Dandelion is a creative studio that develops content, strategies, and products. We bring our expertise in design, research, and writing to help our clients define, communicate, and grow.

  • Peter Ahlberg is a designer, author, and educator, and the founder of Dandelion, a boutique multidisciplinary creative studio with clients including Abrams Books, Contemporary Arts Museum Houston, Maya Lin Studio, The New York Times, Second Stage Theater, Smith College, Starbucks, Libeskind, and others.

    He is the author and curator of Please Make This Look Nice: The Graphic Design Process, published by Skira Rizzoli and exhibited at The Drawing Center in New York.

    He holds a BFA in Graphic Design and an MA in Design Research, Writing & Criticism from the School of Visual Arts, where he teaches design and typography.

Client + Project List

Abrams Books
ADB Botanical Color / Dye Kween
American Folk Art Museum
ArtAsiaPacific
Bill Arning Exhibitions
Blaffer Art Museum
Block Museum of Art
Bloomberg
Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art
Brooklyn Mojo

C24 Gallery
Catnip
Claremont Graduate University
Contemporary Arts Museum Houston
The Drawing Center
Greenhill & Co
Henry Art Gallery
High Surprise
LA County Department of Arts and Culture
Matthew Day Jackson

Maya Lin Studio
The Menil Collection
MIT List Visual Arts Center
Monacelli Press
The New York Times
Oh!Canary
Pace Gallery
Penn State: College of Arts and Architecture
Prestel USA
Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts

Rizzoli International
Second Stage Theater
School of Visual Arts
Smith College
Starbucks
Studio Libeskind
Tandem Real Estate
Ten To One Rum
They Might Be Giants
Time