Your expert creative team, right-sized.
The Office of Gonzamar was built by the design and strategy duo, Jade Gonzales and Michele Amar. Based in Portland, Oregon, we love working with clients big and small to tell their story through design.
We expand our core team to resemble an agency when needed, but with us, you always get the “A” team. If your project requires a larger team or specific expertise, we assemble the right-fit of collaborators like writers, photographers, and platform-specific developers.
MEET THE DYNAMIC DUO:
Jade Gonzales
Co-Founder, Creative Director
Jade brings over 15 years of graphic design and brand strategy.
She listens carefully to her clients to bring visual design execution and strategy together to craft a meaningful brand experience. Through her years working in agencies and as an independent consultant, she has honed her creative process. She builds brand design foundations by listening, pulling out bits of meaning in your brand story, and then weaving story into her design. When the process drives the design solution, the outcome is a true reflection of the brand it’s built for.
Jade lives in Portland, Oregon with her husband, two kids, and two large black dogs. Like any good Oregonian, she enjoys gardening, baking sourdough bread, and drinking good wine.
Her favorite past projects include strategic brand refreshes and thoughtful storytelling for organizations like Workers Circle, Grand Central Bakery, Organically Grown Co, The Swell Utah, Linfield College, Nike, and Lewis & Clark Law School. She graduated from the University of Oregon with a BFA in Multimedia Design.
BFA, University of Oregon Clark Honors College
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jadegonzales/
www.jadegonzalesandco.com
Michele Amar
Co-Founder, Strategy Director
Michele brings 15+ years of experience in design strategy and organizational management, with expertise spanning design, communications and branding.
She was immersed in design leadership through her positions and the Watson Foundation, Parsons School of Design, Pratt Institute, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Her favorite aspect of design strategy is uncovering people’s motivations and designing for intentional interactions.
She’a native New Yorker who now calls Oregon home. When not at work, she’s can be found in her painting studio creating large scale paintings on paper using traditional and non-traditional printing techniques.
ACADEMIC BACKGROUND:
BFA, Rhode Island School of Design
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/micheleamar
micheleamardesign.com
micheleamar.com
Who We Work With
Areas of Expertise
OWNER-RUN BUSINESSES
FOOD + BEVERAGE
NON-PROFIT DESIGN
BRAND DESIGN
PACKAGING DESIGN
SQUARESPACE WEBSITES
GRAPHIC DESIGN
UX DESIGN
COMMUNICATIONS
USER EXPERIENCE
Potential Deliverables
LOGO
WEBSITE
BRAND GUIDELINES
COLOR PALETTE
BUSINESS CARD DESIGN
PACKAGING SUITE
ANNUAL REPORT
ENVIRONMENTAL GRAPHICS
EMAIL TEMPLATE DESIGN
MARKETING STRATEGY PLAN
NAMING
COPYWRITING
ILLUSTRATION