Marion Design Co.

06/12/2026

Issue 60 of our monthly newsletter is going out! Learn more about our process of highlighting our clients' brand stories through film production. Get the highlights from our 10-Year Anniversary celebration and more! Sign up through the link in our bio for the latest news.

06/05/2026

What happens when you gather a room full of educators, caregivers, and big-hearted dreamers around one question: how do we help every child flourish?

Magic.

For this magical design thinking session with Westminster Early Learning Academy we dug into empathy interviews, six-word memoirs, and postcards from the future to uncover what matters most to their community: Faith, curiosity, safety, belonging, and a deep commitment to nurturing the whole child.

This heart-filled work became the foundation for something bigger: a full brand refresh, service sub-brands, and a toolkit of new deliverables built to grow right alongside them. The best brands come from you. Our job is to listen closely and then reflect those aspirations for your identity in a language people will understand.

06/04/2026

Wendy joined Layla and Lillian on the How Marion Works podcast to talk about what Marion Design Co. is up to right now, supporting businesses and nonprofits as an economic driver, not just in Marion and Grant County, but across Indiana and the nation. The thread running through all of it is the same thing it has always been: authentic brand storytelling. When organizations learn to tell their story well, things move. Communities grow. People take notice. Link in bio to listen.

05/28/2026

The Power of Ten in one room.

On May 23rd, ten years of Marion Design Co. came back to downtown. Original cohorts, recent interns, partners, and longtime friends. We caught up on the past and on the now, like where you are, what you’re building together, and who you’ve been becoming.

To every person who walked through the doors on Saturday: 

You are the answer.
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05/26/2026

05/22/2026

Back from First Round NYC and still thinking about it…

The hosts and emcees pulled off event identity that felt thoughtful for the venue (and happen to be from Bloomington, small world!). The team came back with reactions worth bottling. And we got to talk shop with other professionals and friends about process and studio structures.

Who else was in the room? Drop a 👋 would love to compare notes.

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05/21/2026

Filming on site in beautiful Oak Park, Illinois! Surrounded by thoughtful design and Frank Lloyd Wright houses!

05/18/2026

This group of team members came from Oak Hill high school, Taylor University, IWU, Ball State, and South Carolina! We’re seeing momentum for revitalization in Marion accelarating through the arts, entrepreneurs, and investors taking the reins on public events and partnerships.

While we’ve designed for clients across the country, shared ownership frees up our vision to design for partners doing good things throughout Indiana and beyond! Our signature brand process is taking hold!

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05/14/2026

Wendy sat down with Layla and Lillian on the How Marion Works podcast to talk about the history of Marion Design Co., where it started, what it’s grown into, and why ten years in, the work grows in ways that meet needs according to this time in our city’s history. They get into design for social impact, what it really means to build something human-centered in a community like Marion.
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05/11/2026

Is your brand story stuck?

Last week we brought Design Therapy to the GGC Marketing Meetup, and that was the question we set out to answer.

We talked through the three moments that stall most organizations: the Identity Gap (you can describe what you do, but not who you are), the Consensus Gap (too many opinions, not enough focus), and the Borrowed Language Problem (sounding like your industry instead of yourself).
The room had all three. Maybe you do too.

Design Therapy isn’t about a rebrand. It’s about getting honest with your story and building something that actually moves people.