Helping your school community get organized

April 2, 2011 Posted by workingdesign in Working Design

Are you looking for a way to keep everyone in your school community informed about important dates, activities, procedures and more? Would a comprehensive source of information about all aspects of school life save school staff time answering the same questions? The Elementary School Calendar Handbook is a unique 40-page, 12-month calendar and handbook More...

What’s in a name: Working Design (and some other “working” titles)

July 9, 2010 Posted by Kris in Working Design

featurepic_seasons When we named our company more than 20 years ago, we chose Working Design because of its multiple meanings. A “working design” or drawing is a step along the way towards preparing a finished piece of art or design whether it’s for a magazine, product or something else. It refers to a work in progress. We like the name because it speaks to our approach of client collaboration as we work together to build a website, a brand, a poster or piece of direct mail. More...

Machines of Loving Grace

June 30, 2008 Posted by Kris in Working Design

Late California poet Richard Brautigan wrote in the 60s and 70s, well before personal computers became ubiquitous. Sweet vision! More...

Thanks for entering our contest!

June 26, 2008 Posted by Kris in Working Design

We want to thank all of you who entered the Working Design contest and provided us with many useful comments about our new site. Much appreciated. We'll be announcing the contest draw winners next week. More...

Cool Prizes Contest Draw!

June 16, 2008 Posted by Kris in Working Design

Working Design is having a contest draw with free prizes to celebrate the launch of our new website and to encourage you to visit and let us know what you think. What do you like? What would you change? What would you add? Everyone who sends in comments will be entered into a contest draw for the following prizes: 2 gift boxes from Saul Good Gift Co. (valued at $100 each) a three-month yoga pass to YogaSukha (a $240 value). YogaSukha is located around the corner from the Ridge Theatre at 16th and Arbutus in Kitsilano. Camino Fair Trade chocolate bars (this chocolate has quickly become a studio favourite in the past year!) The draw will take place June 25. Enter TODAY by sending an email to ideas@workingdesign.net. Please put “Website Contest” as the subject line. If you’re reading this, you are eligible and encouraged to enter! More...

Partner Profile: Saul Good Gift Co.

Posted by Kris in Working Design

For our contest draw we’ve partnered with Saul Good Gift Co. http://www.itsaulgood.com Saul and Working Design are a good fit! We share values, customers and goals for both the planet and our businesses. The company features a unique twist on the traditional gift box offering premium organic and locally sourced products. Company criteria include: giving priority status to vendors who employ organic and fair trade certifications quality and taste — all products are sampled to make sure they're of premium quality and pass the Saul Good seal of approval. social enterprise — working with local social enterprises to source products and services helping to improve our community sustainable packaging - Saul Good supports brands that have well designed packaging that looks great while treading lightly on the environment Working Design is confident that our lucky contest draw winners will enjoy these fine gift boxes. More...