Lettering Works spent the last official Saturday in Peoria surrounded by friends and supporters at local bar and pizza joint Broken Tree, celebrating local accomplishments and people who make Peoria a wonderful place to be. We even designed custom koozies for friends to remember us by!

Lettering Works receives the “Brilliant Ideas That Never Saw the Light of Day” Award from the Public Relations Association as the organization recognizes the best of the best communication and public relations practices in Central Illinois.”

Learn more about what goes into building a freelance design business as Chelsie answers the frequently asked question: “What does a typical day look like for you as a freelance designer?”

Lettering Works is moving to Chicago! In this blog post, Chelsie explains why Chicago and shares thoughts on Peoria, with a bonus announcement about 100 Days of Peoria.

Lettering works to establish Peoria singer-songwriter duo Projekts through professional new logo. Many local musicians don’t have easy access to lots of funds to build a brand and a business around their musical talents. Lettering Works partnered with Projekts to make their vision of having a professional look a reality.

In business, learning often happens by experience. Upon reflecting on being in business for three years, three key lessons stuck out to me. Realizations of the power of passion projects, the importance of working with people you like, and the fact that our time has value.

On Thursday, April 25th, Lettering Works celebrated three years in business with a special Anniversary Ribbon Cutting at The Nest Coworking in Peoria’s Warehouse District. The event had cake, snacks, a short presentation, special guests, the ribbon cutting itself, and a special live performance from local singer-songwriter duo Projekts.

The Ultimate Photo Guide to Lettering Works First Three Years in Business - told through 21 photo galleries captured by the talented Sarah Waldo of Violet and Ivy Photography.

To celebrate three years of hard work and all that has come of my tireless efforts to turn this passion of creating into a full-time career, I have a full week of fun lined up including events., giveaways, and special sales happening April 22-26th.

Sarah Marie Dillard of Sarah and the Underground and Chelsie Tamms of Lettering Works join forces to share keys to branding a band with local musicians in new workshop coming to Peoria this May.