We are Orchid Bay Designs
We Align Strategy with Creativity
Orchid Bay Designs is a woman-owned small business based in Severna Park, Maryland. We bring creativity, strategy, and technology together to create customized design and digital solutions that reflect our clients’ vision, communicate their story, and connect with their audience.
Our Creative Approach
Giving Your Brand A Visual Voice
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Discover
Every successful project begins with discovery. During this collaborative session, we take time to understand your business, brand, audience, goals, and project requirements. By uncovering key insights, challenges, and opportunities, we establish a strategic foundation that guides the project scope and informs creative, user-centered solutions designed to achieve your objectives and drive measurable impact.
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Define
Following the discovery session, we translate our findings into a customized proposal that outlines the recommended approach, project scope, deliverables, timeline, and investment. This strategic roadmap ensures alignment on expectations, priorities, and outcomes, providing a clear path forward for achieving your business and design goals.
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Design
With the project approved, we develop a comprehensive creative brief that transforms strategy into direction. This document defines the project objectives, target audience, brand positioning, key messaging, user experience considerations, and creative vision, ensuring every design decision is purposeful, cohesive, and aligned with your goals.
What Our Clients Say
Don't Just Take Our Word For It
We needed someone to help us promote our special events in both print and on-line publications. From our very first meeting, Michele was enthusiastic and capable of meeting our needs. Her proficiency in social media and graphic design exceeded our expectations. We quickly realized that there was so much more Michele could do to help our organization. She was efficient in providing a full portfolio of logo designs. She skillfully explained her recommendations. We will call on Michele again!
Karen Haghighi
Vice President
Friends of Kinder Farm Park
December, 2025
Michele delivered professional-quality design work that went above and beyond my expectations. The final product far exceeded what was originally scoped. Throughout the project, she offered excellent guidance as a trusted advisor, came to every discussion exceptionally well prepared, and followed up quickly on action items. I couldn't be happier with the experience.
Jordan Derby
Owner & Navy Vet
Comfort Keepers of Annapolis
July, 2026
I cannot recommend Michele Boyd and Orchid Bay Designs highly enough!
Michele did an outstanding job creating the website for my political campaign. From the very beginning, she took the time to understand my vision, my message, and the experience I wanted to create for visitors. She then brought that vision to life with an incredible combination of creativity, graphic design expertise, technical skill, and attention to detail.
The finished website is beautiful, engaging, professional, and truly reflects who I am and what my campaign stands for. Michele has an incredible ability to take ideas and turn them into something polished, compelling, and visually impactful. She made sure the site was not only aesthetically pleasing, but also easy to navigate and engaging for the people we are trying to reach.
What impressed me just as much as her talent was her work ethic. Michele moved my project from concept to completed website in just three weeks; while remaining responsive, thoughtful, and committed to getting every detail right. She went above and beyond throughout the entire process.
Building a campaign website comes with a lot of moving pieces and a lot of pressure, and having someone like Michele in your corner makes all the difference. She is talented, dedicated, creative, and genuinely invested in the success of her clients.
If you are looking for someone who will not only build you a great website but will truly care about bringing your vision to life, look no further than Michele Boyd and Orchid Bay Designs. I am incredibly grateful for her work and could not be happier with the result!
Joan Cole
Democratic Candidate
MD State Delegate - District 31
August, 2026
BUILDING MEANINGFUL PARTNERSHIPS
We believe every client is a valuable, long-term partner. From the first conversation to every project that follows, we collaborate, listen, and create innovative solutions that support your business; not just today, but as you grow.
