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We are a socially-driven creative studio specializing in brand strategy and design across all platforms. We use design and technology as powerful tools to amplify stories, transform perceptions, make information more accessible, connect people, and spread joy.

Services

Brand Identity Design
Brand and Communication Strategy
Campaign Design
Website Design and Development
Print Design
Environmental Design
Exhibit Design
Package Design
Social Media Strategy

In the world

We are an award-winning studio, with recognition from folks like the UN World Urban Forum and World Urban Campaign partner, AIGA, Print Magazine Regional Design Annual: Best of New York & Best of the South, Focus Magazine, American Addy’s, Design Ignites Change, Sylvia Harris Citizen Design Award Finalist, SAPPI Ideas That Matter Grant Recipient, West Virginia Tourism Gold Star Award: Best Website, West Virginia Tourism Gold Star Award: Best Digital Campaign, & Hermes Creative Awards: Platinum.

We speak, teach, and volunteer with friends like the National Endowment for the Arts, United Nations Habitat World Urban Forum, Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum, ArtPlace America Summit, Juliet Art Museum, WVU, University of Tennessee, North Central Farmers Roundtables, Tamarack Foundation for the Arts, & UPENN Impact House.

Our Approach

Our work is focused on people, for people. We approach everything through systems design processes and outcomes, and our process is collaborative and immersive.

 

Client Thoughts

”The MESH team is incredibly talented. The projects that they’ve designed for us run the gamut from dense, text-heavy academic reports to user-friendly student guides, and each design encapsulates the essence of each work in an aesthetically pleasing way. We cannot say enough about their flexibility, professionalism, and communication from start to finish of each design process. We look forward to working with MESH on future designs!“

— Zoë Johnson, Policy Coordinator & Tommasina Faratro, Special Projects Coordinator John Jay College for Justice and Opportunity

”Equity and inclusion are in the bone structure of MESH values. As an immigration attorney originally from West Virginia, their value alignment and understanding of the intersectionality of small business, racial justice, and human rights has been crucial to our many collaborations over the years.“

— Varsha Kayi, Managing Partner Alight Legal Washington, DC

”When we first started working with Studio Mesh, our small team had little experience working with communications professionals. Mesh did a fantastic job guiding us through the process of first developing a visual brand (that we love), and then a messaging framework and series of products to help us more effectively convey our work to our funders, organizational allies, and to abortion providers. The Mesh team took the time to really "get us" and was able to synthesize their knowledge of the reproductive health, rights and justice field with what is uniquely RAD to create messages and materials that are relatable, on point, and engaging. We especially appreciated their flexibility, responsiveness, and generosity with their time and expertise during this tumultuous and stressful time for abortion rights. They were our first choice for our messaging work after having completed our visual brand, and will be first on our list for our next project as well.“

— MELANIE ZUREK Chief Operating Officer RAD Program

”It’s hard to know where to begin to express our gratefulness for the work you did for us. We are not getting turned down for sales requests. We basically have a 100% record. Unheard of! This is because of you all and the fine work you did, and pushed us to invest in. (the salt does taste good too) Thank you, thank you!!“

— Nancy Bruns: CEO/Co-Founder J.Q. Dickinson Salt-Works

”It’s hard to know where to begin to express our gratefulness for the work you did for us. We are not getting turned down for sales requests. We basically have a 100% record. Unheard of! This is because of you all and the fine work you did, and pushed us to invest in. (the salt does taste good too) Thank you, thank you!!“

— NANCY P. BRUNS, Co-Founder J.Q. Dickinson Salt-Works, West Virginia

”The MESH team is incredibly talented. The projects that they’ve designed for us run the gamut from dense, text-heavy academic reports to user-friendly student guides, and each design encapsulates the essence of each work in an aesthetically pleasing way. We cannot say enough about their flexibility, professionalism, and communication from start to finish of each design process.“

— Zoë Johnson, Policy Coordinator & Tommasina Faratro, Special Projects Coordinator John Jay College for Justice and Opportunity

”The increased level of professionalism, authority, and credibility communicated through our new brand and marketing tools has opened many doors for us. The efficacy of our programming and marketing efforts has increased exponentially, leading not only to greater audience growth, but a greater interest from our constituents in the work we are doing, more frequent publicity opportunities, and also an increased ability to fundraise.“

— Emma Pepper, Program Director
Tamarack Foundation For the Arts, West Virginia

”MESH understands how to build beautiful brand systems that work for large markets, as well as individual micro-entrepreneurs. They understand how to use design to support small business growth, and they are committed to racial and economic justice throughout the process.“

— Lisa Thompson, Market Director Flatbush Caton Market Brooklyn, New York

”It’s hard to know where to begin to express our gratefulness for the work you did for us. We are not getting turned down for sales requests. We basically have a 100% record. Unheard of! This is because of you all and the fine work you did, and pushed us to invest in. (The salt does taste good, too.) Thank you, thank you!“

— Nancy P Bruns, CEO
J. Q. Dickinson Salt-Works

”Collection, learning, and analysis, and that was inclusive, multi-generational, and diverse. Megan was willing to do a deep dive with us into our stories, our politics, and our vision for change. Working quickly & with a modest budget, MESH’s team of artists, poets, writers, and programmers helped us to share more explicitly and powerfully our mission, core values, and 40-year history through a new organizational name and brand, and a redesigned, more accessible web site. Their work truly incorporated the collective input of our community in way that was critical and exciting.“

— Mia Kim Sullivan: Executive Director Collective Power for Reproductive Justice

”MESH turns even the most unfocused ideas into vibrant reality. It's not enough to say they have been our partners - more accurately, they have been our most trusted guides during a year that included a major rebranding, more than a dozen project-based micro-sites and the creation of a multi-layered news and community site. Get them while you can. “

— Erica Payne, Founder
Agenda Project New York, New York

”Studio Mesh took our 2013 name change and ran with it to create a brand and visual identity that's both fresh and timeless. We've been around since 1981, but our new look is so strong it's hard to remember having anything else. We couldn't be happier with the MESH team’s creativity, professionalism, and commitment to quality work.“

— Carl Graziano, Communication Director
America's Essential Hospitals

”I can't express to you enough, how much we appreciate the quality of work you have produced, the professionalism of your team and the ease and enjoyment of our experience. Having worked with you previously, when you rebranded my previous organization, the West Virginia Farmers Market Association, I had high expectations— but your studio has definitely surpassed them.“

— Kelly Crane, Executive Director
Oregon Farmers Markets Association

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