Our Leadership

"I would definitely recommend Sarah as a design professional who constantly seeks to give her client the best product and service possible."

Nehanda Lindsey
Senior Program Manager
CommonHealth ACTION

Humble Beginnings

iKhan Design started out as two college kids with a goal to open a design consultancy. Almost five years later we find ourselves working with some killer clients—many of which have become our friends. iKhan Design founders, Sarah Khan and John Velasco attest their success to one paramount factor—we maintain a profound passion for our craft. Each project is an opportunity to develop into greater design professionals and we thank our clients for this honor.

Founder & Creative Director

As founder and creative director of iKhan Design, Sarah has her hands in virtually every project that reaches the iKhan Design desks. As the creative director, Sarah works closely with clients to ensure effective business strategy and budget is considered at every stage of their project.

Her award-winning work has been featured multiple times in GDUSA Magazine. She specializes in branding and web design and is currently enjoying exploring an interest in mobile device design. Sarah draws multiple years of experience from working as a marketing and creative professional in the greater Washington, DC area.

Fun Facts

Sarah is a simple soul with 2 passions in life—coffee and typography. She is often seen identifying fonts in random signage around town while sipping on a skim latte (with 1 packet of honey). One day she hopes to adopt a small dog named Pixel. Until then, she is happy to hear about your next project.

Favorite Movies

Lion King, Bee Movie, The Goonies

Currently spending my free time...

Planning my wedding... April 2012 :)

Education

  • Masters in Fine Arts, Graphic Design: Savannah College of Art and Design
    Thesis: The Effect of Social Media on Political Marketing
  • Bachelor of Arts, Graphic Design: University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Designer & Developer

When it comes to web, John likes to get his hands dirty in all aspects of the project. He is most happy when he applies his multi-faceted skill set to every project, from concept to design to programming W3C compliant websites. John loves attending web design conferences and meeting new people. He has acquired priceless industry knowledge through the wisdom of his peers.

Web is what John knows, so if you are interested in a project or simply have a question, tweet him, he'd love to hear from you @JVelasco21.

Fun Facts

After realizing his dreams of leading the Redskins to a Super Bowl victory was probably not the best way to support his family, John decided to transfer his passion for football into his second love, design.

Currently spending my free time...

Training to kick ass like Chuck Norris in order to intimidate any boy that comes near one of my three beautiful daughters

Favorite Movies

Happy Gilmore, Lord of the Rings, The Matrix (first one, the other two sucked ass)

Education

  • Bachelor of Arts, Graphic Design: University of Maryland, Baltimore County
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