Branding. Graphic design. Web. Large-format print. Thirty years of design for the Peninsula's businesses — with professional photography in-house, so your brand stays consistent from the first concept to the finished piece.
Crema Creative Media is the studio of Manny Espinoza — graphic designer and creative director with over 30 years rooted in Carmel-by-the-Sea. We've built the brands of 200+ Peninsula businesses across restaurants, construction, hospitality, real estate, and beyond.
Logos, brand identities, websites, vehicle wraps, menus, apparel, signage — we've designed it all. And unlike most design shops, everything stays under one roof: design, professional photography, and large-format printing in-house, under one creative vision. Fewer vendors. More consistency. Better work.
Meet the Studio
Most agencies outsource photography. Most designers outsource print. Most marketing firms outsource the creative itself. We don't outsource anything.
One relationship. One creative vision. Zero handoff friction.
Talk to MannyYes. Manny designs the work, photographs it, and prints it on a 64-inch Epson wide-format press in the studio. Most design firms send photography out and print through a third party. Here it is one person, start to finish, which is why the brand stays consistent from a business card to a vehicle wrap.
The studio is in Carmel-by-the-Sea and we work across the Monterey Peninsula — Monterey, Pacific Grove, Pebble Beach, Carmel Valley, Seaside, Marina, Sand City, Salinas, and Big Sur.
Mostly small and mid-sized local businesses — restaurants, hotels, builders, realtors, shops, and nonprofits. More than 200 Peninsula businesses since 1994. There is no minimum account size.
It depends on scope, and every project is quoted individually. You get a real number before any work begins, usually within a day of talking it through. Call 831-236-1998 or send a note.
A logo or identity usually takes two to four weeks. A small-business website runs three to six weeks including the photo shoot. Print and signage depend on the piece and the install. The schedule is agreed before work starts.
Yes, in-house. The studio runs an Epson SC-P80600 64-inch wide-format press for fine art reproduction, posters, banners, and display graphics — printed and proofed on site, not sent out.
Yes. Manny is a working commercial photographer, so design work is built on real photographs of your business rather than stock images. His photography portfolio is at mannyespinoza.com.
