We are a ragtag bunch of digital craftspersons whose caffeine intake is alarming

Offshoot Design is a talented team of technology-loving designers led by Adrian Gershom and Adam Riddle, each of whom brings a unique background to Offshoot. Adrian is a geophysicist, yachtsman, barber and raconteur who discovered the theory of relativity but unselfishly credits Albert Einstein. Adam is working on his fourth career, having given up firefighting, orthopedic surgery and blimp aviation. For many years he relied on Adrian for haircuts.

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Adrian Gershom

Adrian

At A Glance: A wonderful serenity has taken possession of my entire soul, like these sweet mornings of spring which I enjoy with my whole heart. Sigh....

Adrian has degrees in both City Planning and Graphic Design and worked for several years with the Oneida Tribe of Indians of Wisconsin as a Tribal Planner. After deciding to focus on his design talents he moved to Chicago and became founding Art Director of an Internet start-up in 2000. Recognizing the unique blend of talents he and Adam would offer, he founded Offshoot Design in 2005.

Adam Riddle

Adam

At A Glance: I invented the peanut butter, butter and jelly (PBBJ) and account for 18% of the consumption of egg nog worldwide. Been known to breakdance in business attire.

Adam once was an aspiring architect. He has worked on projects ranging from 100 dollars to 100 million. Specializing in design and graphics, he helps visualize packaging, logos, and other client needs from a design and 3D perspective.

Together they work with a team of designers and communication specialists to view a project from a broad and holistic perspective, looking at all sides of a problem and developing singular solutions that work from any angle and for any purpose.

Rosanna Peterson

If Jack-Of-All-Trades truly failed to master anything due to lack of focus, he could have used Rosannaʼs help. Everything that she does is of an exceptionally high level of competence and with a razor-sharp attention to detail.

Besides correcting all of our grammar and spelling, Rosanna skillfully balances managing Offshoot projects with the demands of raising her two lovely children.

Kirk Voltz

Kirk hails from Virginia but currently lives in London where he unabashedly bangs out design and code that could even make the guards at Buckingham Palace smile. Where others try and fail to marry both technical prowess and design savvy, Kirk is equally at ease creating a sophisticated ecommerce site or designing a sleekly interactive iPad presentation. We love Kirk and so will you.

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Branding

For us, branding is most strongly communicated through your logo. When itʼs done right, a logo captures your strengths, your personality, and your philosophy. It has an immediate, positive impact. It gives you a singular visual identity and unifies your communication platform. In order to do that it needs to be adaptable for all uses. Does it display well large and small, in color or black and white, on-screen and off? Does it have a flawless, professional feel? Does it make inexpensive pieces look polished?

Ours do. See what we mean or contact us to get started.

Websites

Engaging, results-driven and unique. No templates, no one-size-fits-all. Whether itʼs designing a singular new site or refreshing a dated one, weʼll craft power-packed pages that reflect your professional way of doing business. We design information architecture that makes navigation smooth and logical. We use the latest, standards-based coding to ensure that your site functions as well as it looks. Search engines love our sites. You will too, whether you're quickly updating your website's content, easily adding new products to your online store or adding the latest post to your new blog.

Blog Design

Engage your audience while improving your website's search engine visibility. A well-designed blog speaks volumes to your readers.

Email Marketing

Yes, we hate spam too. But a well-timed, well-designed email with relevant content actually has value. And itʼs another extension of your brand that, when done right, will benefit your customers to receive. We'll help you deliver it.

Ecommerce

When youʼre selling online, the whole world is your marketplace. To help you sell, we build sites that simplify the selling process and sales message. We believe that simplicity sells—particularly by making your customerʼs path to purchasing your product the shortest possible.

User Interface Design

Remember when great digital design was relegated to your computer (like last week)? It has left the building and run to interactive experiences for iPads, kiosks, touch screen vending machines, and a whole lot more. We expand your horizons—while never forgetting that the real meaning of “user interface,” is “customer-centered.”

See some examples or contact us to get started.

Renderings

Still renderings, animations, 3D productions files, we've done it all. Using the latest in 3D imaging tools, we can do what many other design firms can't—produce photorealistic representation of the most complex ideas. Our experience is nearly 10 years strong and we've worked with major universities, global architecture firms, furniture designers.

View our work or contact us to get started.

A fortune teller once told us that an unexpected call would bring good luck. We are standing by.

Pick up the phone and call us at 773.782.6800 or use our nifty web form. We guarantee that both are painless and we canʼt help you if we donʼt hear from you. Even if weʼre not a fit for your project, weʼre happy to recommend others that might be.

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