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!
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.
They helped bring my needs and wishes to an organized and easily navigated presence on the web. The process was extremely easy and was a learning experience for me as well. I learned more about the importance of branding my company, having a corporate vision and how that will help me grow my company. I have always thought these were lessons for larger, chain companies but Phases helped me see the importance of it, even for small businesses. Thank you so much!
I work at a community outreach center which produces educational curriculum for teachers worldwide. As our production levels rose and our distribution reach expanded, we wanted our books to look more professional. Not only did Phases convert our Word files into InDesign, but they also created a sleek and teacher friendly format for our books. As a result, we moved from portraying an image of a small outreach center to portraying an image of a professional curriculum development center. Quick, creative, and flexible, I look forward to working with Phases on our upcoming publications.
Just want to second what Forrest said, everything surrounding this campaign from the booth to the handouts to the ebook came out amazing. Thanks so much for all your hard work!
We have quite a few demanding clients, and many of them don’t know much about advertising. Kandra has been absolutely wonderful in dealing with all of our tight deadlines and odd requests. In addition, the quality of her work and her knowledge of the printing process is remarkable. Phases Design Studio has become a real asset to us and we look forward to working with them for a long time to come.
Our mission was to successfully launch new franchisees in the competitive Custom Picture Framing market using primarily direct mail. Phases Design Studio worked closely with us to plan and build the right messaging and color schemes to maximize the impact at an affordable cost. Clients responded, and the results were immediate.
Additional testimonials are right here.