About Design Associates
Your Visual Communications Partner
At Design Associates, we’ve been helping businesses communicate with confidence and impact for over 20 years. As a full-service visual communications agency, we specialise in graphic design, advertising, branding, and web design—delivering creative solutions grounded in strategy and experience.
Our name reflects how we work: as your design associate, your creative partner. We believe the best results come from strong relationships and deep understanding. That’s why we take the time to get to know your business, your goals, and your audience—so every piece of communication we create reflects who you are and connects with the people who matter.
With a long-standing reputation for quality and consistency, we’re proud to be a trusted partner to clients across Ireland and beyond.
Our mission is to assist you in your communication needs:
To become your Design Associates.
Your brand image is one of your most valuable assets — it shapes how customers, peers and competitors perceive you. At Design Associates, we understand that it’s not enough to simply be seen; you need to be recognised, respected, and remembered.
That’s why we work in close partnership with you to ensure your image reflects the very best of what you do — and positions you as a leader in your industry.
Your success is our priority. We take a strategic approach to every aspect of your communication needs, analysing your goals and audience to deliver maximum impact where it matters most.
How We Work
We won’t give you the hard sale.
We’ll look at what you need, where you need it and when you’ll need it. We’ll work within your budget, within your ethos and to your time scale. We are here to show you what can be done.
We believe that good design is 98% research.
We learn what your business is about, what your competitors are doing and what can be done for you to gain the competitive advantage over them.
We believe in K.I.S.S.
We keep it simple for you. You’re hiring a designer and that’s exactly what you’ll get! No go-betweens: when we’re working for you, we’re there for you every step of the way.
Once you know what you want to say, it’s easy to say it.
We work with you to ensure that your message is getting through and can continue to work with you making sure that you are communicating the right message again and again in all different media.
Our Experience
Design Associates has built a reputation for delivering expert visual communication solutions. We bring extensive local, national, and international campaign experience to every project.
Founded by seasoned visual communication expert Brian O’Dowd, our agency benefits from his decades of expertise in graphic and web design and brand management. Brian’s career began in New York, where he worked on advertising and communication campaigns with global reach. He established himself as an expert in international campaigns before returning to Ireland to work on projects for some of the country’s top brands.
Driven by a passion for brand management and delivering consistent, impactful communication, Brian launched Design Associates to provide clients with strategic, creative solutions that truly resonate. Today, Design Associates is proud to work with clients from diverse backgrounds, from health, fashion and lifestyle brands to clients in legal and financial services, manufacturing, science, and innovation and technology.
Brian coordinates a talented team of creative and communication specialists to deliver seamlessly integrated visual communication solutions. His clients trust his approach and strategic insight, knowing they have a dedicated partner focused on protecting and elevating their brand through every stage of communication.