Dalton Follows
Dalton Follows
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What is “AWKN” ?
AWKN is the name of my personal studio—a container for both my design and meditation work. On the private side, it’s where I partner with mission-driven brands as a freelance designer and strategist. Publicly, it’s home to my guided meditation offerings, evolved from a year of running immersive retreats.
Hi, I’m Dalton Follows—a Creative Director, Brand Strategist, and UX Designer with 7+ years of experience leading design across wellness, tech, and social impact. I specialize in translating complex missions into beautiful, human-centered experiences.
“My purpose is to build a beautiful, grounded life for my future children—while staying in service to the wellbeing of others.”
Whether guiding a brand into alignment or translating vision into form, I bring a rare blend of soul, clarity, and creative rigor.
Open to roles as:
Creative Director · Brand Director · Senior Designer · UX Designer
About Me
Harvard grad in Studio Art, UX/Brand Design & Existential Philosophy
Tripled agency revenue as Creative Director at HSA DEV (2020 Manager of the Year)
Led design for “Tackle ALS,” helping raise $10M+ for ALS research
Created “R360 Archetypes,” nominated for Private Client Innovation of the Year (Spear’s Magazine)
Life shaped by service: studied Buddhism in Tibet, worked in Nairobi’s Kibera slums
Division I athlete: Harvard Lacrosse · Team Canada, World Championships
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R360 Website + Brand Guidelines
Before departing R360 in 2024, I completed their new website, brand guidelines, and content strategy. With a clientele of ultra-wealthy individuals aged 65+, the work required thoughtful accessibility design and premium aesthetic quality. Built in Figma and Webflow, with advanced integrations and analytics.
AWKN Retreat Landing Page
While running AWKN, I designed several landing pages to promote our retreats—each crafted to capture the feeling of spiritual awakening and appeal to both seekers and skeptics. I led brand design, retreat programming, and business operations. Built in Figma and Squarespace (for speed and simplicity).
“Maximizing Meditation” Slide Deck
A recent keynote I gave to a spiritual community. The design evokes the textured, sensory world of somatic meditation—trendy, grounded, and emotionally resonant. My background in teaching meditation and public speaking makes me a uniquely impactful creative leader.
“Speakeasy” R360 Prospect Website Entrance
“Dalton is incredibly bright, creative, kind and generally just a great person to work with. It’s rare to find high IQ, EQ and humor in the same human.”
R360 Internal Brand Onboarding Video (Watch Now)
“Dalton is such a safe, steady and aware masculine presence, a rarity in this world.”
AWKN Midweek Meditation Livestream
“Dalton has an incredible way about him that puts everyone at ease while holding accountability for the work that needs to be done.”
“As I launch a new site for my novel, podcast, and MarketWatch column reaching 60M readers, I’ve once again chosen Dalton as my creative partner. He brings clarity, elegance, and impact to everything he touches—and turns complex ideas into cohesive, compelling brand experiences.”