Banter Design Co.

08/27/2026

Thanks for the shout-out, Loving Venti!
Check out the recent brand refresh.

We were so happy to work with such a focused and thoughtful team.

07/17/2026

One year ago, we invited our partners, friends, and clients to what they thought was just a 10-year anniversary party — good food, good drinks, some stories. Little did they know, we had a name change to announce.

We went from Odvant to Banter and never looked back. Odvant was great, but after 10 years, people still couldn't say it right. Now? No one gets it wrong!

We love that we get to make Banter jokes in every meeting, and honestly, we hope that joke never gets old.

Thank you to everyone who stuck with us through new emails, new intake forms, and updated branding on more things than we can count.

Here's to racking up the years as Banter — one year down, 11 years total as a studio helping mission-driven orgs tell their story and look good doing it.

PS Here are some pics from the party!

Cheers! 🥂

06/12/2026

Things Nydia bantered about at CreativeMornings Milwaukee today:

• Practicing Spanish
• Church Trauma
• Summer House reunion
• Raising teens with ADHD
• Parenting with ADHD
• Cults
• The Real Housewives of Rhode Island
• The fun of accessorizing
• PechaKucha
• OH, MARY! with Meg Stalter

That's why we love Creative Mornings! It's more than just networking; it's community. A community with very broad interests, haha!

Speaking of broad interests, they are launching Creative Mornings Clubs! Woo hoo! There are already so many great ideas. Clubs meet 1x/month and only 4 times. Low on commitment, high on fun!

IRL > URL!

Make sure you are getting their newsletter to learn more. https://creativemornings.com/newsletter?chapter=mke

06/02/2026

We always love a reason to come stop at ♥️

05/19/2026

Women's Entrepreneurship Week was SO MUCH FUN last week! Every year we look forward to it, and every year it delivers. This year felt especially good.

Something happens when you put that many powerful, driven women in one room. The energy is *a vibe*. The conversations go deep. It goes beyond just networking. We share real insights, real struggles, and real wins. We push each other forward, laugh, and eat good snacks as we do it.

We left feeling inspired, recharged, and honestly a little fired up. That's the WEW effect

04/29/2026

Today, our featured non-profit from our  is . Arts at Large Activates Milwaukee’s communities to build environments that support arts-rich, lifelong learning. They serve 50+ schools and 13,000+ students and families annually. Plus they are celebrating 25 years this year! Congrats guys!

They have a really cool upcoming event on May 7 from 6 - 8 pm, it's called Masterclass | Making Hope: A Fabric Flag Workshop. That sounds lovely. 

The description says: Participants will spark their imagination with artist-in-residence, Hattie’s Flock, through writing exercises and generate their own mantras and intentions that will become fabric banners for future parades and events. It is free & open to the public, all ages & skill levels welcome. Materials provided. Space is limited. 

Did you read the part about it being free?

Follow them for more awesome events and generally good vibes.

04/08/2026

Small talk. Most people hate it. It's awkward. It can feel fake. You don't know what to say.

Nydia Mauras-Jones used to hate it, too. Now she loves it! And, apparently, she has been deemed the "Queen of Small Talk". Seems appropriate for a co-owner of Banter Design Co. 😁

If you want some tips, listen to her guest spot on the Gather Connect Create Podcast with Meagan Schultz. It's so much fun talking about small talk!

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04/01/2026

Okay, we tried. We really did.

After 7 months of being Banter Design Co., we’ve learned something important… we talk too much. Like… a lot.

So, we’re making a change.

Introducing our new name: Shut Up
Tagline: Enough already.

No more friendly chat at the start of meetings.
No more joking around at the end.
No more "let's keep brainstorming this."
Just silence. Peace. Quiet. 😌

We’ll be launching our new brand immediately.
Please direct all communication to… actually, don’t.

🤐