Effective design makes your message heard, understood, and actualized.
It all looks absolutely beautiful. Thank you so much for bringing so much artistic value to this project. The inserted images look fantastic, and thanks for that final change to the pub page.
The back cover layout is fantastic.
You both are awesome! Love working with you!
— Meredith K., Scepter Publishers
Studio Red Design has been our design partners for nearly two decades, consistently exceeding expectations with their agile and reliable approach. Their creative excellence and responsiveness to last-minute needs make collaboration a seamless joy. Trustworthy and dedicated, Studio Red Design consistently delivers beyond expectations – here's to another 20 years of excellence!
—Jack G., American Public Transportation Association
I have now worked with Studio Red on two annual reports and will go back next year. Not only are they creative and easy to work with but they are patient and the turnarounds are quick! Alston and team provide a final product that always exceeds expectations. Thanks, Studio Red!
— Tammy S., The River School
Words truly cannot express the appreciation I have for your support and work through this magazine project at this time. You are not only a talented hard hard-working creative, but also a deeply caring human. Thank you a thousand times.
— Keri R., Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart
Alston and Kevin helped us transform a sprawling rough draft authored by nine people into a beautiful and coherent 100+ page resource manual for schools. The ebook they created for us featured extensive linking both within the pdf and to numerous external websites and documents. They were incredibly responsive and patient with us as we ironed out the final content and formatting, offering ideas and solutions that we wouldn't have thought of on our own. The final product was beautiful and easy to use for our end users — we were thrilled with the outcome!
— Eric H., CIRIS
You have both been amazing to work with. I really appreciate your attention to this important project for us. Your speed in getting the work done and your attention to detail really worked well for us.
— Kim B., Wespay
Words are insufficient to describe the value Studio Red Design provides. This book project was the fourth time I’ve worked with them. It definitely will not be my last. Alston’s process consistently creates outstanding outcomes that surpass my expectations. Specifically, her intake questionnaire immediately made me consider supplemental content that provided huge value to the final book. Additionally, her commitment to my project was evident with her deliverable turnaround always keeping the project on, or ahead, of schedule. I can’t imagine how this project could have gone better.
— Patrick J.
It is such a joy to work with Studio Red. They work diligently to translate my wacky and raw form ideas into something gorgeous and practical. I find myself trying to dream up new reasons to call them because I enjoy working with them so much. I recommend them to everyone who needs beautiful marketing pieces.
— Jen S., Sati Yoga
Studio Red helped us design the Systems Change Lab's first annual flagship report, the State of Climate Action 2021, that launched in the lead up to the international climate change negotiations in Glasgow, Scotland. Our timeline for producing this report was extremely tight and required Alston and Kevin to adapt a brand, which was developed for shorter communications materials, to meet the needs of this 250-page publication. But despite these complexities, as well as a few curveballs that arose during the design process, Alston and Kevin delivered an incredible product! Both worked incredibly hard to meet our deadlines, were incredibly flexible every step of the way, and stayed in close contact throughout. We're extremely pleased with the final report and would gladly work with Studio Red again.
— Sophie B., World Resources Institute
Forest Trends engaged Studio Red to help us develop communications materials for our twenty-year capital campaign. Alston has been so thoughtful in her approach to understanding our mission, history, and identity, and in helping us communicate sometimes-complex content. Her work is absolutely beautiful. We’re getting terrific feedback from donors, our Board, and key partners. It’s helped push us as an organization to bring all of our communications up to this standard. Alston is a pleasure to work with. She went out of her way to help us source the right paper with sustainability certifications and to find the right printer when we needed brochures in a hurry for an important meeting. We look forward to working with Studio Red for many years!
— Genevieve B., Forest Trends
We loved working with Alston and Kevin at Studio Red Design. They understood our design goals and seamlessly used our brand identity to create some fresh and bold designs for our season brochures. Alston even talked directly with our printer to make sure the brochures would be printed and folded correctly. We even had some timeline issues on our end, and Studio Red accommodated us and turned around the designs very quickly for review. Overall, we were very happy with the design, customer service, and final product that Alston provided us with. Her expertise, experience, and dedication to our satisfaction as customers really sold us on Studio Red Design. We’ve already decided to use her for our brochure design next year!
— Public Programs Team, National Museum of Women in the Arts
We are very happy we found Alston and her team at Studio Red. They did an AMAZING job with our Tour Catalog. Our team at American Classic Tours and our customers were blown away with what Alston and her team designed for us. Alston is a joy to work with. She is prompt and has quick turnaround times. She is flexible and always puts the customer first; yet, she is firm in her convictions and is honest and direct in telling you what she thinks is best. She and her team inject a lot of creativity to the design process, proposing new and effective ways to illustrate concepts and solve design challenges we faced. We really enjoyed working with Alston and would definitely recommend her and the team at Studio Red.
— JD Conroy, American Classic Tours
Alston Taggart rescued me from the amateur cover I was attempting to make, and I feel like I’ve been sprinkled with the magic dust of a big publishing house.
— Amy S., Author and Publisher
I would hold this up as an example of a perfect COVID-related communication from a nonprofit.
— Nir B., in support of Milton Gottesman Jewish Day School of the Nation's postcard mailing
Alston’s uniquely humble, yet confident personality combined with her enormous talent and creativity brought all these disparate groups together and unified our image.
— Phil M., CFO, The Heights School
Alston’s keen grasp of concepts and themes, along with her inventive and appealing designs set the overall tone for our clients’ galas and special events while creating a cohesive look and brand for our guests. It is a pleasure to work with a true professional who understands and appreciates timelines and deadlines, and is willing to go above and beyond to achieve such outstanding and effective designs.
— Susan O’Neill, Susan O’Neill & Associates
At Studio Red, our book was in the professional and artistic care of designer Alston Taggert who embraced and conveyed the book’s mission with a joyful spirit! Her Collaborative Designer, Kevin Sample, proved invaluable to the unexpected volume of work which ensued, detailing footnotes, layout changes, and more. We could not express better Studio Red’s own design's description, from beginning to end and everything in between, which is printed on their website. It begins “With a conscientious eye…” We heartily endorse this very professional, but personal, business with such rarely found goals which are truly put into practice. We are privileged, and very happy, to have discovered Studio Red to produce our book!
— Carol N., Publisher
Alston and Kevin at Studio Red are a joy to work with – twice, we have worked with Studio Red on fairly substantial design projects with a short turnaround and they have consistently delivered excellent work on time. They also go above and beyond to work with us to create the most useful products to accomplish our goals. I look forward to working with them again!
— Kate D'A., Senior Communications Manager for the United Nations Foundation’s Universal Access Project
Alston has a unique ability to take a communications goal and make it visually sing. Her designs are fresh, clean and truly capture the heart of the message and brand.
— Hilary B., Popcorn & Ice Cream
Alston Taggart of Studio Red Design, is an unusually gifted, creative intelligence who will look, listen and feel, then bring your vision into manifestation with timely ease, lightheartedness and a little magic!
— Neva I., Inner Domain Yoga Teacher Training School
We selected Studio Red for their bold and creative approach to design, and we were delighted with the results. Most recently they came up with a beautiful brochure for a high-end program we were rolling out as well as a fun insert for our holiday cards called a fun-flip that showcase our core values—rave reviews by all! Studio Red is a pleasure to work with, easy to collaborate with, and their work is spectacular.
— Frédérique Campagne I. Founder, Her Corner
Studio Red has partnered with us for many years as we strive to make the complex issues we work on more accessible to our readers through excellence in design. In helping us achieve these goals they have also managed to meet incredible deadlines and still stay within budget. Their level of customer service and attention to detail speaks volumes about the quality of Studio Red. We love working with them!
— Publications Director, World Resources Institute
Through Alston’s leadership she helped translate my mission onto the page so that everywhere my audience looks they understand what we are about and feel invited to have our brand’s conversation.
— Karen B., Founder, BOLD Tranquility
Working with Studio Red Design is always a genuine and rewarding experience. Ms. Taggart is exceptional at spending time with her clients to really understand what their branding direction is, and translates these consultations into a meaningful and beautiful graphic representation of how your business wishes to connect with the world!
— Jessica N., Writer, Artist & Healer
Alston and Studio Red took my very rough idea and brought it to life in this project! Alston is a wonderful combination of creative, enthusiastic and detail-oriented. She also has some out-of-the-box ideas that took my photography and elevated it to the next level. I am thrilled by her work and this project. And so are my clients — I received so many compliments from clients and have even seen this piece hanging in their offices! Thank you Studio Red — I can’t wait for the next collaboration.
— Rebecca D., Rebecca Drobis Photography
Logo, business cards, website, visual identity system…check. Studio Red did this all masterfully, on time, and under budget. However, what really sets Red apart is the team’s ability to find and scale the voice of its clients. I came to the process with a loose idea of what I needed to start my company. I left with a fully-fleshed and tangible way to articulate it to my clients and the market. Red not only made my services look better; it actually made my very services better through probing and deliberate questions throughout the development process causing me to reconsider what I delivered and how to frame things. If you are brave enough to engage in a highly innovative and rich experience sure to help you make your voice heard, Red is the design and branding firm for you.
— Theron T., Yggdrasil Advisory
Before I worked with Studio Red, I was very frustrated by the design process. I had to take a lot of my time to explain what we wanted and make changes to drafts. Studio Red asks the right questions at the beginning and has the experience and expertise to know how to convert your ideas into high impact communications pieces. Your key messages are clearly communicated in a visually-appealing way. I am thrilled to work with them and highly recommend Studio Red!
— Whitney H., Eliana’s Light
The mailers Alston designed for me were eye-catching and successfully expressed the community-oriented, sustainable growth message I was trying to convey. She was patient and accommodating with my changes. Alston is a true artist who understands that excellent design can play a major role in drawing interest to an effort beyond those who may already be “on your side”, and she delivers. (And yes, I won!)
— Jenn W., Mayor of Hillsborough, NC
Alston is a pleasure to work with. She’s always dedicated to getting high-quality work done on schedule, and in addition to having a great eye for design, is also committed to the environmental cause. We love working with her on every project.
— David R., Senior Associate, World Resources Institute
The final product was so creative, it looks perfectly professional and I was so proud to get this out to my potential clients. I keep trying to come up with more projects to work with her on.
— Melissa M., BSW, LMT, Owner, My Massage Place DC
I don't know if I am technically supposed to wait until Christmas to open your card, but it stayed closed for about 5 seconds. I knew whatever was inside was going to be amazing. Andddd I was not disappointed at all. …Your card this year is tremendous! It’s like a Russian nesting doll — more and more surprises opened up you dig farther in. What a masterpiece! Freya’s drawing is incredible. All the paintings on the wall with your year’s highlights — and the key — such a great concept. The Mad Lib — which we all LOVE — with the original text providing the greeting to the card. Wow. …It’s the best one yet!
— Recipients of Taggart holiday card (Skyler N, Amy S. and Antonio A.)
Studio Red Design did a fantastic job on the new logo for Happy Law Mom. Alston and her team were thorough, responsive and delightful! They provided me with many beautiful design ideas based on my vision for the new brand and then worked with me patiently until the logo felt just right. If you're looking for amazing design work to spread your mission for good in the world, Studio Red Design is for you!
— Charise Naifeh, Happy Law Mom
Studio Red Design was my first stop to create a logo for my consulting business to non-profits and charitable foundations, Impetus Foundation Advising. I knew from past work that I could count on Studio Red to quickly generate designs, listen to my reactions, and push my imagination. My business aspiration is that my work is an impetus (i.e., “the force that makes something happen or happen more quickly”) for my clients and for social change. The collaboration with Red produced the full logo that incorporates the dynamism and slight whimsy of the bouncing ball, the contemporary colors and forceful font for ‘impetus”, with a strong base of ‘Foundation Advising,’ as well as an abbreviated logo. Working as a solo consultant is relationship-based business and a very personal brand – StudioRed created a design that I’m happy to stand behind.
— Don D., Impetus Foundation Advising
