in may, members of the julsdesign staff enjoyed the saturday morning weather and participated in the stride for foster care. the event benefited the iowa foster and adoptive parents association and the iowa friends of foster children foundation. the walk took place around the beautiful gray’s lake park and ended with lunch and activities for everyone. in additon to being one of the main sponsors, we also created the logo for the event!

above is a photo of the team and some nice photographs taken by kelly. to check out more info about the walk.



the oil spill in the gulf of mexico has really illustrated how precious our natural resources are and how important it's become to care for the environment. reducing waste, becoming more energy conscious, and ensuring a sustainable future is something that's really come into play in the world of print design the last several years.

there are several things to consider when becoming environmentally print conscious:

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construction

phase two of our construction has begun! the sounds of hammering and the smell of drywall is in the air. our backroom storage area will soon be a reception area and conference room. stay tuned for photos and more information on our progress.


strides against breast cancer

heather and her family participated in a walk/fundraiser for breast cancer earlier in may. the funds generated from the walk are used to fight breast cancer, provide comfort and hope, and save lives. here's a link to the site for the walk.


beau's a graduate!

beau completed his internship and graduated from dmacc's graphic design program. we're very proud of him and we'll miss his hard work in the office. beau is planning on continuing his education at grand view next fall.

award-winning website

our website for jones flooring, won an "award of excellence" in the website category for the art directors association of iowa (adai) exhibition. kathy jones and the rest of the jones flooring staff were a pleasure to work with and we're all very happy to provide them with a great piece of work. the unique navigation and the photo slideshow just touch the surface of our web design capabilities. take a look at the website


face painting

heather, matt and josh had the opportunity to volunteer their time to paint faces at the treehouse growing and learning center next door. the julsdesign team had a great time and the kids got a kick out of being painted up for a day. above are a couple of the star wars requests, along with the entire happy classroom.


all grown up!

julie's little austin is all grown up! he graduated from ankeny high school at the end of may. austin plans on attending iowa state university this fall.


healthcare award winner

julsdesign won several national healthcare marketing awards last month for their teamwork with several clients.

here's a list of the winners: the iowa clinic sleep center billboard • the iowa clinic ob/gyn pregnancy guide patient handbook • iowa hospital association highlights report • iowa hospital association annual meeting logo • the iowa clinic smart talk newspaper ad • the iowa clinic cancer doesn't care campaign

healthcare marketing awards site


new website

the staff is working diligently on a new website design - very exciting! above are a couple sneak peeks - stay tuned!


mountaineer lindsay

lindsay took a spring vacation to colorado with her husband and some friends. here are some skiing photos from her sweet vacation.


upcoming artsy stuff


snap your best stormy spring photo and email it to news@julsdesign.com by june 15th. the winner gets a $25 itunes gift card!

amy's back for the summer! she survived another year at central college in pella, and she's back helping whip our office in shape this summer. we're all very excited to have her back!