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Goodness Logo - Creative Studio in Raleigh NC offering websites, logo design, and brand strategy
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    Brand Strategy

    Determine your Mission, Vision, Values, Brand Personality, Industry Positioning, and Ideal Customer Personas.

    Visual Brand Identity

    Build a visual system of Logo, Marks, Colors, Typography, Patterns for a memorable brand.

    Verbal Brand Identity

    Get the right Name, Tagline, and Messaging to resonate with your target audience.

    Website Design & Development

    Create a cohesive digital storefront with strong copy, beautiful design, and smart development.

    Packaging, Print & Digital Design

    Everything from business cards to product packaging, magazines, trade booths, and pitch decks

    Ongoing Brand Management

    For clients who complete a core service, we offer ongoing Email, Social, and Web marketing support.

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FiveStar Awards & Engraving

A brand refresh celebrating 20 years of business
A brand refresh celebrating 20 years of business
Client
FiveStar Awards & Engraving
Industry
Professional Services
Services
Collateral, Logo, Retainer, Strategy, Website

FiveStar had been serving up excellence for 20 years. They tapped the Goodness team to create an anniversary-worthy brand refresh. We worked through their brand truths to develop a logo, identity system, website, and supporting brand materials.

‍Website

FiveStar’s challenge was to speak clearly to 2 different audiences: those needing corporate awards, and those in need of industrial engraving. We developed userflow and language that successfully communicates to both customer segments. Since launch, FiveStar has seen consistent user engagement with their purchase form — the website’s primary goal.

FiveStar Awards and Engraving  website design, made with Goodness
FiveStar Awards & Engraving website mockup with young man experiencing their proven process web page
Responsive mobile website design for client FiveStar Awards & Engraving, made by creative studio Goodness
Before and after web design for FiveStar Awards & Engraving

Logo & Identity

Logo and identity design mockup, office signage, for FiveStar Awards & Engraving
Logo and identity examples, print and packaging design, for FiveStar Awards & Engraving

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Logo design for FiveStar Awards and Engraving
Responsively designed logo system for  FiveStar Awards and Engraving
Typography and hierarchy usage for  FiveStar Awards and Engraving

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Logo design before and after,  FiveStar Awards and Engraving

Graphic Design ‍

Goodness was entrusted to ideate new ways their brand would live out in the wild. We designed new wraps for their delivery vehicle, a variety of trade show banners, and a short marketing video.

Graphic design examples for our client  FiveStar Awards and Engraving. Made with Goodness, a Raleigh NC based creative studio

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From our first email to the launch of our new website and brand identity, Goodness was very, very good to us. Dustin and Tara have this crazy intuition for people and brands, and they know how to articulate and pull out the best in each of us. We wholeheartedly believe our brand and website genuinely reflect who we are and what we aim to accomplish with our customers. Thank you, Goodness!

Stephanie Brooks

Operations Director, FiveStar Awards & Engraving

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New identity for a neighborhood hangout

CollateralLogo

Edwards Mill Bar & Grill

A robust platform showcasing more than 300 blog posts to foster academic discourse

RetainerWebsite

Architecture, Culture and Spirituality Forum

Raising $11,000 in 11 minutes

CollateralRetainerWebsite

Hope for Haiti Foundation

A bold new everything for a passionate consultant.

CollateralLogoNamingRetainerStrategyWebsite

Helps

Clarity for these trusted, compassionate advisors

CollateralStrategy

Jones Insurance

Cheers to tasty print design

Collateral

Social House Vodka

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Hear It Straight From Our Clients
Mental health is my passion and purpose; and bringing a nonprofit to the Triangle to raise awareness and support has been a goal of mine. The care, time, energy, and hard work Dustin and Tara have devoted in helping make Green Compass a reality has been more than I could have imagined. Literally, nothing but “goodness” from this team.

Whitney Jones

Founder, Green Compass

Great experience from beginning to end. From sketching out my ideas of the big picture to tailoring a brand that worked to attract the right people to Good Human Dog Training, Tara and Dustin felt like old friends from the start. They really got to know me and what I do. Can’t go wrong with this dream team.

Jennifer Thornburg

Owner, Good Human

Tara and Dustin are really nice people. They are also very good at what they do! They took the time to understand my business and that brought clarity for me also. The process they use was really clear and made me feel supported. The final website was excellent and just what I wanted and needed. I highly recommend them.

Andy Patron

President and Principal Consultant, Helps

Goodness has outstanding know-how skills and delivery seamlessly integrated with high-quality personal engagement. They work directly with you and offer products, services, and solutions that match your needs. They are always available and respond to any urgent matter in a timely and effective way the first time around! They are great designers who produce beautiful, compelling, and working content. They also provide advice on a variety of fronts. My organization and I are very happy with Goodness and will highly recommend it to anyone.

Julio Bermudez

President, Architecture, Culture and Spirituality Forum

We hired Goodness to revamp our cocktail bar and what a splendid job they did! Our package included naming, brand id, logo, and a menu design. On top of that, we got plenty of content ideas and strategies to direct our marketing plan. With Tara’s background in restaurant concepting and launching and Dustin’s keen eye for current design trends, they were a perfect match for our mission. Through breezy exercises, their thoughtful approach to brand identity made the soul searching process easy and digestible, and now we can embrace our bar with pointed clarity. Thanks to the Goodness team!

Sarah Chung

Owner, Hearsay

Starting a new advisory company with a business partner, we could not be happier with our decision to have Goodness develop our website. Tara and Dustin exceeded our lofty expectations. They were diligent and professional, creating a world-class design to meet our vision. The execution was also efficient and fun – leading to a flawless launch. Virtually all of our contacts and friends lauded the quality of the site. Our experience could not have been better and we strongly recommend Goodness for all your needs. If you want to learn more about our experience, please contact me. Hire Goodness without hesitation.

Charlie Taben

Partner, Wall & Main

Once we launched my new site, I started getting emails from potential clients—I rarely got website leads before. I know that a well-designed, up-to-date website helps my business get new customers. I’m glad that I placed it in the caring, confident hands of Goodness. They made me feel taken care of.

Deb Zechini

Owner, Order In The House

I can honestly say that they are the most kind, generous, and talented professionals I have had the pleasure of working with. They are fully committed to the best work they can put forth because they truly love what they do. They want to see the businesses and nonprofits they work with succeed in effectively and efficiently communicating all aspects of their brand.

Rebekah Beck

General Manager, Raleigh City Farm

We thoroughly enjoyed working with Tara and Dustin to revamp our website. The process was so collaborative and they managed to get to know our work, our team, and our ethos in a way that was reflected back in the final product. They met every deadline and exceeded every expectation, and they are just delightful people to work with.

Emily Sutton

Waterkeeper, Waterkeepers Carolina

They intently listen to what we’re looking for and ask questions to make sure they understand the vision we have. They always come back with something original and creative. Their work is the quality of a large marketing and design firm, but it comes with the personal attention that only a small business can provide.

Margaret Hartzell

Director of Development, North Carolina League of Conservation Voters

I just want to take this opportunity to say what a fantastic job Goodness has done for us. For over four years our staff has been working to produce the professional-quality, co-branded, consistent materials that their team has delivered. We have worked with other local and national design/marketing firms and no one else has been as thorough, productive, cost-effective, and just plain old fun to work with as Goodness. We are very fortunate to have them as a key business partner.

Buddy Gupton

President, Jones Insurance

From our first email to the launch of our new website and brand identity, Goodness was very, very good to us. Dustin and Tara have this crazy intuition for people and brands, and they know how to articulate and pull out the best in each of us. We wholeheartedly believe our brand and website genuinely reflect who we are and what we aim to accomplish with our customers. Thank you, Goodness!

Stephanie Brooks

Operations Director, FiveStar Awards & Engraving

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Goodness is a creative studio based in Raleigh, NC helping business owners with their brands through strategy, naming, logo and identity design, website development, and ongoing brand management.
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