Check out his piece on Downey’s successful new business efforts.

Donnelle, a well-known klutz, is a walking testimonial to Jenn’s PT skills.  Jenn and Melissa Walls literally got Donnelle back on her feet after a nasty sprained ankle.

Dereck and Jenn are expanding their practice to include a Pilates studio, a massage therapist and a nutrition counselor.  To help get the word about about their business, they’ve hired us to update their logo and stationery system, create advertising pieces and assist in designing their website.

Check back in after the new year to learn more about South County Physical Therapy & Pilates and the work we’re doing for them.

I know what you’re thinking:  They can find me. I have GPS on my phone.  Well, yes, you can be found in a broad sense.  You can be found within 150 meters — or 1 1/2 football fields — of your location, but most often it’s within 300 or 1000 meters.  And, the first responders won’t know what building you’re in or what floor you’re on or what room you’re in.  In densely population areas, like the housing tracts here in Southern California, or in multistory apartment buildings or campus dormitories, the lack of building / floor / room information means first responders are knocking on lots of doors before they find you. The existing 911 system was built for landline phones which are tied to physical addresses.

To see how WirelessWERX’s product, watch this video that we worked on with our friends at Loma Media.

WirelessWERX is deployed at University Lofts at Denver University and the Denver 911 Command Center.   A home version of the product is in the works.

Fran and I are particularly excited to work with PFL because we are library lovers.  Fran has wonderful memories of bringing her daughter to the gorgeous Cerritos Library.  My first job was at the Bacon Free Library in South Natick, Mass.  I was 10.  I begged the librarians to hire me. I spent my Saturdays reshelving books (and hanging out in the mystery section pouring over the next Agatha Christie to check out), covering books in cellophane, and checking out books.  At the Bacon Free, everyone knows their library card number… it’s one of the many charms of the library. (I’m A278!)

Check back with us in September. We should have samples posted of PFL’s new marketing materials.  In the meantime, if you’re local, go visit one of the PVLD branches.  You’ll love them.  And, join the Friends organization of your local library…they’re worth it.

City of Long Beach Neighborhood Services Brochure

The City of Long Beach has a number of excellent programs for businesses and residents. Don’t get me started on all of the free assistance and tax breaks available to businesses.  It’s crazy.  Then there are all the services available through the Neighborhood Services Bureau (NSB).  Want to refurbish the facade of your home or business?  Check.  Want to set up a neighborhood watch? Check. Want help with graffiti removal?  Check.

A few weeks ago we finished up a brochure for NSB. They wanted something extremely portable for their team to carry around on their routine visits of every neighborhood. The end result was a 10×7 die-cut brochure that gives an overview of NSB.  (The die cut follows the outline of the yellow arcing sun.)

We also created Word templates for each group within NSB, giving their materials a consistent look and feel.

If you want to learn more about NSB, click here.

Throughout the site you’ll find the usual information plus a portfolio section where we show off the cool work our clients let us do.  In our blog you’ll learn about what we’re up to and what’s capturing our interest.  By now you’ve also noticed we changed our logo.  Once we started tinkering with the site, we decided to refresh everything.  Post a comment below and let us know what you think.

A sincere thanks goes out to Kevin Field of 7th Groove who helped produce the site.

Best,
Donnelle & Fran