emphas!s is a multi-disciplinary, award-winning design firm that offers services in environmental graphic design, print communications, and website design. Founded in 1996 by designers Andrew Simons and Helene Benedetti, emphas!s practices design personally, with a collaborative spirit and good humor. At emphas!s, we believe there is beauty in simplicity, and that hard work and true vision are evidenced in the details. Our clients come first. We strive to communicate their distinctive character and ideas in our design solutions—not our own. How these ideas fit into the “big picture” —whether it be our clients’ business environment or the larger community in which we all work and live—drives our design philosophy and strengthens our client commitment. We understand how good design builds business, improves relationships, inspires greatness, and truly has the capacity to change lives. emphas!s has created comprehensive identity systems, print material and web designs for the private sector, public institutions and cultural organizations. We are creative problem solvers, also specializing in the built environment, signage, standards implementation, wayfinding and exhibits.