Michigan Creative Services

Telephone us at (586) 917-0354 or email us at jridetroit@aol.com

Michigan Creative Services is a full-service commercial art studio based in Metro Detroit. We offer graphic design, illustration, copy writing, web design and pre-press services of all kinds. Principal owner Jim Davis has over 30 years of experience in the advertising art field. He holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, with a major in advertising design.

As for clientele, check out our portfolio below to get a sense of who we've helped with their communication needs over the years. Our unique verbal and visual skills suit a variety of industries and markets. Unlike many of our competitors, our creative process utilizes a range of skills, from marketing savvy and incisive writing to original art and professional design, using digital and traditional methods.

We can create stunning and effective brochures, posters, technical illustration, web sites, logos, ad copy, displays, cartoons, catalogs, direct mail materials, annual reports, promotional items, signs and anything else that might serve your needs. Contact us any time for a consultation. We offer creative visual communication at affordable rates. Ask us how we can help your business.

Product Brochure
Client: Recreation Creations, Inc.
Job Skill: Design

Proposed Building Rendering (detail)
Client: Confidential
Job Skill: Illustration

Medical Convention Display Board
Client: Beaumont Hospital
Job Skill: Design

Retro Signage Prop for Stage Production
Client: Abreact Playhouse
Job Skills: Design, Photo Art

Direct Mail Brochure
Client: Recreation Creations, Inc.
Job Skills: Design, Type Art

Campus Directional Map
Client: Henry Ford Health System
Job Skills: Design, Illustration

Click on any image to see it larger.Service Brochure (sample spread)
Client: Genesis Energy
Job Skills: Design Direct Mail Brochure
Client: Anglers of the AuSable
Job Skill: Design Educational Poster
Client: Teachers Discovery
Job Skills: Design, IllustrationPostcards for Sculpture Exhibit
Client: Zeitgeist Gallery
Job Skill: Design, Original Typeface ArtHospital Event Posters
Client: DMC-Hutzel Hospital
Job Skill: DesignService Logo
Client: Birmingham Bodyworks

Educational Timeline Poster
Client: Teachers Discovery
Job Skills: Design, Illustration, Copy Writing

Large, Three-Panel Display at Joe Louis Arena, Detroit
Client: Olympia Arenas, Inc.
Job Skills: Design, Photo Manipulation

Auto Show Displays
Client: Detroit Auto Dealers Association
Job Skill: Design

Service Brochure
Client: UHY Advisors
Job Skills: Design

Working Illustration for 3-Dimensional Die-Cast Souvenir
Client: Queensland Marketing

Charity Event Display Panels
Client: March of Dimes
Job Skill: Design

Corporate Logo
Client: Arete , Inc.

POP Display
Client: WJR Radio
Job Skill: Design

Corporate Logo
Client: Summit, Inc.

Spot Illustration
for Employee Event Invitation
Client: UHY Advisors

Directional Signage
Client: Karmanos Cancer Center
Job Skill: Design

Poster Illustration
Client: Farbman-Capstone

Promotional Poster
Client: Henry Ford Health System
Job Skill: Design

Promotional Poster
Client: WJR Radio
Job Skill: Design

Paint Can Label
Client: Performance
Specialties
Job Skill: Design

Architectural Site Plan
Client: Anonymous
Job Skill: Measured Illustration

Corporate
Sales Folder
Client:
Centerprise Advisors
Job Skills:
Design, Photo ArtSell Sheet
Client: Centerprise Advisors
Job Skill: DesignCorporate PR Poster
Client: Comerica Bank
Job Skill: DesignService Logo
Client: Ladybug LandscapingTheatrical Poster
Client:
SB7 Productions
Job Skills:
Design, IllustrationEvent Signage
Client: Butzel Long
Job Skills: Design,
Event Logo, IllustrationCompany Logo
Client:
Magnolia PicturesPromotional Postcard
Client:
United States
Postal Service
Job Skill: DesignCharity Event Poster
Client: Gilda's Club
Job Skill: Design

Promotional Poster
Client: WJR Radio
Job Skill: DesignSpot Illustration
for Menu
Client: Kelly's GrillTraining Manual Cover
Client:
The Wellness Plan
Job Skills:
Design, Convert Continuous Tone Logo to Vector Illustration Product Brochure
Client:
Source One Medical
Job Skill: DesignWeb Site
Client:
O'Brien's Crabhouse
Job Skills: Web Design, IllustrationSell Sheet
Client: CIT Systems
Job Skill: DesignRestaurant Logo
Client: Joe Dumars
Fieldhouse
Job Skills: Design,
Original Type ArtPromotional Flyer
Client: Equilibria LLC
Job Skills: Design,
Photo ManipulationBeer Bottle Label
Client: Home Brew Competition
Job Skills: Design, Copy Writing

Corporate Brochure
Client:
Centerprise Advisors
Job Skills:
Design. Photo ArtUnsold Logo ConceptEvent T-Shirt
Client: Delmar, Inc.
Design, Illustration, Color Separation for Screen Printing Book Covers
Client: Teachers Discovery
Job Skills: Design, IllustrationEmployee Poster
Client: DMC-Detroit Receiving Hospital
Job Skill: DesignPR Poster
Client: Centerprise Advisors
Job Skills: Design, IllustrationBar Flyer
Client:
Ralph & Myrtle's
Job Skills: Design,
Illustration, Copy Writing

Working Illustration for 3-Dimensional Die-Cast Souvenir
Client:
Queensland Marketing Menu
Client: Schoopers Tavern
Job Skills:
Design, Illustration Lobby Displays
Client: WJR Radio
Job Skill: Design Wedding Invitation as
Tabloid Newspaper
Client: Friends
Job Skills: Design, Copy WritingBar Flyer
Client:
Ralph & Myrtle's
Job Skills: Design, Illustration, Copy Writing

Corporate Logo
Client: SPMCPromotional Poster
Client:
Zeitgeist Gallery
Job Skill: DesignCorporate Logo
Client: Grinding TechnologyCorporate Brochure
(sample spread)
Client:
Grinding TechnologyTheatrical Poster
Client:
JCJT Productions
Job Skills: Design, Illustration, Photo ArtWeb Site
Client:
Growling Hamster
Vicious Apparel
Job Skills:
Web Design, and all apparel art was created by usCorporate Logo
Client: GGT, Inc.Promotional Poster
Client:
Zeitgeist Gallery
Job Skills: Design,
Original Type ArtBar Flyer
Client:
Ralph & Myrtle's
Job Skills: Design,
Illustration, Copy WritingPostcard as Apparel Imprint:
Job Skills: Design, Illustration

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