45th Parallel Design, LLC

A two-person design and development studio based in Portland, Oregon, 45th Parallel Design was established in 2011 by Nicole Aue and Megan Ferrell. The company works with businesses and organizations seeking branding, website, and marketing support from a small, consistent team rather than a large agency staff. It is certified as an Oregon Small Business Enterprise, Women Business Enterprise, and Emerging Small Business with the State of Oregon. Clients dealing directly with the same two people throughout a project is presented as a deliberate feature of how the studio operates, supporting longer-term client relationships. Services cover logo and visual brand identity design, custom website design and development, and ongoing monthly WordPress maintenance plans. Website work includes responsive, accessibility-minded design built with clean code intended to support page speed and search-engine rankings, along with search-engine-friendly information architecture and user interface work aimed at improving conversions. Brand identity projects are developed by learning about a client's values, offerings, and market position to produce a consistent visual language. The studio also produces print and marketing collateral—business cards, brochures, billboards, ads, magazines, reports, infographics, and email newsletters—designed to align visually with a client's other materials. Listed service areas span SEO, web design, web development, branding, content marketing, e-commerce development, email marketing, and graphic design, positioned as a combined offering covering branding through ongoing site maintenance.