Best Web designers in Chicago

Founding Partner

Sam has established a reputation as a successful entrepreneur and well-respected voice in the design community. Sam founded One Design to build a digital agency committed to high quality web design & development, interaction design and user interface design. Formally trained as a designer, he works to connect great people with the goal of making meaningful work and hopefully making the world a better place along the way. Sam started The Coop and the coworking network Desktime with Pat Griffin. He’s also a brother at The Post Family, an art and design collaborative and gallery.

A serial entrepreneur with a focus on sales and operations, Pat co-founded One Design Company in 2005. As co-owner/operator of The Coop, Chicago’s first dedicated coworking space opened, Pat oversaw the programming and expansion prior to being acquired by NextSpace Coworking & Innovation Inc.. Pat is also co-founder of Desktime, software designed and built to manage and book shared workspaces on demand.

Creative Director

Design Director David Sieren’s experience encompasses user research and brand strategy as well as interactive design. At One Design, he’s at the forefront of brand and communication strategy for our client portfolio. Formally trained as a designer, throughout his career he’s been involved in design and branding initiatives for clients large and small, including Caterpillar, Jones Lang LaSalle, Nike, Herman Miller Healthcare and others. David is part of the Post Family, education co-chair for AIGA Chicago, and adjunct faculty at DePaul.

Technical Director

Dan is a web developer via the world of design and user experience. He’s knowledgeable across multiple programming languages and frameworks including Ruby on Rails, JavaScript, Backbone, Node.js, PHP, and more. As Technical Director for One Design, he ensures all code written is structured well, has the potential to grow and expand as the need arises, and that sound development practices and methodologies, including an agile process, are utilized.