Collected references:

“I have worked with Julie for over twenty years. If you are ready to push your organization’s creative bar, here are five reasons to contact Julie.
1. Julie’s “student for life” mindset has been the navigational beacon on her diverse career path. If she is not leading a client through a complicated branding issue, she is attending a “Scale Responsibly” workshop or researching the latest findings on design thinking. Julie does her homework.
2. Julie’s aesthetic judgement? Impeccable. Strategic. Her presentations will make you weep. A designer’s designer.
3. Julie asks the best questions. Then listens. She challenges you the way your favorite teacher did in that treasure hunt for new ideas.
4. Julie is inspiring. While working on a creative challenge, you will find yourself back to the future in a garden of everything experienced under a blue sky of possibilities.
5. Julie is an empathic, purpose-driven leader. She has always used her deep expertise to contribute to things she cares about. And is most effective in advancing firms that are interested in pushing the needle when it comes to sustainability, diversity, and inclusion. Julie believes doing well by doing good is good for business growth. She’s the real deal.
Give her a call.“

— Lora Parlove, Consultant and executive coach, and past owner of Colorforms Studio

“Julie’s creative flair came to my attention during her stint as a freelance designer at Fairly Painless Advertising. Owing to the impressive strength of Julie's work, she was offered a full-time position with us. In short order, we came to rely on her adept thinking equally in design and art direction. She juggled the role with aplomb while our agency's creative reputation grew. The day came, sadly for us, when Chevrolet's ad agency lured Julie to Detroit with a too-good-to-refuse offer. Over the years we continued to collaborate with her whenever possible for off-the-cuff creative ideas, tier-one corporate communications, and comprehensive marketing initiatives.
Several attributes distinguish Julie as an exceptional designer. Two that readily come to mind are:
• Her knack of assessing design challenges with both right and left brain sensibilities, ensuring that the end result pleases the CEO as much as the marketing director.
• Her ability to grasp the nuances of differing perspectives in situations where two parties want the same outcome but have different ways of achieving it. Her non-judgmental clarity brings a unifying, diplomatic tone to the discussion, enabling both sides to move forward intact.
Last but not least is the simple truth, borne by observation and proven repeatedly by results,
that Julie is an immensely talented, roundly well-liked designer who wields a sophisticated eye, a keen wit, a battle-earned gravitas, a good ear for copywriting, and an infectious, forward-thinking, cooperative spirit.
I unequivocally recommend Julie Lang, knowing full well that she will be a tremendous asset to you and to
your organization.“

— Chris Cook, past owner of Fairly Painless Advertising

“Julie is one of the most talented people I've ever worked with. We have worked together on and off for years. Her work
is wonderful, a designers-designer. She combines pitch-perfect conceptual/visual solutions with a superior level of management skills and practical knowledge. I've always admired her impeccable taste and so enjoy working with her.
I love how she doesn't get bogged down in the jobs, and always finds so many smart, fresh, and elegant solutions.
Julie continues to be one of the handful of people I can go to when working through a creative problem that I
completely trust.“

— Donna McGuire, Creative Director