Cardwell Creative
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A strategic design and branding studio. We help make brands better with a thoughtful approach to web development, video production, and more.
Our clients have one thing in common: they’re actively becoming something new, something better. A modern digital marketing studio offering branding, web and app development, SEO and video production services. We offer a strategic approach that encompasses brand, online presence and traffic development - to fuel the growth of our clients’ business. We get great things done, and people say we’re nice to work with.
06/06/2022
It’s always fun to see the new batch of student portfolios at , but this year they really stepped things up a notch. Our leader and A/D, Duane stopped in to offer feedback and encouragement. Kudos to and his team for staying focused through very challenging times, and to the 2022 class of design padawans.
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22/01/2022
Stoked to have two logos selected for book 13! Being included alongside so many great designers that we admire is a real honor. Lots of good
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09/09/2021
Looking for a quiet spot to do your best work? Or entertain clients in a fun, professional setting? We have three dedicated desks available to rent in our top floor corner office. With plenty of natural light, free parking, and an amazing coffeeshop downstairs, it’s a good place to get great things done. (While they last.) See link in our profile for details. 👆🏻
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Friends, we are putting out a call for extras to play key roles in an upcoming video in Salem. It’s for a local nonprofit that helps with the causes and symptoms of poverty, so you’d be supporting a good cause. And it’s kinda fun. There are a variety of spots available; see our informational page for details. If you or someone you know would be interested, please email or message us on FB.
https://www.cardwellcreative.com/careers/extras
16/12/2020
A task list to rule all others, for creatives. 🧙♂️
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Even though we function as a team, each of us here has a lot of autonomy to plan our workday. That much freedom can be crippling at times. If you’re like me, you’re easily distracted and susceptible to choice fatigue.
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Over the years, I’ve tried a lot of productivity tools and philosophies. Some of them have really helped me be more disciplined. But the options can be overwhelming, leaving me longing for a simple, dependable set of directives.
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So I developed a shortlist of “master tasks.” These help me evaluate the work I’m planning for a given day or week. If it doesn’t fall into one of these categories, I can quickly recognize I probably shouldn’t be doing it. Or it’s not a priority.
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This way, if all else fails and I start running on autopilot too much, I can always come back to a simple framework that I know is trustworthy. It’s like a compass for my to-do list.
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It works well for me, but it’s a work in progress. Let me know if there’s anything you’d add/edit/delete!
25/11/2020
Lots to be thankful for.
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Things have been tough, and the struggle isn’t over. But we’re glad to stop and reflect on how much we have to be thankful for.
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Not the least of which is a list of loyal clients, whose support, inspiration, and good humor have allowed us to keep doing this work we love—and makes it so much more rewarding.
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To our clients, colleagues, friends, and their families: here’s wishing you a warm, peaceful, and safe Thanksgiving holiday.
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12/11/2020
to that time we made dental lab technicians look like pro athletes.
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These hotshots make up one of the most experienced and credentialed tech teams in the business. A huge benefit to customers, but on its own the message can be a little dry and cliché sounding. We helped them find a fresh approach.
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Shout out to for amazing photography work
This website fights poverty.
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Actually, it’s the people at Mid-Willamette Valley Community Action who are doing the fighting. But their new website should help.
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Part of a larger rebrand project, it was an important place to highlight their values. We did this by creating a look and feel that is fresh and friendly. Relatable, not condescending. And with uncluttered messaging that is optimistic, realistic, and gets to the point.
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We focused more on their primary audience: people looking for services. To this end, we revised the navigation and recast institutional-sounding “insider” language (goodbye, acronyms!)
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One of our goals was to make it easy for people to find resources using smartphones, as over half of their visits are on such devices.
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We created icons to unify the presentation of their programs and show how they all work together for one mission. And infographics to underscore vital - but potentially dense - statistics around poverty and child development.
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For the programs’ subsections, we brought consistency and clarity to their message and built a framework that makes it easier to maintain high-quality content.
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It’s been an honor to watch how works so hard to get much-needed resources out to those who need them.
Opening Hours
| Monday | 08:00 - 17:00 |
| Tuesday | 08:00 - 17:00 |
| Wednesday | 08:00 - 17:00 |
| Thursday | 08:00 - 17:00 |
| Friday | 08:00 - 17:00 |