Lisa King Design

What Lisa King Design does

Lisa King Design is a Los Angeles-based, founder-owned graphic design studio operated as a sole proprietorship by Lisa King. The firm specializes in custom print and design for life-event celebrations — most prominently Bar/Bat Mitzvah invitations — and extends into logo design, printed graphics, event branding, and digital invitations. The underlying production model is project-based custom design using standard desktop publishing tools, with website design and digital services delivered in partnership with Michele King's King Creative Design (typically on the WordPress platform).

The studio serves a mix of individual consumers planning private celebrations, event planners/coordinators (Quintessential Parties, Nina Bracker Events, Amazing Grace Design), and Los Angeles small businesses across hospitality, food, wellness, and community retail (Edendale Restaurant, La Cienega Farmers Market, Clio Yoga, My Studio Kitchen). Go-to-market is referral-driven within the local event-planning and small-business community rather than paid marketing.

The business is bootstrapped and privately held, with no disclosed funding, acquisitions, or institutional investors. Pricing is quote-based and project-level rather than subscription or retainer; there is no public evidence of recurring revenue contracts. The studio's competitive position rests on Lisa King's individual experience, a curated aesthetic portfolio, and embedded relationships with the LA event-planner channel. The firm shows no meaningful exposure to AI tooling, data products, or platform-scale economics, and growth signals in the recent record are limited.

Name

Lisa King Design

Legal name

Lisa King Design

Website

https://lisakingdesign.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1986

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Lisa King Design is a Los Angeles sole-proprietorship graphic design studio founded by Lisa King, specializing in custom Bar/Bat Mitzvah and event invitations, branding, logo design, and digital invitations for event planners, small businesses, and individual clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Graphic Design Services

NAICS

Graphic Design Services (541430), Graphic Design Services (54143)

SIC

Services-Mailing, Reproduction, Commercial Art & Photography (7330)

akta.pro primary industry

Visual Identity & Brand Design Systems (BPAFAEAC)

Keywords

• Graphic design services
• Invitation design
• Logo design
• Brand identity design
• Website design

Headquarters

HQ city

Los Angeles

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Custom Design Services: Lisa King Design generates revenue through project-based custom design services including logo design, invitation design (printed and digital), event branding collateral, and website design. Each project is tailored to the client's specific needs with pricing based on project scope and complexity. No subscription or recurring revenue model is apparent.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Lisa King Design is a Los Angeles-based graphic design studio that creates custom visual communications for clients, including logo and brand identity design, printed and digital invitations, event branding collateral (menus, place cards, signage, swag), printed marketing materials, and WordPress-based website design delivered in partnership with sister firm King Creative Design. Projects are scoped and priced individually, with no subscription or standardized product offerings.

Product overview

Lisa King Design is a graphic design studio offering a comprehensive suite of design services centered around logos, invitations, and print materials. The core offerings include Logo Design, Printed Invitations (with specialty in Bar & Bat Mitzvah invitations featuring themes like contemporary, deco, tennis, beach, garden, and travel), Digital Invitation Design for online platforms, Printed Graphics (brochures, posters, pitch decks), and Website Design developed in partnership with sister company King Creative Design. The studio also provides event branding services including swag, menus, place cards, napkins, and signage. The business operates as a traditional design studio rather than a software platform, with services provided directly by founder Lisa King who has over 25 years of experience.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Logo Design

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• King Creative DesigncoreTechnology or IntegrationKing Creative Design is Lisa King's sister company operated by Michele. They have a close working relationship for web development projects, leveraging their sibling bond for effective communication and collaboration. Lisa works side by side with Michele on multiple web development projects, with Lisa handling design and Michele handling development (WordPress). This partnership enables Lisa to offer comprehensive website design services to clients seeking a robust digital presence.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Zazzle: Online custom-print marketplace where independent designers sell invitations, stationery, and branded merchandise, competing directly with Lisa King's custom invitation and event branding services at typically lower price points.
• Minted: Online marketplace and design community offering custom wedding, baby, and celebration invitations plus stationery; competes head-on with Lisa King Design for mitzvah and event invitation budgets, especially the digital invitation line.
• Shutterfly: Consumer photo and stationery platform offering custom invitations and announcements including bar/bat mitzvah designs, overlapping with Lisa King's printed and digital invitation offerings.
• BasicInvite: Custom printed invitations retailer with extensive design options for weddings, mitzvahs, and parties; competes for the printed invitation budget Lisa King serves, including foil and letterpress-style offerings.
• Greenvelope: Digital invitation platform positioning in the premium, design-forward segment with branded online RSVP experiences; comparable target customer to Lisa King's mitzvah and wedding digital invitation line.
• Evite: Online invitation platform for parties and celebrations offering both free and premium designs; competes with Lisa King's digital invitation line on convenience and price for non-luxury event segments.
• Paperless Post: Digital invitation and event stationery platform used for milestone events including bar/bat mitzvahs; directly competes with Lisa King Design's Digital Invitation Design offering on style, music, and link-driven guest experiences.

Broad incumbents

• Canva: Mass-market design platform with templated invitation, logo, and brand identity tools enabling DIY customers; competes indirectly by enabling prospective Lisa King clients to bypass professional designers for simpler projects.
• Vistaprint (Vista): Mass-market printing and design platform serving small businesses with business cards, brochures, signage, and marketing materials; broader incumbent overlapping with Lisa King's printed graphics and small business branding services.

Emerging players

• Etsy Custom Designers: Marketplace of independent designers offering handmade and custom printed invitations, logos, and event branding; competing pool for the same clientele Lisa King serves, including many mitzvah and wedding designers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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