About Elevation
Elevate Your Thinking - A new philosophy for a new world.
Elevation Creative Studios is not your typical agency. In fact, we are not an ad agency at all. Elevation is an award-winning image, branding, graphic design, Web development, photography and marketing studio. Our projects are pushed, pulled and turned end over end until the perfect solution is found. It was the celebrated cartoonist Scott Adams who said “Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep.” Together, we will make your brand a work of art.
With more than 80 years of collective experience, our staff has created advertising, print, multimedia, Web, photography and brand designs for a large and diverse group of clients spanning 4 continents. Building a relationship is crucial to success. Just as we will not look at you as “just” another client, we trust you will never view us as “Photoshop® for hire” or as merely a vendor. Success will come from building chemistry and creative connection during our time working together. After all, we are forming a marriage between you and our team to last throughout the project and beyond.
The Elevation philosophy is simple really:
Leave no stone left unturned.
Dismiss no idea too soon.
Execute with precision.
Deliver your message.
Preparing for the Expedition - Shout it from the mountaintop.
Elevation prides itself on fresh ideas. Practical ideas. Ideas that actually work. This is why we offer our ideas as a service completely aside from the implementation if that is all you really need. From helping you flesh out the finer details of your business idea or product to exploring the viability within your target demographic, Elevation’s experience in new and growing businesses can be an asset to you even if we are providing none of the creative design.
Beginning a Web project can be a daunting task. Elevation can produce Web Site or Web Application Development architecture, usability and functionality documentation to get the process started on the right foot. From a four-page brochure site based only on hot looks and a bit of Flash to a custom application that IS your business, keeping a finger on the pulse of emerging technologies is what keeps us up at night. Since the very beginning of Web design and through the “Dot Com” boom, our team has seen it all.
Our “stand-alone” consulting exercises produce real advice, direction and tools to act as a project outline for your internal staff or another design team and can even aid in the development of an RFP document as you begin the search for a creative vendor.
Elevation Photography - Seeing is believing.
At some point we all begin seeing the difference between what we really want and what we have. Knowing what we want is often the least of the project’s challenges. Desperately needed at this point - perspective, concentration and focus - are the tools of a professional photography studio. This is precisely why Elevation has invested so much into our team and studio to produce a solution capable of location, product, model and custom concept art photography specifically designed with your project in mind.
Who could better shoot your project? With an eye for design and a passion for getting the shot, your photography budget could not be in better hands.
Keep Your Eyes to the Sky - Holding the line. Pushing the limits.
The “brand” is the DNA of your business. It is the face of your company. It is the first impression everyone always talks about. And yes, you do only get one crack at it. The average person is exposed to more than 11,000 brand images each day. Everything has a brand and only the best cut through the noise. Don’t panic. We are here to lift you above the clouds.
Recent customer studies have shown dramatic details:
- 65% say design is the most important factor is revisiting a potential
company’s offerings.
- 73% say name, reputation and a sense of credibility is most important
when choosing to do business with a company.
- 70% say design is the most important factor in displaying credibility.
We’ll Rest at the Summit - Until then, hard work.
Trusting a design firm is like leaving your child with a new sitter. It’s this trust and results that have built a group of the greatest clients a creative firm could hope to have. This is an exclusive group; Elevation’s philosophy towards project management and effective design demands that we carefully choose the projects that come into the studio. The best results are born from client and designer believing in each other and flowing together through the organic nature of a project.
Elevation is ready to explore with you all the possibilities the future holds. If you are just leaving the gate, or if your business has wrapped itself in the same image for too many years, a fresh start is the quickest way to capture or regain success.
Scouts honor.
So, why Lexington, Kentucky? - Why not Lexington, Kentucky?
When Elevation was formed, it could have been located anywhere. With the electronic age at full steam the “office” had taken on an entirely new meaning. The question that came to our minds was actually “Why not Lexington, Kentucky?”
Lexington is less than a day’s drive from more than 60% of the country’s population and the distance is shortened even more by 2 international airports less than an hour away from our office door. The Thoroughbred racing industry draws people from around the world, and the area’s dozen colleges and universities attract energetic and creative minds, making the population younger than the national average and among the most educated in the nation. When Kiplinger.com is also out telling the world that Lexington is the Best City for Young Singles, you can see why a firm like Elevation is doing so well sticking where the talent lives. The cost of living and the low cost of operating a business in Lexington offers you the opportunity to receive true international level talent at a price that is beyond competitive.
A few facts about Lexington from a recent study by Mercer Consulting:
- 48th best city to live “in the world”
- 3rd most economical city in the nation to conduct business
- 11th most educated workforce in the nation
- 21st in the top 25 cities for business and career development
Elevation’s services include but are certainly not limited to:
Brand and Image Development
Brand / Marketing Consulting
Marketing / Business Collateral
Direct Mail Campaigns
Advertising Development
Creative Copy Creation
Print Advertisement Design
HTML Web sites
Dynamic Flash Web Sites
Data-driven Web Applications
E-commerce Web Sites
HTML Newsletters
Multimedia Brochures
Interactive Presentations
Custom Audio Production
Original Music Scoring
Periodical Design and Consulting
Wayfinding Systems
Studio / Location Photography
Building Sign Design
Vehicle Graphics
Exhibit Booth Design & Creation
Trade Conference Collateral
Book Covers / Illustrations
Annual Reports
Promotional Items
Anything you throw at us. Really.