Bright, modern office with white walls and large arched windows, three potted indoor trees with green foliage, people working at desks, a dog lying on the floor, and artwork on the walls.

Who We Are

We try to always remember and practice from four guiding principles:

  • We believe love-based human characteristics are the primary driving force behind all good creative.

  • We are in love with this little blue planet and all the living things it supports. We believe lasting design is grounded in the natural languages of the earth. Those proportions, color palettes, and patterns passed down for millions of years and hard-wired into each of us.

  • We are fascinated by culture and all those things various groups of humans have created to enrich and bring meaning into their lives. Good design respects and playfully engages with culture.

  • We co-create. We collaborate. With our clients, their customers, each other, and most anybody who envisions a better world. We’ve learned that great ideas come from everywhere, and we’re committed to doing everything we can to help nurture them into being.

Meet the team

Close-up of a middle-aged man with gray hair smiling with a blurred colorful background.
A man and a dog taking a selfie outdoors on a cloudy day, with green grass and a blue sky with clouds in the background.

Bri Barnes

Barb Schmidt

Smiling woman with glasses and short blonde and purple hair, wearing a tan jacket with metal studs, standing against a white wall.
Close-up of a woman with sunlight creating circular shadow patterns on her face.
A man with long gray hair and a beard wearing an orange baseball cap with a hunting and fishing logo, smiling in front of a brick wall.
A woman smiling and holding a small chipmunk in her hand in an outdoor, natural setting with trees in the background.
Photograph of a man smiling, wearing glasses and a red plaid shirt, with a white wall background.

Shepherd Wolfe

Steve Wall

Sam Cooper

A woman with short gray hair, wearing black glasses, a black shirt, and a necklace, smiling indoors with a bookshelf and a black shelf in the background.
A woman with dark hair and blue eyes smiling at the camera on a rocky beach with the ocean and mountains in the background on a sunny day.

Bekah Thrasher

Theresa Knutson

Kaitlin Mueller

Jeff Saylor

Night view of small storefront shops with illuminated windows, featuring a bookshop, art gallery, and boutique on a brick building street, with dark sky and streetlights.