Meet Scout.

Northeastern's student-led design organization.

Who are we?

As part of Northeastern's entrepreneurial ecosystem, our aim is to be the best place on campus for students to learn about design. We are a community of more than fifty students who work together to kick butt on a variety of teams.

Eight wicked creative teams

(New!) Playground

Playground is Scout's newest freelance and external partnership team that delivers creative services to clients with smaller-scoped projects on a rolling basis.

Three students work on selecting colors for a Scout project.

Studio

Each semester, our five teams each work on real-world client projects from initial branding exercises to final code reviews.

Student places sticky notes on a whiteboard.

Labs

We are an interdisciplinary team who use a human-centered design thinking process to research pressing civic issues and prototype creative solutions, working directly with Boston City Hall.

Student on stage at Scout's Interventions conference.

Conference

Every year we host Interventions, Northeastern's student-led design conference! Our team of passionate designers and detail oriented coordinators help bring it to life.

Students raise their hands during a Scout event

Marketing & Events

We connect Northeastern students to the greater design community through guest speakers, office hours, and an Instagram feed with a whole lot of ✨❗️and a little bit of 🙌

A female scout client poses for the camera during a product shoot.

Media

A team of visual storytellers developing and producing original multimedia content.

Community

A team of dedicated a energetic, community focused cool cats that are responsible for ensuring that internal Scout operations run smoothly and our members feel sufficiently supported throughout the semester.

Two members of Scout's management team give a presentation about the organization.

Management

Our management team is responsible for leading all of our teams! They're tasked with directing current projects and setting the groundwork for Scout's continued growth.

Featured Case Study

Better Than Belts

We built the brand and e-commerce website from the ground up for the lifestyle brand Better Than Belts. This project helped us clarify and streamline BTB’s message so that they could reach their target audience more effectively while staying true to their scrappy roots.
better than belts tote bag

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