ABOUT THE MEDIASTUDIO TEAM
" I worked with Catherine as a volunteer designer for the CreateAThon at Mediastudio for the past two years, and even though it's literally 24 hours of design, I look forward to staying up all night each year with her and her gang. Catherine's company and personal vision are just so smart, while at the same being remarkably accessible, that it's impossible not to fall under their spell."
— Eve Simon, CreateAThon volunteer

“Your initiative, imagination and professional integrity were a refreshing and welcome addition to our effort... It was invaluable to be able to trust your skill and concern for the quality of the finished product in order to free my team up for the larger logistical issues of the tour.”
—Lauren Muser, Program Director, Teens Driving for Safety

"We truly put you folks under the gun to create our entire site in short order and on a tight budget, and you pulled through without skipping a beat. Your team's professionalisim, expertise, and "bedside manner" are second to none and we feel very fortunate to have been able to do business with you."
—Patrick Lanahan, Director, Resources for Recovery

"Thank you one and all. You folks are terrific, wonderful, skilled, insightful, and nice—and you do superb work."
—Lloyd Wolf, President, Lloyd Wolf Photography

 
BRANDING & IDENTITY SERVICES
" I'd like to convey my thanks and high regard for the design work Mediastudio has done for my company. Mediastudio created Visibooks' corporate identity from scratch—logo, business cards, letterhead, book covers, and presentation materials. I found out firsthand that good design pays off: several prospective investors commented on how Visibooks' look inspired confidence and made a great impression. Soon we'd attracted all the investment we needed to start.

Now we get comments from customers on how much better our book covers look than those of other computer books. We look twice as good as publishers fifty times bigger! Long-time book salespeople have told us that Visibooks' covers have terrific 'shelf appeal'.

Mediastudio has been wonderful to work with. I'm used to being disappointed by professional services firms, but Mediastudio has consistently exceeded my expectations. I give them the 'design problem,' they ask the right questions, then they deliver designs I never anticipated but that I invariably love. And they're always on-time and within budget. I recommend Mediastudio highly to any organization that wants a substantial return on its design investment."
—Chris Charuhas, CEO, Visibooks

"Good news! Our Owner and Founder, George, actually uttered the words, “I love it” in response to the new Localeze branding work created by Mediastudio. Believe me when I say this is a first for George reviewing design work! Now that could have been because of the presenter (Me) but it’s all the same. Congratulations!"
— Jennifer Chamberlin, Senior Marketing Manager, TARGUSinfo and Amacai

"The branding of the conference was the best I have ever seen."
—Alan Rich, President, NOVAlabel

 
CAMPAIGN OR INITIATIVE STRATEGY & DESIGN
"Together with Mediastudio, our campaign has developed a new online presence and is effectively rolling out 28 local campaigns. Mediastudio has given us the ability to provide both shared and customizable content to each of our local campaign sites, making website management and monthly updates a breeze. In short, our experience with Mediastudio has been fantastic—a responsive, smart and well-versed team, both in the field of branding and internet development and programming. The one thing I’ve been impressed with more than anything is how intertwined all the 28 local sites are, and how much easer it is now to keep all the campaigns up to date!! (It used to be an absolute nightmare!!).

As part of my personal development, I am taking an HTML class alongside other web site managers from DC area non profits. When I showed them the custom content management system Mediastudio created for us, they were completely floored. I heard 'Our content management system can't do anything like that!' from more than a few of them.

Without Mediastudio's creativity and care towards our efforts, we never could have achieved this kind of success"
—Autumn Rose, Financial Education Associate, Consumer Federation of America

"Above and beyond the call of duty, this is the phrase that comes to mind when I think of the services we received from Mediastudio…. Mediastudio not only provided brochures, but fulfilled a last minute design request for change of address cards…. Most importantly, the design of the brochure exactly fits our need—it is business-like yet eye-catching."
—Chris Hart Wright, Executive Director, STRIVE DC

“Your initiative, imagination and professional integrity were a refreshing and welcome addition to our effort... It was invaluable to be able to trust your skill and concern for the quality of the finished product in order to free my team up for the larger logistical issues of the tour.”
—Lauren Muser, Program Director, Teens Driving for Safety

“We came to Mediastudio for versatility. We needed a creative and responsive agency to create the identity of a campaign which would be executed at the local level by 27+ centers..Mediastudio listened and provided a broad range of materials to help the campaign present a uniform, engaging national presence.

I have struggled over the years with some talented but very difficult designers. You have put together a great mix of people and personalities, all leavened with lots of talent.”
—Susan Gilbert, Senior Public Affairs Associate, The Hatcher Group

"Please accept our thanks for the great work you and your staff did on the EITC Toolkit project. The wonderful reception the Toolkit has received from the business community, policymakers, and advocates is due in part to your capable designs."
—John Wilcox, Deputy Director, Corporate Voices for Working Families

 
CONSULTATION SERVICES (BRAND, DESIGN, CAMPAIGN)
“By the way… the Toolkits look great! Wow… can hardly believe they are complete, but they were definitely worth the wait. Thank you for taking this project to the next level and working hard to stay within budget. I know the printing snafu created major headaches for you (especially Matt), but I sincerely appreciate everything you did to broker the project through the system … and to keep Carolyn and Sara updated and satisfied. Just so you know, we’ve already received rave reviews on the product.”
– William Furmanski, American Legacy Foundation
"I was just reviewing the excellent branding brief you prepared for us earlier this year -- in particular the competitive study you included -- and was struck by the "people" logos in use by both Melwood and Service Source…as an aside, the branding brief is an excellent, excellent document and I want to make sure I am personally reminding myself of its contents -- especially the key branding dimensions that you did such a good job of articulating…Thanks!"
-- Betty Dean, Director, Communications and Foundation Development, Didlake, Incorporated
 
DESIGN SERVICES
"As a labor union, we have to work smart to counter people's negative steriotypes. Mediastudio quickly understood who we are, and the message we wanted to communicate. They crafted our project with a design that's better than we had imaged, and our project manager was incredibly efficient and available whenever we needed him. It was a pleasure working with Mediastudio."
— Elizabeth Skidmore, Business Representative/Organizer, New England Regional Council of Carpenters

"This is the best looking promo piece we've ever produced. We’ve done quite a few of these sort of things over the years, and this one is by far the best."
— Brian Richardson, Director of Organizing, New England Regional Council of Carpenters

“I just wanted to say ‘thank you’ for taking on CTC’s New York Times ad project – and making it a reality when a major national advertising agency said it could not be done. You guys not only pulled me out of a jam, but made me look good, made my boss happy, and impressed several of our partners.

Thank you for making this project a priority today and making it easy on me. Keep up the great work.”
—William Furmanski Center for Tobacco Cessation

Many thanks - the kudos are flying all over the county's e-mail on the handbook - it looks great!
--Lisa Connors, Fairfax County, Courier Editor, Office of Public Affairs

 
LOGO DEVELOPMENT
“I thorougly enjoyed working with you and Mediastudio in developing my corporate identity. I feel very comfortable with the end product since I feel it reflects the professionalism that is key to me.”
—Deb Deporter, President, C.H.A.N.G.E. Associates
 
PROGRAMMING

“The one thing I’ve been impressed with more than anything is how intertwined all the sites are, and how much easier it is now to keep all the campaigns up to date!! (It used to be an absolute nightmare!!)

"As part of my personal development, I am taking an HTML class alongside other web site managers from DC area non profits. When I showed them the custom content management system Mediastudio created for us, they were completely floored.

I heard 'Our content management system can't do anything like that!' from more than a few of them. Without Mediastudio's creativity and care towards our efforts, we never could have achieved this kind of success"
—Autumn Rose, Financial Education Associate, Consumer Federation of America

 
WEB DEVELOPMENT
"The website [NAAAPI.org] has helped us strengthen our position… In the short time that we have been on line, a number of people have viewed the web site and commented on its clarity of content and ease of navigation. This is a testament to the fine work that you have done.”
—Jesse W Brown, Jr., Executive Director, National Association of African Americans for Positive Imagery

“The site looks terrific! We’ve already gotten a lot of good feedback… Many of the comments we have gotten are about the great design… Thank you for your patience, good work and creative insights.”
—Susan Peschin, Consumer Federation of America

"Thank you so much for doing this fabulous website for me. I get compliments all the time. I tell everyone about my brilliant webmasters. Bravo!"
—Charlotte Gusay , The Charlotte Gusay Literary Agency

 
WEB MAINTENANCE
" I would be remiss if I did not acknowledge once again our appreciation for your immediate response to our SOS yesterday. You and Matt and the magical elves around you performed great work today—the more we look at it, the more we like it and appreciate the fine design elements applied."
— Victoria Looney, President ACEncrypt Solutions
 
WEB HOUSEKEEPING
“Dereck and I looked at the landing page tonight and were blown away! Man, I wish I could hire you to do the entire site NOW! Look forward to seeing more… I certainly know who I am going to recommend to clients! This is the best landing page in the business!”
–Sue Woodward, Woodward Associates