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Posted by shapescolors | December 23, 2025
Meet Jenna, Graphic Designer for Shapes & Colors

Meet Jenna Graphic and Web Designer Jenna joined the Shapes & Colors team in September 2025 as a Junior Designer. Her career began three years ago as a UX Design...

CREW Richmond Impact Award Rising Star 2025
Posted by shapescolors | December 5, 2025
Jolinda Anderson CREW Richmond Rising Star 2025

Jolinda Anderson Voted CREW Richmond Impact Awards - Rising Star for 2025 From our 2025, CREW Richmond President: "This year’s Rising Star joined CREW Richmond last year and became a...

Makayla Williams Marketing intern for Shapes & Colors
Posted by shapescolors | August 19, 2025
Hi, I’m Makayla!

Makayla Williams Summer 2025 Intern I’m a sophomore at Virginia Commonwealth University majoring in Marketing, and this summer, I’ve been interning at Shapes and Colors! This isn’t my first time...

Colorful office desk with desktop computer, tablet and colored pencils, responsive web design in the monitor
Posted by shapescolors | August 15, 2025
Design That Delivers: How Smart Websites Drive Real Business Growth

Design That Delivers: How Smart Websites Drive Real Business Growth Your website isn’t just your digital front door—it’s often your brand’s first and most important impression. In a crowded online...

Jolinda writing on a whiteboard
Posted by shapescolors | October 28, 2024
October 2024 Newsletter

October Update Shapes & Colors has been steady this year with existing client work and new business coming in. We had a staff change mid-year (more on that later) but...

Richmond BizSense Economic Forecast panel 2024
Posted by shapescolors | January 31, 2024
January 2024 Community Events in Richmond

January 2024 Community Events in Richmond With the New Year energy of January, I attended several economic forecast and research events I attended the following: Richmond BizSense Economic Forecast -...

Jolinda and Cierra from Shapes & Colors Team discussing brand color options at a table
Posted by shapescolors | January 31, 2024
January 2024 Newsletter – 2023 recap

January 2024 Newsletter - 2023 recap It's 2024 - mid-year will be here before you know it! Reach out now if you want to launch prior to June 1. If...

Jolinda Anderson, Owner, Shapes & Colors, graphic and web design agency in Richmond, VA
Posted by shapescolors | August 30, 2023
June 2023 Newsletter – As Summer Ends – it’s a long one

June 2023 Newsletter First off, the fun stuff! On Friday, September 1, Shapes & Colors is celebrating 4 years in business. I will be posting on Instagram this Friday and if...

Posted by shapescolors | June 28, 2023
2023 Google My Business Profile Category List

Part of setting up an accurate Google Business Profile is picking a category or categories that fit your business. Google pre-determines what these are. And sometimes the terminology or language...

Posted by shapescolors | May 9, 2023
Welcome Cierra Fountain, Graphic Designer

Cierra Fountain Graphic Designer Cierra Fountain joined the Shapes & Colors team in January 2023 as a Junior Designer. She began her career shortly after graduating from Columbus State University...

Shapes & Colors team, Maria Stone, Jolinda Anderson, Cierra Fountain
Posted by shapescolors | May 5, 2023
May 2023 Newsletter

May 2023 Newsletter Introducing my team! I started out as a shop of one, and I have worked with contractors on a per-project basis the last few years. In the...

Posted by shapescolors | April 8, 2023
2023 Client Appreciation Event

Earlier this spring, Shapes & Colors partnered with our friends from Blue Skies Eco-Scaping to celebrate our clients together. We hosted an appreciation event at Gather with the help of...

Posted by shapescolors | January 31, 2023
January 2023 Newsletter

January 2023 Newsletter Happy New Year! It's technically still January when I'm sending this, so it counts. Below are some year-end reflections and celebrations I want to acknowledge. I'm super...

Posted by shapescolors | October 5, 2022
October 2022 Newsletter

October 2022 Newsletter Long time, no email! It's been almost a year since I shared anything with my list. If you're still reading, below is a little recap of how...

Posted by shapescolors | December 1, 2021
November 2021 Newsletter

November 2021 Newsletter Lots to be thankful for in November! As the weather turns cooler, and things continue to ramp up this fall, these are a few things that went...