South Coast Designs, established in July 2020, was born out of the need to “make lemonade from lemons” and establish something positive from a difficult situation. 

While Mignon’s academic background is in English and Graphic Design, and Megan studied Fine Art, their mutual love of animals led them both to finding their careers at Audubon Nature Institute. As an art director and interpretive designer, they found that they are perfectly matched as a design team. Working together for 6 years, they’ve collaborated on multiple projects for many audiences. They’ve worked with CEOs, managing directors, contractors, scientists, and event planners not to mention tourists of all ages. All of this in a high-humidity environment with hurricanes, flooding and unrelenting heat. When working with this variety of people and conditions, they learned to handle pressure, deadlines, and budget restrictions with grace and humor. 

2020 arrived and handed out some lemons – a global pandemic and lay-offs.  Like so many other people in the world, they found themselves unemployed. They knew they weren’t ready to give up their work relationship, so they decided to join forces and start South Coast Designs.

Their combined and individual experience includes designing everything from small projects like business cards and t-shirts to larger annual reports and sales promotions. Not only do they design print collateral, but from concept to completion they have helped to design and build entire exhibit spaces. They are not above getting their hands dirty. When deadlines are fast approaching, they will pick up paint brushes, sculpting tools or shovels to get the job done. With over 30 years of experience, and a network of resources, they are here to assist their clients in solving problems through beautiful and thoughtful design.