Overhead view of a workspace with a person wearing a plaid shirt using a keyboard and mouse on a white desk. Surrounding items include a laptop, a small plant, a ruler, several books, a piece of paper with logo designs reading 'Foundation Woodworks,' and various stickers on a metal box.

Effective design, branding, & print that ensures you're sending the right signals

Our detailed approach gets the job done right - the first time

DESIGN & PRINT UNITE

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What Are you working on?

We are here to help!

Whether you need impactful design or high-quality print jobs, we’ll get it done right—the first time.

Effective Design

Branding Packages • Logo Design • Creative Layout • Apparel Design

I Need Design
A warning electric hazard logo featuring a yellow droplet with a white lightning bolt inside, outlined in black.

Quality Printing

Apparel • Paper • Banners & Signage

I Need Printing

DESIGN

We specialize in

effective Design & Branding

With Ink Signals You Get:

  • Outline of a handshake with two doves above, all in yellow on a black background.

    A creative ally who actively listens to visualize solutions to your problems.

  • A yellow outline of an eye with a castle tower inside the iris on a black background, surrounded by radiating lines.

    Design & branding that starts with a strategy based on you, your goals and where you want to end up.

  • Yellow outline of two hands holding a lightning bolt with radiating lines on a black background.

    Design & branding that sends the right signals, and shows your full value.

  • Yellow icon of a target with an arrow hitting the bullseye, accompanied by a playbook or strategy diagram on a black background.

    A focused brand to reach your target market and help take you to the next level.

  • Yellow smiling face with sunglasses on a black background.

    A brand and logo system you can be proud of.

A man with a mustache and light skin wearing a baseball cap and headphones around his neck is sitting at a desk in a room filled with posters and books, with a computer monitor, books, and a T-shirt on the desk.
Person drawing on paper at a white desk, with art supplies, a computer keyboard, and a mouse nearby.
A young man with a plaid shirt and baseball cap standing in front of a wooden slat wall, smiling with hands in pockets.

Jesse Burgin - Owner and Lead Designer

a creative ally to help push you forward

We dig deep to craft brands that send the right signals.

Ineffective design is holding you back!

Maybe this sounds familiar

When you have a brand you're proud of, marketing will feel like a breeze.

you're a little embarrassed of your branding.

Having a brand you're not proud of can keep you from putting yourself out there.

your branding is Scattered, disjointed, and holding you back.

You want to go to the next level but you know your branding is not focused.

Having a focused brand aligned with your goals will get you to the next level.

You’re Unsure if the ROI will be worth it…

You want to set up your new business for success from the get go, but you're worried custom branding won’t pay off.

Effective branding works. We have the track record to prove it.

Our clients say the ROI was clear, reporting increased revenue in the first year after rebranding.

Running a business is hard work and you don't have time to be held back by ineffective and unfocused branding. We get it.

Let us Help you send the right signals

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  • " Working with Jesse was an absolute dream." 

    “I have hired other designers in the past, and not one of them has been as thorough and detailed as Jesse.  The whole process, from talking about my business and how it all got started to where it is now, was seamless.  It truly was a really fun experience working with him and would HIGHLY recommend him for your branding needs! “

    Beth M. - Fall Creek Chiropractic

Design that fits you

Our detailed approach ensures what we create captures what makes you unique and resonates with your audience.

Design concepts for Foundation Woodworks, including logos and a cap. The logos feature a stylized bird with woodworking tools, the name 'Foundation Woodworks,' and the phrases 'locally made art & homegoods,' 'gifts, gallery, classes, custom work.' The cap displays one of the logos embroidered on the front.

Brand Package

  • Discovery

  • Logo System

  • Type & Color

  • Messaging & Voice

  • Print / Digital Assets

  • Brand Guidelines

Other Design Services

  • Apparel design

  • Creative Layout

  • Print Layout

  • Signage / Environmental

  • Packaging

  • Digital

Web Design

  • Discovery / Wireframe

  • Copywriting

  • Full custom websites

  • Customized platform (squarespace) sites

a solid brand reflects your story and deeply resonates with your audience:

  • Proves the value of your services

  • Outshines your competition

  • Carves a niche in your crowded industry

  • Creates memorability through consistency

  • Exudes your true personality

  • Better communicates your vision and values

Our Work

Graphic design including a logo for Nostalgic Bean Bakery & Cafe with a gnome and flowers, a tote bag with the same logo, and branding elements showing the cafe's location in Altoona, Wisconsin, established in 2019, with decor of a brick and window background.
Logo for Foundation Woodworks featuring a stylized bird with a red beak, surrounded by saw and hammer icons, and text indicating local, handmade, art, and custom woodworking services
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  • "Our new branding and logo system has made it so easy to come up with new merchandise."

    “It also simplifies creating documents, and maintaining a consistent look. We are so happy to have worked with Ink Signals.”

    - Gretchen Oster, The Nostalgic Bean

We offer more than just a logo - We craft a Complete logo system!

Before & After

After

Ready to make something together?

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PRINTING

See your brand come to life and amplify your reach

Quality Printing Done Right The First Time

We print for forward thinking foundations, organizations, unions, and businesses.

Logo of Wisconsin Farmers Union featuring stylized waves, three stars, and the slogan 'United to Grow Family Agriculture'.
Logo of the National Farmers Union featuring stylized waves, three stars, and the organization name with the tagline 'United to Grow Family Agriculture'.
Logo of Chesapeake Bay Foundation with a bird flying over water, encircled by the text 'Save the Bay' repeated twice. Below, the words 'Chesapeake Bay Foundation' and the tagline 'Saving a National Treasure'.
Logo for Market on River with large gray letters M, O, D, and a stylized blue wave inside a gray circle, featuring the text 'Market on River' beneath.
Logo of Minnesota Farmers Union featuring stylized fields and three stars.

Whether you’re planning your next event, work day, camp, trade show, or just need staff shirts, we got you covered.

Lets Chat Printing

Why work with us?

Our detailed process guarantees against disappointing printing, poor quality, and misprints. Get what you expect and make sure you’re sending the right signals.

Nothing is worse than going back and forth with a chatbot on a print website and being unsure of the quality or type of product. With our knowledge of products and trends, we’ll guide you in the right direction to match the best printing and material options for your project.

A person measuring a black T-shirt with a ruler, with a color swatch fan deck and printed logo design of a bird with tools around it, on a table.

We specialize in

QUALITY PRINTING

done right the first time

With Ink Signals You Get:

  • Simple line drawing of a smiling person with short hair, wearing a shirt with a visible collar and a pocket, in yellow on a black background.

    To work with a real person. No chatbots here.

  • A target with an arrow hitting the bullseye and a sports strategy diagram overlay.

    The perfect printing options matched to your project goals.

  • Icon of a lightning bolt inside a droplet, connected to clothing and other symbols, representing energy or power.

    Our vetted favorite go to products for apparel, paper, banners & signs / hardware.

  • Yellow outline of a handshake below a stylized scale of justice on a black background.

    A print ally to help you make great printing decisions across multiple media.

A person measures a black T-shirt with a metal ruler, surrounded by color swatch cards and printed logos of a bird holding a screwdriver, with the text 'FOUNDATION ARTWORKS'.
Open jars of red, blue, and brown paint with paintbrushes inside, set on a table.
Person wearing a green cap and denim jacket browsing a desk with T-shirts, books, and computer monitors displaying various images and documents.
A desk with a T-shirt displaying the Foundation Foodworks logo, a computer monitor showing the same logo, and books related to design and branding, along with stickers, a small plant, and a color swatch.

Print that fits you

Apparel

  • Screen Printing

  • Embroidery

  • T-shirts

  • Hats

More Info On Apparel

Paper

  • Business cards

  • Promotional materials

  • Stationary

  • Booklets

More Info On Paper

Lets Chat Printing

Banners & Signage

  • Banners and Stands

  • Displays / Signs

  • Cut Vinyl Decals

  • Stickers / Labels

More Info On Banners & Signage

  • "My experience working with Jesse at Ink Signals was flawless."

    “Jesse was so helpful in making our vision come to life, aside from my tight timeline and last-minute changes. He always seems to find a way to incorporate many symbolic elements into one shirt design, turning an ordinary t-shirt into a very treasured item. Jesse was very communicative throughout the entire process and had the project completed before his estimated date. I have, and will continue to, recommend Jesse at Ink Signals for anyone looking for design work!!”

    Abby F. - National Farmers Union

our Print work

A navy blue T-shirt and a beige tote bag both featuring a circular logo that reads 'Ceremony Coffee Roasters, 15 Years, Since 2002, Excellence in Roasting.'
Two T-shirts, one green with a white logo and the words 'Save the Bay,' and one blue with a small version of the same logo and text on the chest, laid flat on a concrete surface.
Two navy blue t-shirts, one with a graphic of a large 'fu' and a government building, the other with the logo of the National Farmers Union and the slogan 'United to Grow Family Agriculture,' lie on a concrete floor.
Exterior view of Colfax Animal Hospital building showing its sign, logo, and entrance door.
Flyer for an event celebrating clean water, featuring a picture of a fish and information about the event details.

The latest and greatest on the Ink-stagram

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EC United primary crest design. It works embroidered just as well as on digital. Still so proud of these scarves. The process of coming up with a mark, building out the brand system and seeing it through all the way to making real life things with
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