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Bird Branding Studio

Creative studio
Johanna Pratt
Thoughtful creative
Weekly Published Community Newsletter
100+ Design Projects Completed
5+ Years Serving Small Businesses & Communities
Johanna Pratt
Published Weekly Since July 2023
✦ Behind Bird Branding Studio

Design, Publish, and Show Up Professionally

Hi, I'm Johanna — the designer, newsletter publisher, and visual content specialist behind Bird Branding Studio. I work with small businesses, churches, community organizations, and independent creators who need professional branding, publications, and marketing materials but don't have an in-house design team.

My work spans branding and logo design, print and digital newsletters, menus, business cards, flyers, social media graphics, event promotions, and AI-assisted imagery. Whether a client needs a single piece or an ongoing creative partnership, I bring the same level of care and consistency to every project.

Whether you arrive with a detailed brief, a mood board, or simply an idea — I translate what you're trying to say into materials that look intentional, feel authentic, and represent you well. Every concept starts with your vision. I translate your goals, your aesthetic, and your audience into design that feels like it was made for your business specifically — because it was.

I also produce The Buzz, a weekly newsletter I've designed and managed since 2023 for a local assisted living community — a project that reflects everything this studio values: consistency, care, community connection, and quality work done week after week.

My goal is straightforward: to give small businesses and organizations access to professional creative support — without the overhead, the jargon, or the wait.

Canva Expert AI Visuals Newsletter Design Faith-Based Brands Print & Digital
Professional Resources & Training
✦ How I Can Help

What I Can Help You Create

Whether you're launching a new brand, promoting an event, publishing a newsletter, or updating your marketing materials, I help you communicate clearly and consistently. Every project is built around your goals, your audience, and the impression you want to leave.

01

AI-Generated Visual Content

High-quality custom images designed to match your brand's look and feel — without a photography budget. Perfect for websites, social media, print materials, and anywhere your brand needs to show up visually.

  • Custom AI branding images
  • Lifestyle & aesthetic imagery
  • Social media content visuals
  • Website & marketing visuals
  • Brand-specific image collections
02

Graphic Design & Branding

From a first logo to a complete brand kit, I design the materials that make your business look established and consistent — business cards, menus, flyers, invoices, signage, and everything in between.

  • Logos & logo concepts
  • Business cards & rack cards
  • Menus, flyers & brochures
  • Invoices & branded templates
  • Brand kits & visual identity
03

Newsletter Design

Newsletters are one of the most personal ways to stay connected with your community. I design them to be readable, warm, and worth opening — in print, digital, or both.

  • Weekly & monthly newsletters
  • Print-ready design files
  • Digital shareable versions
  • Assisted living & church newsletters
  • Event calendars & announcements
04

Social Media & Marketing

Social graphics, event promotions, and marketing materials that stay consistent with your brand and give people a reason to pay attention — designed for real businesses, not template libraries.

  • Social media graphics
  • Event promotion materials
  • Branded marketing pieces
  • Visual storytelling content
  • Promotional campaigns
✦ Portfolio

Recent Work

A selection of real projects across newsletters, brand identity, menus, and signage.

The Buzz — Hive Highlights, Issue #75
Digital Version

The Buzz — Edition #1

The launch issue of a weekly community newsletter created for a local assisted living home. Built the publication's structure, voice, and visual format from scratch — giving staff a reliable, professional way to keep residents and families informed every week.

Newsletter
The Buzz — Bees Article
Digital Version

The Buzz — Bees Article + Resident Interview Intro

A content-rich digital edition that combines an editorial article with the opening of an ongoing resident interview series. Shows how a community newsletter can go beyond announcements to create content people actually want to read.

Newsletter
The Buzz — Mary Rose Interview
Digital Version

The Buzz — Resident Interview, Cont.

The continuation of a multi-part resident interview — designed to feel personal, warm, and easy to follow. Demonstrates how thoughtful layout helps a community newsletter honor the people it serves.

Newsletter
The Buzz — We Rest on Thee
Digital Version

The Buzz — "We Rest on Thee"

A devotional feature paired with a historical column — two different content types presented in one clean, readable spread. Reflects the publication's range and its role as more than a weekly schedule.

Newsletter
The Buzz — Issue #74
Print Version

The Buzz — Issue #75 Front Page

The current weekly print edition for Beehive Homes of Huntingburg — covering community events, the dinner menu, scripture, and weather. Designed to be printed, posted, and read every week.

Newsletter
The Buzz — Hive Highlights
Print Version

The Buzz — Hive Highlights

The back page of each print edition — community birthdays, a weekly joke, a show-and-tell invitation, and a local sponsor spotlight. Keeps the tone warm and community-centered while making room for a local business to participate.

Newsletter
SHebrews Coffee — Brand Icon

SHebrews Coffee — Brand Icon

A compact social media profile mark for a faith-inspired mobile coffee business. Gives the brand a recognizable visual identity that works at small sizes across digital platforms.

Branding
SHebrews — Logo

SHebrews Coffee — Brand Logo

Full brand identity for a faith-inspired mobile coffee business. Gives the owners a consistent, recognizable mark they can use confidently across every customer touchpoint — from printed menus and business cards to social media and event signage.

Branding
SHebrews — Drink Menu

SHebrews Coffee — Drink Menu

Full-service menu for a mobile espresso bar covering coffees, seasonal drinks, teas, syrups, and milk alternatives. Designed to be read quickly at outdoor events, so customers can order confidently and lines keep moving.

Menu Design
SHebrews — Pastry Menu

SHebrews Coffee — Pastry Menu

Bakery menu listing from-scratch items with full ingredient details — helping customers with dietary needs make informed choices without having to ask. Designed to complement the drink menu as a matching printed piece.

Menu Design
SHebrews — Loyalty Card

SHebrews Coffee — Loyalty Punch Card

A two-in-one printed piece that combines a customer loyalty card with the business card — so one print run serves both purposes. Customers keep it in their wallet, come back for the reward, and always have the business's contact information on hand. Reduced printing costs, encouraged repeat visits, and kept the brand consistent across both functions.

Print Design
SHebrews — Business Card

SHebrews Coffee — Business Card

Event booking card for a mobile coffee trailer. Designed to communicate contact information, brand identity, and the business's faith values in a single leave-behind piece clients can keep.

Business Card
SHebrews — Event Promo

SHebrews Coffee — Event Promo

Promotional graphic for a local fall festival appearance. Designed to communicate event details quickly and warmly on social media — giving the business a professional presence without requiring a large marketing budget.

Social Graphic
SHebrews — Books Sign

SHebrews Coffee — Used Books Sign

In-store display sign for a community book donation program. Turned a simple donation initiative into a branded experience that reinforced the business's community values and gave customers a clear, friendly way to participate.

Signage
1+2 Cleaning — Banner

1+2 Cleaning — Business Card Front

Front-facing brand card for a residential and commercial cleaning business. Gives the owner a professional, polished first impression when meeting potential clients in person.

Branding
1+2 Cleaning — Rack Card

1+2 Cleaning — Business Card Back

Back panel listing service areas, cleaning types, and a scripture footer. Turns a standard business card into a mini service guide — reducing the need to explain offerings in every conversation.

Rack Card
1+2 Cleaning — Invoice

1+2 Cleaning — Branded Invoice

A professional invoice template for a small cleaning business — combining functional billing with branded design. Helps the owner present a polished, trustworthy image to clients at every stage of the customer relationship, not just at first contact.

Invoice
1+2 Cleaning — Card Front

1+2 Cleaning Solutions — Brand Logo

Original illustrated logo for a family-run cleaning business. Gave the business a professional, recognizable identity that works on business cards, social media, invoices, and marketing materials — built to grow with them.

Business Card
1+2 Cleaning — Card Back

1+2 Cleaning — Pricing Rack Card

A take-home pricing card covering service tiers, room rates, and add-ons. Designed to answer the most common client questions before a conversation starts — saving the owner time and giving potential customers the confidence to reach out.

Rack Card
Kids Bible Club in the Park flyer
Community Outreach

Kids Bible Club in the Park

Promotional flyer created for a children's community outreach program featuring event scheduling, location details, custom typography, and family-focused design.

Event Flyer
Beyond The Wall Conference — Main Promo Beyond The Wall Conference — Information Page
Conference Campaign

Beyond The Wall — Young Adult Conference

Conference promotional campaign created for print, social media, and digital distribution. Deliverables included event branding, promotional graphics, informational layouts, and motion-based marketing assets designed to support conference outreach and engagement.

Event Branding
Bible Study Journal — Study Page Bible Study Journal — Personal Notes Page
Educational Resource

Bible Study Journal

Custom Bible study journal pages designed to support scripture study, note-taking, doctrinal analysis, and personal reflection through thoughtfully organized layouts. Print-ready multi-page publication design.

Print Design
Tegan Bird — Product Price List
Small Business

Tegan Bird — Product Price List

Printed product menu and pricing sheet for a handcrafts business, featuring the brand logo, clean product categories, and pricing tiers for retail and craft fair use.

Print Design
✦ The Work in Practice

What the Work Looks Like in Practice

A few examples of what the work looks like in practice — from first brief to finished materials.

The Buzz
Weekly community newsletter — print and digital editions

74 consecutive issues published since July 2023 without a missed week. Each edition includes a print-ready version for posting and a digital version for sharing — covering community events, devotional content, resident features, local news, and a sponsored placement. Designed, written, and published independently every week since July 2023.

Consistency  ·  Publication Management  ·  Print & Digital  ·  Community Engagement
SHebrews Coffee
Full brand identity for a faith-inspired mobile coffee business

Launched with a complete suite of branded materials — logo, brand icon, drink menu, pastry menu, loyalty card, business card, event promo, and in-store signage — all designed to work together across every customer touchpoint. One cohesive brand, multiple pieces, built for a business operating at farmers markets, events, and community gatherings.

Brand Identity  ·  Print Design  ·  Menu Design  ·  Small Business Launch
1+2 Cleaning Solutions
Brand identity and business materials for a family-run cleaning business

Went from no visual identity to a complete set of professional materials — original illustrated logo, front and back business cards, pricing rack card, and branded invoice. Every piece was designed to work together and give clients a consistent, professional experience at every point of contact.

Logo Design  ·  Business Materials  ·  Branding from Scratch  ·  Print-Ready Files
✦ Publication Design & Community Engagement

The Buzz — A Community Publication

A weekly community newsletter I have designed, written, and published since July 2023 — a real ongoing project that demonstrates newsletter design, publication management, community engagement, and sponsorship program development.

The Buzz began in July 2023 as a volunteer project for a local assisted living community — and has grown into one of the clearest demonstrations of what I do. Each week I produce both a print-ready edition and a digital share version covering community events, devotional content, resident features, and local news. The newsletter also carries a sponsorship program, which I designed and manage end-to-end.

What you see below is a sample of real issues — the same quality, consistency, and care I bring to every client project.

The Buzz Print Issue 74
The Buzz Digital Edition 1
Hive Highlights

↑ The Hive Highlights page includes a sponsored placement card — one of the community touchpoints I design and manage each week as part of The Buzz publication.

Community Sponsorship Through The Buzz

As part of publishing The Buzz, I developed and manage a local sponsorship program that connects small businesses with residents, families, and staff through a weekly print and digital newsletter. It’s one example of how I approach publication design as a complete service — combining design, communication, audience engagement, and community connection.

Learn About Sponsorship Opportunities →
✦ My Sweet Spot

The Clients I Do My Best Work For

My work tends to be strongest for clients whose brands have heart — people building something real, serving a community, or sharing something they genuinely believe in.

Cozy Coffee Brands

Homestead & Farm

Family-Focused

Faith-Based Orgs

Wellness & Lifestyle

Boutique Businesses

Simple Living

Community Orgs

✦ How It Works

Approachable. Collaborative. Consistent.

The process is built around you — not design software, industry jargon, or back-and-forth confusion.

1

Share Your Vision

Tell me about your business, your style, your goals. Pinterest boards, sketches, brand colors — all welcome.

2

We Design Together

Every concept starts with your vision. I translate your goals, your aesthetic, and your audience into design that feels like it was made for your business specifically — because it was.

3

You Review & Refine

We tweak until it's perfect. Your feedback shapes every detail until the design feels truly yours.

4

Launch With Confidence

Receive your print-ready and digital files, ready to use across every platform and material.

✦ Investment

Every Project Is Different

Whether you need branding, newsletter design, marketing materials, event graphics, visual content, or ongoing creative support — every project begins with a conversation.

After learning about your goals, timeline, and needs, I'll provide a custom quote tailored to your project. No packages, no guesswork — just work built around what you actually need.

Start a Project
✦ Work With Me

Let's Talk About Your Project

I work with small businesses, coffee shops, churches, and community organizations to create branding, newsletters, marketing materials, and visual content that help them communicate professionally. Whether you know exactly what you need or you're still figuring it out, I'd love to hear about your project.

What to Expect

Send a message and I'll get back to you within one to two business days. No pressure, no long intake forms — just a straightforward conversation about your project and how I can help.

Not sure where to start? That's okay. Just introduce yourself and tell me a little about your business — we'll figure out the rest together.