The Challenge
The Skill Centre in West Kootenay, BC, was looking for a brand refresh that was modern and professional with a logo conveying the organization’s personality, values and services. We provided the support they needed in transitioning to their new identity.
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We Provided
![The Community Skills Centre in Trail BC, the Kootenays, primary business logo Primary business logo in Trail BC, the Kootenays for The Community Skills Centre](https://www.ellodesign.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Skills-Centre-Logo-Colour.png)
Brand Assets Management
We created guidelines to keep the brand consistent and professional in print and online.
![The Community Skills Centre in Trail BC, the Kootenays, logo designs Logo designs in Trail BC, the Kootenays for The Community Skills Centre](https://www.ellodesign.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/SC-logo-white.png)
![Logo usage guidelines in Trail BC, the Kootenays for The Community Skills Centre The Community Skills Centre in Trail BC, the Kootenays, logo usage guidelines](https://www.ellodesign.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/SC-brand-logo-presentation.png)
![The Community Skills Centre in Trail BC, the West Kootenays, logo and brand guidelines Logo and brand guidelines in Trail BC, the West Kootenays for The Community Skills Centre](https://www.ellodesign.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Skills-Centre-Logo-Colour-FPO.png)
![Branding colour palette guidelines in Trail BC, the Kootenays for The Community Skills Centre The Community Skills Centre in Trail BC, the Kootenays, branding colour palette guidelines](https://www.ellodesign.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/SC-brand-colours-presentation.png)
![Brand typography in Trail BC, the West Kootenays for The Community Skills Centre The Community Skills Centre in Trail BC, the West Kootenays, brand typography](https://www.ellodesign.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/SC-brand-typeface-presentation-2.png)
Strengthening community with you.
The Website
Once a general brand was developed, we moved on to building the website. We started with a few page concepts to get the theme just right. When everything was approved, we created the complete site focusing on user experience and brand consistency.
![The Community Skills Centre in Trail B.C. the Kootenays, mobile responsive website home page Mobile responsive website home page in Trail B.C. the Kootenays for The Community Skills Centre](https://www.ellodesign.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/The-Skills_Centre-laptop-2.jpg)
![Trail BC, the West Kootenays, The Community Skills Centre job board website page Job board website page for The Community Skills Centre in Trail BC, the West Kootenays](https://www.ellodesign.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Jobs-The-Skills-Centre-scaled.jpg)
Feature Rich
We installed some premium plugins during the website development, such as the job board manager and history timeline. Behind the scenes, you have the powerful live page editor with a feature-rich short-code library that makes editing a breeze.
We’re Social
To keep everyone connected with the latest goings-on at the Skills Centre, we added this nifty plugin that automatically pulls and displays their social media posts; nice!
![social media marketing for The Community Skills Centre in Trail BC, the West Kootenays Trail BC, the West Kootenays, The Community Skills Centre social media marketing website news page](https://www.ellodesign.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/News-The-Skills-Centre-scaled.jpg)
![Mobile responsive web design for The Community Skills Centre in Trail BC, the West Kootenays The Community Skills Centre in Trail BC, the West Kootenays, mobile responsive web design](https://www.ellodesign.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/SC-hompage-mobile-responsive.jpg)
Responsive Website Design
Having a mobile-friendly website is essential these days, and this website is no exception; it’s easy to navigate and works great on any device.
Print Management
Not only did we develop the branding for the Skills Centre, but we also printed their marketing materials as well.
![The Community Skills Centre in Trail BC, the Kootenays, business cards design and printing Business cards design and printing in Trail BC, the Kootenays for The Community Skills Centre](https://www.ellodesign.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/SC-business-card-spot-gloss.png)
![Roll-up banner design and printing in Trail BC, the West Kootenays for The Community Skills Centre The Community Skills Centre in Trail BC, the West Kootenays, roll-up banner design and printing](https://www.ellodesign.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/SC-Roll-Up-Banner.png)
![The Community Skills Centre in Trail BC, the West Kootenays, rack cards design and printing Rack cards design and printing in Trail BC, the West Kootenays for The Community Skills Centre](https://www.ellodesign.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/SC-Two-Rack-Cards-4x9v2.png)
![Letterhead design and printing in Trail BC, the West Kootenays for The Community Skills Centre The Community Skills Centre in Trail BC, the West Kootenays, business letterhead design and printing](https://www.ellodesign.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/SC-Letterhead-v2.png)
![The Community Skills Centre in Trail BC, the West Kootenays, business forms design and printing Business forms design and printing in Trail BC, the West Kootenays for The Community Skills Centre](https://www.ellodesign.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/SC-Agenda.png)
![Business envelope design and printing in Trail BC, the West Kootenays for The Community Skills Centre The Community Skills Centre in Trail BC, the West Kootenays, business envelope design and printing](https://www.ellodesign.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/SC-Envelope.png)
![The Community Skills Centre in Trail BC, the West Kootenays, business card design and printing Business card design and printing in Trail BC, the West Kootenays for The Community Skills Centre](https://www.ellodesign.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/SC-Business-Cards-WBC-v2.png)
![The Community Skills Centre in Trail BC, the West Kootenays, poster design Poster design in Trail BC, the West Kootenays for The Community Skills Centre](https://www.ellodesign.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/SC-Poster-11x17v2.png)
![Postcard design and printing in Trail BC, the West Kootenays for The Community Skills Centre The Community Skills Centre in Trail BC, the West Kootenays, postcard design and printing](https://www.ellodesign.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/SC-Invite-v2.png)
![The Community Skills Centre in Trail BC, the West Kootenays, pop-up banner signage design and printing Pop-up banner signage design and printing in Trail BC, the West Kootenays for The Community Skills Centre](https://www.ellodesign.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/SC-Rollup-Welcome.png)
![Booklet design and printing in Trail BC, the West Kootenays for The Community Skills Centre The Community Skills Centre in Trail BC, the West Kootenays, booklet design and printing](https://www.ellodesign.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/SC-Notepad-v2.png)
Darren is the definition of a creative design professional. He was responsive to our ideas and suggestions and prompt in making the changes we requested. I’d recommend Darren for any design work on organizational branding, websites, marketing and affordable and quick turnover print jobs.
Art Harrison
IT/Marketing Coordinator, The Skills Centre