Strategic branding and graphic design that tells your story — and gets results.
Strategic branding and graphic design that tells your story — and gets results.
A creative partnership
to meet you where you are
and take you where you want to go.
Brand identity, websites, illustrations, packaging, and campaigns—crafted to help businesses, nonprofits, and arts organizations stand out and connect. I’m Marcos Harkness, and I build design systems that drive results.
What You Can Count On
I work closely with you to help clarify and express what you stand for. That starts with being clear about what I stand for, too. These are the promises I build every project on:
Design that’s built to last
Clear process
Creative partnership for the long haul
Balance of structure + flexibility in workflow
True-to-you design, consistent across all channels
Extra support when your project needs it
Duke Law Magazine
Art direction, layout and production of Duke Law Magazine, the alumni magazine for Duke Law School.
Mountain Song Festival
Mountain Song Festival hosts a namesake annual festival in Brevard, North Carolina, along with several affiliated concert series and music camps hosted by bluegrass royalty such as Béla Fleck. Learn how we helped them establish a winning living visual system that brings in visitors from far and wide.
Musical Passage
Digital humanities project by Duke University scholars that takes a deep dive into a 17th-century document, leading to some stunning revelations.
Laurel Bird Media
Logo and identity system for Laurel Bird Media, a P.R. firm specializing in travel and tourism clients.
Circus Modern
Branding and animation for a quirky San Francisco Bay area circus troupe.
Early Black Music
Website for performers and teachers to discover and teach early Black American music—expanding how we hear, learn, and share musical history. Client: George Mason University
SwitchPoint
The SwitchPoint global health conference convened scientists, medical professionals, technologists, designers, strategists, artists, and musicians for a three-day retreat aimed at finding unusual solutions for the world’s most vexing health problems. Learn more about how I helped the organizers make this an unforgettable experience and draw participants from around the globe.
“Marcos has a keen sense of the reader’s experience and how text and design can work together to draw readers into a work and guide their journey. And always a pleasure to work with—he’s collaborative, thoughtful, engaged, and flexible.”
Melinda Vaughn, Director | Bolch Judicial Institute, Duke University
Amazing clients. Great people.
I work with remarkable collaborators doing meaningful work excellent organizations and companies. Can you see yourself among these?
