With over 15 years experience, Mach 1 Creative offers lightning-fast graphic design solutions for Santa Barbara, Ventura, Los Angeles, and beyond. We provide effective print, digital, video, and art direction for all your marketing needs.

Get in touch with us today to experience new heights of customer service.

 

Web

This key touch point serves as a building block to establish your brand and as a vehicle to sell your products. We build mobile-responsive sites with the users' experience in mind.

print

Unique in its ability to connect with readers. Customers will see, touch and absorb your message. Great as part of a larger media mix for your marketing campaign or as a one-off announcement.

motion

Images and words moving in perfect synchronicity. Motion graphics provide a compelling way to tell your story. The ubiquity of screens makes video the most effective method to get your message out.

Effective Graphic Design in Action

 

A professionally crafted corporate identity conveys a sense of care, intention and stability — qualities keen customers seek. Well executed design and consistency helps build trust and loyalty. Founded in Southern California, our team of professionals has been in the business of creating memorable customer experiences for over 15 years. Our solutions have helped small companies build their brands and grow their business with effective digital, and printed marketing materials.

Whether your company needs a logo or a full website, Mach 1 Creative can provide guidance and assist with all your creative needs. Throughout our history, we have worked on a wide-range of projects for companies small and large. Our skill-set includes web development, search engine optimization, illustration, art direction, motion-graphics, page layout, custom email development, and social media marketing. We have produced a wide-range of branded materials from billboards to brochures — just to name a few.

Customer service is at the core of everything we do. Professional, courteous and attentive are some of the words that have been used to describe us. We make it a point to be transparent and quick to answer any of our clients'​ questions. We are passionate about design and take pride in finding elegant solutions to complex problems, ever striving to improve and exceed expectations.

Fast and strategic design in action. We are Mach 1 Creative.

 

Built for speed and agility. Loaded with great ideas.

 

At Mach 1 Creative we forge fresh ideas to address specific needs. As creatives and coders we adhere to the fundamental principles of good design — form following function. We develop meaningful and simple creative by knowing the market and listening to our customers. There is a wondrous moment in a project's life-cycle when all the pieces come together and a complex problem begins to look simple. This is what years of experience and a singular focus makes possible. Dedication to our craft has led us to adopt this basic approach to our work. We begin by establishing a clear hierarchy of design elements. A knowledge of typography, and how to wield it, along with generous use of space in our layouts give your brand prominence while establishing a clear purpose. We take our job seriously and never lose sight of our main directive to deliver engaging and effective work that will delight customers.

The short list of services we offer include:

  • Identity Design
  • Branding
  • Art Direction
  • Print
  • Packaging Design
  • Motion Graphics
  • Video
  • Web Development
  • Search Engine Optimization (SEO)

Over the years we have taken on a wide-range of projects, big and small in scope. We are confident in our ability to work within your budget and find a solution for your creative needs.

At Mach 1 Creative we are equipped and ready for what's next. Please contact us today!

 

 

Proven steps that deliver great results.

 

True, we create beautiful work, but that isn't our main objective. An elegant solution is a byproduct of careful planning and precise execution. Knowing the problem we will solve is a critical first step in formulating a strategy that will guide every decision along our creative journey.

A project's life-cycle starts by defining the desired outcome and the action we want your audience to take when interacting with your newly deployed website, print ad or other type of creative. Our primary goal is to deliver the results your business is seeking.

We are methodical in our choices — always learning from past efforts. Experience has shown us what options work and what will fail to make an impact. We aim to eliminate subjectivity and personal taste from the equation. Instead we rely on data and our clients' input to deliver the best possible creative solution.

The diagram below illustrates a project development process that has proven to work well.

 

 
 

 

The length of a project's life-cycle is dependent on the scope of a given project. Smaller projects typically have short turn-around times and can be delivered in as little as two weeks. Our clients will receive a list of projected milestones and dates — no surprises, ever.

 

Engaging customer experiences that work.

 

We have the capability to handle a wide array of projects. Over the years, we have worked on everything from identity design to complete marketing campaigns with multiple touch-points. Mach 1 Creative takes on projects we find interesting and challenging. The result is engaging and effective visual experiences for our clients and their customers. Below is a small sample of work that we are proud of.

 

Branding

The Plumbing Factory

As a method to differentiate from competitors, a strong brand serves as a promise to your customers and a signature that conveys how your business should be perceived. At the foundation of that brand is your logo and color palette. Every customer touch-point should have those elements to maintain consistency and build trust. The work completed for The Plumbing Factory demonstrates how successful branding was carried out and has been fundamental to the growth of their business.

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Print Advertising - Layout Design

Full-Page Ad Collection

Here's a variety of print advertisements, simple by design and demonstrating a clear hierarchy of visual elements. These ads were featured in Bloomberg Businessweek, Entrepreneur, Fast Company, HBR, Inc., Money, Wired and other publications.

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Campaigns

GoToMeeting - Meeting Is Believing

A marketing campaign is a fantastic way to launch a new product or service. A carefully crafted narrative that unfolds across various touch-points serves to pique the interest of potential customers and keep existing customers engaged with your brand. It's important to maintain visual consistency through various types of media. A good slogan serves to tie all these pieces together. We've worked on various campaigns over the years that have had a lasting impact.

Print, digital and out-of-home assets were created for this GoToMeeting campaign

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Online Display - Animated Banners

GoToMeeting - "Because" Campaign

We develop online display ads with a clear call-to-action that captures an audience's attention and drives business to a landing page or website. We have produced a wide range of banners in all the standard sizes. Whether you need to update an old Flash banner or need a new simple animated GIF version, we can quickly turn-around and deliver your next set.

Art Direction - Video

From big television spots aired on major networks to smaller scale videos for online distribution, a story told through this medium is one of the most engaging and effective means of reaching customers. We plan prior to filming, are present on set during a shoot and work closely with the editor during post-production to ensure fidelity to the original vision. Below are a few samples of our work in Art Direction.

GoToMeeting - New Product Experience

A video introducing a revamped customer experience and new feature launch for GoToMeeting. Location scouting, casting, wardrobe and shot selection were additional responsibilities that informed the look and overall quality of this video.

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GoToTraining - Product Overview

A product video aimed at professionals who lead hybrid training sessions with on site and online trainees. This video showcases new features of Breakout Sessions, Sightboard and Video Sharing. Storyboarding, screen graphic development, casting, wardrobe and shot selection were additional responsibilities that informed the look and overall quality of this video.

 

GoToWebinar - Product Overview

A product video aimed at professionals looking for a better way to generate sales leads. This video uses an amusing story to introduce the tools found in GoToWebinar and why it's a great solution to extend your company's reach. Storyboarding, screen graphic development, casting, wardrobe and shot selection were additional responsibilities that informed the look and overall quality of this video.

Motion Graphics - GoToAssist See It

Created graphic treatment and animation for this simple GoToAssist product video.

 

Motion Graphics - Fusion: IT Professional Conference

This short looping video, without sound and clear simple copy, was produced for an aviation themed trade show booth. The concept was to mimic a pre-flight safety video.

Trade Show Booth

GoToWebinar - Ad:Tech Conference

An impactful booth or back-wall with clear branding is critical to standing out in the crowded trade show floor. Below are examples of booth assets that include a podium and display counter.

Storyboarding

GoToWebinar - Overview Video

The best way to work out shot-selections, story pacing and flow, storyboards save both time and money during video shoots.

Motion Graphics

GoToAssist - Video Supers

An extension of the "Mighty" campaign, this video series uses a speech bubble device to tell a story of how GoToAssist empowers IT professionals to offer great support. Video supers augment the visuals by providing additional information like names and titles and are also a key branding component.

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Packaging Design

GoToMeeting - Sales Enablement Kit

This kit was used to help sales people close deals. They offered this elegant box to high-quality leads which contained information about GoToMeeting along with tools to enhance the online meeting experience.

 

We're always within striking distance.

 

Please, drop us a line. We would love to discuss your next project with you.

 
 
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