Attaboys!

"I met Ann Mackenzie in the fall of 2004 when she came to the Healthcare Foundation offices to donate her amazing talents to our organization. Since that time Ann has worked on all of our design collateral from our events, to our website. She has won 6 Aster Award gold, and 2 silver medals for our print collateral. The redesign of our newsletter was the main factor for increased donations.

	"I know I can always rely upon you to translate my thoughts into beautiful graphic designs. I loved the rack card you did for Calderwood and I love the color combination, logo and layout of my business pieces. You really are talented. The art of listening and translating word into image is difficult for many – but not for you."

	Susan Moreno
	Principal, Signature Management Group, Inc.

	"Ann is great to work with, being generous with her time and expertise. You get way more than a graphic designer when you engage her services, and benefit from her education in fine art, as well as her experience as lead artist, project coordinator and multi-media producer during her days with well-known computer game / educational software companies.

	Working with her is different from others we’ve worked with in that she gives you a strong sense of being on your side. She sprinkles her conversations with helpful hints on saving money while broadening your product or campaign’s appeal. She even included pieces of her original artwork in several of our projects, at no extra charge.

	For examples of what we’ve said here, don’t miss the composition made up of 30 photos which she designed into the 'Welcome to Geyserville' gateway signs, and the astonishing originality of her collages for the award-winning (in May of 2010 she won 2 gold Aster Awards for the third year in a row) campaign materials for the Healthcare Foundation Northern Sonoma County."

	Kelly Connelly
	Kelly Connelly Design + Print
	Co-founder, SFGraphicus

	Aster Awards 2010
	Gateway Sign

Ann has worked closely with the Foundation to create our brand recognition. The Healthcare Foundation raises money to fund our local healthcare providers and the importance of brand recognition to our donors is critical. I am proud to say that Ann has been very instrumental in helping us create this brand awareness that now appeals to our broad donor base.

I would highly recommend Ann Mackenzie’s work to anyone looking for sophisticated, original design."

Karen Wallace

Director of Administration & Events

Healthcare Foundation Northern Sonoma County

"Ann, I love what you did with the tree. . . your work generates such strong feelings and very easily from the reader - and isn't that what design is....you are very talented!" (referring to the 2010 Holiday newspaper ad)

Kathleen McCaffrey

President, Healdsburg Animal Shelter Board

"Ann’s energy and attention to detail make her a prize to work with."

Betsy Wildberger

Project Director

Mendocino Winegrape & Wine Commission

“. . . this morning we each independently explored your website and client portfolio and were blown away by the colorful and complex mix of your work and clients. The subject line of this email [Wow!] says it in one word that combines amazement, admiration, and awareness of great quality.”

David Siegenhagen

Cloverdale Historical Society

“The signs are even more magnificent than I imagined they would be.” (on the Geyserville gateway signs)

Diana Barrett

Star Foundation

"Ann created such appealing collateral for us, and is such a pleasure to work with, if she charged a million dollars an hour it wouldn't be too much."

Ann Joly

former Executive Director

Healdsburg Animal Shelter

“Oh this is so lovely! I’m going on this tour just so I can get the T-shirt.” (on the Century Bike Tour logo design)

Virginia Reuter

Ardentio Social Network Marketing

“The only thing I had to do with this was to find the right people for the job…Anne & Ann have applied their considerable talents and enormous good will to this project creating a vehicle that the Foundation is justly proud of. These awards are theirs and well-deserved.” (in response to the Aster Awards announcement).

“Everything you touch turns to gold... Queen Midas!”

Charles Siebert

Chair Communications Committee

Board of Directors, Healthcare Foundation Northern Sonoma County

Your work is incredible!

Kathy Goodacre

Community Solutions Group

“We are so lucky to have the opportunity to work with you. Your work is exceptional!”

Dora Azevedo

River Rock Casino Tour & Travel Sales

“Two golds and a silver for Mackenzie Digital Art!!! Absolutely top drawer. . .”

Anne Air

Everett Ridge Winery

“Wonderful! You did a beautiful job with the brochure. I am so happy you are getting this well-deserved recognition.” (with regard to the Aster Awards, 2009)

Vera Berg, Principal

Vera Berg & Associates

"I had a Save the Date card on my desk for almost a year. I just couldn't throw it away.

Later, I was introduced to the designer and discovered that her unusual technique of combining
traditional art, photography and graphics was just the dramatic look we wanted for our VIP collateral materials.

We’ve been working with Ann at Mackenzie Design Studio ever since.”

Tony Averitt

Marketing Director, Cliff Castle Casino Hotel

“. . . the signs definitely add a warm and welcoming ambiance to Geyserville, I love them!”

Lorna Opatz

Route 128 Vineyards & Winery

“I picked up the posters at the Historical Society today, thank you. Just wanted you to know how many compliments you are getting. People really want to put them up in their stores.”

Lynn Caruso, Cloverdale Historical Society

“The map is GREAT! . . . excellent job.”

Ryan Henderson

Project Coordinator

Mendocino Winegrape & Wine Commission

“Wow! I want to dive right in! It’s spectacular.”

Kathy & Floyd Turnquist

Owners Citlland Real Estate

Ann Mackenzie is both an artist of the heart and of the imagination—and today I experienced timeless art.

Dr. Ruth Levy

Transpersonal Psychologist

“Ann’s images and art are just soothing to the soul. All visual treats. Even the pieces from events long ago, I have displayed in my office.”

Kelly Connelly

Kelly Connelly Design + Print

Co-founder, SFGraphicus

"Thanks for being such an inspiration and capturing the beauty which is all around us and most people are too busy to see."

Rosemary Allmayer-Beck