Testimonials
Kind words from kind people.
Over the years, I’ve had the joy of working with so many inspiring clients — small business owners, non-profits, dreamers, and doers. Here’s what a few of them had to say.
The most important thing I found when working with Melissa was how intuitive she was. She got me. Her design evoked emotion as well as capturing the eye. She was also dedicated and always in communication. The project seemed as important to her as it was to me.
For the past three years, Melissa has helped Great River School turn student logo designs into school spirit wear to enable us to raise funds to support our programming. She has worked with the students to make sure that their ideas were preserved in the final designs, refined and digitized the designs, and formatted the art into usable forms for printing. We have found her to be professional, responsive, and supportive of student efforts, and her help has been invaluable in renewing this fundraiser each year. I highly recommend Melissa as a designer and supporter of young artists.
Our experience working with Shadeflower has been nothing but positive. We have worked with Melissa for a variety of projects, from donor thank-you cards to large scale posters for fundraising events. Melissa not only does beautiful work, she is also responsive and professional.
Let me grab my jaw – it fell on the floor!
Wow! I love this! You are truly gifted! I’ve never had this much luck with a designer before and I’ve used quite a few.
Melissa inspires you to want to deliver your best work, because you know her own expectations and work ethic are so high. When Melissa works on something, you know it equals quality.
Melissa, oh my God! The website is incredible! Beyond my wildest dreams! My husband and I were just looking at it and are absolutely amazed! Thank you!
Melissa Hickman did all of my design work and mental health support (kidding… not kidding) during my rebrand. She was gentle with me as I made slow decisions. She was full of ideas, too! She really has an incredible skill for working with small businesses and helping them manifest their vision! Plus her work speaks for itself it’s absolutely beautiful beyond words!! I’m deeply grateful for all of her help and could never have given “birth” to this without her!
I am a micro business owner currently working with Shadeflower Studios on updating and reworking my website. In addition to being professional and efficient, Melissa brings a clear and creative eye to your brand, your image and your website. One of the best things was continuous communication so I felt ‘in the loop’ with where she was on the project at all times. Melissa has a great creative eye, but her copywriting is fresh and crisp. Highly recommend.
Melissa has sharp listening skills, which translate into great project results. I hired her for a creative print project and she nailed my intended concept after just one meeting. At each step of the process, she was thorough, detail-oriented, and punctual. Her creativity is fantastic. I highly recommend her.
Recommending Melissa is easy for me. She was and is one of the most professional, honest, creative, team-oriented colleagues I’ve ever worked with. And I’ve worked with some very good people. I proudly recommend Melissa for her organizing, creative, no-nonsense, and timely way she gets it done.
Office Hours
Monday – Friday: 10 am – 3:30 pm
Evening and weekend appointments available upon request
Contact Info
North Oaks, Minnesota
651-304-7953