What We’re About
We’re ABOUT fostering fruitful relationships; ABOUT close collaboration and vigorous conversation; ABOUT asking questions to provoke not just answers, but better questions; ABOUT building brands that challenge convention and inspire transformation; ABOUT relentlessly pursuing more capable tools and engaging techniques; ABOUT crafting solutions that consider their context; the people they’ll touch, and the world they’ll inhabit.
We’re ABOUT supporting you, who labor at the beating heart of your organization, bearing its anxieties and its aspirations; ABOUT celebrating your expertise and demonstrating ours; ABOUT being inspired by your vision and, in turn, daring you to dream bigger; ABOUT listening for the truth of what you need, and never trying to sell you anything you dont.
We’re ABOUT the wild alchemy of our passions and perspectives commingling to create something otherwise un-imaginable; ABOUT the roundabout routes that lead us far from the straight and narrow, through unruly terrain, toward hard-earned solutions that surprise and delight.
WE'RE ABOUT what you're about. We are ROUNDABOUT.
MEET THE TEAM
Andi Mints Gilreath
Principal Designer + Founder
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Having spent her early career in corporate brand design, Andi has found her sweet spot delving into the inner workings of a client’s small business. Whether designing one piece or a full system of brand work, she seeks distill the important parts and make space for them to shine.
Andi’s practice is driven by the desire to create things of meaning, and never add to the noise. She designs from a place of personal connection—connection to the work, the people doing the work, and it’s impact on the world. Andi presents on sustainable packaging and accessibility in design to foster visual literacy and blur the border between “designer” and “non-designer.”
Raised on a cattle ranch in Texas, Andi reconciles her farm kid past and her city dweller present by forever searching for the perfect taco, exploring Chicago’s natural places with her toddler and husband, and growing all manner of plant life in whatever dirt she can find.
Victor DeSimone
Brand + Web Designer
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A fierce believer in collective solutions, Victor loves poking holes in the design process to bring clients and collaborators inside. Whether the project is a website, a type system, or a custom illustration, he aspires to build potent spaces for people to design together.
Victor’s practice is driven by creative restlessness. He loves to explore new tools and techniques, mix physical and digital processes, and draw unexpected connections to assemble rich visual languages.
Raised between Pennsylvania and Oregon, Victor now makes his home midway between the two, in Chicago. These days, when he’s not in the studio, he can be found carving linoleum printing blocks, mixing cocktails for friends, and taking bird walks in his beloved Albany Park neighborhood.
