Audience-focused. Collaborative. Accessible.
From finance to architecture, real estate, healthcare, hospitality, and the arts, Liska has 40+ years of experience serving clients in diverse industries. We continue to solve communication problems and design brands that last.
History
Steve Liska established Liska + Associates in 1980 after starting out as an illustrator and freelancer, learning from industry icons and developing a passion for design that continues to grow, decades later.
One of our first major clients was the Midwest Stock Exchange. Working with their team on annual reports led us to developing annual reports for the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and CBOE, as well as a number of private investment firms. Other prominent clients included Bloomingdale’s, BNSF, Lancôme, NEC and IEG.
When cult beauty brand Kiehl’s global expansion required compliance with international standards, we created training materials, packaging direction and a labeling system for more than 500 products to create consistency and protect their brand worldwide. Other clients, including Sam Zell, The Pritzker Architecture Prize and Motorola have benefitted from our global expertise.
Northwestern Medicine began as 15 separate medical and educational entities, which we succeeded in simplifying so that greater recognition and awareness could be achieved under one, encompassing brand, continually ranked as one of the nation’s top healthcare providers.
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Currently, we work with Global Payments, an international financial technology company, and its many associated brands, The Pritzker Architecture Prize, The Department of State, Marshfield Funds, University of Vermont Health, AltusWorks, The Chicago Community Trust, PEAK Grantmaking, UrbanWorks, Almost Home Kids and more incredible organizations.
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We lead our clients to have greater impact, on a global scale.