What is BDonahue Design?

I am Brian Donahue, a Cincinnati based creative director and graphic designer, for brands and businesses of all sizes and locations. I specialize in creating high-converting visual systems, backed by data, and proven through performance. With this method I’ve established a 14+ year track record of scalable asset ecosystems, award winning tradeshows, and hundreds of millions of dollars in business won for my clients.

See the Work in Action

Latest Projects

The SumOne Coffee Roasters logo on a gray background featuring the stylized white text "sum>one" in a rounded font, with a black, sans-serif subtitle below reading "COFFEE ROASTERS".
The Custom Ink logo featuring "Inky" the mascot, a friendly gray octopus with a smile, enclosed in a white circular negative-space design on a dark gray background.

Graphic Design

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Packaging

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Branding

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Creative Direction

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E-Commerce

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Graphic Design · Packaging · Branding · Creative Direction · E-Commerce ·

  • Global Branding

    Standardizing fragmented visual identities across digital, print, and retail environments to ensure strict, unshakeable brand adherence worldwide.

  • Project Management

    Eliminating operational friction by creating robust, modular asset libraries , and procedures that accelerate campaign rollout speeds for marketing teams.

  • E-Commerce Design

    Overcoming low digital engagement by introducing dynamic in-house studio photography, 360-degree product views, and motion graphics.

  • B2B Communication

    Translating intricate B2B, hospitality, and industrial specifications into intuitive visual environments, multi-lingual product guides, and high-conversion structural packaging.

Proven Solutions
in Action

Elevating Corporate Foodservice Experiences (The Some>One x Eurest): Under my leadership, my team designed a visual narrative centered on workplace hospitality, culinary excellence, and employee well-being, the project successfully translated traditional corporate cafeterias into dynamic, people-first restaurant experiences tailored for Fortune 100 workplace environments.

Scaling Campaign Velocity (Custom Ink & Printfection): I overcame content production bottlenecks for Custom Ink & Printfection by building a repeatable, agile content creation SOP that drastically reduced turnaround times and optimized resource allocation across marketing and sales teams.

Unifying Fragmented Identity (KYOCERA-SENCO): By designing a scalable, multilingual creative architecture, we successfully synchronized global marketing efforts and brand consistency across key markets in North America, Europe, and Asia.

High-Stakes Execution (Inkling Creative Group & Synergy Imports): Engineered versatile, rapid-deployment campaign assets for elite commercial clients, large hospitality trade shows (BD|NY), and demanding sports properties like the NFL, NBA, and NCAA.

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