About Us
We believe design is a a secret weapon for undeniable growth. It's straight up good business. It grabs attention, increases purchases, and creates value. In an age of AI and mass stimuli, good branding, websites and design should be an important ingredient to company success.
1dea in a Nutshell
Established in 2005, 1dea Design + Media Inc. is an award-winning and reputable brand, creative, marketing and website development firm, with locations in Kingston, Ottawa & Toronto.
At “one idea”, we work super hard to provide our clients with meaningful, quality and well-planned digital, brand, and growth-oriented solutions that leverage the best of their brands and goals for growth. We care as partners, not as vendors, and want nothing more than to help you succeed.
We’re a highly collaborative senior-level team of project leads, strategists, graphic designers, web developers, and content creators who have significant experience in our craft.
20 Years in Business
Canadian Owned
14,000+ Projects
Husband/Wife Operated
Achievements & Awards
Tailored to Your Budget
Core Values
Excellence is a State of Mind
Everyday, we meticulously dedicate ourselves to become the best at what we do. We sweat the details, stay focused on our work, and welcome feedback, trends and personal development opportunities to get better at what we do. And we help our team members to do the same.
Equal Parts Unity and Humility
As a team, we remain ambitious and collaborative, but not egotistical. We synergize the collective talents of every team member, capitalize on each other’s strengths and help support each other to build momentum only achieved as a “We”.
Operate with Transparency
We communicate internally and externally with unwavering guidance, authority, honesty and respect to enable the success of others.
Move The Line
Every day, in everything we do, we challenge ourselves and move the line. We push boundaries by focusing on controlled improvement, practicing forward-thinking, and embracing innovation.
Build for Durability
Our Caring & Friendly Crew
Karen Bonhomme
Trevor Trewartha
Kelsy Flewitt
Jennifer F.
Dominique Rideout
Ashley Gregory
Meagan
Holly
Sabrina Young
Becca St. Jean
Website Developers
Shane O’Quinn
Vhal Carino
Joevil Malones
Colleen Rose Ragay
Derick Ablong
Vit Canto
Kirby Aldeon
Charles Carino
Who We Help
We’re here for owners, CEOs, IT, marketers and communicators who are looking to add to their growth.
Our key areas of experience including helping SMEs, associations, tourism, not-for-profits, government and health-care organizations. Our aim is to cultivate a partnership-oriented relationship, where we can provide genuine value.
Private Sector
Over the years, we’ve helped hundreds of small to medium-sized private sector companies with websites, branding, and design. They appreciate our focus on conversion and growth, as well as our ability to empower them to manage their visual presence independently in the future.
Associations
Membership-based organizations nationally and provincially have benefitted from our ongoing website and design support to build membership value. This may begin with an organizational rebrand, a new website, or may transition right into ongoing graphic design support for communication materials.
Tourism
We aid various tourism entities like DMOs, RTOs, accommodations, and operators. From creating new brands or websites to ongoing online marketing management, our experienced team has won numerous awards in the sector.
Healthcare
Since our inception in 2005, healthcare has been a cornerstone sector for us. We’ve engaged extensively at national, provincial, and local levels, serving public sector entities, private practices, membership-based organizations, and scientific research institutions.
Education
We’ve had the pleasure of collaborating with universities, colleges, and school boards on website and branding projects, along with assisting private sector businesses in developing paid online training programs.
Government
Our team has worked with diverse government entities at municipal, provincial, and federal levels. This involves website redesigns for municipalities, community rebranding initiatives, and crafting design materials for various provincial and federal departments or portfolios.
Not-For-Profit
There’s so many wonderful not-for-profit organizations that we’ve had the pleasure of working with. We love it when we can help harness their passion, dedication and hard-work into meaningful new brands, websites, and fundraising/donor-based campaigns.
