People DO say the nicest things.

"I know a lot about our product and marketing our product, and Design Matters knows how to design and communicate information without making it too technical. You can't achieve success unless you ask questions—and ask the right questions. Antje and Design Matters do an excellent job of that, and they meet every target date we need to hit."
Pat Pagano, Owner, American Remodeling Systems

"Antje and her staff do a great job of organizing my thoughts for me. They have always asked a lot of questions: 'Tell me about your organization, your objectives, how you want participants to grow and change as a result.' They add a ton of value, suggesting marketing concepts I wouldn’t come up with. Their designs don’t just look nice, they’re incredibly substantive. Design Matters is a strategic partner in every sense of the word."
Jim "Gus" Gustafson, Director of Strategic Leadership Research and Development, U.S. Cellular

"Design Matters made the process easy. They were on top of things, and there were no surprises along the way. The web site they created gives our business a good first impression and a professional feel. We’ll definitely work with Design Matters in the future."
Craig Scott, Owner, New Image Family Fitness Center

"It has been a real pleasure working with the group at Design Matters. We had a short time frame to get materials ready for an upcoming show and have been very pleased with how quickly and professionally they were able to accommodate our needs. We had certain objectives that we needed to achieve, including branding our name, as well as tying our trade show information and marketing materials together...Design Matters more than met all of our expectations."
Brian Becker, Director of Sales and Marketing, Dr.. Vinyl and The Doctors Touch

“Design Matters has been very helpful in [creating our new identity] and showing us how to use the logo for branding our company. And they’re very timely in taking care of any requests. Even if you’re working long distance, you can still get it done. I would definitely recommend them.”
Patrick Stein, Vice President, Torsten Energy LLC

"Design Matters understands holistic design from a marketing approach. Our company was fairly new to the market when we were referred to Design Matters, so a lot of our needs were more oriented to building brand equity....Antje listens to us, but she’s good about voicing her opinion, too. She’s probably one of the best from the standpoint that we want a national look, not a local look, and she knows what that means. She’s the most accessible and most approachable person to work with. And if you need things done on short notice, Design Matters delivers."
Jim Hoelker, Chief Store Support Officer, ShortStop Stores

"In working with Antje Gray and her company, Design Matters, I was impressed by their creative ideas, technical skill and timeliness. The projects they helped us with were elaborate, but they kept things fun, and they were very easy to work with. Antje and her team took time to review our previous marketing materials. For brand consistency, they incorporated some aspects that we used in the past, while creating a totally new look. They challenged us to refine the message we wanted to convey, creating a more successful end product. Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Iowa now has the most professional looking marketing materials we’ve ever had and we are grateful to Design Matters!"
Nicole Hinton, Marketing Director, Big Brothers Big Sisters
of Central Iowa

"Antje asked a lot of questions to get a sense of the business. We talked about what we wanted for the web site...[and] Design Matters came back with a variety of designs. Their vision was exactly what we wanted, and they were able to capture that in the first round. Their name says it all—design is the important thing."
Amy Saylor, Marketing Director, Keyboard West Studios

"As a start-up company, we needed a design strategy that we could implement right away, but would also give us flexibility and credibility as we expand to a national audience. Design Matters developed a branding and marketing approach that we’ve implemented in a website, brochures, letterhead, a workbook, and advertising. The approach has helped us establish an identity with our audience, and it's something we can build on in a cost-effective way. The process also helped us plan for our growth in ways we wouldn’t have thought of otherwise. It’s been a great investment in our future."
Debra Landwehr Engle, co-founder, Tending Your Inner Garden program, InnerGardener.com

"Design Matters is innovative; they’re not just a production facility. Instead, they expand upon what I’m trying to do and create a product better than what I envisioned. They've done a good job coming forth with ideas that help grow our business."
Marlen Kemmet, Wood Magazine Managing Editor and Wood Online Manager