san francisco graphic design firm

Satellite Design is a San Francisco graphic design firm specializing in brand identity and print communications. We help clients develop simple but powerful visual messages that cut through the clutter of a crowded marketplace.

What makes us different? We focus on product-level marketing, distilling complicated product information into simple ideas that motivate customers. We help clients like The North Face, Hitachi and Wells Fargo sift through pages of product specifications to develop the messages that really matter to consumers. Then we turn those messages into compelling packaging, POP and print collateral. Our clients want to sell things. Consumers want to buy things. Smart messaging and good design help bring the two together.

Satellite Design is led by two principals, Amy Gustincic and Chris Harges. Amy is a designer. Chris is a copywriter. This diversity of backgrounds profoundly informs the studio’s approach to client projects. Our design strategy stems from a combination of verbal and visual reasoning.

Amy Gustincic
Amy Gustincic is an award-winning creative director and graphic designer who has more than 15 years of experience in design and strategic communications. Amy’s focus is on providing high-quality, intelligent solutions to clients, and creative leadership to Satellite Design.

Prior to founding Satellite Design, Amy worked at studios in San Francisco and Washington, DC. Amy received a Bachelor of Environmental Design in Graphic Design from North Carolina State University. She is the past president of the San Francisco chapter of the AIGA, the professional association for design. She teaches and speaks regularly on the practice and business of graphic design.

Chris Harges

Chris Harges is a copywriter and marketing communications strategist with a particular fondness for explaining complicated ideas. His role at Satellite Design includes working with clients and designers to define audiences and structure messaging strategies.

Prior to founding Satellite Design, Chris managed marketing communications for manufacturers and retailers in the outdoor and apparel industries. He holds a B.A. in Literature from Trinity College and an M.A. in Literature from the University of Chicago. His articles on marketing and mass culture have been published in trade and consumer magazines and on National Public Radio.