“Cathy is the consummate professional. Over and above her fresh and highly creative work, she went the extra mile to provide real value. Cathy exhibited great self-initiative and sought out avenues to cut expenditures where possible, tighten budgets without sacrificing quality and explore 'greener' ways to deliver the company's product. She is exacting in interpreting client needs and providing them with the solutions they expect, all served up with patience, wit and humour! I highly recommend Cathy and her work.”--Vice President, auction house, Toronto
"As a veterinary doctor with a fledgling business, representing my brand image in the best way possible on today's economic stage is of utmost importance to me. Cathy Vandergeest has made exemplary effort in understanding exactly the image I'd like to convey, and has created a superb way to graphically represent it. She has been entirely efficient and effective to work with from the word go; she is professional, talented, and a credit to her profession. Cathy offered me constructive advice where necessary, however also respected my preferences and collaborated with me to create designs I am absolutely thrilled with. I have the utmost confidence in recommending Ms Vandergeest to anyone requiring professional graphic design." -- Veterinarian, Abu Dhabi
"I was extremely impressed with Cathy's ability to take my design project and run with it. She was able to make a complicated, unfamiliar process easy. She offered suggestions on best solutions and had the industry contacts to get all parts of the project done. I look forward to working with Cathy again next season." --President, landscape design, Oakville
"Cathy has visually sharpened and freshened our message. She has an efficient and collaborative workstyle; her designs are crisp and have impact."--Manager, not-for-profit, Toronto
“Working with Cathy was an extreme pleasure not only on a professional level but on a personal level as well. Cathy is dependable, detail oriented and diligent in everything she does and these are very important qualities to possess when you are on tight deadlines and pressure to complete projects as we were so many times.” --Manager, fashion retailer, Toronto
“Cathy is an exceptional professional with a drive to succeed in all aspects of her work. She is dedicated to providing the best product that she can while maintaining a composed and professional attitude regardless of her stress levels! In working with Cathy, I was always pleased with her creativity and design.” --Director, golf club, Calgary
“Cathy is an absolute pleasure to work with! Her sunny disposition and positive approach to everything she does is contagious. She accepts any task that is put before her in a willing, cheerful and good-humoured manner. Her efforts continuously demonstrate the value that creativity, innovation and smart, strategic thinking can bring to an organization. Cathy is an excellent communicator and exchanges information in an open and honest way and addresses issues promptly, so that business realities can be discussed and solutions identified. Cathy is quick thinking, innovative, organized and has a fantastic eye for detail. Her designs are clean, intelligent and original and she has a flair for creating beautiful compositions that represent perfectly the brand and look that we want to achieve.” --Supervisor, auction house, Toronto
“Cathy is a dedicated worker with a cheerful attitude who is a pleasure to work with. She is reliable, loyal and hardworking--a real positive influence on those around her!” --Manager, athletic and social club, Toronto
“Creative, team player, go-getter ... are a few of the words that I would use to describe Cathy. Always pushing the bar with her graphic skills - on time, without errors and with a smile. She never leaves anything to the last minute. I would highly recommend Cathy.” --Director, women's fashion retail, Toronto
“Cathy is an amazingly talented graphic designer. Her strong organizational skills and untiring attention to detail enabled her to effectively manage all of her projects from conception through to final production. Cathy has a wonderful, warm personality and is a pleasure to work with.”--Graphic Designer, Toronto
“A fantastic graphic designer. She was able to take material from various departments and produce a stunning catalogue that consignors and buyers praised.” --Auctioneer, Toronto
"Within days Cathy designed a wonderful logo that has been the cornerstone of my vision. I feel the logo is unique and delightful--receiving compliments from everyone. I feel very lucky to have had Cathy's expertise in the development of my clinic and would highly recommend her talent and enthusiasm to anyone. I know that my clinic will be a successful business--due in part to Cathy's artistic talent and design capabilities." --Veterinarian, North Vancouver
"Efficient, fast and wonderful!" --Program Coordinator, not-for-profit, Toronto
"Cathy designed my latest cd cover and I was absolutely thrilled with her work. She was the total professional, on time and exceedingly patient with all my concerns. Her price was very reasonable and I would highly recommend her to anyone requiring tasteful, excellent design." --Pianist, Toronto
"Cathy worked with our company to design a stylish and modern logo in a timely and professional manner well within our budget. I would recommend her to any business!"--Arborist, Toronto
"As a veterinary doctor with a fledgling business, representing my brand image in the best way possible on today's economic stage is of utmost importance to me. Cathy Vandergeest has made exemplary effort in understanding exactly the image I'd like to convey, and has created a superb way to graphically represent it. She has been entirely efficient and effective to work with from the word go; she is professional, talented, and a credit to her profession. Cathy offered me constructive advice where necessary, however also respected my preferences and collaborated with me to create designs I am absolutely thrilled with. I have the utmost confidence in recommending Ms Vandergeest to anyone requiring professional graphic design." -- Veterinarian, Abu Dhabi
"I was extremely impressed with Cathy's ability to take my design project and run with it. She was able to make a complicated, unfamiliar process easy. She offered suggestions on best solutions and had the industry contacts to get all parts of the project done. I look forward to working with Cathy again next season." --President, landscape design, Oakville
"Cathy has visually sharpened and freshened our message. She has an efficient and collaborative workstyle; her designs are crisp and have impact."--Manager, not-for-profit, Toronto
“Working with Cathy was an extreme pleasure not only on a professional level but on a personal level as well. Cathy is dependable, detail oriented and diligent in everything she does and these are very important qualities to possess when you are on tight deadlines and pressure to complete projects as we were so many times.” --Manager, fashion retailer, Toronto
“Cathy is an exceptional professional with a drive to succeed in all aspects of her work. She is dedicated to providing the best product that she can while maintaining a composed and professional attitude regardless of her stress levels! In working with Cathy, I was always pleased with her creativity and design.” --Director, golf club, Calgary
“Cathy is an absolute pleasure to work with! Her sunny disposition and positive approach to everything she does is contagious. She accepts any task that is put before her in a willing, cheerful and good-humoured manner. Her efforts continuously demonstrate the value that creativity, innovation and smart, strategic thinking can bring to an organization. Cathy is an excellent communicator and exchanges information in an open and honest way and addresses issues promptly, so that business realities can be discussed and solutions identified. Cathy is quick thinking, innovative, organized and has a fantastic eye for detail. Her designs are clean, intelligent and original and she has a flair for creating beautiful compositions that represent perfectly the brand and look that we want to achieve.” --Supervisor, auction house, Toronto
“Cathy is a dedicated worker with a cheerful attitude who is a pleasure to work with. She is reliable, loyal and hardworking--a real positive influence on those around her!” --Manager, athletic and social club, Toronto
“Creative, team player, go-getter ... are a few of the words that I would use to describe Cathy. Always pushing the bar with her graphic skills - on time, without errors and with a smile. She never leaves anything to the last minute. I would highly recommend Cathy.” --Director, women's fashion retail, Toronto
“Cathy is an amazingly talented graphic designer. Her strong organizational skills and untiring attention to detail enabled her to effectively manage all of her projects from conception through to final production. Cathy has a wonderful, warm personality and is a pleasure to work with.”--Graphic Designer, Toronto
“A fantastic graphic designer. She was able to take material from various departments and produce a stunning catalogue that consignors and buyers praised.” --Auctioneer, Toronto
"Within days Cathy designed a wonderful logo that has been the cornerstone of my vision. I feel the logo is unique and delightful--receiving compliments from everyone. I feel very lucky to have had Cathy's expertise in the development of my clinic and would highly recommend her talent and enthusiasm to anyone. I know that my clinic will be a successful business--due in part to Cathy's artistic talent and design capabilities." --Veterinarian, North Vancouver
"Efficient, fast and wonderful!" --Program Coordinator, not-for-profit, Toronto
"Cathy designed my latest cd cover and I was absolutely thrilled with her work. She was the total professional, on time and exceedingly patient with all my concerns. Her price was very reasonable and I would highly recommend her to anyone requiring tasteful, excellent design." --Pianist, Toronto
"Cathy worked with our company to design a stylish and modern logo in a timely and professional manner well within our budget. I would recommend her to any business!"--Arborist, Toronto
