Irene Hoffman Design+Advertising

Irene Hoffman Design+Advertising is a graphic designer in Santa Barbara, CA, located at Balboa Bulding, 735 State St LG Suite 111. The creative studio provides clients with logo design, brand identity, marketing and advertising, social media content strategy, and a broad array of visual communications services. Specific capabilities include company and product naming, communications strategy, advertising and direct mail, event branding, editorial illustration, web and mobile app design, packaging design, posters and presentations, book design, annual report design, brochure and newsletter design, and signage.

Irene Hoffman, the owner, operates as a brand communications consultant who values collaboration, communication, and connection. Her perspective is informed by living in three distinct cultures: the USA, the UK, and Slovenia. She strives to add value and meaning to her work, aiming to illuminate, clarify, and simplify while also dignifying and dramatizing projects. Her portfolio includes the logo and visual identity for FOLD, a Santa Barbara brand offering handcrafted linens and vintage tabletop treasures. That logo won a Communication Arts Award of Excellence and appeared in Design Annual 57 in September and October 2016. The FOLD project involved Irene Hoffman and Viktoriya Filippova, with photography by Lerina Winter and Viktoriya Filippova, and styling by Viktoriya Filippova.

Between 2017 and 2019, Irene Hoffman crafted the visual identities for an exclusive WeightWatchers and Oprah Retreat. This project encompassed two distinct event identities, password-protected event microsites, mobile web applications, and all printed materials and promotional items distributed during the weeklong retreat. A notable component was the creation of a limited edition Memory Book for participants, which featured a recap of their experiences and designated spaces for professional photos. The event was organized by Porch, with Diana Dolan and Liberty Hanson Wild as event organizers.

Hoffman also handled brand definition and visual identity for Blackbird Architects, created event identities for WW + Oprah Retreats including microsites and printed programs, and designed a suite of icons for the Mental Wellness Center’s Mental Youth Matters website. As Marketing Director and Board Member of the Santa Barbara chapter of AIGA, the professional association for design, she designed all event graphics for the organization. Clients describe her as dependable, thoughtful, talented, and passionate about design and typography. One client noted that she thinks critically about the work, questions every detail, finds ways to improve it, and catches discrepancies in text, recognizing that good design requires proficiency with language and an understanding of cultural norms.

Her ability to integrate cultural perspectives and meticulous attention to detail defines her approach to graphic design in Santa Barbara.

The studio sits on State Street just steps from Storke Plaza and is within a short walk of De la Guerra Plaza and Santa Barbara City Hall.

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