CREATING, LAUGHING, EMPOWERING—JAKE.

With over a decade of experience in branding, product design, strategy, and marketing, Jake is a creative powerhouse filled with ideas for all his clients—big, small, or individual.

Professionally, Jake has worked with Fortune 500 companies, non-profits, startups, and small businesses across a myriad of disciplines. His ability to listen, strategize, and develop designs leveraging clear communication and accessible materials makes him beyond “just another designer.” He’s a Jake of all trades—in design, strategy, and entrepreneurship—and always learning.

Personally, Jake’s always trying to make people laugh. Born and raised in Massachusetts and a lifelong New Englander at heart, Jake has had a taste of the West Coast via San Francisco for 3.5 years—in 2023, he found his way to Baltimore, MD. Now he’s often found strolling the city streets oogling at the historic rowhomes; on his way to a brewery, a local restaurant, or screaming in support at an alt-drag show (or all three!).

Jake’s Expertise

  • Equipped with a bachelors in industrial design from Syracuse University—Visual and Performing Arts, The School of Design—deHahn has the formal technical training to design, ideate, and build products, which sets the foundation for his brand + strategy design work as well.

    He has managed two fashion businesses of his own previously (Jake’s Patches & Bowtie Boulevard), and ideates + experiments with his 3D printer in his spare time. He’ll begrudgingly sketch, though thrives in prototyping, annotating, and storytelling for his concepts.

  • Bringing your brand to life energizes Jake—especially via the little details. He thrives in brand development + strategy projects and is fully ready to dream with you. He loves the entire process!

    With a decade of experience designing for small boutique hospitality brands, non-profits, and large-scale Fortune 500 organizations, deHahn leverages design research + a toolkit of design skills to craft meaningful, unique, and bespoke brands.

  • Born profoundly deaf and currently a cochlear implant user, Jake has always navigated a hearing-centered world. Diagnosed with ADHD at 13, then ‘neurodivergence’ a term to find community in his 20’s, deHahn has been his most outspoken advocate—for himself and others.

    He strongly believes lived experiences shape holistic, inclusive designs. His hands-on experience in college as a tutor + mentor to his current leadership as a disability advocate + inclusive design leader makes him a fierce champion for designing for disabled and not-yet-disabled individuals alike across all his work.

    Since 2022, deHahn has been a Certified Professional in Accessible Core Competencies (CPACC), from the IAAP—a credential supporting his continuous work for far-reaching inclusion.

  • deHahn blends compelling and bespoke presentation designs with strong speaking advice to produce one-of-a-kind engagements for leaders, individuals, and organizations.

    With many years of deadline-driven marketing + communications experience, Jake is nimble and able to problem-solve on the fly while crafting bespoke, custom content for even the most picky clients.

  • With a minor in entrepreneurship from Syracuse University—Whitman School of Management—along with founding + operating several successful businesses of his own, deHahn has the know-how to not only design effective solutions, but to connect them with your business goals.

    His expertise in holistic branding includes entrepreneurial insight, something that sets him apart from other designers.

    • Hospitality (Hotels, Boutique Lodging)

    • Healthcare (General, Dental, Hearing, Hospitals, Presentations)

    • Education (General, Non-Profit, Multi-Location, Higher Ed., Specialty Schools)

    • Architecture (Presentations, Marketing, Communications)

    • Interior Design (Presentations, Inclusive Design, Marketing, Communications)

    • Startups & Entrepreneurship Incubators

    • Brand Design

    • Signage & Wayfinding

    • Strategy + Consulting

    • Digital Experience Design

    • UX/UI (Website Design, Mobile App UI, Figma Prototyping, Plug-and-Play Sites)

    • …and much more! Happy to chat!