The Frederick County Chamber of Commerce is thankful for the support and sponsorship of Octavo Designs as the title sponsor for S.H.E. Week 2023. Octavo has been a fierce advocate and sponsor since S.H.E. Week’s inception five years ago. With their generous contribution and steadfast dedication, we are equipped to curate an exceptional event, bringing together influential speakers, inspiring workshops, and networking opportunities that will empower women to let their full potential SHINE.
A conversation with Sue Hough, Owner and Ambassador of Cool Shit, Octavo Designs.
What does Octavo Designs do?
JUST GREAT DESIGN, DEDICATION, AND DOERS.
A lot of shops out there love one-upping each other with fancy lingo, lofty philosophies, and overblown explanations of what they do and how they do it. Ad nauseam. Ad nauseous. At Octavo Designs, we’d rather spend our time designing the hell out of stuff. The proof is in the pudding, folks. At least here it is.
We do lots of things for lots of clients. Big ones. Small ones. Somewhere-in-between ones. It’s all about the opportunity. For them and for us. We wouldn’t want it any other way. They wouldn’t either. We do a variety of things including brand strategy, logos and identity, custom websites, package design, and marketing communications.
Tell us Octavo’s origin story.
Octavo Designs was founded in April 2000. Since then, Octavo has grown into a locally and nationally recognized graphic design studio with over twenty years of experience in graphic design, pre-press, and print industry. Octavo dives into both print and interactive marketing services. Octavo’s studio atmosphere evokes fun and creativity, and our work is no different.
What do you like most about being a business in Frederick?
What I love about having a business in Frederick are our clients. Many of our clients have been with us since the beginning. It is rewarding to watch them succeed and grow. Most of them even become close friends!
What makes Octavo unique?
At Octavo, our designs really stand out as unique and forward-thinking—and a little unexpected. We work hard to provide our clients with concepts and ideas that are unique to them.
It is important to us that our clients succeed and grow their business, so we strive to build a strong relationship that will last. As a result, our clients trust us —and that trust allows to create outstanding work and benefits not only the finished product, but has us asking, “What can we do next?”
What do you want Octavo to be known for?
We want to be known for great design that helps your business stand out from the crowd.
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