When volunteering for the local youth football organization, the Martensville Maddogs, I was asked to start managing their website, at this time doing websites was strictly a relaxing hobby for me so I said "Sure". When completing the changes to the site and showing it to the organization, I received so many compliments on my work that it got me thinking how great it would be to make a business out of helping get people online doing something I truly love doing, but still, I was reluctant to try.
Then Jason's Auto Glass in Martensville reached out to me and asked me to work with them to create a new website for them as they felt theirs had become outdated and around the same time, my brother asked me to make a website for his business, Waterfront Rentals. Having them put their faith in me gave me the confidence to open my own business! After discussing with my wife and kids and getting their full support, there was a short push to create my business ensuring all the proper measures were taken and I was off creating both of their websites. Upon completion, and getting not only their positive feedback but the feedback of others in the community, I knew I made the right decision to start a business I always wanted but never thought possible.
When thinking about what I wanted to name my business, I came up with some pretty silly names I am super glad I didn't use. 5Design fits the need perfectly. I came up with this name because in my family growing up, we were a family of "5" and all our names started with the letter "D". That combined with my love for design turned into 5Design.
The logo is something I knew almost immediately I was going to do, based on the Phoenix. With many hours and lots of drafts shown to my wife, kids and my parents, their input drove me to the final design you see today.
