Diverse projects.
Singular approach:
Research and respond
creatively to context.
“His approach to design is consistent, focused
and applicable to an array of challenges that
demand creative resolution.”
“Gregory is best suited for a fast-paced, dynamic
studio, working on high-profile projects, as part of a
very creative team. Emphasis on creative team.”
“When Gregory left DC for NYC
it was like a light going out.”
“He knows creative technology like the
back of his hand. It's like watching a very
talented kitten with a ball of yarn.”
“What Gregory has cannot be taught.
You'll see it in the first five minutes.”
“He started as a junior graphic designer in our DC office
and in five years, he was promoted to Corporate Director
of Graphics and led the redesign of the entire brand.”
“Frank Stella said Harkins' work has ‘a funky
straightforwardness’ and that Gregory's ‘shows
a sophistication that's remarkable.’”
“We regularly get feedback from clients who
remark on the fresh and creative quality of the
work he's taken the lead in creating.”
“Gregory's our ‘man behind the curtain’
without whom there would be no brand.”
“He's easily the most creative designer
I've ever worked with. And one of the most
articulate people I know.”
“ Gregory explained that he'd found her
memory card on the ground while taking
pictures of trash on his walk to the office...”
“...and that he'd pieced clues in the
photos together and used Google to identify
the owner of the unusual collection of images...”
“...then Amy Goodman said ‘You really had no
idea who I was?’ and Gregory replied ‘No. But I
recognized Bill Clinton and Grandpa Munster.’”
“His teams love him. He brings the best
ideas out of all of us by being open, respectful,
inspiring and very funny.”
“He once asked me to go to the
police station with him to turn in
$360 he'd found on the ground
while photographing trash...”
“...I said ‘WTF? It's probably
drug money. A wad of twenties?
They'll just keep it. Let's go play.’
I thought he was crazy...”
“...without a pause he said ‘the story's
worth a lot more than $360.’ The funny thing
is, it was never claimed. He got both.”
“By the time he left the room he'd won
the confidence of the entire board.”
“Gregory said he came up with the Farnsworth
House scratch-n-win postcard during a lucid dream.
I think he was serious.”
“Rufus took a drag and handed the cigarette
back to Gregory, turned around to his piano,
and said with a grin...”
“...‘you're gonna laugh’ and
then proceeded to play Cigarettes and
Chocolate Milk. A classic McLellan moment.”
“He was so passionate about the idea and its
value to the firm that he donated the use of his camera
equipment and staged the photos himself.”
“www.love won the people's choice award for
best original musical. Although, technically, it's an opera.
Gregory's set blew them away.”
“Gregory was asked to submit movie poster designs
for The Yes Men Fix The World. He sent six in three hours.
And he was on vacation.”
“Gregory's paintings were the only work that
could do battle with the giant Tiffany windows in
the space. The consensus is he won.”
