April 2, 2002
Entrepreneur of the Month - Kim Whalen, AdGraphics
The Vision: to create a full service graphic design centre
The Reality: AdGraphics
With over twenty years experience in design, from her roots as a floral designer in her parents' business, Flowers by Dustin, to her position as Design Director for Campbell Monument, Kim Whalen has always rose to the challenge of creativity. Her designs in stone have garnered numerous awards and have won international recognition. On a local level, Kim won the Municipality of Tweed logo design contest and her logo now represents the area in which she resides.
With her passion for art and a never-ending desire to help people, came her vision of creating a new realm of creativity for herself & others, her own graphic design company. After graduating from the Digital Production program at Loyalist College, where the avenues of study were animation & web design, Kim approached Trenval Business Development Corporation. With the assistance of the Trenval Team, her design company AdGraphics, became a reality in September 2000. Since then, AdGraphics was nominated for the prestigious Business Achievement Awards in 2001, and has grown to the point of employing a creative team to serve her clients' needs.
AdGraphics Design Services include: Logos; Business cards; Stationery; Brochures; Signage; Illustrations; and Web Design. Our mandate at AdGraphics is to provide our clients with high quality art and its reproduction, at a reasonable cost. "We want our clients to walk away proud of the designs we have provided - feeling confident that the design expresses their true vision." With the emphasis on connecting "one-on-one" with the client, Kim believes that each business that AdGraphics works for is individual and has specific areas where her company can help. Kim Whalen & the AdGraphics Team would like to sincerely thank Trenval for their encouragement, expertise and support during the initial launching and growth of AdGraphics.
To view AdGraphics' Portfolio and Services offered, log on at www.AdGraphicsOnline.com or call at (866)478-3897