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More than 60 professionals in Seattle, Durham, and Europe have hired us to focus their brand message.
If you care about attention to detail and getting big-picture thinking clear, DK is for you.
Evocative messaging starts with clear intent. Authenticity, too. Does your brand communicate trust? Take this 4-question quiz to find out.
CASE STUDIES
Green Plus brand refocus
“Nuts and bolts of doing green.” Nailing the core benefit of a Durham-based national nonprofit’s work. Talking to members, understanding the value.
Loom Foundation naming and brand design
“Weaving people and place.” Finding the authentic story for a new grantmaking foundation in Seattle.
Matchbox Mobile naming and rebrand
“Setting your mobile vision alight.” Starting from the core. Resculpting the image for this Brighton, U.K., and Seattle-based software developer.
Maekawa Japanese restaurant menu design
Elegant doesn't have to cost a fortune.
Million Monarchs naming and brand design
How we found a name that sparked hearts for this Portland nonprofit energy startup.
Capitol Hill Chamber of Commerce branding design
Business cards, stationery, and logo design for a startup chamber of commerce in Seattle.
New Hope Acupuncture brand identity design
“Chi your way to better.” Brand storymaking for a startup community clinic in Durham.
Northwest Asian Weekly 25-year anniversary rebrand
"A window to the world." A new page grid design. New logo. New look and feel.
Wedding invitation design
A modern take on wedding invitation design.
Snaptotes brand refocus
Total refocus for a custom bag manufacturer based in Durham.
SELECT CLIENTS
Allied Arts of Seattle
"The public square." Brand storymaking for a placemaking nonprofit advocacy group.
Atlantic School of English
Deep refocus for marketing an Ireland-based English as a Second Language school by the sea.
Avenue Medical Products
Branding for a Seattle-based national distributor of medical devices for surgeons.
Barka Lounge
Brand design. A Portland dog day care needed a fun but also trustworthy look and feel.
Blitz Art Walk
A playful, malleable brand identity design for a community festival. Each art walk, a different design studio gets to dress the logo in its own style.
Blue Gecko
"We've got your back." Teambuilding and brand storymaking for a Seattle-based remote database administrator with an international presence.
The Broader View
Branding and invitation design for a high-end, women's exclusive miniconference in Seattle.
Case Design
“Earth sense design.” Brand storymaking and ground-up identity design for an architect in Seattle.
C'ODA Architects
Brand storymaking for an architect.
Cleveland Holloway
"Durham's front porch." A neighborhood finds its logo and a new brand message.
D+A Studio
Total branding suite for a women architects’ boutique.
Group3 Architects
“Real. Fun. Thoughtful.” The three words that best describe a Seattle architecture studio’s new brand.
Gupta Insurance & Financial Services
"Sound advice for life." Brand storymaking for a smart Los Angeles advisor team.
Hindsight Veterinary Care
“See. Learn. Heal.” Naming and brand design for a vet who does both Eastern
and Western medicine.
Joji Minatogawa Architects
“Far is near.” Brand storymaking for an architect in Seattle.
Little Green Software mobile app design
Collaborating. Art direction for a game design from concept up.
Miyabi Japanese restaurant logo design
Brand design for a fun-loving restaurant south of Seattle.
Modern Business Training Systems
Brand design for an Irish trainer's national business.
MyVoucher
Brand design for a political initiative to guarantee healthcare for everyone.
Open Money
“Let’s play.” Barter in local currencies, an initiative by Victoria-based organization Open Money.
Potters' Bar
Logo design for a restaurant in Ireland.
Salon |e| Aspire
Brand design for an architect's startup salon series.
Spaccarotelli
His own wild Alaskan salmon label: a fisherman's dream.
Vibrance Nutrition & Fitness
Health and wellness.
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