Where Design Speaks Louder

We are a student-led graphic design agency.
Let us help your non-profit reach its audience and fulfill its mission with our creative design services. At Open Quote Creative, we do this by bringing together talented students who are passionate about honing their skills, serving their community, and producing award-winning graphic designs.
Don’t just take our word for it.
Read what our clients have to say!
Only a few weeks until the end of the semester!! Here is our OQC finals checklist to keep you on track in the meantime 🙂
Apr 27
The awards are listed below in order!
SoVa Wings & Waves
– Silver – Branding for Graphic Design
– Silver – Design for Social Media (Graphic Design)
– Bronze – Promotional Materials (Graphic Design)
Never Surrender USA
– Silver – Integrated Graphic Design (Graphic Design)
– Silver – Integrated Graphic Design (Social Change)
– Bronze – Branding for NGO & Non-Profit
Rush Homes 30th Anniversary Celebration
– Bronze – Branding for an Event
Sole Beans
– Silver – Branding for Social Change
– Silver – Packaging Design for Social Change
Core Apologetics Branding & Collateral
– Silver – Branding for Social Change
Ask Me Curriculum Publication
– Silver – Branding for Graphic Design
– Bronze – Book Design for Social Change
Technically Saints
– Silver – Website Design (Digital Design)
– Bronze – Branding for NGO & Non-Profit
Open Quote Creative Website
– Bronze – Website Design (Digital Design)
Couldn’t be more thankful for @indigoawards for recognizing our work!
Apr 20
here’s some more quotes from our clients 🙂 if you’re interested in partnering with us for our next semester visit the link in our bio “client application form”!
Apr 13
Join us next Thursday for our first ever Agency event!! 🙌
Bring your all of your creative caps, branding brains, and keyboard shortcuts, because we’ll be hosting a speed branding competition for a prize!
Anyone can come and participate with our agency members and other creatives so spread the word and we’ll see you Thursday 👀
When: April 16th
Time: 5-7pm
Where: Open Quote Creative Space (GH 1855)
All participants must register using the link in our bio.
Apr 8
“Trying our best to not design everything in pink…no promises” – Team 3 💅
Mar 6
“Solving problems – and finding ones that don’t exist” – Team 2 🤩
Mar 6
“we never really grew out of arts and crafts” – Team 1 🖍️
Mar 6
So proud to announce that our students won a plethora of awards at the American Advertising Awards in Roanoke last night!! 🏆🙌 @aafnational @aafroanoke
Students submitted materials from class and were recognized for both design and marketing materials!
Here’s a list of all the awards given!!
🏆🏅Student Best of Show and Gold Student ADDY:
Jaydon Bledsoe, Destiny Gertz, and Olivia Hess for “Secrets of the Saree”
🏆🏅Judges Choice and Gold Student ADDY: Lauren Barr, Katie Bonds, and Abbey Shaull for “RE:Made”
🏅Gold Student ADDY: Ashley Turman, Jaydon Bledsoe, and Destiny Gertz for “EAT IRL”
🏅Gold Student ADDY: Kathryn Bonds for “Kittredge Press Co.”
🥈Silver Student ADDY: Kate Fricke, Abigail Wanaselja, Grace Greer, and Olivia Tadlock for “Fuel Like A Female”
🥈Silver Student ADDY: Kate Fricke & Abigail Wanaselja for “Echos of Nalu”
🥈Silver Student ADDY: Jaydon Bledsoe for “Golden Boy”
Couldn’t be more proud of all of their hard work and dedication:)
Feb 27
Day in the life of working in the Agency! @larscurlin
Feb 25
little BTS “behind the scenes” video for our upcoming team introductions!!
#creativeagency #designteam #btsphotoshoot
Feb 19
Happy New Year from OQC 🎉
Jan 1
& that’s a wrap on our semester 👏🏻 #OQCWrapped
Dec 19