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Justen Hong Becomes Jury Member for DesignRush Awards

Posted on August 28, 2024 by JUSTEN HONG

I was recently invited to serve as a jury member for the DesignRush Awards. DesignRush meticulously evaluates and shortlists outstanding designs across categories such as web design, logo design, print design, package design, and more. These shortlisted designs are then reviewed by the Design Awards Jury, which consists of seasoned industry experts with extensive experience in design, development, marketing, and advertising. Their role is to objectively assess each project, using their expertise to evaluate the quality and creativity of the work.

As jury members, we are presented with a shortlist of candidates in each design category and tasked with rating each submission on a scale of one to ten. The design that achieves the highest average score is honored with the prestigious Design Award.

In conjunction with my selection as a jury member, DesignRush conducted an interview with me. Here is an excerpt from that interview:

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Justen Hong Featured in VoyageSTL’s Most Inspiring Stories in St. Louis

Posted on July 15, 2024 by JUSTEN HONG

Justen Hong was recently featured in VoyageSTL’s “Most Inspiring Stories in St. Louis.” VoyageSTL aims to spotlight the amazing individuals who bring life and vibrancy to the St. Louis, MO area. The publication highlights incredible artists, creatives, entrepreneurs, and change-makers, celebrating their unique stories.

VoyageSTL is part of the LA-based Voyage Group of Magazines. Their mission is to promote small businesses, artists, creatives, and makers by providing a platform for these hidden gems to share their stories in their own words.

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Full Branding Package for a Local Cleaning Company

Posted on July 12, 2023 by JUSTEN HONG

Visual Lure recently partnered with a local cleaning company to undergo a comprehensive rebranding. Our extensive package encompassed logo design, identity design, branding materials, advertisements, website development, and ongoing SEO services. The previous company name, “The Clean Queen,” was initially fitting when it was comprised of a small group of women. However, as the company expanded and welcomed both men and women into its team, it became necessary to update the name. Additionally, considering the client’s aspirations for possible future franchise expansions, a more versatile name was desired.

We embarked on the rebranding journey by focusing on the logo design. Presented below are the initial options we developed. The top option showcases a sun rising against a blue sky, symbolizing a “starting a new day”, complemented by two leaves representing “freshness”. The middle option features a simple yet elegant custom hand-drawn typeface – exuding cleanliness and freshness. Lastly, the bottom option incorporates clean sparkles to form a letter F monogram.

After careful consideration, the client selected the following option as their preferred logo. Here are all the final logo lockups we delivered:

Building upon the logo, we proceeded to develop a comprehensive identity package for the client. This included a basic styling guide, business cards, letterheads, trailer, and additional supplementary materials.

We wrapped up the package with a fully custom, search engine optimized WordPress website.

Furthermore, we are committed to providing ongoing SEO services and consulting to ensure the client’s website achieves high rankings and effectively converts visitors into loyal customers.

We are thrilled with the final outcome and firmly believe that the new brand exudes an exceptional sense of cleanliness and freshness.

Check out the new Fresh Start Cleaning website at www.fscleanco.com »

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Visual Lure Named a 2022 Best of Illinois Winner by UpCity!

Posted on October 19, 2022 by JUSTEN HONG

Every year, UpCity’s Best of Awards honor our business-to-business service providers’ tremendous work within rotating focus areas. Winners are selected using a variety of online credibility ranking factors which remain consistent regardless of the year’s focus area. In 2022, we celebrate the best providers at the local level for each U.S. state and Canadian province. This year Visual Lure is proud to be named a Best of Illinois Winner in the fields of web design, web development, graphic design, branding/positioning, and search engine optimization.

Visual Lure Named One of The Best Web Designers in St. Louis

Posted on September 7, 2022 by JUSTEN HONG

Visual Lure is honored once again to be named one of the Best Web Designers in St. Louis by Expertise.com!

Their goal is to connect people with the best local experts. They scored St. Louis Web Designers on more than 25 variables across five categories, and analyzed the results to give you a hand-picked list of the best.

The Selection Criteria:

Availability: Consistently approachable and responsive, so customers never feel ignored.
Qualifications: Building customer confidence with licensing, accreditations, and awards
Reputation: A history of delighted customers and outstanding service.
Experience: Masters of their craft, based on years of practical experience and education.
Professionalism: Providing service with honesty, reliability, and respect.

Bortz Law Website Named Top 18 Legal Website Designs by DesignRush

Posted on January 21, 2022 by JUSTEN HONG

Best Design Awards, Top 10 Legal Website Designs

Visual Lure is honored that the custom WordPress website we designed for Bortz Law Firm has been awarded the title of “Top 18 Legal Website Designs” by DesignRush.

DesignRush is an online guide to finding the best professional agencies, categorized by their areas of expertise. They analyze and rank hundreds of design agencies to help brands find top full-service agencies, web design companies, digital marketing firms & top technology companies. They also showcase top website designs categorized by industry.

See all the winners »

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View the entire branding package we designed for Bortz Law Firm »

More About DesignRush

DesignRush is an online guide to finding the best professional agencies, categorized by their areas of expertise. They analyze and rank hundreds of design agencies to help brands find top full-service agencies, web design companies, digital marketing firms & top technology companies. They also showcase top website designs categorized by industry.

The purpose of DesignRush’s Best Design Awards is to inspire ideas and action through categorized designs that excel in aesthetics and functionality. Our Best Design Awards, together with the Marketplace, Agency Directory, thought leadership articles and more, create an ecosystem that provides value for agencies and brands.

Each winning design gets showcased and advertised on our website, social media channels and other digital platforms to give creators the industry exposure they deserve. By creating the ultimate library of the very best designs from all around the world, not only do we inspire and educate brands, agencies and designers worldwide — we also bring them more leads and help build their credibility.

Our team of design specialists identifies, analyzes and evaluates website, app, video, logo, print and packaging designs from all over the world to decorate creative work that advances the craft of intelligent design.

Visual Lure Celebrates Its 20th Anniversary

Posted on June 17, 2021 by JUSTEN HONG

In this year 2021, Visual Lure® celebrates its 20th anniversary. In an industry where designers and design firms come and go – we think 20 years is something to be proud of. I would like to personally thank all our clients, past and present, who’ve made it possible for me to do what I love for a living.

Helping entrepreneurs and small businesses succeed has always been my passion, and I believe generating results for our clients is what has kept us in business for so long. Thank you again. We hope we can make it 20 more!

God bless,
Justen Hong
Visual Lure Founder/Owner & Professional Eye-Catcher

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