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What does a design retainer actually give you?
It’s ongoing access to a dedicated designer not a one-off project, and not a freelancer you have to re-brief from scratch every time.
Each plan includes a set number of design hours, a defined scope of deliverables, and a structured check-in rhythm, so your visual communication stays consistent month after month whether that’s exhibit signage, donor materials, or a weekly social graphic.
Because the same designer works with you continuously, they carry your brand, your goals, and your past feedback into every new piece instead of starting over each time a new project lands.
What You Get From a Design Retainer
- Build a stronger brand identity
- Simplify Complex Messages
- Increase audience engagement
- Create consistent marketing materials
- Present information more clearly
Our graphic design services
Brand Identity Design
Logo design, visual identity systems, brand guidelines, and style guides tailored for science-driven organizations.
Marketing Collateral
Brochures, sell sheets, trade show materials, and campaign assets that communicate your value with clarity.
Presentation Design
Investor decks, conference presentations, and internal communications designed for maximum impact.
Publication Design
Annual reports, white papers, research summaries, and editorial layouts with scientific precision.
Digital Design
Website graphics, social media assets, email templates, and digital advertising creative.
Educational Materials
Custom workbooks and activity sheets that turn students, campers, and classroom visitors into active learners.
Environmental Graphics
Office branding, wayfinding systems, trade show booths, and experiential design for science environments.
Need a custom visualization solution?
Speak directly with our science directors to discuss your specific data or medical research needs.
Why Choose Lupine Studios?
Strategic Design Backed by Creativity and Purpose
Great design doesn't decorate a message. It delivers one
Our team takes the time to understand your audience, goals, and brand before creating visuals that inspire action and build lasting connections.
Why Clients Choose Us
- Custom-designed for every project
- Strategic, goal-focused approach
- Consistent brand communication
- Print and digital expertise
- Collaborative design process
- Fast, responsive communication
- Flexible revisions
- High-quality deliverables
- Experienced creative professionals
Industries We Serve
Museums
Children's museums, nature centers, and science centers
Zoos & Aquariumsv
Wildlife exhibits, conservation programs & visitor experiences
Non-profits
Mission-driven visuals & community education systems
Universities
Core academic figures, textbooks & class curriculums
Research Labs
Grant illustrations & visual summaries
Publishers
Publication covers, diagrams & scientific books
Healthcare
Clinical workflows, protocols & surgical guides
Startups
Pitch deck visuals & early-stage product schemas
HOW WE WORK
Share Your Vision
Project Proposal
Concept Development
Design Refinement
Review & Refinement
Final Delivery
Featured Graphic Design Projects
Transparent costs for graphic design
Essentials
From $900
monthly retainer
Best for small nonprofits, independent researchers, and early-stage science organizations
Up to 8 hours of design time per month
Up to 4 deliverables (social graphics, flyers, one-pagers)
2 revision rounds per deliverable
5-business-day standard turnaround
Monthly 30-minute check-in call
Ongoing brand consistency management
Studio
From $1800
monthly retainer
Best for nature centers, university departments, and science publications with regular design needs
Up to 18 hours of design time per month
Up to 10 deliverables (reports, guides, newsletters, presentations)
3 revision rounds per deliverable
3-business-day priority turnaround
Bi-weekly check-in calls
One rush delivery included per month
Ongoing brand consistency management
Partner
From $3200
monthly retainer
Best for hospitals, museum marketing teams, and science institutions needing full design coverage
Up to 35 hours of design time per month
Unlimited deliverable types
Unlimited revisions within your monthly hours
48-hour priority turnaround
Weekly calls + quarterly strategy session
Access to scientific illustration at a discounted rate
Ongoing brand consistency management
Need a Single Project Instead?
Not looking for a monthly subscription? No problem. We regularly collaborate on standalone, one-off design projects from a single brand refresh to a key presentation deck.
What Our Clients Say
Evyn has done an excellent job improving our marketing and branding materials, and has created very helpful style guides that make it easy for us to create branded social media posts. Her work is high quality, and she always does a great job incorporating our feedback.
We needed mechanism of action illustrations for an FDA submission on an incredibly tight deadline. Lupine Studios not only delivered on time but exceeded every expectation. The artwork was so clear that our regulatory reviewers specifically praised the visual communication.
As a professor, I struggle to find illustrators who can handle the complexity of cellular biology at a textbook level. Lupine Studios created an entire chapter's worth of figures that my students consistently cite as the clearest visuals in the course.
Frequently asked questions
Use your hours for brochures, business cards, posters, postcards, social media graphics, presentations, reports, and other recurring design needs.
Use your hours for brochures, business cards, posters, postcards, social media graphics, presentations, reports, and other recurring design needs.
Use your hours for brochures, business cards, posters, postcards, social media graphics, presentations, reports, and other recurring design needs.
Use your hours for brochures, business cards, posters, postcards, social media graphics, presentations, reports, and other recurring design needs.
Use your hours for brochures, business cards, posters, postcards, social media graphics, presentations, reports, and other recurring design needs.
Use your hours for brochures, business cards, posters, postcards, social media graphics, presentations, reports, and other recurring design needs.
