We make the complex clear — then build from what matters most.

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Harris Design Group is a strategic branding and creative studio for ambitious people with big ideas, complex challenges, and more moving parts than anyone wants to count.

We listen first, uncover what matters, and bring strategy, creativity, communications, experiences, and execution together around what the work actually needs. The result is work people understand, trust, remember, and believe in.

Built on experience.
Not stuck in it.

HDG grew from decades spent working across creative agencies and alongside leading nonprofits, associations, established organizations, and movement-driven initiatives. Those experiences taught us something important: the strongest work happens when strategy, creativity, marketing and events aren’t treated as separate assignments, but as connected parts of a complete belief in the best outcomes.

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Listen first. Really listen.
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Find the need behind the ask.
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Bring the right minds to the table.
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Connect ideas instead of working in silos.
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Create with purpose, not just polish.
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Stay accountable until the work works.

It’s a way of working shaped by experience—more connected, more thoughtful, and always focused on what will make the greatest difference.

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Listening first is not a phase. It is the whole approach.

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Listen. Before we lead, we listen.

Understand the organization, the audience, the challenge, and the outcome the work must achieve

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Clarify. Find what matters. Lose what doesn’t.

Identify what matters most and remove what weakens understanding.

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Create. Turn clarity into belief.

Strategy, identity, campaigns, communications, and experiences expressed with intention and creative conviction.

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Deliver. Make the work live up to the promise.

Disciplined execution across production, vendors, logistics, and implementation.

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Believe. Strengthen what the work makes possible.

Build on what has been created so the organization believes in its direction, audiences believe in what it represents, and the work continues to earn trust over time.

We listen until the challenge is clear, think until the direction is right, and create until the result is worth believing in.

Bold Creativity
Shared Partnership
Human Connection
Believe In
Listening First
Earned Trust
Sustained Growth

Experiences shared by our valued clients

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“Working with Scott through Harris Design Group felt like having an extension of our design team at Throughline. We trusted him with our most challenging projects, tight deadlines, and shifting asks, and he consistently delivered exceptional work. His creativity, expertise, and collaborative approach made him an invaluable creative partner. I can’t recommend him highly enough!”
Julia Tylor
Former VP of Delivery Operations, Throughline
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“Scott Harris of Harris Design Group has been instrumental in elevating the Devil Dog Ultras brand. His creativity, attention to detail, and exceptional graphic design work have strengthened our event’s identity and made a real difference in how we present the race. His designs have enhanced the runner experience and helped us grow toward becoming the premier ultrarunning event we strive to be.”
Pat Early
Race Director, Devil Dog Ultras
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“Scott and Harris Design Group have been outstanding creative partners across our branding, communications, and events. Their ability to translate complex technical concepts into clear, compelling visuals and consistently deliver exceptional work has elevated the professionalism, consistency, and impact of our organization’s communications.”
Paul Pflieger
Senior Director of Strategic Engagement
& Growth, Compressed Gas Association (CGA)

Questions?
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Still have questions?

Tell us what you're working on, and we'll help you find the right place to start.

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Do you only do branding?
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Not even close. Branding is where a lot of our work starts — but we also handle campaigns, websites, events, video, and communications. Most clients come to us for one thing and stay because we can carry it all the way through, with everything working together.

Do we need a full rebrand to work with you?
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No. Some of our best work is helping an organization strengthen the brand it already has — clearer messaging, a sharper website, a better event. You don't need to start over to give people a stronger reason to trust you.

Do you build websites?
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We do — and often much more. A website is one place your brand comes to life, but rarely the whole story. Many clients come to us for a site and find we can shape the strategy, message, and experiences around it too, so everything works together.

What kinds of organizations do you work with?
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Commercial businesses, nonprofits and associations, government and public-sector teams, and startups finding their footing. Different missions — but the same need: to be understood, trusted, and believed in.

How do we get started?
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It starts with a conversation, not a finished brief. Tell us what you're building, changing, or trying to say more clearly — and we'll take it from there. The first step is always listening.