About

We at Bauerhaus Design are passionate about helping start-ups and small businesses find their voice. We believe great design is not just about making it look pretty, but also about understanding the business goals of you, the client.
When you come to us with a “project,” we will dig and pry until we find out the real reason you want the “project.” Is it to increase traffic to your website? Is it to generate leads for your sales team? Get people to show up at your big event? To look more professional than your competitor? It’s important for us to provide you with a finished project that gets results.

What types of clients do we work with?

Some typical client projects for us:
•    Create a special wine label for small winery
•    Increase enrollment and awareness at a church and private school
•    Create awareness for a large anniversary event at a church and school
•    Increase sales on a website
•    Start using social media to increase traffic to your website

Who are we?

Bauerhaus Design is owned by Becca Bauer Ritz (that’s me up top) and located in a home office in Fairview Heights, Illinois (near St. Louis, MO). I regularly partner with Terry Kitzmiller from Media Blitz for all of our marketing and social media projects. We also use a team of developers to translate our web strategy into digital goodness.

A little more about Becca

What is your experience?
I officially launched Bauerhaus Design in 2008 after over 10 years experience in branding design with small, mid-sized and corporate companies. I worked with many startups while at Creativeworks, and have also worked in the creative department of retail giant Build-A-Bear Workshop® as well as the restaurant chains Steak and Ale and the Tavern.

What do you do for fun?
In my free time, I love to be active. I’ve found that going for a run or swim are great ways to think through a new project. I also love sand volleyball & met my husband while playing it. I also love to cook, read and a good glass of wine.

What’s new?
The big news for me this past year – I’m a new mom (hello, life changer!) and love spending time with our daughter. She loves riding in her BOB jogging stroller and has already completed (er, I should say slept through) her first 5k.

What are you reading?
My Mom has always said I eat books. I read about 4 books per month – mainly fiction, but also throw in some business related topics, like Wordpress or marketing. Check out my books on Goodreads.

What magazines do you read?
Every month I look forward to reading Inc. Magazine (specifically for small businesses) and Runner’s World. I love the inspirational stories in both of these magazines.

Music I love to listen to while working:
Pink Martini, Buena Vista Social Club, and Ella Fitzgerald

What do clients think of working with Bauerhaus Design?
Read what other clients think of working with me on my Testimonial page.