We Achieve Results For Our Clients

Founded in 2005, KTD Creative is a Baltimore-based boutique marketing agency that customizes strategic communications for a wide range of organizations. Our secret sauce? Exceed expectations with spectacular marketing and measurable results.

We are skilled at leveraging multi-channel strategies to captivate and appeal to diverse markets, audiences, and stakeholders. We develop actionable plans that achieve the goals of our clients. We understand what it takes to develop buy-in, craft marketing campaigns, and create messages that resonate and motivate. Our storytelling, editorial services, and media relations establish a differentiated presence.

Our clients include The White House Fellows Program, FDIC, Aria Environmental, Bay Acoustics, Farmworker Justice, Georgetown University, VT Dance, League of Conservation Voters, Youth Shelters and Family Services of New Mexico, Dance Place, Community Law Center of Baltimore, Friends Committee on National Legislation, American Podiatric Medical Association (APMA), and many more.

Ask the KTD team of digital marketers, strategists, designers, and developers to help you reach your integrated marketing goals. Allow us to deploy digital, print, audio, video, and graphic design solutions to propel your organization forward. We serve clients located primarily in DC, MD, and VA. We love to collaborate with our clients. Let’s work together — we’d love to meet you.

Contact us today for a free consultation and to learn more.

Marketing Strategy

Marketing Strategy

Someone once said a goal without a plan is just a wish — it’s true. Our method is simple; we conduct audience analysis, define clearly established goals, deploy comprehensive marketing strategies, track effectiveness and pivot as needed. Our goal is to ensure small business clients thrive, arts organizations flourish, associations reach members, colleges increase enrollment, the federal government reaches constituents, and nonprofits achieve their missions. Our smart strategies include copywriting, graphic design, SEO, advertising, traditional and digital marketing that hit the mark and create momentum.

Integrated Digital Deliverables

Integrated Digital Deliverables

Multi-channel strategies win the day. To communicate cohesively, our approach includes copywriting, social media management, PPC/SEO, intuitive information architecture and a focus on user experience (UI) design. We build dynamic and colorful websites in Drupal, WordPress and Squarespace. Content is especially important for maintaining strong organic search and social media visibility — we provide it through targeted content creation and optimization. We ensure that social channels get regular postings and updates. We deliver better results more affordably than other online marketing providers.

Branding, Event & Print Design

Branding, Event & Print Design

If it can be printed, the innovative minds at KTD Creative can design it — but first we create a strong brand. As branding experts, only after careful research, do we design a logo (a brand’s DNA), and identity system. Next, we create style guides and apply the brand to print, digital and marketing campaigns. Our advertisements are seen in online media outlets, in the DC Metro system, Mother Jones magazine and Financial Times news. Our annual reports, brochures and event design include products for an event at the NY Stock Exchange for the IFC (a member of the World Bank). We manage the delivery of products, including international shipments.

I had an absolutely amazing experience with KTD Creative! I met with Kate and went over my needs, budget, and the purpose of my organization. Throughout the entire process, she was responsive, understanding of my needs and style, and a consummate professional across the board. I would happily endorse KTD for anyone looking for a graphic design firm and I genuinely look forward to working with Kate again on future projects.

Curtis Addleman

Project Director
Veterans Upward Bound (VUB)
Washington, DC

We hired KTD Creative to design our WordPress website. This has been one of the best return on investments for our company. The site was designed so that we have easy methods to do our own updates as we add projects and other information. We have had nothing but rave reviews about the appearance and content of the site.

Michael Kerr

President
Bay Acoustics
Baltimore, Maryland

Our partnership (because Kate and her team of talented designers really do become partners in creating a visual story for your organization) began with a topical report that was so well done that we continue to collaborate 4 years later. We have done annual reports, topical reports, brochures, and video production. KTD Creative has helped create a visual branding for Farmworker Justice which has received excellent feedback from stakeholders and various federal agencies. KTD is a pleasure to work with and the team's ability to translate ideas into high-quality, edgy graphics makes my job as a communications director so much easier (and makes me look good)!

Jessica Felix Romero

Director of Communications
Farmworker Justice
Washington, DC

Amazing. Professional. Cutting edge. We hired KTD Design to help us brand our restaurant. Kate and her team provided us with gorgeous illustrations, logos, menu design, business cards and good advice. Kate was always on time with her delivery, and kept up a great line of communication. This team has great ideas and are wonderful to work with.

Anne Alfano

Chef
Shaw Shank Diner
Washington, DC

I’ve worked with the KTD team on several projects and they are always very responsive to my needs and to the smallest of details. I highly recommend them!

Kurt Deemer

Musician
Kurt Deemer Band
Baltimore, Maryland

The KTD Creative designed and developed my company's new WordPress website and I was so impressed with their work that I hired the team again to develop editable capability statements. I only wish I knew about them earlier!

Dina DiPalo

CEO
Contracting Resources Group, LLC
Baltimore, Maryland

KTD Creative took our thoughts, ideas, and even amateur drawings and created a fun, informative logo that completely expresses the theme of what sounds like a boring national program. KTD showed us with the logo design, all of the possibilities that our program makes.

Sheryl Gross-Glaser

Transportation Analyst and Writer
National Center for Applied Transit Technology
Washington, DC

Working with Kate and the KTD Creative team was an absolute pleasure! Our project needed to be completed within a very short time frame, and the team worked with us to get the materials turned around quickly. The final products were absolutely beautiful and will be used by our organization for years to come. I couldn't recommend KTD enough!

Maureen O’ Leary

Director of Field & Organizing
Interfaith Alliance
Washington, DC

From the very beginning, I knew working with KTD would be different from working with any other designers! Not only was the process of developing our logo professional, it also had a very personal touch that truly showed through in the uniqueness of our logo. During our first session, Kate and her team conducted thorough interviews to find themes, colors, and imagery that finally concluded in the perfect logo for our company Half Hearted Fully Conscious. The logo is AMAZING and has the perfect appeal for the apparel that will be the first product of our lifestyle brand! Kate and team literally blew us away with this design and we are very happy with the logo and the decision to work with KTD. We will definitely work with KTD in the future.

George White, Jr.

CEO
Half Hearted Fully Conscious
Silver Spring, Maryland

I am delighted with the WordPress website design development process and the finished product. KTD Creative made a less than aesthetically pleasing business look great on the web! More importantly, they kept us on task and moved the project to completion despite our best efforts to derail their schedule. Kudos to KTD Creative. I can't wait to work with them again.

Michele Twilley

CEO
Aria Environmental, Inc.
Eldersburg, Maryland

I wanted to make a catalog of my African Art, but I had never done a publication before. Kate Tallent managed the entire project, and it was wonderful. KTD Creative was very efficient and creative, taking what could have been a mundane booklet of photos of works of art with a caption on each page and making it into an exciting and stunning catalog. The team was easy to work with, brilliant in their plan of the design project, and efficiently completed everything at a very reasonable cost. I highly recommend KTD Creative!

Dr. Greg Lehne

African Art Collector
Baltimore, Maryland

Working with KTD has proved to be a fantastic decision! Kate and her team are very professional, easy-going, and receptive. We hired KTD Creative for 3 of our companies annual events- very different in clientele and scope, from a lobby day, to legal representatives, to executives, and they are have been amazing through each one with initiative concepts for each. They really listened to what we were looking for and have been timely with all deliveries. It has been a pleasure working with Kate and team- they make it easy and their final product is always first class. Would highly recommend KTD Creative!

Jennifer Lynn McHugh

Marketing Director
Sports & Fitness Industry Association (SFIA)
Silver Spring, Maryland

Pound for pound, KTD Creative is 2nd to none. Their creativity and versatility allows their clients to really bring their visions alive. Personally, KTD allowed me to believe in myself and my personal training business. My logo, the communication, the ability to take my imagination and elevate it! I’m extremely blessed to have met KTD Creative!

Ronald Hughes

Owner & Trainer
No Body Better Personal Training
Quantico, Virginia

What a wonderful experience I had working with the team of KTD Creative. My previous website was well overdue for an overhaul and update. I contracted the services of KTD Creative and am extremely pleased with the results. First of all, I was very impressed with the efficiency and attention to details to the job. They understood my deep intention of work and really elevated this intention in the beautiful design. Communication throughout the process was easy and followed the stated timeline. My WordPress website is now even more reflective of the current times of the technical capabilities and industry standards. I highly recommend KTD Creative for your web and creative products designs.

Vincent Thomas

Executive Director
VT Dance
Towson, Maryland

KTD Creative is a awesome company. Kate and her team are so easy and fun to work with. They take their time to listen and really learn about your company and provides excellent high quality designs for business logos, and overall rebranding. I have enjoyed each phase of my rebranding working with KTD Creative. I highly recommend using KTD Creative for all your design needs.

Brittany Barber-Alexander

Brittany Barber-Alexander
BBA Social Work Services, LLC
Bowie, Maryland

I had a wonderful experience with the KTD Creative team. They were extremely professional throughout the process with timely responses and clarity about the entire process from signing the contract to the delivery of the designs. This was my first time working with a professional design firm and they were generous with their time while educating me about best practices and advocating for my program. I would highly recommend KTD Creative!

Noah Getz

Director
World Music Collective
Washington, DC

Working with KTD to design and launch the website for our consulting practice Rally Point for Collaborative Change was a great experience. Jacob was the principle designer and Kate the project director, who brought her years of experience to the process of developing every aspect of the website. When we had to put the project on hold for a number of months, they were very understanding and supportive. It was truly a collaborative process - and KTD listened to our needs and our ideas which were incorporated into the design. Often they knew what we needed better than we did. We definitely recommend KTD for website design.

Andrea Jacobs

Co-Executive Director
Rally Point for Collaborative Change
New York / Philadelphia

We were delighted to work with KTD! KTD designed three items for our non-profit org: A program logo, a single shopper/key card, and a program postcard. They are wonderful to work with. They provided excellent designs and were very open to dialogue so that small adjustments could be made to fit our needs prior to printing. The process was smooth and the team was very professional and courteous throughout the process. I would HIGHLY recommend KTD Creative!

Stephen Clapp

Executive Director
Dance Metro DC
Washington, DC

KTD Creative has been our go-to source for print and web projects when fresh ideas and creative design were top priorities. They always set realistic and clear expectations, goals, and timelines. They were always responsive and ready to answer questions and explain their recommendations. As a repeat customer, I would not hesitate to go back to them again.

Kristine Dunkerton

Executive Director
Community Law Center
Baltimore, MD

I chose to work with KTD Creative because they are one of the most highly regarded design firms in DC. Working with the team on my new company logo was like meeting with an old friend- the staff is personable, professional and attentive. KTD's designs are cutting edge. Their attention to detail is impeccable- far beyond any design firm I've worked with before. KTD is the standard for design.

Jason Boone

President
District of Paws
Washington, DC

The quality of both the design work and the review/edit process is a cut above the competition! KTD Creative has become the National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities’ trusted source for high-quality design for both print and interactive projects. KTD’s web development team also came through for our project in a pinch when we needed additional support in addressing WordPress website maintenance issues.

Elaine Mulligan

Project Director
National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities (NICHCY)
Washington, DC

KTD Creative has a solid team of good graphic designers, continuously providing high quality products in a timely manner. They are happy to accommodate your timeline and their customer service is very good.

Anne-Marie Coonan

World Bank
The Energy Sector Management Assistance Program & The Water and Sanitation Program
Washington, DC

Our nonprofit organization hired KTD Creative to design a handbook. We had never produced anything like it. The team was patient in the face of our extending deadlines and stayed in great touch with us for all of the revisions.‎

Ingrid N. Drake

Investigator and Director of the Congressional Oversight Training Series (COTS)
Project On Government Oversight (POGO)
Washington, DC

My organization has worked with the folks at KTD Creative for several years and we have been extremely impressed. The team has helped us develop a distinct image in our printed documents; continually pushing the boundaries of conventional layout but careful to maintain a professional and clean look. Great customer service and always on time. Highly recommended design studio.‎

Sasha Mackler

Research Director
National Commission on Energy Policy
Washington, DC

The KTD Creative team did a great job for us for our branding. From design inception to WordPress website completion they were great. They did the SEO and wrote all the text for both the new website and brochure. We really appreciate the new logo, stationary, brochure, website and brand they created.

Jason Lee

CEO
Excel Rehab Therapy
Salt Lake City, Utah

The team at KTD Creative are wonderful! Their attention to detail and follow up cannot be beat. They would constantly check in to make sure everything was going great, and I think they were more excited than I was when the invitations they designed were sent out. The entire team shares an enthusiasm and strong work ethic and they really make you feel part of their family.

Roger Whyte II

Director of Special Events
Washington Performing Arts Society
Washington, DC

I was referred to KTD Creative with the understanding that the team were gifted artists with a lot of experience. I was told that they were very good at creating concepts, branding and logos. Now that we have completed a project together, I am the one singing KTD's praises.

Loic Pritchett

Real Estate Agent
TTR Sotheby's International Realty
Washington, DC

We were very satisfied with the WordPress website that KTD Creative produced for us. The designers were receptive to our needs and budget, and finished the site on time — and it looks great.

Amanda Kolson Hurley

Communications Director
The Institute for Market Transformation (IMT)
Washington, DC

Our Private Equity firm hired KTD Creative to prepare a marketing PowerPoint deck for one of our foreign companies. The KTD team transformed a technically complex concept into a beautiful, crisp presentation with complex illustrations and information graphics that is easily understood across borders. KTD cares about their clients, as most of this work was completed during a tight deadline around the holidays. We look forward to working with them again.

Jeremy Semble

Investment Associate
Leaf Clean Energy Company
Washington, DC

We asked KTD Creative to design a WordPress website for our retained search firm that was straightforward, informative, and creative. The team greatly exceeded our expectations by providing a dazzling puzzle piece being inserted into a maze for our home page, symbolizing the search process. In terms of content their writer who was able to describe our process just as we requested in a simple, humble manner. I couldn’t recommend KTD Creative more highly.

Wes Simmons

President
Management Advisory Group, LLC
Washington, DC

I used KTD Creative for my WordPress website design, logo and identity system. KTD is professional and they have great ideas to capture the type of service I provide for clients. Their attention to detail and the quality of their product from design and text to the completion and start up of the website was flawless. KTD makes it all seem easy and not only are they extremely competent, are easy to work with as well. I recommend KTD Creative and their design services most highly.

Amanda Simmons

President
Amanda Simmons Associates
Washington, DC

From start to finish KTD Creative was very professional to deal with. They did what they said would do, when they said they would do it, and delivered an outstanding brochure design for my company. KTD Creative went above and beyond what was promised. Thanks KTD.

Colin Meeks

President
Complete Money Management
Baltimore, Maryland

We hired KTD Creative to design a special report for us. This was something new for our nonprofit organization. The team was generous with their time giving us great concepts and very patient when we had to extend our timeline. I highly recommend KTD Creative for their listening skills, creative ideas and professionalism throughout the process.

Peter Ensign

Executive Director
DC Greenworks
Washington, DC

KTD Creative designed a program brochure for our MA program at Georgetown University. The results were beyond our expectations. KTD effectively translated our ideas about graduate education into an exciting and beautifully designed brochure that emphasized the element of forward momentum. The result was clean, modern, and really transformed our program’s image. Kate and her team work closely and diligently with their clients to make sure that the end result works for you.

Yonatan Morse

Associate Director, MA in Democracy and Governance
Georgetown University
Washington, DC

Working with KTD Creative to design a logo for my business was a delight! Taking the time to learn about who I am and what I'm doing in my work, they got to the essence of my value and brought it to life through their art. The conversation was both evocative and illuminating. I'm thrilled with the logo and all that went into realizing it.

David Andrews

Owner
David Andrews Coaching and Consulting
Washington, DC

We were at the beginning of a full scale website redesign for WYPR 88.1 FM. Part of the launch included a new logo. KTD Creative helped to redesign the logo and to give our Drupal site a new design that exceeded our expectations. The web design is just what we wanted. We could not be happier with the results. KTD is a professional team that was able to deliver the final product ahead of schedule.

Kyle Leslie

Information Architect
WYPR (NPR affiliate)
Baltimore, MD

KTD Creative designed a very appealing and dynamic Drupal CMS and web site design for the Maryland/Israel Development Center which is a non-profit membership organization that promotes trade and investment between Maryland and Israeli companies. The site design has been very well received and assisted us in helping us to achieve our goals.

Barry Bogage

Executive Director
Maryland/Israel Development Center
Baltimore, MD

I could not be more pleased with my new logo, business card, eNewsletter design and WordPress website designed by KTD Creative. From the beginning, KTD Creative was very attuned to the particular needs of my project and executed it with wonderful creativity. I have received numerous compliments about the finished designs and I am glad that I chose KTD Creative!

Weston Jennings

Concert Organist
Chelmsford Cathedral
Essex, England

KTD Creative has completely renovated our organization's marketing output with their hard work and inventive solutions. Between a comprehensive rebranding and many specialized campaigns, Kate and her team have delivered our vision in a graceful, thoughtful and robust way. Lovely collaborators, beautiful work!

Amanda Blythe

Marketing Manager
Dance Place
Washington, DC

Collaborating with KTD Creative was wonderfully seamless and efficient. We were able to work together at a pace conducive to the success of my project and communication with KTD were clear, prompt, and aimed at getting to the best final outcome. We ended up with a print piece that was inventive and adventurous while still matching our brand identity and style; a true win-win.

Timothy Wright

National Curricula Coordinator
National Building Museum
Washington, DC

We Are Honored To Work
With Some Great Clients

We count ourselves fortunate every day to be able to partner with our clients on a wide-range of marketing communications, branding, interactive and print design projects.

Nichiban
National Building Museum
Johns Hopkins University
Washington Performing Arts
New Columbia Distillers
DC Central Kitchen
Smithsonian
Center for Community Change
Farmworker Justice
Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership
The World Bank
Dance Place
American Clean Skies
Georgetown University
Smithsonian African American History
Arthritis Foundation
YWCA
Community Law Center
League of Conservation Voters
Reporters Committee
IIF
Catholic University
FDIC
Global Sustainable Electricity Partnership
Bipartisan Policy Center

Care To Learn More?

For nearly two decades, KTD Creative has been strategizing, communicating and building brands for diverse clients. Located in Baltimore, we’ve worked with the federal government, arts organizations, small businesses, nonprofits, associations, international NGOs, universities and municipal governments. Please take a moment to learn more about how we craft creative marketing campaigns.

For in-depth case studies of some key projects, please click below.

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Who The Heck Are We?

Located in Baltimore, we serve clients located primarily in DC, MD, and VA. We love to collaborate with our clients. Our secret sauce? Set realistic expectations and then over-deliver. We use marketing and storytelling to reach audiences within budget and always on time. We are passionate about our work and focus on building and sustaining relationships with our clients that bring them value.

Let’s work together — we’d love to meet you.

Kate Tallent

Kate Tallent

Chief Marketer & Creative Director

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Holly Morgan Barnard

Holly Morgan Barnard

Senior Graphic Designer

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Stacy Kleber Jensen

Stacy Kleber Jensen

Senior Graphic Designer

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