Wagner Design Associates Blog

Wagner Design Associates has worked with our client, Ocean Organics, for over twenty years. From designing their logos to creating their trade show booth graphics, we enjoy partnering together for business success.

From the Ocean Organics website, here is a little about their company:

We have been processing seaweed and formulating fertilizers for over 30 years. Collectively, the five key members of our staff have been involved in the seaweed industry for more that 130 years. We selectively extract high levels of beneficial compounds from seaplants using techniques that are both sophisticated and sustainable. Our innovative processing technologies yield products richer than others yet with fewer solids and lower viscosity. This means our extracts can be used with a broader range of materials with better blending, mixing and stability characteristics. Our seaweed-based fertilizers, biostimulants and soil conditioners lead the industry in quality, effectiveness, cost efficiency and environmental sustainability.

Manufacturing for Ocean Organics is based in Waldoboro, ME while the administration for the company is based in Ann Arbor. The company set themselves apart by continuously working to upgrade their product, often finding new uses for their fertilizers by tweaking the formulas. Once mainly a supplier for the golf course industry, Ocean Organics has successfully expanded into agriculture, professional and residential landscape, gardening, and sports turf. Because their innovative products are based on an organic formula, some are OMRI listed for organic gardening.

Wagner Design Associates has worked on three Ocean Organics’ websites and strive to keep them current as they head in various marketing directions. Most recently Wagner has created new product labels, reorganized their email system, and created a new trade show booth. Creating strong marketing communications for clients like Ocean Organics makes working in Ann Arbor advertising and graphic design an exciting and gratifying experience.

Every year CNN/Money Magazine issues a report on America’s Best 100 Best Places To Live. This July, Saline and Tecumseh, Michigan were both among the 2009 winners in the Small Towns category!  Tecumseh stood at the 93rd position and Saline was 68th. For Saline, this marks the third year in a row the city has been included in the list. Qualifications include financial performance, education, health, culture, housing, leisure, and quality of life. Our own Jill Wagner, partner and creative director of Wagner Design Associates, is a Saline resident. And, production artist and photographer, Kristin Rueger, resides in Tecumseh.

But wait. There’s more.

Two of our many wonderful clients are important players in these towns. Ann Arbor SPARK, for which we’ve created identity materials, web site design, advertising pieces, and much more, is the economic development driver for the Ann Arbor region. Similarly, we’ve worked on identity materials, logo designs, and an annual report for the Lenawee Economic Development Council (LEDC), which fosters economic growth in Lenawee Township, including Tecumseh.

As a successful graphic design firm in Ann Arbor, we are excited to be connected to clients committed to helping Michigan grow, because we know Michigan is one of the best places to live in the United States.