Franz’s formal training in the visual arts started in Vienna and New York, and has continued in a hands-on way for more than 30 years in Coral Gables, Florida. A virtuoso at crafting effective visual communications and branding, his group’s clientele spans every size and type, private and public, from niche brands to global plays. Adept at all aspects of branding and communications, he combines fresh creative with a finely-honed business sense. Away from the office his passions are fine food and wine, shaggy dogs, and challenges of every stripe.

Art director and graphic design wizard Maria Laura Garza has more than fifteen years’ experience creating effective graphic solutions for clients in the U.S. and Latin America. By focusing intensely personal attention and analysis on each assignment, Maria produces highly effective results—everything from sales kits and catalogues to sophisticated magazine layouts and attention-getting ads. Part of francdesign since before her children were born, Maria’s grammar-school age son and daughter still inspire her daily.

A California girl now based in South Florida, Susan’s early career in fine art morphed auspiciously into creative, razor-sharp writing of communications and marketing copy for a dizzying range clients. In her two decades of collaboration with francdesign, she has crafted persuasive text for clients from environmental groups to banking to hospitality clients.