About Us

UnitOneNine is a boutique creative agency founded in 2004, welcoming a new era of creative possibilities. Pairing years of industry experience with a healthy dose of humor and humanity, we’ve been crafting one-of-a-kind brand experiences ever since. Our specialties include digital strategy, UX design, brand strategy and development, and overall creative direction. We operate on the belief that design and technology should be less intimidating and more empowering. So, we use our creative savvy to make it that way for our clients –– analyzing, reimagining, and adapting to stay true to what’s most important: how you connect with your customers.

Lee Salisbury, founder of UnitOneNine, smiling in glasses against a dark background

Lee Salisbury

Founder & CEO

A seriously seasoned design pro and unconventional thought leader –– Lee is one of those rare creative types that doesn’t just preach quality over quantity, he lives it. It’s that principle that led Lee to found UnitOneNine in 2003. Since founding the company he's used his creative chops on multinational clients like JLL, Beam Suntory, AOL, Nestle, and others. Today, Lee leans into his years of experience and foundational design education & an engineering background, to lead UnitOneNine clients on bold endeavors the best way he knows how: hands on.

Select current and previous clients

WhistlePig logo
Limavady logo
Westside Barbell logo
Olive logo
Stylitics logo
LaSalle Investment Management logo
Cannuka logo
ELLE logo
Knob Creek logo
Tesla logo
JLL logo
U.S. Army logo
Honda logo
Basil Hayden logo
Google logo
Beam logo
Dentsu logo
Jim Beam logo
The Rotary Foundation logo
Razorfish logo
eBizCharge logo
AoI.
Analytics8 logo
ELLE logo
echo/bind logo
Oreo logo
LasikPlus logo
Chef Luciano Kitchen and Chicken logo
Hedge House logo
Our Model

We’re a modern, hybrid team that works collaboratively around the world. We believe in more creative freedom and collaboration, and less conference rooms and water cooler talk.

We’re not a traditional agency –– and that’s on purpose. We’re a new kind of agency –– and proud of it. That means we’re not passing off sweatshop style, junior-level churn and burn as top dollar work. Instead, we’re calling in dream teams from our tried and true creative network and handing over world-class work that slays. And we’re having plenty of fun along the way.