District Design Group

Founded in 2008 and headquartered in Washington, DC, District Design Group is a small design and web development firm serving nonprofits, federal and local government agencies, start-up organizations, and private companies that engage US and international audiences. The team, described as multilingual, works with technology-focused organizations on strategic communications programs that reach public and commercial sector audiences. Past project work referenced includes data initiatives, dashboards, and organizations such as Open Data Watch, ISPA, and AidData. Services described include user experience and UI/UX design, data visualization and mapping design, front-end web development and CMS-based web support, print design and print services, video production and motion graphics, content strategy, branding, and logo design. The team structure reflects distinct roles: a creative director handling UX/UI, web application, and data/map visualization design; a developer managing front-end and CMS work, content publishing, and bug fixing; a communications and strategy lead focused on messaging and storytelling across projects; and a researcher/content strategist who develops copy and messaging for digital and print platforms. Project examples on the site span data portal design, publication design, WordPress development, and video and motion graphics work, indicating a practice oriented toward organizations that need to present complex data and research to public and stakeholder audiences through combined print, web, and multimedia formats.