Aria Creative is a design consultancy specializing in strategic brand therapy. Whether yours needs some zhooshing to get you where you want to be or you’re in desperate need of help with figuring out who you want to be, we’re here to put your best face, foot, or spleen forward. That’s a process that involves gentle probing inside your brain—and, more importantly, your audience’s—to determine the right strategy that will lead to fresh, bold creative that will turn heads and change minds. While our focus is decidedly on brand design, we have the skills to take on all kinds of assignments—logotypes and identity suites, annual reports and publications, advertising, package design, environmental branding, exhibit graphics, and writing and editing. We also excel at cheerleading our clients—not for nothing our office is along a parade route.

Aria Principal, Jen Lockard, holds an MA in Publications Design from University of Baltimore and has crammed a broad spectrum of experience into her nearly 30 years in the design industry. Established in 2005, Aria Creative is a boutique design studio and communications consultancy which combines well-crafted concepts, marketing savvy and a healthy dose of levity to help clients achieve their goals. She has been recognized by industry publications and design competitions such as Advertising Association of Baltimore, Art Directors Club of Metropolitan Washington, Council for Advancement and Support of Education, and Graphic Design USA. Jen’s highest commendation comes from her teen who thinks she’s not totally embarrassing.