Durable Goods Design
Design for print & pixel
Durable Goods is a two-person web and print design studio located in the little mill town of North Adams, Massachusetts.
We specialize in strategy, design, and project management for web, print, and emerging hybrids. We like to make things — real things, good things.
If you have something you need built to last, tell us about it.
We’d love to help.
Who we are
Meet Frances and Dano.
Frances Duncan is the main client liaison and resident web designer, with ten years of experience in managing and launching web projects. In addition to her work with Durable Goods, she teaches web design and development at MCLA in North Adams, MA and blogs about local food at Plate to Plate.
Dano Williams provides print design and production expertise and illustration and brand development chops. In addition to his work with Durable Goods, Dano is an art director at Storey Publishing in North Adams, MA and DJs regularly at WCFM in Williamstown.
We occasionally partner with creatives and technologists here in Berkshire County and across the U.S. to help us produce expert work.
Our process
- Project definition
- Information design
- Visual design
- Template production
- Backend development
- Training
- Launch!
What we do
Mostly web. Sometimes print.
We create simple, beautiful, hand-crafted websites and publications. Our focus is on simple, straightforward solutions to complex problems of information organization and design.
Services
- Website design. We’ll design website interfaces and HTML/CSS templates based on web standards.
- Website redesign. We’ll redesign and retemplate your existing site for a fresh, new look, and faster page load times.
- Consulting. We’ll work with your company to strategize your web presence, organize your site, streamline interaction experience, clean up your code, or help you craft compelling web copy that gets you found.
- Publication design. We’ll assist in the conception of a publication, design it from scratch, or art-direct its production.
- Brand development. We’ll develop your brand and create materials that support its point of view and place in the market.
- Illustration. We’ll create original, whimsical illustrations, informational graphics, or maps for your publication or website.
Our work
We work for you.
We provide elegant and simple web and print design solutions for nonprofits, educational and artistic institutions, community-serving organizations, and socially responsible companies. This is a selection of our work—click the thumbnails to visit the sites.
Full portfolio coming soon!
By the way…
We are now accepting new client work for early 2011.
Get in touch
Tell us more about your project, or just say hello.
You can reach us through the form below, via email at contact@durablegoodsdesign.com, or on the telephone at (646) 824-4324.
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