Finishing School is a design studio based in Portland, Oregon that develops outstanding, affordable visuals for a variety of applications ranging from identity packages to product photography to custom invitations. Our aesthetic perspective blends an appreciation for the past with a distinctly modern, understated eye.

Things We Like
Mid Century modern furniture. Used bookstores (smell and all). The gentle giant: manatees. Paint Chips. Midwestern Skylines. Berets. Late-night life revelations. The color of peacocks. Pomegranate juice. Superior penmanship. A well-tailored garment. Recycled packaging. Oversized publications. Serif typefaces. Surprise parties. An excellent challenge.
Sustainifesto
We believe in consuming differently, and less. We believe that excessive profits make for bad business, not to mention bad karma. We believe that helping others to thrive helps us. We believe that marketing can be an agent of change- that our conscious choices can help to transform culture. We believe in FSC certified recycled papers. We believe in forging long-term relationships with local vendors. We believe in vegetable inks, green web hosting, word of mouth referrals, waste-free advertising solutions and giving back. Our lives are about backyard vegetable gardens, livestock as pets, dear close friends, making beautiful things, enjoying life and helping to make things better.
Spreading the love

We hope you’re liking the changes we’ve made to our look and our website. A lot has changed since our first project as Finishing School Design way back in 2006, and we felt it was fitting to mark the occasion with a little sprucing up. We also thought we’d remind our friends and clients of this promo code I set up through dreamhost to get you a (albeit small) but nonetheless helpful discount on your hosting fees. I recommend dreamhost to people when asked- mostly because their customer service is a real person, not a robot or auto-response, and yet they are a large company with all of a large company’s perks. I swear I don’t work for them, this isn’t some sales ploy. I just really like them. Anyway, entering ‘FSD’ as a promo code when signing up for hosting will get you $20 bucks off your fees.

Here’s a cute little link: green3

They (and every site they host) are also carbon neutral, but they’re not all braggy about it. Which is nice.

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