Partners

Your work changes lives. Our work helps you grow. As Partners, we move the world.

You know your work matters. But something's not connecting — maybe the right people don't know you exist, maybe what you're building isn't landing the way it should, or maybe you've got a great idea and you need to make it real, make it work, and put it in the hands of the people it's for.

We fix that. We ask the right questions, test what we find, and build what actually works — from TV campaigns to medical devices to the website you're looking at right now.

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Research & Strategy

Brand & Campaign

Web & Digital Systems

Product & Experience

Are you generic? Of course not (and neither are your people).

In a world of recycled strategies and cookie-cutter campaigns, we believe in custom builds that actually work. Every brand, product, or story we collaborate on gets fresh perspective — tailored in tone, visual language, and implementation. Our approach: we make your people — patients, clients, teammates, community members — partners in the design process.

By understanding what makes your situation distinct and then testing our ideas in the real world, we don't put out work that's just good. We put out work that's freakin' great. 🤘

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Featured Work

We work across healthcare, education, nonprofits, and community organizations — anywhere people are trying to build something meaningful and need a partner who'll take it as seriously as they do. Here are a few projects that show how we think.

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Students co-hosting community meals across Vermont

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Kids building robots in Cambridge per year

Medical devices in clinical use around the world

The Ovarian X-Ray Shield

A patient safety invention born from research at Columbia University Medical Center — now standard of care, protecting young women for over a decade.

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Amada Senior Care — ON AIR

Full messaging strategy and on-set production management for a TV campaign on CBS that put a local home care agency in front of every family in Southern Maine.

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The RoboHub

Design research that transformed a robotics tutoring company into a community institution — now serving 634 students per year, with 92% building their first robot in the first two sessions.

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Revolution Fitness

Website and brand system for a Maine nonprofit serving veterans, military, and first responders — organizing a mountain of content into something that actually gets people through the door.

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Partners in Design isn't about doing everything. We do a few things really well — and we do them with care. We don't chase volume, we chase meaning. We say no when it's not a fit. And we say yes when there's a chance to build something bold, thoughtful, and lasting.

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Let's talk about what you're building!

Maine, Boston, NYC, Toronto, & Beyond!

917-740-1604

frankie@PartnersIn.design