π
002 / ONGOING SUPPORT
THE WAYFINDER
Monthly Design Retainers
Retainers are built for businesses that have ongoing design needs, but lack the time and energy to deal with them (good news, I do)! Think of it as a monthly subscription to my services β Iβll act not only as your designer, but your full-blown strategic, creative partner. From design tasks to creative calls, youβll have access to me as needed!
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Youβll prepay a retainer fee each month for a set number of my working hours. Based on the package selected, I will block out my schedule with the right amount of time each month to get your tasks done and plan my workload accordingly.
Iβll always let you know if we are close to hitting our monthly hours. If additional time is needed for the month, we can always bill hourly (but weβll ask first)!
Due to the nature of retainer-style work, unused hours expire at the end of each month. This is to ensure that I can allocate time for your (and other) projects each month and plan my workload accordingly.
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Retainer hours can be used for most design projects, including print collateral, social media templates, digital assets, etc.
The only types of projects not accepted under the retainer agreement are larger scale brand or web projects. If you ever submit anything out of scope, we'll let you know right away!
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Retainer packages start as low as 5 hours per month and go up to 20+ hours per month.
Retainer clients receive a discount for prepaying upfront, starting at a 2.5% discount for the 5hr package and going up with each tier.
To learn more about current packages and pricing, simply fill out the Project Inquiry form and weβll schedule a Discovery Call β here weβll talk through your needs and pick the package that fits!
003 / audits & consulting
THE LOOKOUT
Brand & Website Audits
Struggling to figure out why your brand or website isnβt pulling its weight? A Brand or Web Audit will give you a clear view of where you are, whatβs holding you back, and how to get moving in the right direction. Youβll walk away with my expert analysis and actionable recommendations to strengthen your visuals, sharpen your messaging, and turn more browsers into buyers.
FIRESIDE CHATS
1:1 Creative Consulting
Need a sounding board for your next big move? Fireside Chats are 50 minute creative consulting calls where we can dig into your brand, website, or big-picture ideas and map out your next steps. Whether youβre feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or just need an creative perspective, youβll leave with receive clarity, actionable ideas, and the confidence to move forward.
ADDITIONAL CAPABILITIES
While the above offerings serve as a great jumping off point, I know that design canβt always be one-size-fits-all, so I offer a wide range of additional services to ensure we can craft a solution custom to your business.
PACKAGING DESIGN
MERCH DESIGN
PRINT COLLATERAL
SOCIAL MEDIA TEMPLATES
BRAND PHOTOGRAPHY
COPYWRITING
EMAIL TEMPLATES
AND MORE!
The XPLR Studios Process
Got Qs?
Iβve got answers! If youβre not seeing the answer to a question you have, simply inquire and we can go through all of your remaining Qs during our intro call.
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My go-to example of βoutdoor industry adjacentβ is an elopement photographer: they work in some off-grid places, but theyβre technically in the wedding industry. But Iβve also worked with companies ranging from wilderness guides to cookie dough entrepreneurs.
The important thing is: I never want the idea of an βadventurousβ or βtrailblazingβ brand to feel exclusive. I donβt care WHAT you do, but how you do it. If you approach things differently than the industry standard β if you want to create a brand that doesnβt look like everything else on the market β weβll be a great fit.
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Nope, I donβt offer this! I donβt believe in design without strategy, because it simply wonβt serve you well or have staying power. And a single logo is a vacuum is far from the strategic, enduring, endlessly re-usable foundation that branding provides. Scroll up on this page for more details on why branding matters.
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The One Concept Method means Iβll focus my energy on delivering you one amazing concept that Iβm confident will embody your story and meet your needs rather than dividing my attention by creating multiple concepts.
Not to toot my own horn, but Iβve gotten really good at asking the right questions and doing the right research to figure out the ideal direction, and I donβt want to waste either of our time fleshing out anything but that!
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Absolutely! Figuring this stuff out is my job, and I tend to do it best when Iβm given a blank slate. Through the extensive βClient Prep Workβ youβll do at the start of our project, Iβll be able to nail down all the vague preferences floating around in your brain and combine them with strategy to craft *exactly* what you didnβt know you wanted.
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Launching a new business or refreshing your brand identity can feel like a mountain too big to climb all by yourself. But here's the thing - you don't have to! And really, going it alone is probably one of the reasons why you're here in the first place.
For over ten years I've helped go-getters and rule-breakers ignite their inner wild through adventurous branding and design. Now, it's your time to shine. You bring the map. Iβll be the guide. Together, weβll craft a head-turning brand worth sharing a celebratory beer over!
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In short β yes!
After signing off on your project proposal and contract, a 50% deposit of the total project fee will be due before work starts and to hold your place in my calendar . Depending on the project scope and your budget, I can split the remaining amount into several milestone payments that work for you before handing over the final files. I accept payment through debit/credit card or ACH bank transfer.
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Squarespace is my go-to recommendation for all service- and many product-based businesses. Not only does it have tons of flexibility on the design side, but itβs also extremely easy to manage and update moving forward. Squarespace has the ability to add plug-ins for pretty much anything you need - reservations, donations, you name it. It also has robust blog and e-commerce capabilities.
If you are a primarily product-based business with an extensive catalog, Shopify might be the better option for your business.During our intro call we can weigh out the pros and cons and work together to find the solution that will set you up for success!
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Unfortunately, I donβt design websites for clients without doing their branding first. The process of launching a new website is pretty straightforward β as long as your site works well and looks nice, youβre good to go, right? Wrong πΆ
I mean, you could throw a website together without any direction, but trust me when I say that if your process resembles throwing shit at the wall and seeing what sticks, the results will be messy.Read more about why I donβt design websites without creating your branding first in this handy dandy blog post!
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Every package and project proposal will have clearly outlined deliverables so youβll always know where we stand on whatβs included and whatβs not. Some examples of things that are generally not included are:
Copywriting
Font licenses
Premium stock imagery licenses
Brand photography
Printing costs (for any brand collateral)
Domain registration & renewals
Website hosting & platform subscriptions (Squarespace, Shopify etc.)
Advanced SEO
That being said, services like copywriting and photography can always be added on β just ask when you inquire! :)
Adventure looks different for everyone β letβs shape yours.
Whatever your adventure looks like, I know itβll be a damn good one. If youβre ready to figure out what makes your business truly stand out, invest in your own authenticity, and take your brand to new heights, Iβm right here with you.
So⦠what do you say? Shall we build this thing together?