I work hard for you so you can focus on the work you enjoy.

If you’re looking for a designer who will work side-by-side with you to create the design of your dreams, I’ve got you! I am an experienced graphic designer, based out of Peterborough, working with small businesses in the Peterborough area as well as in Toronto, Ottawa, St. Catherines, and all over Ontario.

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Raquel Scott

GRAPHIC DESIGNER • WEB DEVELOPER

My journey started as a baker and cake decorator. I enjoy creating dream cakes for people on their special days, whether it be a birthday, anniversary, shower, or wedding day. You can check out my cake shop here. After going to school for Baking & Pastry Arts Management and managing a bakery in Toronto for several years, I decided to change course and dive into the world of graphic design.

I have always been passionate about art and design. I studied Studio Art and Art History at the University of Toronto, and always found comfort in creating things. One of my favourite pastimes is when I have a paintbrush, canvas, and a tarp (for the mess of course). Contact me directly if you are interested in commissioing one of my paintings.

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Services that I offer…

Branding

I will help you develop your brand identity by creating a fresh logo design and brand guidelines that will capture the attention of your clients.

Graphic Design

Market your brand with hand-crafted letterheads, business cards, brochures and other marketing materials to create a professional brand experience.

Website Development

I will custom-build your website on Squarespace, Shopify, or Wordpress, adhering to UX/UI design best practices and meeting accessibility requirements.

Website Design

I will design a completely customized website that conveys your brand’s identity curated for specific platforms including Squarespace, Shopify, or Wordpress.

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Some of my past projects.

Twisted Lemon Restaurant & Boutique Inn

WEB DESIGN & DEVELOPMENT

Twisted Lemon Restaurant & Boutique Inn is a well-regarded fine dining restaurant located in the heart of Cayuga, Ontario. They needed a website redesign to sell their Clarity Cocktail products as well as give their customers a platform to reserve a table and/or book a room reservation to stay overnight. I took their outdated Wordpress website and gave them a bright and modern refreshed website on Shopify.

More web design projects

Wood and Board branding client design mockup | Raquel's Design Studio | Graphic Design, Website Design & Development

Wood & Board

BRANDING REDESIGN

Wood & Board is a woodworking business creating custom home decor from cutting boards to shelving and even coffee tables. They needed a fresh logo and overall branding redesign that was more modern and clean to better align with their company’s voice.

More branding projects

What my clients are saying…

We never felt like it was a contract with Raquel, rather more like a relationship and we all had the same mutual end goal.

“We had the pleasure of working with Raquel to build a new website for our business. As a business that had already been operating for 14 years, we had a very long list of information and were quite particular about how we wanted to evolve into a new, crisp and clean website. Raquel was amazing at listening to us and our vision and being able to make it happen. She was always quick to respond to our questions and made it clear to us what she needed and when she needed it by to keep things on track. We had our own deadlines to work with and every one of them were met with clear and open communication. Raquel was always ready to hear our feedback and make the necessary adjustments. We really appreciated that Raquel was always honest with her thoughts from a design perspective and we communicated regularly to always find the perfect balance. We never felt like it was a contract rather more like a relationship and we all had the same mutual end goal. We have since continued work with Raquel on other projects and are extremely happy with the results.”
DAN & LAURIE MEGNA
RESTAURANT OWNERS | TWISTED LEMON RESTAURANT & BOUTIQUE INN
Raquel is very responsive, brings positive energy, and has incredibly insightful and creative concepts.

“Raquel is fabulous to work with. She is very responsive, brings positive energy, and has incredibly insightful and creative concepts. When I saw her first draft it was like bringing together a vision in ways I didn’t yet know myself. I highly recommend working with Raquel for your website needs.“
MELISSA CLEWS-HUNT
THERAPIST & CLINICAL SUPERVISOR | HEALING SPACES THERAPY
I am so thankful to have Raquel on my team!

“I have been working with Raquel for over a year now and I am so thankful to have her on my team! Raquel built my dream website on Shopify – it’s so beautiful and user friendly. Raquel continues to do my monthly website maintenance and I could not be happier with her services! She is quick at responding to questions and completing tasks, and she has been a huge asset to my e-commerce business.”
LINDSAY KING
FOUNDER & DESIGNER | LINDSAY KING CO.
Raquel is a strong partner in helping you meet your communications and promotion goals.

“Raquel approaches web design with ultimate care and attention for her client and their needs. This past winter, 2023, Raquel worked with me to launch a website for my instructional design business. It was my first time building a website and content for my own business purposes. Raquel gave me sound advice and direction on the website concept, while also creating opportunities to listen to my questions, get my feedback, and translate all of that information into a striking website with high usability and top-notch design. I would gladly work with Raquel again and recommend her to other business leaders. She is a strong partner in helping you meet your communications and promotion goals.”
CHRISTINA HALLIDAY
PRINCIPAL & FOUNDER | THE LEARNING EXPERTS
Raquel made this process easy and enjoyable.

“I have had the pleasure of working with Raquel over the last few months designing a new website for our school. She made this process easy and enjoyable - taking all of my ideas as well as the Montessori principles that are important to our school into consideration, but offering her design expertise to make them an online reality that is not only beautiful, but user-friendly as well. We are so happy with the final product and receive constant positive feedback from so many who have interacted with our new website! I look forward to continuing our work together as she provides ongoing website maintenance services for us.”
JODI SPROULE
HEAD OF SCHOOL | NELEPHANT MONTESSORI SCHOOL
I love her proactiveness!

“Raquel is such an important part of our team and although she is behind the scenes, she is never forgotten. I love working with Raquel – it’s so easy and seamless, and we’re lucky to have her as part of our team! I love her proactiveness!”
AIMEE SLOGGETT
FOUNDER | WINK AND WAVE