GRAPHIC DESIGN SERVICES

Feel just as good about your marketing graphics as you do about your branding

Studio Sessions are design work sessions for busy business owners who love their branding, but don’t have the bandwidth to do every little design task themselves.

If your business is already well-branded, let’s make sure it's fully put to good use!

Especially if...

There’s a smaller graphic design task you keep putting off 

Doing it yourself always takes longer than you expect

You have a whole brand identity you’re happy to keep building from

Asking around for custom quotes sounds like a pain

All you need is a few dedicated hours, done faster by an expert

if that's you, you'll love:

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Graphic design services

Reserve a skilled designer to breathe life into your brand’s miscellaneous graphics

For graphics like: Workshop slides, templates for social media, additional decorative elements, simpler web pages, email newsletter design, Pinterest graphics, print design, podcast covers, etc!

I can also work right in your Canva account, so these assets stay accessible to you!


Here's how it works...

Reserve 5 or 10 day timeline, depending on scope and how many priorities you have

Get a set of dedicated design hours on your main priorities

Mid-way through, I’ll send a Loom video progress update for your review

I’ll spend the remaining time according to your feedback

Wrap up with a send-off email linking to your files!

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$675

1 main priority
5-day turnaround

Full Studio Session

$1,175

Up to 2 main priorities
10-day turnaround

If you’re looking for help with larger scale web design or sub-branding projects, and already have business branding, that may be doable with a wider timeline, process, and a quote. If that’s you, provide as much detail as you can about the larger project in your inquiry form, and we’ll see how I can help!

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Half Studio Session

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Examples of what was accomplished during Studio Sessions...

Over 9 hours saved (she’d rather be in beach mode)

After a couple of design sessions (9 hours total), we knocked out Instagram posts, print design, and a mini simplified webpage design.

Brogan from Tidal & Co. is also a custom branding client who went through my In Your Element branding process. I adore her coastal vacation theme. We also designed a full Showit website!

On-brand social media templates you'll confidently use

After a Full Session, Loudmouth Co. now has a set of templates to use as pinned posts and other various social media graphics, as well as an on-brand email newsletter banner.

Even though I didn’t design the branding elements for Loudmouth Co, the visuals are super fun to work with!

Refreshed templates to make content creation easier

Michelle now has a whole Canva file's worth of multiple unique layout designs to use for carousels on Instagram!

Michelle from Hello Lemon is also a custom branding client! Now she's THE neighborhood cafe of social media. Learn more about Custom Branding Services here!

Stand-out Pinterest graphics (with a side of queso)

After a Full Session, Pass the Queso’s Pinterest profile banner, board covers, and pins are looking highly original and unmistakable among others in a search.

Even though I didn’t design the branding elements for Pass the Queso, the visuals are super fun to work with!

so yours doesn't have to.

With a BFA in Visual Communication Design and over a decade of working with clients, I can’t help but see potential shape, form, and organization in everything. It’s my default, so if you’re not interested in learning how to design your own graphics, I can happily take care of it!

I'm Kristina

my brain speaks the language of layouts

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Your Studio Session can focus on priorities like...

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Workshop slides

social templates

event flyers

pinterest graphics

additional elements

& more! (just ask)

newsletters

resource graphics

presentations

print designs

Studio Sessions are a good fit for:

If you love your current branding, even if someone else designed it. (I’ll need to peak at your branding first, to ensure I have enough variety of strong, cohesive, professional brand elements to work with)

Alumni students who completed Brand Ed, who have less capacity to implement themselves—and who’ve had their DIY branding reviewed by me, to ensure it’s in a strong place for me to build from

My existing custom branding clients, of course! I already know your brand has been well-taken care of and ready to build with!



Not the best fit for you if you:

Hate your current branding. Design Intensives aren’t enough time & space for rebranding & creative direction. We can fix that first with my custom branding service, In Your Element, or start with Brand Ed.



Are missing core brand elements. We need a strong color palette, font family, logos & elements, imagery, etc. If there are any big gaps, we may need more time.



faqs

ANy other questions:

Send Kristina a DM on Instagram or email  hello@gemcreative.co!

What if someone else designed my branding? +

If your branding was made elsewhere, I can potentially still work with it! I would need to review where the completed branding is at first, and then determine if my creative process & services are the right fit to take on the project. Add links to your branding guidelines or files in inquiry form. We may be good to go, or we may need to fill in some gaps before it’s ready for implementation.

Why is branding required? Can you just design without it? +

Branding is the foundational toolkit we use for making all of your marketing assets cohesive, so we need to be clear and confident with those completed elements first. Otherwise, my creativity won’t have enough to work with.

If you’re not well-branded yet, my In Your Element signature branding package is fully done-for-you! We can start there.

Or if you’d like to DIY your branding with me, I teach the process in my course Brand Ed for non-designers. Learn my comprehensive process using Canva, and build the foundations for on-brand graphicse—even if you’re “not creative.” (I’ll still need to review the completed branding in case there are refinements/adjustments that could help.)

What if we run out of time? +

This is why I provide two tiers, that way I can recommend the appropriate amount of time for the task(s) being requested.

Though I can’t guarantee the exact number of completed deliverables during a design intensive format, I make my best estimation based on years of previous project experience. I will prioritize the tasks requested and get them as close to completion as possible within the allotted time. Rounds of revisions will be counted as time spent within the available hours.

If more time is requested, we can discuss adding on a few extra hours if I have availability within my schedule. Otherwise, a separate Studio Session or custom project scope would need to be discussed and potentially booked later!

Are payment plans available? +

For Full Studio Sessions, yes! For Half Sessions, pay-in-full is preferred.

Do you offer just web design? +

If you’re looking for help with just web design or other larger scale design projects, that may be doable with a wider timeline, process, and a custom quote. If that’s you, provide as much detail as you can about the larger project in your inquiry form, and we’ll see how I can help!

(You must already have completed branding, either done by me, in my Brand Ed program, or by another designer. If you don’t work with me on branding, I’ll need to review where the branding is at, and see if we need to fill in any gaps.)

Do you require written info and copy beforehand? +

Yes, anything that includes text will require the written copy from you by 1 business day before our start date. I recommend we incorporate actual finalized copy, or as close to it as possible. Filler text can work which you can swap out yourself later, but if the text amount significantly changes, it’s more likely to impede on the layout design of the graphics.

How far out are you booking? +

Since Studio Sessions are quicker turnaround than my usual larger projects, I'm often able to book within the month—but can also book in advance as availability allows!

let's put that branding to good use!

It’ll look a lot better in action, than when it's floating around in your Canva account!

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Looking for an artist to design new branding for you first?

My signature custom branding service, In Your Element, is for business owners wanting an expert-made signature visual identity to solidify this next stage of your brand’s evolution

Or, learn how to be independent  with DIY-ing your own brand instead...

check out Brand Ed

Save thousands doing it yourself in Brand Ed, even if you’re “not creative.” For those who’d rather be resourceful, explore your own ideas, and sharpen brand-building skills in Canva.

check out custom branding