1998
Design Hovie Studios began as Hovie Hawk Design in the Ballard neighborhood of Seattle, Washington in 1998. Opened as a small, local, print design firm, within a few months, the studio began to see a tremendous increase in web design work and by the end of the year its web and print projects were demanding equal time. View 1998 Web Site

1999
In early 1999, Hovie Hawk Design changed its name to Design > Hovie. The firm saw increasing volumes of web and print design work, along with a steady increase in larger, corporate clients. Additional staff was hired and the studio moved into a new, larger office. View 1998-1999 Web Site

2000
At the end of 1999, Design > Hovie officially became Design Hovie Studios, Inc. The firm continued to grow landing still larger clients and projects. Awards and recognition followed and in September of 2000, Design Hovie Studios was approached by European digital agency Winsome Italia about forming a partnership. In January of 2001, Design Hovie Studios and Winsome Italia formally agreed on a partnership and the studio opened its Milan, Italy office while maintaining a scaled down presence in Seattle. View 1999-2000 Web Site

2001-2002
From 2001-2002, the Studio created primarily interactive media for European clients. Late in 2002, Design Hovie Studios made the decision to create a greater balance between its printed and digital work, and between its European and American clients. To facilitate this, Design Hovie Studios entered into a new partnership with Qwentes Italia of Milan. The Studio increased its focus on the US market and began to build up its Seattle office. At the same time, with Qwentes, the firm continued to grow its European client base. View 2000-2001 Web Site

2002-Present
Currently Design Hovie Studios has a select mix of small and large clients from all over the world. We enjoy working with clients that are interested in creating the best possible design that their budgets will allow. View 2002-2004 Web Site