LTD Creative

Finding ourselves so busy working on client projects this year, we were forced to outsource our holiday portraits to our future AI overlords. Fortunately, they did a solid job, managing to truly capture how buff and beautiful we all are, in a way that no photographer has achieved before. ✨👾🎄😂

VisitMontgomery has teamed up with Transpromotion to take the Tastemakers Trail on the road with truckside advertising!

Keep your eyes peeled as their mobile billboard hits the highway from Baltimore to Philadelphia, bringing the Tastemakers Trail to an entirely new market! It's not just a classic out-of-home campaign; it's a whole new level with a retargeting strategy in these two amazing markets.

What's unique about this is that it's making impressions with geofencing technology, ensuring every mile counts as a memorable interaction.

Sip and savor your way through the Tastemakers Trail to experience a flavorful journey!
https://visitmontgomery.com/tastemakers/

Exciting News with a New Client! 📣
LTD has embarked on a collaborative journey with the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD) to revamp and redefine their series of smaller meetings known as the "Emerging Topics Conference."

Despite a tight schedule, we took an unconventional approach by presenting design concepts before finalizing the conference branding. This showcases our adaptability and creativity!

Our starting point was the client's brand guidelines, and we were challenged to push the boundaries, infusing an edgy design while maintaining cohesion within the brand family.

Moving forward, our focus shifts back to refining the branding, pushing the design envelope even further as we meticulously develop all the elements for the upcoming conferences.

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Funny story…🤭

Due to an Ozzy Awards clerical error, our (very clearly B2B) magazine redesign project for REALTOR® was inadvertently entered into the “Consumer Publication” category. That pitted us against the likes of major newsstand publications.

But like a like a determined salmon swimming upstream, we flopped our way right up to the (almost) top, landing an Honorable Mention alongside Virtuoso, The Magazine and just below a titan of the industry—Better Homes & Gardens. We’ll take it! 🐟🏆

https://www.eddie-ozzie.com/

LTD Creative takes GOLD at the 2023 Summit International Awards for the Visit Montgomery Rebranding 🏆

Summit Awards is a distinguished organization with 29 years of history, stands as a beacon of recognition in the communications and marketing industry.

Each June, REALTOR® Magazine spotlights 30 rising stars in real estate who exemplify skill, success, creativity, and leadership. 🌟 For three years, We've been crafting REALTOR magazine's special supplement - 30 under 30. This year, we introduced a fresh new logo with bold, vibrant colors that tied to the magazine's brand standards. It's always a challenge to feature all 30 awardees on the cover and tell their stories in just 20 pages, but we embrace it.

Take a look at three years of covers and the new logo! 🙌🎉

We're thrilled to announce that our graphic design firm has won some prestigious honors from the 29th Annual Creativity Awards🏆✨ It's an incredible honor to be recognized for our creativity, innovation, and dedication to delivering outstanding design solutions.🎨🌟

These awards serve as a testament to the incredible talent and hard work of our team. Each project we undertake is a labor of love, fueled by our passion for pushing boundaries and creating memorable visual experiences.🚀🔥

We want to express our deepest gratitude to our amazing clients who have entrusted us with their visions. Their collaboration and support have been instrumental in our success.🙌🤝 We're committed to continuing to raise the bar in the world of graphic design, delivering cutting-edge solutions that captivate and inspire.🌈💡

We have exciting news to share. Visit Montgomery, your go-to destination for all things Montgomery County, Maryland, got a fresh new look. We are thrilled to unveil our brand new visual identity that reflects their commitment to innovation, diversity, and community.

Our new branding features a modern, dynamic logo that captures the energy and vibrancy of their destination. The logo incorporates a stylized "M" with bold, playful typography that conveys a sense of fun and adventure. We've also introduced a vibrant color palette that reflects the natural beauty of the region and the diversity of their communities. Read our full case study at https://ltdcreative.com/projects/visit-montgomery-branding/

📍Montgomery County, MD Tourism

LTD Creative has redesigned the Thorpewood website, giving it a fresh new look with a more rustic typeface, new images and an abundance of new content! Check it out!

ThorpeWood Nurturing therapeutic relationships with our natural world to promote empathy, wonder, and restoration.

Let’s celebrate! 🎉You’ve had a big year, so your friends at LTD Creative designed up some custom libations (our personal holiday favorites) to put you in some good spirits!*

*Some assembly required.

Cultivate Your Brand and Grow With Us 🌱🌺

This season the LTD team entered the iconic white tent and whipped up our best holiday desserts. Click the link in our bio to download the recipes! 🍪🍰🧁🥮

We are thankful 🤍

Happy Thanksgiving from all of us at LTD Creative!

LTD Creative Celebrates 20 Years!! 🎉

Twenty-one years ago, Tim Finnen told Louanne Welgoss that she would deliver her baby the next day. Inexplicably, he was right—despite the fact that the baby (Sara) was two weeks early.

Stories like this abound throughout their business relationship and close friendship. In the 20 years since they founded LTD Creative, they have experienced highs and lows and leaned on each other through it all. They even jokingly refer to themselves as “married,” although it’s clear they are platonic besties. The history of their award-winning design firm in Frederick, Maryland is full of funny stories, hard work, and tons of creativity.

How It Started... https://vimeo.com/646098496 ▶️

Happy National Dog Day from LTD Creative! (and our fur babies, Charlie, Benji, and Rizzo!) 🐶🐶🐶

LTD Wins at the Excel Awards! 🥈 🥈 🥈 🥈

On Wednesday, Association Media & Publishing held (virtually) their 2021 Excel Awards presentation. For the 8th year in a row, LTD Creative was nominated for top honors—and won awards for each of our nominations. This year, we were nominated for the following:

SILVER
Website:
NAHB Best in American Living Website
https://bestinamericanliving.com/

SILVER
Website (Magazine):
Essentials Magazine Website
https://essentials.edmarket.org/

SILVER
Design Excellence (20,001–50,000):
REIT Magazine

SILVER
Newsletter:
SMACNews

We’ve previously shone the spotlight on each of these projects in other Friendly Friday case studies. Not only are they indicative of our fresh perspective and thoughtful problem-solving approach, they are also some of the most fun projects we’ve worked on this year!

Want to see your association’s name in lights? Let’s sit down and discuss how LTD Creative can help you breathe new life into your design projects!

Sometimes you're in the spotlight. We can help you bring your A-game. Friendly Friday showcase: EMDR International Association "go with that" magazine.

Who can resist the impact of a royal testimonial? Our client EMDRIA is the international association for practitioners of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy. They’ve been in the spotlight recently after Prince Harry touted this form of therapy’s benefits on his AppleTV show with Oprah Winfrey. And we all know that when the spotlight shines, you want to bring your A-game!

EMDRIA’s latest issue of their quarterly magazine, titled “go with that,” had a theme of addiction treatment. We were thrilled to bring our fresh perspective to the issue! We started by building a color palette to ground our designs and tie the art together from feature to feature throughout the magazine. The next step was innovation—creating custom artwork for each feature. We incorporated texture throughout to further solidify the visual theme. The art then multiplied throughout the pages, including textural touches to subheads and matching smaller artwork throughout.

Custom artwork is one of our favorite projects to work on, and our passion paired with our innovative outlook yields outstanding (and award-winning!) results. Royal treatment, indeed!

Does your publication need a fresh look? Let’s discuss how LTD Creative can contribute a new perspective!

Looking to find the right firm to redesign your website and need to know how to kick off the selection process? This article effectively compares the process to choosing between a blind date, versus being set up through a friend, versus hosting your own version of The Bachelorette. Historically, all three methods have been able to create love and success, or failure and heartbreak, so there is no perfect answer. It’s a combination of first choosing a path that feels right, and then carefully minding your steps as you follow that path toward positive results.

https://smithhousedesign.com/website-redesign-rfp-process-like-bachelorette/

Why a Website Redesign RFP Process is Like The Bachelorette So you are ready to dump the old website and get started on a new one? Starting a new company and eager to make a statement online? There are a few ways to do get this started, and I want to talk through each of those options, and review what are the pros and cons for your company, and what each opt...

Friendly Friday showcase: National Association of REALTORS® | Realtor® Magazine

We love any opportunity to pull out all the stops and completely redesign a publication. However, it often takes more creativity and critical problem solving when working within the confines of an existing template and established design guidelines. This was the challenge that the National Association of Realtors® (NAR) brought us when we took over on REALTOR Magazine this year.

Like many of our clients, NAR asked for assistance not only with the art itself, but also with the layout and flow of the stories within the publication. We are able to confidently lead the magazine’s direction because of our commitment to working as a team with the NAR staff. We are involved from the very beginning of each issue, brainstorming the art direction for each story. Even planning the order of the stories is a group effort.

This particular issue, we developed concepts for three feature stories that presented varying challenges. From seamlessly combining military and housing to depicting legal hurdles without being too vague, we had to focus on the clearest solutions. Add to that the cover story! Working to showcase 30 individual agents on one page in an orderly manner and still have space for the headline copy is no easy feat. We put on our problem solving hats and developed three concepts with different strengths. In the end, we knocked it out of the park with a sleek—yet approachable—design (like usual, if we may say so).

Whether it’s brainstorming on editorial matters, creating custom art solutions, or serving as liaison to the printer, LTD Creative is your trusted partner for publication management.

:: AWARD WINNER x2! ::

Proud to announce LTD Creative is the recipient of not only one, but TWO Awards of Distinction for our work on the Essentials Digital Magazine and Magazine Website.

https://essentials.edmarket.org/

Thank you to the Education Market Association for the collaborative opportunity and to The Communicator Awards for the recognition! 🏆

Project Spotlight: 2021 NACE Virtual Conference Website 💻📱

Most people realized a major change in worldview in 2020. It was a time of upheaval, sure, but also a time of introspection and innovation. During this time, the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE, our longtime client) decided on a popular move: to transition their annual conference to a virtual experience.

When new leadership came on in 2021, they sought a new design direction with a fresh vibe. Fortunately, innovation is our specialty! We built the conference branding from the ground up, starting with mood boards and moving through each decision from that established point of view. While multiple messaging presented a challenge—the conference has a new tag line but also an annual theme—we kept the design streamlined with clean lines and textures that can be used in varying combinations. We also upheld a standard that is very important to NACE: showcasing diversity throughout the images.

We all know any website is only as good as its navigation! So we paid special attention to creating a seamless user experience that builds excitement while providing necessary information. The end result is a bold, refreshing take on modern web design.

Ready to grow with us? Let’s sit down and discuss how LTD Creative can help your design strategy flourish!🌿