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2011 Year in Review

2011 has been quite a year of growth and change.  In my personal life, I’ve been engaged, married, moved, renovated, moved again, bought and sold real estate, and moved again.  In business, QCD has seen a constantly increasing workload, expansion of services and resources, and a variety of challenging and exciting project requirements. Throughout 2011, ...

Change of Address

With the recent changes in my personal life, Quiet City Design has moved from the west end to something a little more central in the city.  Please update your contact lists and address books: 48 Pendeen Avenue Toronto, ON  M6N 2P3 Skype: lenmarshall Tel: 416-737-3081 (remains the same)

New Features in Project Management System

If you’ve been a regular user of the online project management system, you may have noticed a few new additions and changes to the site. Quick Access A number of updates have been made to make the system easier to navigate.  With the “Quick Access” button found in the top left corner, users are able ...

Changes in Fees

Please note that effective January 1, 2012, the standard hourly design fee at Quiet City Design will be changing to $70.00. The increase is directly related to the increasing administrative tools, software upgrades, value-added services and expanding resources required to complete each project. Current active projects and proposals will remain billable at the fee scale ...

New Features and Services at QCD

Quiet City Design has developed new relationships with vendors which have helped to expand the types of services offered to include promotional elements such as stickers, custom die-cut cards and brochures, printed and embroidered apparel items, and more. Video production has been a steadily growing option for many clients. Video production projects can range from ...

Merry Christmas from Quiet City Design

Augment your Awareness with QR Codes

What are QR codes? If you’re not yet familiar with QR codes, they’re similar to the barcodes used by retailers to track inventory and price products at the point of sale. The key difference between the two is the amount of data they can hold or share. Bar codes are linear one-dimensional codes and can ...

The Facts on Faxes

In this modern age of email, tweets, SMS, BB, and any other new form of electronic communications, it’s easy to maintain a consistent brand identity. Many businesses, however, still rely heavily on fax machines and photocopiers for hard-copy document transmissions.  Your brand identity may be suffering through this low-fidelity duplication process!

To Tweet or Not To Tweet?

OK, you’ve got your head around Twitter (or sort of), you’ve signed up and you’ve found a few interesting people to follow. It’s time to start tweeting. Now the big question: What should I tweet? The obvious answer is “whatever you want”. But if you’re tweeting for your business then you clearly need to be ...

Beyond Page Searches with Google

In addition to providing easy access to billions of web pages, Google has many special features to help you to find exactly what you're looking for.