DVG Designs logo: stylized 3D letters DVG in red, tan and purple

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bring narrative to their analytics by designing reports, presentations, and data visualizations.

I help environmental NGOs

Visual Designer • Logo and Identity Designer • Brand Designer • Artist • Music Visualization • Data Viz • Layout and Print Design •

Visual Designer • Logo and Identity Designer • Brand Designer • Artist • Music Visualization • Data Viz • Layout and Print Design •

Visual Designer Logo and Identity Designer Brand Designer Artist Music Visualization Data Viz Layout and Print Design Visual Designer Logo and Identity Designer Brand Designer Artist Music Visualization Data Viz Layout and Print Design

Visual Designer Logo and Identity Designer Brand Designer Artist Music Visualization Data Viz Layout and Print Design Visual Designer Logo and Identity Designer Brand Designer Artist Music Visualization Data Viz Layout and Print Design

Design is more than aesthetics, it is a communication tactic that focuses on speaking through visuals. No matter the deliverable or project type, the primary goal of design is always to successfully communicate an idea through visual elements like color, shape, form, texture, and hierarchy. I personally like to think of design as a puzzle. How can we communicate X while staying true to Y in an efficient Z format?

Case Studies

Bringing strategic comms and strategic visuals together

Resourceful Tool

for Activists:

The Free to Speak Bill of Rights was a project to support activists and reassert our right to free speech. The nonprofits who sponsored this project, Greenpeace and Defending Rights & Dissent, needed the document designed and a website design to promote and easily share the project.

Organized, Clear, and

Thorough Findings:

I designed a 120 page report for Ten Strands’ California Environmental Literacy Initiative that resulted in a 14% conversion rate with hundreds of downloads as well as a branded data viz design style for their data initiative.

Tablet displaying "2024 Call to Action: Educating for a Green Economy" report. Tablet showing the report's cover with plants and person in the background.
Unique data visualization for environmental education NGO. Scatter plot showing average pollution burden percentile vs 2023-24 student enrollment, with bubble size indicating environmental and climate action scores, ranging from 0 to 20 points.

Advanced Tech

with Simple Concepts:

One Concern is a climate-tech startup that needed all-around digital branding. This project involved an iconography system and library with 1000+ icons, a master slide deck template with 100+ slides, a multipage ebook, motion graphics, and more.

Laptop displaying a map with labels for power substations and FEMA flood zones, surrounded by floating icons of buildings, money, hourglass, magnifying glass, and nature.
Laptop displaying cityscape with magnifying glass and exclamation marks, surrounded by various icons including umbrellas, buildings, and links.

Client Testimonials

  • "I have so been lucky to have worked with Daniel both directly and in collaboration on client work. Daniel brings a full service approach to graphic design. He is attentive to detail, responsive when needs arise, and strategic in his recommendations. What I enjoy most about working with Daniel is that he brings an imaginative and collaborative energy to everything that he does. I highly recommend hiring Daniel for any future graphic design needs."

    Sam Chavez, founder of the roots of change agency

  • "Working with Daniel is always a breath of fresh air. He brings considerable experience and creativity to every project. Beyond his creativity, Daniel is incredibly organized. He was always one step ahead and kept us updated before we even had time to wonder what was next. He excelled at turning around any feedback and always went above and beyond what was expected. If you have the chance to work with Daniel, I highly recommend it. I always look forward to any project where I can work with him again."

    Brit H., Communications Stategist

  • "Daniel was fantastic, very creative, personable and organized in his approach for this project. We could not be happier with the result!"

    Gigi P., Executive Director

  • "We truly enjoyed worked with Daniel. Daniel's project delivery was exceptional. Extremely professional and simply beyond our expectations. I highly recommend Daniel for any graphic logo design and visual brand identity project. We were able to update our logo. It looks amazing!"

    Iffat W., Executive Director

  • "Daniel was a huge help to us! I presented him with a pretty complex set of needs for branding of a yearly event. Not only did he synthesize the ideas beautifully and come up with a theme that made sense with our previous work and was fresh, accessible, cohesive and young; but he also created and delivered on a design schedule with ample time to finish ahead of schedule. Both his aesthetic and his artistic abilities are excellent, and his organizational and project management skills are as well. His nuanced understanding of mental health issues was a great asset, and his kind, thoughtful, aware, and caring manner made him an absolute pleasure to work with. We are so grateful for his work!"

    Amy B., Special Events Coordinator

  • "It sounds trite, but DAN IS THE MAN! He stepped in at a moment's notice and delivered big time. I am looking forward to utilizing his design skills again - next time with more than a 48-hour turnaround time."

    Steve L., CEO

  • "Such a pleasure to work with. My only complaint is that he doesn't live closer, because I would like to buy him lunch!"

    Steve L., CEO (2nd Testimonial)

  • "Daniel has a great attitude and is very easy to work with. He's full of ideas and flexible to changes. He really took the time to get to know our organization and the spirit of our mission. That thoughtfulness and background work shone brightly in all of his design work."

    Rachel K., Development Director

Hi, I’m Daniel

At DVG Designs, I’ve always focused my design work on those making a difference. Through pro bono and freelance graphic design, I’ve have helped numerous nonprofits recieve the grants they need and increase conversion rates up to 14%. I usually do this by designing multi-page reports, presentations, data visualizations, iconography, and any graphics that help communicate an organization’s success.

Man in pink tie-dye hoodie standing on outdoor basketball court with hoop in background. Picture is a portrait of Daniel, graphic designer and founder of DVG Designs.

Get in Touch

Let me know how I can assist you and I'll get back to you as soon as possible.