September 2008 Archive

Multimedia: Web & Video Solutions For Web 2.0

September 4th, 2008

The new media landscape has become murky waters to a lot of today’s small businesses. There is tremendous possibility to reach markets like never before, but the media consumers of today are more fickle than even a few years ago. Failing to hit the mark with your website or multimedia project can be a coffin nail to your image as a progressive, web savvy company.

Only a few years ago, it was considered a great new marketing dimension to have a corporate website. now, if you don’t have one, it’s an immediate hit to the credibility of your business in the eyes of your customers. The web 2.0 is rich, interactive and immersive. Embedded streaming video is the new black, carrying incredible weight with surfers and powerful technologies like RSS and pod casting can take your message to a whole new level of clients.

248creative has the equipment and people to deliver high-end web and video solutions that will dramatically impact your presence online. We develop pragmatically, using next generation frameworks and open source platforms to maximize your ROI while minimizing your overhead.

Web Design & Development • Web-Based Business Management & Invoicing Systems • Videography and Video-To-Web • CD/DVD Authoring and Duplication • Flash Development • Database Programming • Web Broadcasts • Podcasts • Digital Photography & Editing

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Design: Graphic Design That Works

September 4th, 2008

Paint your message in the minds of your clients with broad, confident strokes. Your brand should be the definition of your industry to your target market. Your creative materials present that brand to the community at large, what do you want them to say?

Graphic design comprises more than the actual act of creating the artwork, it also requires analysis of your image as a whole and the research of your market to determine if the most profitable message possible is being delivered to your clients and prospects, maximizing your return on investment.

That’s what we do.

We also understand that time is money, and while everyone wants their marketing materials to look like the Sistine Chapel of brochures, they don’t want to pay a whole village of Romans to build it for them. We respect this and agree, so we cut right to the heart of design and deliver quality, working solutions that will add to your bottom line, ASAP.

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Contact Us

September 4th, 2008

We look forward to hearing from you! Our office hours are 10am to 6pm, Monday-Friday, so give us a call or email us any time using the form below.

248.247.8711 (phone)
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Business Cards

September 4th, 2008

One thing we can say without a doubt is that we can stand strong behind the quality of our business cards. Definitely the first impression of any business relationship, you want to make sure your business card really delivers the message you want to send. You also want to make sure you make it to the “keep” pile so you stay at the front of your contacts’ minds.

As a staple of our business, we pay special attention to each and every card order that comes through our doors. Our quality is top notch, and there’s no creative ceiling to what we can produce. You can either provide us with your artwork or we can help you design a professional card that will deliver results.

Less than $50 will get you started with top quality paper stocks and full color printing (front and back of course). We have all the options you need to stand out, from die cutting to UV coating.

Production Options

  • Die Cutting (Rounded Corners & Specialty Shape Cuts)
  • UV Coating
  • Spot UV
  • Metallic Foils
  • Scoring (Folding Business Cards)
  • LIVE Media Cards (Mini DVD Business Cards)

Material Options

  • 12pt Matte Premium Sheet
  • 130lb. Recycled Velvet Cover Stock
  • 14pt Cover Stock
  • 16pt Heavy Cover Stock

Brochures

September 4th, 2008

Need a high quality, high impact full color brochure? Your customer’s image or product story is only as good as how their brochures represent their company, products and/or services. Our superior print fidelity is second to none.

You can produce a beautiful, high class brochure at a very affordable cost. With the industry’s widest selection of paper stocks, coating, folding and finishing options, your customers will experience the difference.

Your customers can also share their commitment toward conserving natural resources by choosing from our recycled paper stock options. Plus, all of our inks have always been vegetable based and eco-friendly. We really do offer you and your customers more!

248creative Gets New Offices!

September 4th, 2008

248creative design & printing just moved it’s headquarters to Troy, MI along the Big Beaver corridor inside the Liberty Center! We’re all really excited about the new facility. We’re now located at 100 W. Big Beaver Rd. Suite 200 Troy, MI 48084
(16 mile & Livernois for the uninitiated).

248creative is located on the second floor, with parking in the rear of the building.

The new offices are convenient and beautiful. We look forward to serving all our clients from our new expanded facilities!

Client Profile: Grasp Studios (Company Branding)

September 4th, 2008

Grasp Studios, LLC is a progressive videography company that focuses on digital video and media content for the web, headed by Keith Christmas. We were excited about it from the beginning. Keith is a dynamic personality and we wanted to project that with his brand.

Grasp was a project of some scope, including:

  • XML driven portfolio website with Flash navigation
  • Full multi-user blog with syndication (rss)
  • Established A Myspace presence
  • Spot UV business cards
  • Remixed resume layout
  • PHP/MySQL driven business management system for invoicing and client tracking