Graphic Design & Visual Brand Consulting for Marketing and Branding Professionals
Need a project finished and don’t want to mess with layers of meetings, multiple negotiations of time and scope, and unnecessary time delays? Need someone who is deep in expertise and experience, but doesn’t want to steal your client? Need some support to just get the work out the door? I can help you!
I specialize in assisting book editors and publishers, advertising agencies, and graphic designers complete their client work in a straightforward, affordable, professional manner. No nonsense – no ego – no stress!
When you need solid page layout skills, or graphic design enhancement for your clients’ projects… and need it done NOW… I can help you.
and yes, this is one of my cats helping me paint.
Hi, I’m Kandra. Graphic designer, brand consultant, soap maker, online retail shop owner. I’ve done many things throughout my career, but they all have something in common: I help people look and feel better. Whether this means top-notch, effective marketing collateral for their business or advice to budding soap makers, my goal is to “bring the joy” to people while using my unique combo of creativity and analytical skills.
I have over 25 years of experience working in graphic design and branding, including owning my own firm for several years offering design, website development, and branding for a wide range of businesses from solopreneurs to larger corporations. The joy I receive from helping people communicate their story and mission is why I continue to support other professionals with their clients.
These days, in addition to screen time designing client projects, you are just as likely to find me supporting my online community of soapmakers (over at SoapyFriends.com), enjoying the local music scene in Tucson, painting with my cats, or gardening. Life is too short to not spend it doing the things you love!
Types of Projects I Love:
- Book Layout
- Design and layout for print marketing
- Page Layout (I go ga-ga over style sheets)
- Brainstorming and thumbnailing
- Social Media Images and Videos
- Image Editing
- WordPress site content build outs
- Logo Development
- Brand Messaging
- Audience Demographic Research
I’m fluent in the following software:
Adobe Creative Suite | Microsoft Office | Canva | Adobe Express | WordPress | WooCommerce | Astra Theme for WordPress | Kindle Direct Publishing
and Various Social Media Management Platforms…
I work on a PC, sometimes outback in the garden, and occasionally play World Of Warcraft with my adult children (because you’re never too old for playtime!)
And about that AI stuff…
I was skeptical at first, but I’m a convert now! If you use it wisely, it’s a fantastic resource for brainstorming, organizing thoughts, and helping humans be a bit more human. I especially love using it to help small business take on more of their own marketing and branding needs.
Take some of the pressure off your projects and let me support you and your clients! As I think I may have mentioned earlier –
I can help you!
grocery shopping on a bike… because it brings joy to a chore!
We have worked with Phases on many projects, and each time we learn to value their services more and more.
From last-minute designs on a tight deadline to thoughtful and well-implemented campaigns, like the Rapids season sponsorship materials, they always come through.
It’s been a pleasure working with Kandra and her team through the years and we look forward to many more.
Phases Design Studio branded and set up a website for our non-profit organization. They helped develop our tagline and logo, and handled all the design, coding and setup work for the site.
Kandra and her team were creative, competent, and responsive; they turned our high-priority job around extremely quickly, but without sacrificing the creativity and quality of the work. We love Phases Design Studio.
Once again, thank you for all your hard work on this project. It obviously means a lot to Mike and me, but your complete dedication was not only very impressive but pretty unbelievable. Mike and I have worked in high-end retail and legal industries for many years and we have never been fortunate enough to work with such a great team of very talented individuals. We are very lucky to have met you.
Best,
Mike and Melody
One of the reasons Phases Design Studio is so great to work with is that Kandra is able to step in and seamlessly integrate with our internal marketing staff. We’ve used them for our print pieces for years and Kandra’s print background combined with the creative content her team develops make for consistently interesting and effective work.”
As we look forward to the future with our ambitions to grow, we are excited about our new look. We believe it will be around for a long time to come. We thank Kandra Churchwell, Creative Director at Phases Design Studio for her creativity, outstanding implementation, and exceptional customer service.
Five years ago we began working with Phases Design Studio when we were looking to redesign our website and give our marketing materials a fresh new look. Beginning with a creative brief, Kandra did a great job helping us to refine our look to fit our brand image. Not only does she have a great eye for color, images and design, but she is knowledgeable about SEO, website design and social media. She has consistently delivered timely and professional designs for all of our marketing and communication needs… website, facebook, print and digital advertising, letterhead, business cards and new patient materials. She is a pleasure to work with and an important business partner!
Additional testimonials are right here.