Launch your startup with a visual identity that people will remember.

Turn your company into a growing brand, not just a product or service.

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🧀 Graphic design and art direction for digital and real-world marketing assets.

Why Mousetrap Creative?

As a co-founder of several startups in the past, I (the founder) understand the challenges of starting a business. Founding team members like you are often technical software developers, engineers, or growth-minded sales professionals focused on building an MVP and finding your first customers. You may not have the knowledge or software to generate visuals yourself, and you probably can't dedicate enough time to make your company a memorable brand. Or, it could just be that you don't have the financial resources to invest in a full-time creative director that can help kickstart your growth. Whatever the reason, it's important that you don't neglect the identity of your business to focus exclusively on your product or service, otherwise people won't know who you are and may choose to buy from or work with a more familiar competitor.

At a minimum, you need a logo and a website to hit the ground running - but with the number of social media users excpected to grow to 5.85 billion by 2027 *, it's important to capture your share of their attention - and we'll do this for A LOT less than it costs to hire a full-time art director.

* According to DemandSage

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While startups greatly benefit from our work, the ones we hope to impact the most are those who support them: investors, accelerators, incubators, and agencies with a portfolio of companies and a vested interest in supercharging their growth and revenue generation by partnering with a design leader. Imagine every business you manage being given a memorable identity that will help them grow in a way that goes far beyond selling more products or services - recognition, loyalty, word-of-mouth referrals, trust, and more.

Together, we can make that happen in three simple steps:

You invest in a monthly subscription, invite your team, and submit design requests as needed. Request as many as you want, whenever you want.

We'll work on requests one at a time and deliver each dessign when it's finished. You then review our submission and request revisions or approve it.

Once approved, you can download each design and use it for marketing online or offline. While you're doing that, we'll move on to your next project.

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Latest Projects

We help startup founders and co-founders like you establish a clear creative vision for all of your marketing assets, both digital and physical. Whether you have existing brand guidelines or need our help to create new design systems from scratch, we'll work with you to build a visual identity while you and your team build the flagship product or service you'll be known for.

Below are a few examples of our latest projects, but you can click the button to see more and take a closer look.

See Our Work

Note: All work was completed before Mousetrap Creative became a design agency.

Scope of Work

Request assets and art direction that will form the foundation of your brand identity. Increase awareness and gruyère business - not just your products and services - with a strong presence across digital channels such as social media, email, paid advertising, audio, and video platforms.

Brand Identity

Art direction
Logo design
Profile pictures
Website design
Mobile app UI
Hi-fi Prototypes

Brand guidelines
Color palettes
Design systems
Pitch decks
Brochures
Presentations

Merchandise
Stationary
Business cards
Exhibit booths
Packaging
Custom patterns

Social Media

Facebook event cover
Facebook group cover
Facebook page cover
Instagram feed image
Instagram carousel
Pinterest pin
X (Twitter) graphic
X (Twitter) profile cover
LinkedIn profile cover
LinkedIn page cover
LinkedIn group cover
LinkedIn post image
LinkedIn carousel
Pinterest pins
eBook cover & artwork
Blog graphics
Email graphics

Advertising

Facebook single image
Facebook carousel ad
Instagram single image
Instagram carousel ad
X (Twitter) ad creative
LinkedIn ad creative
Pinterest ad creative
Reddit ad creative
Eventbrite banner
Promotional flyer
Display ads
Native ads
Email newsletter ads
Billboards
Bus shelter posters
Street furniture ads
Store signage

Audio & Video

Instagram Stories
Instagram Reels
YouTube banners
YouTube video overlays
YouTube thumbnails
YouTube watermarks
YouTube cards
YouTube end screens
YouTube video titles
YouTube lower thirds
TikTok video overlays
Podcast covers
Podcaste artwork
Spotify album covers
Spotify single covers

See Our Work

Working with us is easy .

Finding help is stressful. Negotiating hourly rates, hiring freelancers, signing contracts, dreading aggressive sales calls... but none of that happens here. If that's not enough, here are six more reasons to work with Mousetrap Creative:

You're in control

Submit and manage all of your requests with your own Trello board. Track the status of every design, invite your whole team, and provide feedback on completed items.

No time wasted

No phone tag, confusing emails, lengthy proposals, long meetings, or broken Zoom links allowed. Leave notes on your Trello board and we'll address them as soon as possible.

Save cheddar

Avoid the payroll trap! Pay a fraction of the salary you'd pay a full-time art director with NO payroll tax, NO benefits, NO worker's comp, and NO expensive software.

Cancel Anytime

Cancel anytime, for any reason, effective at the end of the current month with no questions asked. You're always welcome to come back and resubscribe.

No hidden cheese

No surprise fees. Pay one price every month that'll never change. Even if we raise our prices, yours will stay the same as long as you're working with us!

It's all yours

You own 100% of what we create. Use your new branding everywhere to make sure it stays consistent, recognizable, and memorable across all channels.

As the person that signs up with us, you'll be given access to a private, dedicated Trello board. Anyone you choose to invite can submit requests, leave feedback, set the priority order, and approve designs.

If you're an investor, accelerator, incubator, or agency: we'll create a separate, private Trello board for each company in your portfolio. Members of each business will only be able to manage their own team's design projects, independent of the rest of your clients or investees.

Plans & Pricing

Say cheese 😁 you're about to invest in design and art direction that'll help you launch your startup brand, accelerate the growth of your portfolio, and generate more revenue!

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One Week Trial

$ 500

one time

Try us out for a week before you commit to a subscription.

One startup
Dedicated Trello board
Unlimited requests
Unlimited users
Unlimited revisions
One active request
Final delivery update
Unlimited stock photos
Canva Brand Kit
Easy automatic billing
Cancel anytime

Get Started

INDIVIDUAL *

Startup Founder

$ 2,000

per month

Compare to $8,333+ a month for a full-time art director.

One startup
Dedicated Trello board
One Canva Brand Kit
Unlimited requests
Unlimited users
Unlimited revisions
Unlimited stock photos
One active request
Weekky status updates
Easy automatic billing
Cancel anytime

Get Started

INVESTOR

Portfolio Manager

$ 10,000

per month

Huge savings for managers with 5+ portfolio companies.

Only pay for 5 startups
Unlimited startups
Dedicated Trello boards
Canva Brand Kit for all
Unlimited requests
Unlimited teams & users
Unlimited revisions
Unlimited stock photos
Weekly status updates
Easy automatic billing
Add or remove startups

Get Started

* Available for investors, accelerators, and agencies:
Purchase one subscription per client or investee.

Launch your startup with a visual identity that people will remember.

Launch your startup with a visual identity that people will remember.

Launch your startup with a visual identity that people will remember.

Why Mousetrap Creative?

More Value for Portfolio Managers

Latest Projects

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