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At Desert Society we’re all about generating creativity to help the people and businesses of our California communities shine that much brighter.
We’re as passionate about developing memorable brands, captivating designs, engaging moments and alluring environments as we are about the SoCal region itself, with our name reflecting both the “desert” areas and major city “society” we love to bring our expertise to.
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15 customer reviews
Lynnae Howard
What can I say about Darren at Desert Society that will fully convince a reader to do themselves a huge favor by adding him to a project?
Is he professional? Absolutely! From start to finish Darren was invaluable to me while creating the look, design and vibe that I was trying to create for my store.
Is he creative? The guy has verve! The depth of his knowledge of products, design and style are amazing. From logo color selection to display options and store layout Darren gave me great advice.
Is he responsive? Check! Darren’s communication was amazing which was incredibly helpful to me while working on this project. Response times were quick and yet he gave me enough time to reflect on the decisions I was making
Would I work with Desert Society again? In a heartbeat and you should too!
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Brianne
We had a wonderful experience working with Desert Society! Darren was super easy to work with, and knows where to get everything we needed, including trades people locally. He really cared about what we were looking for and kept our budget in mind. Our place has come a LONG way thanks to Desert Society! Highly recommended!!! More...
Aaron
Darren helped my wife and I design and furnish our vacation home in La Quinta, CA. Our home was a new build - and we worked with Darren on both the landscape, hardscape as well as the fixtures and structure of the home itself. Darren has an incredible attention to detail, and makes sure the project is completed on time and within budget. He listens to your preferences, but also makes sure he keeps the broader goal in mind. Highly recommend. More...
Todd Bell
Darren was fantastic! Took the lead immediately based upon my needs for the project. Super responsive, proactive, knowledgeable and thorough.
james
Desert Society is a great company to work with and look forward to any future projects with them.
Peter T
Darren did an amazing job helping us to completely redesign the look and feel of our Palm Springs vacation home. When all was said and done, our home was completely transformed and had a much more cohesive aesthetic. Darren’s attention to detail and eye for design is impeccable and shows through his work. We would absolutely recommend using Darren and Desert Society for your interior design needs. More...
Steve Brahs
It is an absolute pleasure working with Darren. He is constantly willing to do whatever is necessary to provide a quality website.
Jerah
Being in IT for over 20 years, I've worked with many designers, developers, and marketing teams. But working with Desert Society was far and beyond, one of the best I've had the pleasure of working with. They were absolutely amazing in delivering exactly what I was looking for in terms of design, content, and implementation. No team I've worked with has ever dug as deep as they did wanting to understand exactly my vision and the outcome I was looking for. They have a true passion for what they do and it shows in what they deliver. More...
Angie
Very prompt and professional. You give them the brief and they find a connection and then deliver amazing results. Can’t recommend Darren and his team enough
Kimberly Us
I hired Desert Society to design the cover of my book Bettie Page: Aphrodite Rising in a mid century style. Darren listened to my suggestions and modified them to be more true to the time period. He was easy to work with and willing to make suggested modifications. He also helped me with ad design. Everyone's first comment when they see the book is "I love the cover!" More...
Melody M
I would absolutely recommend Desert Society to anyone after the services of a first rate Interior Designer.
Darren and Ruth were able to distill our abstract design ideas into exactly what we envisioned.
My husband and I had a rough notion of what we wanted, but no idea how to manifest it.
After carefully listening to both our needs and our desired aesthetic, they presented us with a carefully curated and incredibly detailed plan that brought everything together.
They are accessible, professional and intuitive, and worked tirelessly with us on our project until it was fine tuned, perfectly.
We couldn’t be happier with our new living space.
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Bri Kiner
Desert Society was awesome to work with. They are very professional, responsive, and they care about your brand.
Kiki Tormo
Desert Society provided fantastic graphics and branding for our event marketing. They were really able to interpret our needs quickly and creatively in ways that we were never able to before. The results were fantastic! The talent, creativity and customer service from Desert Society can't be beat and we highly recommend them. We are lucky to have such an excellent full service company in the desert. More...
Shannon
Every time I hand someone my card they comment on the logo and branding. The work Desert Society did for our business exceeded all expectations. We have been gaining new clients and attention for what we do as a result of the “spot on” name that they came up with after spending the time to really understand what we do. From there they created the business logo, branding, website, and maintain continued support. They even created posts to further our brand on Instagram. Desert Society is a valued partner for our growing business. More...
Greg Frech
Social Media Marketing
Darren and his wife Ruth are an amazing team! They are so complete in what they do and are easily assessable by phone, text or email. The website design was fabulous . The ad copy written is spot on. Darren has a solid background in advertising and offers solutions that I could have never dreamed up. More...
What makes a great website?
Something that has enough pizzazz to attract the attention of the user, but also maintains a simple to follow flow so as not to lose the customer at the expense of all the aesthetics.
What questions might you ask a client when starting a new project?
What is the outcome you're desiring to achieve from having us work with you?
What’s your interior design process?
It all starts with really listening to the customer's tastes and desires and taking it from there.
Which interior design styles can you cater for?
We're not married to any particular style so can design everything from mid-century to modern.
Describe your creative process.
It's combing equal parts creative flair with sound business practice.
What information do you need from a client before you can start work?
It all depends on the project, but knowing their objectives is what is most important.
What do you love most about your job?
Helping other people achieve their business or domestic dreams.
What inspired you to start your own business?
We wanted to help other businesses be the best they can be by making them shine.
Why should our clients choose you?
We are honest, cost-effective, agile, respsonsive and have a superb understanding of what matters to businesses.
Can you provide your services online or remotely? If so, please add details.
We are happy to meet in person but more often than not we work remotely with customers utilizing phone, video chat and email.
What changes have you made to keep your customers safe from Covid-19?
With most of our work being remote, changes have been minimal, but we always observe the usual guidelines when meeting in person.
Branding & Design
At Desert Society, our philosophy is that a brand is an ever evolving story unfolding across all customer touch points.
That’s why we identify an organization’s uniqueness and create memorable brands that are consistent at every part of the consumer journey - from name to logo, through to website copy and design, marketing collateral, merchandising and beyond.
Because creativity without strategy is called art. But creativity with strategy is called advertising.
Services include:
• Brand strategy
• Brand positioning
• Logo and identity design
• Brand and product naming
• Consumer research and insights
• Website design
• Print and signage design
• Packaging design
• Merchandise design
Communications & Media
From social media and email campaigns to the more traditional channels of television, radio, and outdoor, Desert Society can formulate programs to get more people to your door.
Because attention is the new currency, and we believe those who insert themselves into as many channels as possible are set to capture the most value.
So let us create it, write it, shoot it, design it and spread it to gain the maximum amount of return for you.
Services include:
• Communications strategy & planning
• Content strategy & production
• Media planning & buying
• Television and online video production
• Photography
• Content, script and copywriting
• Email marketing campaigns
• Social media management
• Search engine marketing
• Customer relationship management
Events & Activations
Conversations are happening whether you are there or not, so we believe the best strategy is to become the centre of attention.
That’s why we create and manage events, launches and activations to attract people and get them talking, then use social amplification to keep that conversation going.
With fine attention to detail, from location and entertainment, through to food and beverage, music and staff, we really know how to put on a show.
Services include:
• Creative concept design and development
• Sponsorship management
• Speaker and entertainment sourcing
• Venue procurement
• Event theming
• Collateral art direction
• Food & beverage curation
• Public relations and promotion
Interiors & Remodels
Whether it’s a permanent home, vacation rental or even retail space, we can bring that desired project to life and deliver the transformation you’re looking for.
From retro cool through to Hollywood glam, or more contemporary looks, we relish the opportunity to bring our creativity to the table and create uniquely designed environments.
Encompassing projects of all sizes - from a simple furniture fit out, to a more serious makeover or even a total remodel - we possess the style and experience to make it all happen on time, on budget, and totally on point.
Services include:
• Interior design concept development
• Contracter sourcing
• Budget management
• Color palette curation
• Home staging
• Wi-Fi, security and audio technology
• Art curation
• New and vintage decorative piece sourcing
• Landscape design
• Pool rejuvenations
• Vacation rental branding and marketing
