Marie Frechon Photographic Design is a communications firm specializing in strategic communications for peace and development. Our focus is creating effective visual solutions to support our client's communication strategies. These visuals communicate your stories and drive your messages— they must have impact, they must have stopping power.

We provide a range of marketing communications services, such as branding, newsletters, brochures, posters, annual reports and advertising. And our project management strengths have earned us a reputation for delivering desired results to tight deadlines.

The firm's principal, Marie Frechon, has 25 years of experience in both the private and public sectors, including several United Nations organizations. As a designer, her experience ranges from nationwide public information campaigns in conflict/post-conflict zones to corporate annual reports. As a photographer, she has been on the front lines of war/conflict zones, covering UN field work, including high profile dignitary and celebrity press coverage.

International assignments have included UN peacekeeping and electoral missions, as well as UN development projects in several conflict zones and developing countries. Communication projects have included DDR reform programs, electoral voter education and public information campaigns, gender-based violence prevention, human rights protection advocacy, humanitarian relief efforts and donor funding presentation kits.

Marie Frechon’s associates include illustrators, designers and copywriters. These specialists are often called upon to collaborate on large projects.

 

MISSION

• Save our client a thousand words by capturing the perfect photo.
• Incorporate captivating imagery into quality designs, where voice and visual combine to result in compelling messaging.
• Increase awareness and understanding of our client's mandate and mission in order to help them reach their communication objectives. 
• Optimize our client's identity/branding and principles, while leveraging their leadership role.

 

VISION

• We see creative opportunities, not impossibilities.
• We speak our client's language, and adopt our client's voice when speaking for them.

 

VALUES

• We value our client's opinions, time and trust.
• We are committed to the development of ideas by exploiting technologies, not people.
• We value integrity, professionalism and respect for diversity.

 

CORE PRINCIPLES

• Failing to plan is planning to fail.
• We are committed to exceeding client expectations.
• We are focused on quality to achieve the extraordinary.