about us

We partner with organizations to strengthen their missions by listening and strategizing to unleash the boundless impact of design.

Since 1997, we’ve been amplifying our clients’ bark in spaces including
 

our services

Brand

  • Visual Identity
  • Messaging
  • Collateral
  • Environmental
  • Naming
  • Positioning

Interactive

  • Website Design & Development
  • UX/UI
  • Information Architecture
  • Video

Strategy

  • Content
  • Campaign
  • Marketing
  • Social Media

Our beliefs:

Mission-driven organizations can create meaningful change

People over products

Communities not quantities

Effective design start with empathy

How do we make the difference?
Our team at Bark works with you, from strategy through deployment, to create solutions that distinguish your brand and deliver your message.

our process

Our process contains five phases—Discover, Define, Design, Develop and Deploy. The goal is to understand your organization and your needs. Throughout our methodology we continually loop back to ensure our efforts are meeting the initial goals that were set.

  • Discover

    An initial learning phase establishes the foundation and strategy for the project's direction.

  • Define

    Building on our findings from the Discover phase, we formalize the project strategy and goals.

  • Design

    We establish the visual language for the project, guided by the defined strategy and research.

  • Develop

    The implementation phase is where design is brought to life through detailed production and development of all deliverables.

  • Deploy

    This final phase focuses on the delivery of our efforts, providing an actionable roadmap for dissemination and launch.

our clients

At Bark, we partner with mission-driven organizations to help them stand out and get noticed. Many of these relationships are long-standing, with some spanning over two decades.

Bark Design has never met an expectation they didn’t exceed. John and his team understand what organizations need to move their brands forward and how to creatively execute toward those goals. Over multiple years, dozens of projects, and several different organizations, I’ve returned to their team because they always deliver.

Katie O’Dea

Director of Communications
Saint Ignatius College Prep

our team

We all have a similar mindset—do great work for clients that give a damn. We’re passionate about what we do and we bring that passion to every project we undertake. The dogs play an integral role keeping us grounded and focused on what truly matters.

Atticus

Creative Catalyst

John Bistolfo

FOUNDER, DESIGN STRATEGIST

Birdie

HEAD OF SECURITY

Edwin Carter

Designer / Developer

Gladys

DIRECTOR OF MORALE

Anne Marie Mitchell

Communications STRATEGIST

Johnny J. Johnson

WELCOMING COORDINATOR

Shaun Rowe

PARTNER, LEAD DEVELOPER

Emily Shultz

DESIGNER

Jon Skaggs

PARTNER, DESIGN DIRECTOR

Otto

SNACK MONITOR

Melissa Szwan

DESIGNER