{"id":1143,"date":"2025-02-24T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-02-24T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/designwhatever.com\/two\/?p=1143"},"modified":"2025-10-15T15:01:04","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T15:01:04","slug":"ces-appreciation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/designwhatever.com\/two\/ces-appreciation\/","title":{"rendered":"CES Appreciation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"\">CES (Corporate &amp; Endowment Solutions) in Springfield, IL is a financial services firm specializing in innovative retirement planning and investment strategies for executives, small business owners, and financial professionals. They wanted some graphics that show their appreciation to their underwriters and the effort they put into the client contracts. Despite being a small company they have a strong brand and even have a brand guide showing how to handle their look &amp; feel. 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