"The sign of a great designer is someone who has vision"
As my blog matured and I was accepted into the 9rules Network, I knew it was time my site got a facelift. I began looking for a female designer who was young, creative, and independent, and came across Lea Alcantara. To me, the sign of a great designer is someone who has vision. Lea turned my half-baked ideas into graphics that were exactly what I wanted, even though I didn't know what that was when we started! Communication was great, and the work was completed quickly and affordably. I'd love to work with Lea again.
Nuthatch | Urban Field Ecologist | Bootstrap Analysis
"We will continue to use Lea in the future"
As a start-up company with three partners coming from some very large firms, we had certain expectations about what image we wanted to present and why. When a consulting organization presents a similar look and feel to everything they do, you start to build market awareness and brand recognition. We wanted to start things off on the right foot. We met with a couple of larger firms that would work with us on developing an image package and found them to be very expensive. We wanted to find a smaller firm that would understand the challenges of a new start-up company. As my son had just completed University, I asked him if he knew of anyone that had a small company – and we found Lealea Design.
Lea started by asking a lot of questions about who we were and what we were trying to accomplish. Lea started to get a feel for the type of experience the partners had and the type of firm we were trying to establish. From there Lea started to layout several alternatives for a general look and feel for our firm. We reviewed and agreed on one sample and Lea proceeded to start to build our identity package. Lea was in constant contact with us along the way and provided (and delivered on) a fixed budget that we agreed to up front.
We had Lea build our website as well as the basics like letterhead, business cards and envelopes. Lea also helped to build the format for presentation templates, word documents, resumes and even our e-mail signature line. We ended up with a consistent look and feel for all of our documents and our website, for which we have received many positive comments from our clients and contacts.
Subsequent to the initial work, we asked Lea to design our first marketing pamphlet as well as help to build some much more complex functionality into our website. We now have the ability to securely upload and share document templates, methodology and deliverables with our team regardless of where they’re located — via the internet. We’re very pleased with the end result of both of these projects.
Lea has been a pleasure to work with, extremely accommodating and diligent in the work she has completed for us. We will continue to use Lea in the future and look forward to our continuing relationship. Hopefully we’ll all enjoy continued success!
Tim Vanderford | Partner | Canadian Project Partners
"Dedication to process and detail"
Lea came to work for us when we were looking to take our print, web, and email communication to the next level from a design perspective. Lea’s dedication to process and detail combined with her creative spirit help make her a valuable contributor to any project she is involved with. Her passion for design and commitment to staying current with evolving web standards helped us achieve our goals. During her time at VOXCOM we developed our Brand Guidelines, making certain that our brand is displayed consistently and effectively to our various stakeholders. Lea also played a large role in the redevelopment of our corporate intranet, that all our employees now use to quickly and easily access information.
Pat Kickham | Manager, New Business Intiatives | VOXCOM Security Systems
"Exceeded my initial goals. She just rocks"
I’ve known Lea a long time, and have always respected her design sensibility, professionalism and attention to detail. It was an easy decision to sub contract work out with her. Together we combined talents on a project that has not only met, but exceeded my initial goals. She just rocks.
James Buckley | Owner & Lead Designer | Ember Studios
"The pleasure of working with Lea"
Three years ago, the Waterloo Festival for Animated Cinema (WFAC), the film festival for animated feature films, was looking for a graphics designer to consolidate and strengthen the message the festival wanted to convey to the public. The designer needed to be well-versed in all of the various media that the festival would be promoted through: web, print, etc.
We selected Lea Alcantara for her accessibility, her ability to deliver on time, her facility at delivering what we wanted, and her interest in animation. We have now had the pleasure of working with Lea for the past three years, and in each year she has been able to produce what we wanted, and what we needed.
We have no reservations in recommending Lea, and we look forward to working with her again in the future.
Joseph C. Chen | Curator | WFAC
"Constant conversation about the design problem"
I had the opportunity to work with Lea on an important project for college. I knew that being part of a collaborative project with Lea would very pleasant, her design work was always presented in a professional manner and she seemed to be an easy person to work with. While working with her, there was constant conversation about the design problem before us. We discussed each other’s thoughts and ideas and Lea was always willing to listen and had very good feedback. She was also open to hearing criticism, and learned from it. Her design skills and experience proved to be very useful in the collaboration, as well as her professional attitude and conduct. This resulted in the successful completion of the project, where we were both satisfied with the outcome.
Mary St. Germain-Brown | Designer | Gleam Design