CQ Press' Elections in West Europa
Elections in West Europa is an online political simulation for students which provides a hands-on approach to learning the electoral processes. For this project, The Art Monkey delivered an engaging student-friendly design which is fully scalable to accomodate different user types and product packages.
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American Health Care Association Grassroots "Call to Action" Newsletter Insert
With healthcare reform a hot topic in Congress, AHCA needed to get their message out to their members quickly. The Art Monkey worked with AHCA to design a grassroots "call to action" four-page insert for their monthly Notes newsletter that grabs reader's attention quickly to ensure a prompt response. AHCA used the insert to urge members to contact their Congressmen regarding the effects of the proposed health care reform bills on medicare, assisted living, and nursing home facilities with the bold tagline, "Save Our Seniors!".
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Independent Sector 2008 Annual Report
Independent Sector's 2008 annual report, titled Our Hopes, Our Voice, Our Future, serves as a state of the union and call to action for the organization's members—nonprofits, foundations, and corporate giving programs—during a challenging economic time. Independent Sector's existing logo and photography, as well as the idea of working together to promote the common good, provided inspiration for the design of the report.
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CQ Press Mass Communications Textbook Companion Website
The Art Monkey works closely with CQ Press' College Division on numerous textbook companion websites, which offer additional learning and teaching resources for students and professors.
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Independent Sector 2007 Annual Report
Independent Sector's existing logo and photography provided an inspiration for the design of the 2007 annual report, which features profiles of their members' successes to highlight key members and engage the audience.
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American Health Care Association's National Nursing Home Week Promotional Materials
The Art Monkey designed a logo, planning brochure, advertisements and other promotional materials for AHCA's 2007 National Nursing Home Week.
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- "Lynne is a superb designer. Creative, conscientious, and timely."
Alexis Starkey, Formerly of American Health Care Association - "Lynne is as reliable as the sunrise and creates designs as stunning. With minimal input from me, she invariably nails the look and feel of a concept on the first try. I've been using Lynne's services for six years, on dozens of projects, and couldn't be more pleased with the results."
Jerry Orvedahl, CQ Press - "Lynne worked closely with us from the start of our business to create a logo that embodied our vision and a site that reflected our core values. We provide healing services to people experiencing stress, so her ability to create a welcoming, easy-to-navigate site was essential. We have received numerous positive comments about the professional look and comfortable feel of the design."
Tracie Nichols, The Resiliency Center - "Since we were a growing business at the time we first hired Lynne, website flexibility was critical. Lynne created the initial design when we were only two people strong—and then found ways to reorganize the site as we grew to fifteen strong—so that visitors could find information easily."
Tracie Nichols, The Resiliency Center - "She was always a step ahead of us in brainstorming ways to improve the site and in finding cost-effective solutions (e.g. online calendar and newsletter programs) to meet our needs. Thank you for your wonderful design and your ongoing partnership as we continue to grow our organization!"
Tracie Nichols, The Resiliency Center - "We have a small shop with a large amount of work. Lynne is an indispensable extra set of hands for us. She is talented, flexible, and has learned our system. We use her for both graphics and coding. Our clients like her ability to get jobs done on time. Our IT staff appreciates her tidy code and positive outlook."
Steve Fuchs, Voice of America / Broadcasting Board of Governors - "The Art Monkey gets straight A's in their service, creativity and pricing. They are a dynamic and integral part of our success and an absolute pleasure to work with."
Glenn Hefferan, Atlantic Metropolitan Hockey League - "Lynne Venart is truly wonderful to work with! She is very professional, creative and completes the jobs quickly. She also goes above and beyond which results in wowing our customers."
Abby Kirsch, Red Bull North America
ABOUT: OVERVIEW
There's no two ways about it—The Art Monkey is a small graphic design and web development studio.
In fact, on most days, Creative Director Lynne Venart is the only one in the office. But some days, you will also find Web Developer Scott Harvey, Office Manager Sue Venart or one of a handful of creative freelancers.
So, when we need help with the workload, an extra set of eyes, or an answer to a tough web development problem, we have people to turn to. Bottom line: you get the benefit of our incredibly low overhead costs paired with the experience of a seasoned Creative Director for each and every project.
Eight Years of Service & Growth
The Art Monkey LLC began in January 2001 as an answer to the need for affordable, high quality graphic design and web development services in a tough economy. Our continual, gradual growth and dedicated commitment to our clients amid the region's economic bumps have allowed us to not only survive, but prosper. Business grew gradually from 2001 to 2006, doubled in 2007, and continues to grow steadily.
We tribute our success to our ever-growing list of happy clients, who have recognized our commitment to reliable and quality service, our strengths in design and web development, and our eagerness to continually learn evolving trends and technologies.
In January 2009, The Art Monkey celebrated our 8-year anniversary of providing graphic design and web development services to the Washington D.C. area and beyond. To mark the occasion, we unveiled a new brand image to better communicate our depth of experience and strength of service.
Putting Our Money Where Our Mouth Is
The Art Monkey strives to forward the causes of socially conscious organizations by providing them with affordable, high quality graphic design and web development services. In addition, we donate a portion of our profits each year to organizations we support.
In 2009, The Art Monkey donated to the following non-profit organizations:
- The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
- Art Enables
- Washington Humane Society
- Earthwatch Institute
- Best Friends Animal Society
In 2008, The Art Monkey donated to the following non-profit organizations:
- Art Enables
- Neighbors Consejo (Mt. Pleasant Fire Relief Efforts)
- Maryland SPCA
- American Diabetes Association
- The Nature Conservancy