# Peggy Burke

> Peggy Burke founded 1185 Design in 1985 and has been publicly identified as its CEO and principal. Based professionally in Palo Alto, she built a branding practice serving technology companies including Cisco, Adobe and Sun Microsystems, taught branding and design at Stanford, and served as a Computer History Museum trustee. The museum preserves her agency’s design records from 1985 to 2017.

- **Role:** Founder of 1185 Design; publicly identified as CEO and principal
- **Organizations:** 1185 Design, Boole & Babbage, Computer History Museum, Stanford University
- **From:** Cincinnati, United States
- **Education:** BS, Graphic Design, University of Cincinnati, College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning
- **Known for:** Founded 1185 Design in 1985., Led a design practice with documented work for Cisco, Adobe, Motorola and Sun Microsystems., Helped create the Computer History Museum identity introduced in 2002.

## Career timeline

- **1980** — Graduated from the University of Cincinnati with a BS in Graphic Design.
- **1983** — Moved to California to work at Boole & Babbage; led its in-house design group.
- **1985** — Founded 1185 Design in November; her oral history dates the registration to November 11.
- **2001** — During the dot-com downturn, reduced the agency from 60 employees to 30 and closed its Portland, Maine office.
- **2002** — The Computer History Museum publicly introduced a new identity developed with Burke and 1185.
- **2010** — Named as part of the teaching team for Stanford’s MS&E 277 Creativity and Innovation course.
- **2014** — Featured in Silicon Valley Business Journal’s Women of Influence recognition.
- **2017** — Donated the agency’s records to the Computer History Museum.
- **2018** — Recorded an oral history with Marguerite Gong Hancock on September 26.
- **2019** — Recorded the second part of that oral history on July 10.

## Achievements

- Founded 1185 Design in 1985.
- Led a design practice with documented work for Cisco, Adobe, Motorola and Sun Microsystems.
- Helped create the Computer History Museum identity introduced in 2002.
- Recognized in Silicon Valley Business Journal’s 2014 Women of Influence coverage.
- 1185 Design records covering 1985-2017 preserved at the Computer History Museum in a 110-linear-foot collection.
- Served as a Computer History Museum trustee; now listed among its trustee alumni.

## Latest updates

- **2025-06** — Peggy Burke and Dennis Boyle appear in the Computer History Museum’s 2025 lifetime giving society donor roll, which reflects donations through June 30, 2025.

## Links

- Website: https://www.1185design.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/peggy-burke-96b8518

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