Designing for good-doers since 2012.

Public: Connecting People

Director Heather Mallak leverages fifteen plus years of experience supporting cultural, non-profit, innovation and education landscapes primarily in the Pittsburgh region and surrounding areas. Heather's training is in visual design and interactive media while her passion is innovation, communication and connectedness. Expanding her perspectives through each new project, she utilizes community as her canvas. Based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

1000+ hours working with 10K+ community members

Studio: Creative Services

We bring a playful and accessible, yet highly organized and succinct approach. As strategic partners from idea to implementation, we co-empower partners with tailored and responsive strategies that amplify and propel their work. These efforts have resulted in fine-tuned user experiences for varied audiences and tangible resources that have provided the foundation for innovation and informed growth.

1000+ designs developed 100K+ audience reached

SUPPORTING CLIENTS IN:

  • Achieving goals by implementing creative strategies across sectors

  • Creating highly effective communications and plans that align with project scope

  • Envisioning outcomes informed by the user’s experience and target markets

  • Tackling bigger and bolder projects catalyzed by existing resources

  • Fostering connections that co-power relationships between people, places, products, and organizations

  • Enlisting and coordinating talents, while leveraging expertise

  • Responding with agility to potential obstacles in project momentum

  • Evolving by seeking perspectives, acquiring new skills, and keeping current with emerging trends

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“Heather’s contributions to our work extend beyond the immediately visible in images, designs, and words; she brings perspectives, experiences, skills, knowledge, and connections that thoughtfully push our thinking, conscientiously introduce us to opportunities for growth and change, and strategically guide us to creating avenues for communication that highlight not only our offerings, but also our intentions and our achievements. Heather’s vision and ongoing commitment to our mission are key to ABC CREATE’s success.”


Colleen Smith, STE(A)M Outreach Coordinator | Penn State New Kensington, ABC CREATE