Design and web solutions to save the day.

La Cité collégiale was looking for a poster design targeting high school students, in full conformation of their branding guidelines. We provided image search and enhancement as well as graphic design services, and provided a WCAG 2.0 accessible PDF file for publishing to their website.

This family-run plant nursery in Plantagenet, Ontario, needed a comprehensive service to help them establish an online presence. We provided guidance to determine their site structure and content, graphic design including brand enhancement, photography, site development, hosting and maintenance of this responsive, promotional website.

“I can say that our experience is very positive and that Pentafolio managed to understand our needs by asking questions, offering solutions and asking for feedback. Our website and our visual identity reflect our values, our personalities and the nature of our business. We are very satisfied with the service before, during and after development!”
Nadia Carrier, co-owner, Les Serres M. Quenneville Greenhouses

The Social Planning Council of Ottawa asked us to develop a logo for a program where community services, youth, parents, and employers collaborate to increase economic opportunities for youth aged 15 to 24 years. Costs were kept to a minimum by first establishing a clear design brief, and by focussing research on a single concept that was submitted to the client for feedback.

In the resulting logo, three stylized “ladders to success” stretch upward from a common baseline representing the partnership between project stakeholders. The ladder tops then reach out on different pathways, suggesting that paths to success for individual youth can be varied.

This well-established natural food store in Ottawa was looking to develop its first website and online store. We provided an update to their logo, adding an element to distinguish the business from another with the same name. We provided guidance on the choice of infrastructure and content structure, as well as graphic design. Working closely with Herb & Spice Bank Street staff, we developed a Drupal website and trained them in its use and maintenance. We continue to provide assistance with the site.

We helped this young entrepreneur to think through her strategic positioning and develop a tagline, then created a logo and style board for coherent use of brand colour, texture, typography and visual elements. We provided guidance on the content and copy editing for a business flyer. We produced final artwork for the flyer as well as a business card and graphic elements for use in social media.

This regional coffee roaster provided its wholesale clients with customized labels printed in-house while the coffee was roasting. We worked within the framework of each individual retailer’s brand, and the technical constraints of in-house printing, to produce a broad range of packaging labels.

Designed to help high school graduates transition to postsecondary education – whether college or university –, work placements, or the work force, this website includes sections addressing young people themselves, a course presentation for high school teachers, and a resource section. Pentafolio developed the concept and site structure, filmed and edited video interviews, and developed the site’s design and programming. This site is responsive and conforms to accessibility standards WCAG 2.0.

Pentafolio developed the logo and website for Bilingual Ottawa, an initiative to use a legislative approach for Ottawa to become an officially bilingual city.

The “Résidence” needed a website in accordance with the design guidelines set out by the parent institution, but with some added warmth for promoting this on-campus residence. Pentafolio provided content organization, graphic design, photography, site development, hosting and maintenance. Drupal infrastructure integrating online registration forms in JotForm and online payment. Site conforms to WCAG 2.0 accessibility standard level A.

“Brio Strategies has had the pleasure of working with the whole team at Pentafolio. Professional service, quality of work, timeliness and dedication of staff qualify the experiences we have had in developing several projects with them. Brio Strategies is proud of its collaboration with Pentafolio!”
Bernadette Sarazin, Brio Stratégies