About

I have been partnering with clients to develop creative communication solutions since 1997. At times it’s been just me, sometimes a dog, always a Diet Coke and now two small boys. The view has changed (because the city has changed), and the technology upgraded, but the constant has been my desire to create—to combine words and pictures in a way that makes other people pay attention or do the next right thing.

My clients are almost all not-for-profit organizations, spread across the United States. I specialize in church communications for both church plants and established churches. I started my design work for a church plant (200+) my husband and I attended, and I have worked as Associate Director of Communications for a mega-church (8,000+). Now, I have the privilege of owning my own design company, which allows me to say “yes,” “no” and “what if…” when it makes sense for me and my clients.

This spectrum of experience is put to use each day as I help churches reach their audience, large or small. My strength lies in my ability to take a kernel of an idea and guide it through to a finished product that you can hold in your hand (or see on your computer or worship-setting screen). With the ability to concept, write, layout, design, run prepress and interface with printers, Cottage Design is one solution, one name, one phone number, one point of accountability. I’ll be there from beginning to end every time.

Thanks for stopping by. Let me know how I can help you be more creative in what you’re saying.

Becky Martin

Clients and Partners

  • Abiding Love Ministries, Parma, NY
  • Allegany Free Methodist Church, Allegany, NY
  • Blades of Dexter, Dexter, MI
  • Building Better Communities, New Orleans, LA
  • Butch Harmon Charity Invitational [Golf Tournament], Ponte Vedra, FL
  • Campbellsville University, Louisville, KY
  • Cinnamon Gifts, Grand Rapids, MI
  • Dogwood Management Consulting, Charlotte, NC
  • Earlanger Baptist Church, Erlanger, KY
  • Gateway to Grace, St. Louis, MO
  • Grub&Ellis | Paramount, Grand Rapids, MI
  • JMA Services, Clinton Township, MI
  • Journey…a community of faith, Cincinnati, OH
  • Kal-Haven Community Church, Gobles, MI
  • Leo’s Lollies, Cincinnati, OH
  • Miner Lake Property Owners Association, Allegan, MI
  • MissionWAY Community Church, Ponte Vedra, FL
  • New Ground Marketing, Rockford, MI
  • Open Arms Community Church, Bradford, PA
  • Open Arms Community Church, NY
  • Riverside Community Church, Cincinnati, OH
  • SON-Life Camp & Retreat Center, Wayland, MI
  • Southland Christian Church, Lexington, KY
  • Spectrum Health, Grand Rapids, MI
  • Stepping Stones Community Church, PA
  • Sunshine Community Church, Grand Rapids, MI
  • Sweetified, Grand Rapids, MI
  • the 3d retreat (2009), Holland, MI
  • The Branding Shed, Yuma, OK
  • thelifepointe, Rancho Cucamonga, CA
  • Travel2Serve, Richland, MI
  • University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY