Independent design & marketing Rooted in the West.

Design.Storytelling.Yours.

Brands, websites, and stories for people
making something of their own.

Explore the work

Taylor standing on a sandstone cliff above a wide canyon at dusk — Photography by Taylor Nowak

Selected work

Identity / Digital / Campaigns

Independent film. Shared stories.

Ridgway Independent Film Fest identity in orange and blue

RIDGWAY, COLORADO RIFF ↗

Ridgway Independent Film Festival

Brand identity · Website · Copy & graphics

A distinctive identity and an immersive festival website, bringing the films, the program, and the stories together.

Ouray County Pride

Brand identity · Event graphics

A colorful identity with room for celebration, local character, and a community showing up as itself.

ARTISAN BUILDERSA sense
of place.EXPLORE THE WEBSITE ↗

Artisan Builders

Website · Copy · Photography

A digital home for a design-build studio, connecting its craftsmanship, philosophy, and architectural portfolio.

SAFER MORE AFFIRMING COMMUNITIES

A place to belong.

OURAY COUNTY, COLORADO ↗

SMAC

Website · Brand identity · Copy & photography

A welcoming online presence for LGBTQ+ advocacy, support, and connection in Ouray County.

Out in the world

Made to
bring people
together.

A good identity keeps working after the logo is done. Event graphics, social content, and photography give it a life in the community.

Event promotion / Posters / Campaign graphics

Explore the posters

Pride — After Party, neon variation event poster — Pride — After Party, neon variation

The Collective — Spring Social event poster — The Collective — Spring Social

Pride — Gay Game Night event poster — Pride — Gay Game Night

LGBTQ+ Community Meetup event poster — LGBTQ+ Community Meetup

Pride — After Party event poster — Pride — After Party

North Cora — 6th Annual Block Party event poster — North Cora — 6th Annual Block Party

Edie — A One Woman Show event poster — Edie — A One Woman Show

Ouray County Pride — Just Over the Pass event poster — Ouray County Pride — Just Over the Pass

Photography

People / Place / Process

A winding creek seen from above, framed by autumn vegetation — Patterns in the landscape

A Pride performer and an attendee holding hands and smiling — A moment of connection

A craftsperson welding at a workbench, illuminated by blue light — At work

Red and yellow Durango and Silverton train cars in afternoon light — Along the railway

From the first idea to the final detail

One creative
point of view.
Many ways in.

Brand identity

Logos, color, typography, and visual systems that feel like you.

Websites & digital

Thoughtful websites, clear content, and a cohesive experience from first impression to next step.

Graphic design & marketing

Campaign graphics, event promotion, print pieces, and social content made to connect.

Words & photography

Copy and images that tell the story in your own voice.

Taylor and Scout on a rocky coast at sunset

Taylor & Scout.

Meet Taylor Nowak

Always
exploring.

I’m the creative behind Scout West. My work brings together graphic design, marketing, websites, words, and photography—with an eye for character and a connection to place.

Scout West takes its name from a yellow Scout my dad rebuilt, a dog who shares its spirit, and the landscapes that keep me looking outward. The lettering traces back to a banner my dad made in the late ’60s.

That mix of old character and new possibility still shapes how I work: curious, hands-on, and attentive to the details that make something your own.

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you’re working on.

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