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410 - 256 Wallace Street V9R 5B3 Nanaimo, BC, Canada

Congratulations Violet Wild on your Grand Opening today! A local family-owned and operated cannabis retail business, we gave Violet Wild Cannabis Co. the works with our business start-up package. This included branding, logo design, social media set-up, business cards & print collateral, retail bags & stickers, and a custom, responsive web design. For this fun and free-spirited brand, we paired hand-drawn lettering with bold, bright hand-painted purple and yellow wate...rcolour splash textures to create a unique look that commands attention! We also set up and designed a custom eCommerce online menu to give them the ability to sell their cannabis products online. The excitement doesn’t end there! Array was chosen as a Gold Winner at the 2021 Hermes Creative Awards for this logo design!

Our team had a great experience working with Coastal Resource Mapping Ltd and learned so much about the fascinating world of geographic information systems (GIS) As a company that provides innovative, technical solutions, they needed a dynamic, cutting-edge website that matched their style! The web design features video integration, unique topographical map details, and a more refined user experience with SEO-focused content to help them target the qualified leads they’re looking for. We love the challenge of taking on new and exciting projects, and this was definitely one of them! Browse through and have a look for yourself!

From renovating car dealerships to building entire shopping complexes, Island West Coast Developments Ltd does it all. Wanting a website that better showcased their diverse portfolio, we built a new website from scratch with advanced portfolio filtering, SEO optimized content, and dynamic scroll transitions. The custom web design has a clean, professional layout that includes eye-catching photography, highlights their bold blue and green brand colours, and features so...me fun, custom-made graphic icons! Click through and see for yourself!

From renovating car dealerships to building entire shopping complexes, Island West Coast Developments Ltd does it all. Wanting a website that better showcased their diverse portfolio, we built a new website from scratch with advanced portfolio filtering, SEO optimized content, and dynamic scroll transitions. The custom web design has a clean, professional layout that includes eye-catching photography, highlights their bold blue and green brand colours, and features so...me fun, custom-made graphic icons! Click through and see for yourself!

Sneak preview of our cover article in Nanaimo Magazine next week, featuring our Managing Partner Kristina Crowson and Technical Director Sarah Brown! We’ll be sharing info about the BC Launch Online program, and how your business might take advantage of this up to $7500 grant!

We’re so excited to see Mind Growth Education featured on Jillian Harris blog! One of our most favourite projects we’ve had the privilege to be a part of, Mind Growth Education offers fun, interactive reading log programs for young readers and has a successful Read-A-Thon Fundraising Program that raises funds for schools, nonprofits, charities, and so much more. Check out this article about Jackson Burns, a young reader raising money for SickKids Foundation by hosting a Read-A-Thon event through Mind Growth Education!

In honour of Throwback Thursday, we want to give a special shoutout to Kiyo Salon and Day Spa - Nanaimo, your ultimate destination for beauty & relaxation! A long-term partner of Array, our relationship with Kiyo Salon & Day Spa spans over a decade . Here is a lovely custom-designed WordPress website we created about 5-years ago. Fast forward to the present day, we helped House of Kiyo to continue to grow and sell their products during COVID with the setup of a Shopify st...ore. We customized the store design with elements that matched their stylish brand and fit seamlessly with their web design. Has your business gone digital and starting using online tools to sell your products during COVID?

Pacific Station is an award-winning master plan development led by Westmark Construction Ltd, a longtime partner of Array. To tell the story of how the development came to be, what motivated the developer, and why our community has deemed it such a success, we custom-built a website that highlights the development through a story-driven narrative. Visitors are welcomed to the website with drone footage featuring aerial views of the entire development that creates an airy-fee...ling design with a cinematic touch . There’s professional photography done by Concept Photography and Dasha Armstrong Photography that pairs beautifully with the design’s multi-colour scheme, and an awards/highlights page that provides extended SEO value for the developer. We really love the look & feel of the site and would love to know what you think! Have a look through and let us know what you think with a comment below!

Are you interested in clean, renewable energy? Our team is super curious about the benefits of solar energy, which made the opportunity to partner with Shift Energy Group all the more exciting! A growing and thriving company, we’ve supported Shift with business cards, vehicle graphics, digital ads, and a beautiful, fully customized website to better convert online solar leads. Preview a few of these marketing assets below!

Have you seen the new Saanich Predators logo ?! We had such a great time collaborating with their team on reinventing their brand and designing a new team symbol to celebrate their 52 years in amateur hockey. What do you think? Leave us a comment below! Want to see their new brand in action? Watch the Saanich Predators online at www.hockeytv.com

With a long-standing relationship with the Mike Geric Construction Ltd. team, we were thrilled to partner with them once again to provide support on getting their newest project, Tresah, to market. Working closely with their Sales Direction and PR consultant, we collaborated to help launch Victoria’s first Mass Timber development during what can only be described as an interesting time in the market place. Have a peek below at some of our favourite marketing assets that have ...helped drive interest for Tresah. Brand & Presentation Centre by Studio Roslyn Print Add, PC graphics, Digital Marketing, Web by Array

Have you seen the new Saanich Predators logo ?! We had such a great time collaborating with their team on reinventing their brand and designing a new team symbol to celebrate their 52 years in amateur hockey. What do you think? Leave us a comment below! Want to see their new brand in action? Watch the Saanich Predators online at www.hockeytv.com

The way we breathe is the way we feel and how we perform. The way we breathe is the way we live! - Breath Control We could not agree more. Logo development is always an exciting phase with any new business and we’re so grateful that Breath Control chose us to bring their brand to life! For great tips on mask-wearing, watch the most recent video by Breath Control on their page.

Propex Canada supplies propane heaters for boats, RVs, construction equipment, and more. Wanting to offer their customers a way to shop online for their products, Propex came to us for a simple, straightforward eCommerce website, equipped with Canada Post shipping, payments via PayPal, and isolated web-ready product photography by Sean Fenzl, Photographer Is it a basic custom design eCommerce website? Maybe. Is it highly effective? Absolutely! Sometimes simple is all you need! What’s you’re favorite eCommerce site you’ve shopped at lately?

Happy Monday! To start the week with a bang, we wanted to share our web design work with Island Good, a fantastic organization that supports local producers. If you’re a local Vancouver Island business with an Island made or grown product, be sure to give them a follow! Island Good supports local brands by helping them receive better exposure on our retail shelves, allowing consumers to shop local and support our local economy. Branding by H2Accelerator... Program Developed by The Vancouver Island Economic Alliance Website by Array See more

Today we raise black voices. Today we listen to black voices. Today and always: we stand behind black voices. For a perspective on black life in Canada, we are sharing Canadian author Desmond Cole's "The Skin We're In" - here is a great interview with him that you can read or listen to and share: https://www.cbc.ca//desmond-cole-the-skin-we-re-in-book-la ... We're also putting our money where our hashtags are, with a donation to Hogan's Alley Society, a Vancouver non-profit organization committed to researching, preserving and publicizing Black history in Vancouver and B.C, amongst other initiatives supporting the black community. You can also donate at: https://www.hogansalleysociety.org/donations/696/

Propex Canada supplies propane heaters for boats, RVs, construction equipment, and more. Wanting to offer their customers a way to shop online for their products, Propex came to us for a simple, straightforward eCommerce website, equipped with Canada Post shipping, payments via PayPal, and isolated web-ready product photography by Sean Fenzl, Photographer Is it a basic custom design eCommerce website? Maybe. Is it highly effective? Absolutely! Sometimes simple is all you need! What’s you’re favorite eCommerce site you’ve shopped at lately?

It's #AdministrativeProfessionalsDay! And even though we are all rocking out from home, this fine lady is still keeping us organized, checking in on the office for us, and we are just so dang grateful she chose us to work with. We love you Tanya Reinkober!! <3

In this sudden stay-at-home economy, businesses are looking for new ways to remain safely accessible to their customers. Encouraging your customers to shop online for your products with an ecommerce store may be the solution you’re looking for to keep your business rolling. Below, we’ve put together a list of options & considerations that can help guide you in building your online store.

With concerns over the spread of COVID-19 growing, many businesses are having to implement abrupt operational changes, including adopting a work-from-home policy. If you're experiencing this challenging transition, we hope you can find some helpful solutions in this article to keep your business open digitally, and your team healthy!

It's loud out there right now. The well-being of our clients, employees, and our local community is a primary concern to us. We're thinking about each and every one of you. If you want to see how we're adapting, see Array’s response to COVID-19 here.

COVID-19 got you suddenly realizing how much you are touching your face??? If you have a webcam on your computer, this website will help! It uses machine learning to alert you whenever you touch your face. 1 Part Humour, 2 Parts actually useful. Give it a share to all those people in your feed saying "I CAN'T STOP TOUCHING MY FACE!"

To help Eye Plus reach more people and get noticed by their target audience, we launched a small campaign designed to build brand awareness . Over the past few months, we’ve delivered ongoing search ads, display ads, SEO, visuals for promoted giveaway posts, and enhanced signage touchpoints. The result? Customers are having an easier time finding their business in person and online - 1st page search results - Wahoo!

Did you see Nanaimo's very own Lauren Spencer-Smith crush it on American Idol last night? Take a look!

How do you pronounce GIF? With a soft G or hard G? Leave us a comment and settle this debate once and for all!