A Little Bit About Our Business
To Our Valued Clients and Potential Customers,

 Thanks to many great clients and friends like you, our successful 44 year career in the graphic arts and design business continues.

 We have phased out and/or changed some of the services that we have performed for so many years. I have always loved my job of working with people who demand professional services and I want to continue in this trade but at a somewhat less stressful pace for the next few years.

 I am still offering my creative talents in art, illustration, photography, graphic design, custom signage and website development to my long list of satisfied clients but I am closing the business to the general public and will only be accepting new clients by referral from good customers that appreciate a high level of professional quality.
  In these new changes, I am no longer offering the personal installation of signs.

 The installation of most signs that we create can be handled by any competent carpenter or handyman capable of working neatly and safely. I will gladly provide instructions and/or supervision, if needed, to help insure that the person you hire to do your installation can perform a safe and professional job.

 I maintain a list of qualified handymen whom we can refer you to for simple installs and maintenance of your signage.

 Installation of signage that does not fall into the category of handyman installations can be referred to one of several professional companies we associate with who have cranes or bucket-lifts and offer those particular services for hire.

Our Business Policies

 You get much more than a sign company
 when you hire Elliott Design.

 You will get:
• An Experienced Graphic Designer
 • A Talented and Imaginative Artist
• A Creative Marketing Director
 • And An Interest in YOUR Success

 Elliott Design would like to work WITH you and FOR you as your graphic artist on all your creative projects. With ten years of art training prior to the more than 44 years of continuous study while operating a graphic arts studio, I have been called on to use my creative talents to provide artwork covering nearly every subject matter that could possible relate to signage, business branding, logos, general design for packaging, and the marketing of businesses and products for both indoor and outdoor coverage.

 When you hire Elliott Design for your creative partner, we ask that you allow us to do what we do best and that is to create high quality professional projects for you.

 "Too Many Cooks Spoil The Stew" could not be any more true for stews or artwork. Everyone has likes and dislikes and unless they are trained in graphic design these are just personal opinions that have no place in making critical decisions concerning marketing your business, you need to present your product or business to the public, not just to one or two of your friends and family. Listening to these well meaning "art critics" may cause your business venture or ad campaign to suffer because your marketing materials were not what they should have been or could have been if left to professional judgement. My many years of training has taught me to look past personal opinions and base my conceptual ideas on the target groups and what they are finding to be the most appealing for your business or service type. 

 I will listen to any reasonable ideas that may have artistic merit, but if it won't work or would devalue the advertising effectiveness of your project, I will let you know. I value your input and ideas, as I know you understand more about your business than I ever could, but I understand how to market your product or service to the consumer in the most exciting and visually graphical ways that your customers will find interesting, and that is what marketing is all about — getting people to notice what you are trying to sell and presenting it in a way that promotes sales.

 If you are ready to put your project in the capable hands of an experienced designer, please contact us for a prompt reply on setting up an appointment to get things started.


Sincerely,
   Larry Elliott
        Professional Graphic Artist

 
 Design Applications:
  • Business Branding
  • Signage - Interior & Exterior
  • Logos, Symbols, Trade Marks
  • Website Development
  • Marketing Materials
  • Business Cards, Letterheads & Envelopes
  • Brochures, Fliers, Folders, Etc.
  • Product Photography
  • Digital Image Restoration & Creation
  • Illustrations, Artwork, Cartoons, Etc.
 

 Signage Applications:
  • Business Identity
  • Directionals
  • Churches/Organizations
  • Banners
  • Posters
  • Vehicles
  • Billboards


 Production Techniques:
  • 3-Dimensional Signs & Letters
  • Hand Carved
  • CNC Machine Carved
  • Hand Lettered
  • Real Gold Leaf Lettering
  • Computer Graphics
  • Vinyl Lettering/Graphics
  • Digital Printing


 Construction Materials:
  • Woods, Exotics & Standards
  • Plastics, Vinyls, PVC, Plexiglas, Etc.
  • Composites, Foams & Urethanes
  • Glass, Stone, Concrete & Brick
  • Metals, Aluminum, Brass, Stainless, Etc.
 

 Elliott Sign & Design is:
 A multi talented graphics design and production service accustomed to working with many material types in numerous techniques. We offer the demanding client an exceptional array of signage from Old World hand-made pieces to CNC manufactured items produced to exacting specifications.

You won't find a more capable person to handle your next project "From Concept to Completion". 
  
   ORDERING OUR SERVICES & PRODUCTS

    Phone Requests for Pricing or Ordering
 We do not accept phone or internet orders from anyone except established clients. ALL first time purchasers must visit our shop to create an account. We DO NOT make estimates for our products or services over the phone or via email except to established clients. Anyone not capable of making an appointment with Elliott Design to select materials and discuss their project may request that we make a service trip to your location. We have a minimum service charge of $50, plus .60 cents per mile to come to your place, payable in advance. Cancelled or missed appointments by you are non-refundable if we have made the trip, rescheduling of an appointment must be made 24 hours in advance. If you are too far away to visit us, please check your local Chamber of Commerce for a graphic artist in your area.

Our policy of conducting business is very simple, we set our standards high. At Elliott Design we strive to make every project an enjoyable experience for our clients.

 We do not start any project without the client understanding what is expected of them, we don't like surprises and know you don't either. If there is anything you have a question about, please ask immediately if we haven't made everything totally clear.

   DEPOSITS & TERMS

   Artwork/Design/Sketches for Logos
 We require a 50% design deposit to cover production time in the preparation of sketches/artwork for your project. Elliott Design will help you establish a price range and work with you to plan a budget for your project before we start creating visual concepts for you to view. We do not provide free concept sketches up front just to show what a project might look like. If you have doubts about our abilities, we invite you to come to our studio to see samples, look through our portfolios or view the many photos represented here on our website.

 Once we have been hired to produce your project, we will then create rough sketches to propose a few concepts for you to consider. From these roughs, you may choose one that you would like us to refine and present with color options. Only after this second draft of the artwork is approved will we start production to finish the project. The balance of the artwork fee must be paid in full before we release the artwork to you and provide you with written ownership. All artwork created by us, is and remains the copyrighted property of Elliott Design until payment has been cleared and we re-assign the copyright over to you with our Copyright Release Form. The artwork, once it has been released to you, is yours to reproduce as you like as much as you like, there are absolutely no restrictions to you as the Copyright owner.

 Changes, edits, and additions requested after the approval of the final artwork will be considered billable time and will increase the cost of your project, be sure you have proof-read the layout, checked for spelling errors and are sure you have all the information in the layout/design that is needed.

 You will receive one copy of your artwork or logo on a CD in (4) standard formats — AI, CDR, PDF, & JPG for use in digital reproduction, we will also post the files on our web server for your access at any time. Other file formats are available if for any reason you require them, but we should be made aware of this ahead of time, a small fee of $25 per image file will be charged for the retrieval of your files and changes in format after the job is completed.  

   Signage
 We require a 50% start-up fee from all clients to cover any out-of-pocket expenses for materials involved in your project. You will receive an estimate of the total cost of the project before any work is done. Signage or manufactured items that require artwork, design, sketches and/or research will have the design deposit included in the production deposit. The artwork created for your sign project does not entitle you to use it in any other form without our permission. Should you desire to use this artwork, layout or design as a logo or part of a logo, we will gladly work with you and for a reasonable fee, convert it into a logo and re-assign the rights to you. It is strictly unlawful under State and Federal Copyright laws for the unauthorized use of intellectual property and we will protect our rights to the fullest of these laws.

 Deposits are non-refundable once the project is started, a partial refund might be in order in some circumstances unless materials have already been acquired for the project and then only on standard items that we normal use as stock materials, any specialty materials cannot be credited once we have purchased them for you. Costs of materials that have been cut to size for your project will not be refunded.

   Website Development
 We require a 50% start-up fee to cover design, research, and any out-of-pocket expenses involved in your website development. We also provide web hosting and domain registration if you do not already have these services set up. Cost for domain registration and a 300 megabyte web space starts at $140 per year, web development is not included in the domain/space setup, this fee is non-refundable and must be paid in full if we are to host your site. We can help you establish a budget on what you should expect to spend to create the type website your company or organization would need. Once your website has been created and published online for the world to access, we offer continued support as your one-stop service provider and make periodic updates as you require at our normal studio rates. We create your website in standard web format that you or anyone with good computer skills and the proper software could easily update with new text and images any time you desire. We do not provide software or training for Do-It-Yourself web development/updates, there are several software programs available that makes updates easy but we cannot offer training or technical support for these. Most people find it much less expensive to just email us a list of changes and the new images than to learn web authoring programs. All damages and lost files due to DIY updates are at your own expense, we are not responsible for problems created by improper code added to your site pages. 

 

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