My organization has worked with the folks at Kate Tallent Design for several years and we have been extremely impressed. Kate and her colleagues have 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.
Who We Are
KTD is a great team delivering results consistently for clients. Small by design, we have found clients appreciate our nimbleness and responsiveness. No layers of account executives to deal with at KTD, clients speak and meet directly with the designers who work on their projects.
Principal and Creative Director:
Kate Tallent 
For Kate, design is the coming together of vision, strategy and imagination. As principal of Kate Tallent Design (KTD), she has worked with more than 80 institutions including the FDIC, the World Bank, Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, WYPR 88.1 FM, The Institute of International Finance Inc., Farmworker Justice, The Catholic University of America, Baltimore Museum of Art, White House Fellows Program, Georgetown University, ACDI/VOCA and more.
As creative director, Kate focuses on the creative vision and direction for client projects. She drives the conception and design of engaging, impactful user experiences for interactive projects, as well as for print projects.
An award-winning graphic designer, Kate has worked in the communications field since 1996. A native of Philadelphia, Kate graduated from Towson University (B.S. in Fine Art concentrating in printmaking) and the University of Baltimore (M.A. in Publications Design, which is a unique program that includes the integration of graphic design and professional writing). Prior to starting KTD, she designed for the International Youth Foundation in Baltimore, MD and the FCW Government Technology Group in Falls Church, VA.
As a student, Kate combined artistic ability with a love of culture and history. It is this innate interest in people, culture and the world that has shaped her approach to design, and has led her to visit Costa Rica, Ghana, Peru, the Czech Republic as well as seven other countries.
Kate has taught a graduate design class at University of Baltimore's School of Communications Design. She has published articles on design for the ADCMW's "Full Bleed" publication. In her spare time she practices Aikido, runs, watches oodles of film/blogs about them at tinyfilmreview.blogspot.com and takes photos. Kate lives in Mount Rainier, MD.
Senior Graphic Designer:
Alissa Taylor
Alissa is a flexible and thoughtful designer, with projects ranging from print material and web sites to packaging and environmental signage. She expresses her unique view of the world through design, music and fine art. Her talent is putting the pieces together. Alissa enjoys listening to clients and delivering designs that illuminate things they hadn't even realized about themselves.
Alissa has been instrumental in the design of numerous projects for the Catholic University of America, WYPR, Maryland Israel Development Center, Washington Performing Arts Society, Bipartisan Policy Center, Institute of Current World Affairs, and the Center for Interfaith Action on Global Poverty. Alissa brings something original to all her projects as well as a desire to exceed all expectations. She is a perfectionist. Her creativity, tenacity, attention to detail and feel for typography is appreciated by clients. Alissa has the ability to create amazing information graphics and illustrations.
Alissa earned a B.A. with honors in Communications Design from Carnegie Mellon University. She also attended Schule für Gestaltung, St. Gallen, Switzerland for Spring Semester 2001, Graphic Design Exchange Program. A native of Northern Virginia, Alissa worked at Copeland Design Inc. in Potomac, MD. Prior to that, she was an intern at the John F. Kennedy Center for Performing Arts in Washington, DC.
In her spare time Alissa plays violin in an instrumental band called Star FK Radium, is a fixture on the DC-live music scene, is a bit of a foodie, is a major fan of bluegrass music and is an avid photographer. She has also exhibited her illustrations in a Boston coffeehouse. Alissa lives in Washington, DC in Capitol Hill in close proximity to the Sticky Rice on H Street, our unofficial satellite office.
Senior Graphic Designer:
Holly Morgan Barnard
The resident "brand diva," Holly knows brands and what makes customers love them. Prior to working with Kate Tallent Design, Holly has managed the creative development of successful advertising and direct marketing campaigns in diverse industries. She plays a critical role in all phases of the print and online development process, from concept into layout to final production. Understanding a clients needs and offering suggestions outside of initial expectations adds strength and longevity to brands.
A native of Harford County, Maryland, Holly earned a B. F. A. in Visual Communications from The Maryland Institute College of Art. She has worked as senior graphic designer for science and medical publisher Wolters Kluwer Health - Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, and as art director for Catalpha Advertising, Siquis, Ltd. and Planit Advertising. She has also produced many photoshoots which enabled clients to own a photo library uniquely their own.
Holly is a creative dynamo and has been instrumental in the design of numerous projects including the Corfu Foundation, the Pritchett-Simunek Team of Long & Foster Realtors in DC, Youth Service America (YSA), New Columbia Distillers, Vital Voices, Excel Rehab Therapy and the National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities. Clients love the enormous creativity Holly brings to all projects.
She is an enthusiast of live music, plays drums, mother of the cutest baby we know (Olivia), and enjoys gardening, pop culture, a good movie, travel, family and friends. Holly lives in Baltimore, MD in a really cool Victorian home.