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HAO (pronounced "how") is a brand and service design studio focused on delivering human-centred solutions. We focus on physical and digital experiences spanning brand, product and environment. We craft narratives that shape how the world views products and services. We bring a holistic, multidisciplinary approach to convening community through creative work that advances social change, brings civic history to life, and builds community in the public realm.

HAO (pronounced "how") is a brand and service design studio focused on delivering human-centred solutions. We focus on physical and digital experiences spanning brand, product and environment. We craft narratives that shape how the world views products and services. We bring a holistic, multidisciplinary approach to convening community through creative work that advances social change, brings civic history to life, and builds community in the public realm.

HAO (pronounced "how") is a brand and service design studio focused on delivering human-centred solutions. We focus on physical and digital experiences spanning brand, product and environment. We craft narratives that shape how the world views products and services. We bring a holistic, multidisciplinary approach to convening community through creative work that advances social change, brings civic history to life, and builds community in the public realm.

HAO (pronounced "how") is a brand and service design studio focused on delivering human-centred solutions. We focus on physical and digital experiences spanning brand, product and environment. We craft narratives that shape how the world views products and services. We bring a holistic, multidisciplinary approach to convening community through creative work that advances social change, brings civic history to life, and builds community in the public realm.

HAO (pronounced "how") is a brand and service design studio focused on delivering human-centred solutions. We focus on physical and digital experiences spanning brand, product and environment. We craft narratives that shape how the world views products and services. We bring a holistic, multidisciplinary approach to convening community through creative work that advances social change, brings civic history to life, and builds community in the public realm.

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Harry Olson
Founder, Creative Director

Harry is a thought leader who transforms how brands engage in the physical and digital world. Harry helps businesses connect with their customers in a novel way. With over a decade of experience in visual communication, Harry brings a holistic, multidisciplinary approach to design unique to the coastal cities where he has honed his practice. He brings an urbanist sensibility to an extensive, multidisciplinary body of work that spans architecture, civic engagement, museums, visual art exhibitions, new media, food security, and social enterprise. 

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Good Services – Lou Downe
A Change Maker's Guide to the Future
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Critical City – Kritisk By
Enduring Edge – Amita Shukla

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We keep a project's team small enough to ensure high levels of care, low levels of politics and a vested interest in the project. This is why we bring in top talent when needed for projects that require more hands and expertise.

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We're a brand and service design studio improving everyday experiences for business and service providers.

We're a branding and service design
studio improving everyday experiences
for business and service providers.

We're a branding and service design studio improving everyday experiences for business and service providers.

We're a branding and service design
studio improving everyday experiences
for business and service providers.

We're a branding and service design studio improving everyday experiences for business and service providers.

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Grateful to be living and working on the traditional and unceded territories of the Coast Salish Territory of the Lekwungen and W̱SÁNEĆ nations.