ABOUT eyetoeye design
Eyetoeye Design is a family-based team of creative professionals dedicated to your success. We believe attracting new customers and retaining them is what is most important to you. We understand this and make it our primary goal to help you succeed in doing this.
Our team
We want to make the entire experience from the moment you first contact us through to final production of your project to be a smooth, positive experience for you. Our family-based team is made up of easy-going, over-achievers. We take the time to understand your business, come up with a solid game plan and work through each step in a timely manner ensuring we produce the highest level of value for our customers. Take a moment to meet the team—our family.
JOHN
Founder and Senior Designer
John started his career with a leading-edge Toronto design firm gathering a wealth of experience before starting Eyetoeye Design in 1993. It has been a love affair of the creative process from the beginning. John gives great care and personalized attention to every project he is involved with. The ability to offer a full range of creative services that marry together seamlessly under one roof is something that really energizes him. He started working with his son Jonah creating cutting edge video in 2016 and then three years later was able to bring on his other son Malachi to enhance media offerings including social media design, web design, and motion graphics. Working with his two sons is something he never saw coming but has been an exciting venture now offering a full range of services to strengthen any brand.
MALACHI
Web/Media Designer and SEO Specialist
Malachi joined us in 2019. Since then, he has become the primary designer for Whitby website design, motion graphics design and social media design. Malachi has valuable skills in SEO (search engine optimization) enabling our customer’s websites to reach a whole new audience with confidence. Malachi is continually acquiring new skills to keep our customers at the top of their game and reach the success they are striving for. When faced with emerging challenges in technology, Malachi is quick to research a solution and deliver results.
JONAH
Videographer & Editor
Jonah has been creating high-end videography for valued customers since 2016. It all started in his early days as a fun hobby but when his dad, John, gave him the opportunity to film professionally, Jonah was all over it. Jonah has really excelled in his skills producing a level of videography that rivals some of the best in the industry. He is always learning new techniques and combined with exceptional video editing is able to produce videos that really exceed our customers expectations. For larger or more demanding projects, John directs, lights and sets up shots for Jonah to achieve greater efficiency and more polished results. Jonah has an easy-going personality that gels well with customers making the overall experience very positive.
KAY
Lead Photographer
Kay joined our team in 2021. Whether for a business shoot or casual lifestyle, she has a keen ability for posing people well to look natural and comfortable in their surroundings. She is continually learning new techniques and skills to take her images to the next level. She also has skill in video editing which allows Jonah some added flexibility when he is pressed with video projects.
We Answer to a Higher Authority
One core difference about Eyetoeye Design compared to most creative agencies is that we are all followers of Christ. This means our purpose for excelling in our work goes beyond pleasing our clients.
Complete media solutions
Rarely do our clients require only one of our creative services.
In today’s competitive world you need a sophisticated brand and marketable communication to stand out from your competition. Using multiple companies to accomplish all of this can be time consuming and lead to a disjointed presence. That’s why our team has specialized in developing skill sets that work hand in hand to deliver a complete package for all your marketing needs.
Our complete offering of services:
Logo Design
Most companies can’t move ahead without a great looking logo. We strategize and develop bold logos to set you apart.
Brand Design
Developing your brand usually happens over a wide variety of media. We ensure that each component works cohesively.
Graphic Design
Still the core of our business, we design effective brochures, manuals, annual reports, and multiple promotional materials.
Website Design
Having a clean, easy to navigate and highly marketable website is essential. Best of all we’ll write the content for you.
Content Writing
We write content (text) for the majority of our websites to streamline the process and ensure it is marketed most effectively.
SEO
A website without effective Search Engine Optimization is dead in the water. We have the know-how to get you ranking and attracting new business.
Social Media
We develop templates and designs that match your brand perfectly, providing you with a library of branded messaging.
Motion Graphics
Bringing your message to life using imagery, illustrations and text—we create effective and targeted motion videos.
Videography
High-end video solutions to make your business or product look incredible. We offer script writing, professional lighting and directing.
Video Editing
Complete in-house editing capabilities to edit our own videos to perfection. We also offer editing for customers that only require editing.
Photography
Whether it’s for business, lifestyle, fashion, architecture or your latest product—we deliver professional images that make an impact.
Printing
When a graphic design project needs to be printed, we have over 30 years of print experience and connections to ensure your project is perfect.
A few client testimonies
We are so thankful for each of our valued customers. It has been a privilege working with each and every one of them. Below are a few testimonies they have shared with us.
Eyetoeye Design completed an extensive revitalization of an aged website for our office. The result was truly a masterpiece! In our society of underachieving customer service and personal touch, John shone brightly in all aspects of our interactions with him. He is among the elite in integrity and dedication to his craft and clients. We would not hesitate to recommend both his photography and
Whitby web design talents to any business wanting a professional and relevant image in the marketplace that is sure to grab and hold their customer’s attention. Thanks for a job masterfully done.”
—Dr. Stephen Hambly, Ancaster Dental Care
I am blown away...I cried, literally—you did an amazing job! I am so excited about my new website. Thank you so much and can’t wait for my customers to see this.”
—Marsha Raynard, Jewel Pet Sitting
John, I love working with you. You are always so efficient and the quality of your work never changes—it is always consistently great! Thanks for being such a big part of our success.”
—Bonnie Pioveson, NextLEVEL Leadership
John, thank you so much for the excellent job you did in designing our new brochure. It is more than I ever expected! It is fresh, vibrant and sums up my heart and vision for Women Alive. I will call you again for future work.
—Margaret Gibb, Women Alive
I have been working with Eyetoeye for almost a year now. They have done my logo, business cards, photos, and now my website. I was not able to give much direction as I am not design savvy, nor do I have the time to spend on marketing and promotional material. They took charge and invested time into learning all of the elements of my business. My expectations were exceeded, and I am very satisfied with all of the products they produced. But, the proof is in the pudding. So have a look for yourself!
—Steve Kimmerer, Carriage Trade Cleaners
“Working with John Cowie has been a great fit for me. From the very start, over 6 years ago, it has been a true partnership. John never took off on his own direction but rather relied heavily on my input when establishing direction. The results have been highly effective marketing every time. There’s no two ways about it—it’s been a team effort all the way resulting in one very satisfied and successful customer.”
—Bruce Klassen, Royal LePage Sales Agent
Just got back from our Annual General Meeting with the new board. At one point in the meeting one of the board members wanted to make note of the high quality of the printed material. The other members all joined in and wanted to thank me for the calibre of materials produced saying it is not only professional but speaks very well for the foundation and to the high net worth donors that we will be approaching. So John, I pass on accolades to you. Well done. If you are like me, while it is a joy to do something you love—and for the Lord—it sure is nice to hear the high praise and know we exceeded expectations.”
—Jan Kupecz, Advisors with Purpose
John has been our supplier for many years and consistently exceeds our expectations. As an independent designer, he is able to provide superior customer service and insight into the ethos and needs of his customers. This is reflected in the quality and depth of his work. One of the qualities we at Tyndale most appreciate is the exceptional turnaround time. The quality of his work remains high even if he is given a very short time frame to complete the project. This has enabled us to meet many tight deadlines and increase our productivity.”
—Jodi McIsaac, Tyndale University
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