Top 50 Design Agencies

After two false starts creating an augmented reality (AR) social media app, an AR company hired EMERGE to lead the project. Emerge Interactive created a game plan for the project before designing the user experience and developing an MVP.

“You need expertise in app industry mobile tactics but also in traditional marketing requirements. The experience with Emerge has been interesting. They didn’t just develop it, bug-test it, and give it a 60-day guarantee against bugs: they actually contributed to these other categories.” – Founder, AR Company

A visual media consultant hired ArtVersion to create a new logo and ended up producing an entire branding campaign, website, and blog. The client has seen positive results from the work, even after the partnership ended.

"I feel like they’re almost a member of our family. They’ve been great over the years, and I was actually able to work with ArtVersion remotely for the first several years. To me, being able to communicate clearly with a client and understand their style and goals, even when we haven’t sat together face-to-face says a lot." – Founder, Visual Media Consultant

Using WordPress, Praxent designed an informational website for a public university's academic department. Praxent created a fresh-looking website that was easier to navigate. Praxent met every deadline and stayed on budget.

"I was very impressed by the level of attention they [Praxent] devoted to us. I know they have bigger clients with bigger budgets, but they worked hard to deliver our project on time." – Faculty Director, Public University

A media production company employed Ramotion to build a website and bolster its brand image. Ramotion also created a new logo. The CEO said the project was extremely collaborative.

“They [Ramotion] put a lot of pride in what they do, developing a process that works for them and for us. They're good communicators and record videos for us every day, or every couple of days, to document progress.” – CEO of Media Production Company

Bop Design rebranded three websites for a consulting firm in Encino, CA. The client wanted its websites to be more user-friendly. Bop Design also redesigned the client’s content management system (CMS) and gave advice on SEO. As a result of this work, the client’s website traffic increased by 30%.

“We’ve had many quirky, special needs for our site, and Bop Design has found solutions for all of them. They have a thorough knowledge of other vendors and solutions, including choosing web hosting services.” – Marketing Manager, Consulting Firm

Cyber-Duck created a user-friendly website for a construction company. Their team designed wireframes, conducted stakeholder research, integrated a CMS, and implemented a marketing strategy. Their work significantly improved online visibility and traffic.

"Cyber-Duck's team has strong user-centric expertise." – Digital Lead, Construction Company 

Fueled designed a bidding-style app for a company that deals with nightlife reservations. They built the app from scratch, taking into consideration what the company wanted, as well as giving advice. The app had a lot of functions, such as a list of venues, submission options, and tools that allowed notifications to be sent from venues.

“They’re incredibly efficient in the work that they do and know what they're doing in design, coding, and executing their ideas. They have a great understanding of what's current and get things done very quickly compared to others.” – Founder, Mobile App

A multinational publishing firm hired Rule29 for comprehensive brand management: Advertising, outreach, market research, and other aspects of developing and maintaining a brand. They helped the client expand into digital content from print-only publications, and helped implement a direct publisher-based marketing approach. The new strategy expanded market share with every product launch.

"They're a very talented agency. Their creative work is top-notch. Our relationship with their entire team was really solid. They were adaptive to different sorts of projects, and the project actually gained scope as a result of our ability to work together." – Chief Marketing Officer, Multinational Publisher

Offering both a strategic perspective and development skill set, Mubaloo developed a native iOS and Android app to facilitate exchanges between investment managers and investors. The project was successfully completed on time and on-budget and convinced the client to retain Mubaloo as a digital consultant.

"Mubaloo was refreshing to have for this initiative; their insight, approach, and knowledge was invaluable." – Solutions Director, Investment Firm

RainCastle Communications partnered with a government agency to lead a rebrand. They built a website using Craft CMS, integrated new branding elements, and helped with SEO to ensure the government agency could be found online. The client was impressed with how RainCastle Communications simplified a complex system so potential customers more easily could use and understand the information on the website.

"Designing our patient navigator involved understanding a complex regulatory system and simplifying it for end-users. We’ve done research and organized the material but turning that into a usable tool for others required a level of understanding. They quickly developed a fluency in some very obscure material." – Executive Director, Government Agency 

An online learning and e-commerce startup reached out to Bright Bright Great to design its e-commerce site. They have since completed numerous other projects together: branding, social media marketing, and graphic design.

"We went from nothing to something. The strongest comment I have about their work is that the bar for design quality is very high. It's been very helpful to us, going from being completely unknown to an emerging brand and a website that exceeds our very high design-quality bar." – CEO, Startup

Proof Branding was hired by a nonprofit for their branding and web design services. The agency created a clean and informational website. The client felt that Proof Branding truly understood their vision.

"They really listen to what their clients have to say and create a product that reflects those conversations." — Director of Communications, NonProfit

DDW worked on package design for a large coffee brand. They augmented the brand’s internal graphics team to redesign the packaging for a line of products. They were a part of the process from conception to review and assisted with multiple projects after. The client was impressed with positive feedback the project received.

“Everyone loved the design. It was a great mix of our history and heritage in a more modern look and feel. We get compliments from the different teams.” – Brand Manager, Large Coffee Brand 

Intechnic built a cloud-based management system for a trailer manufacturer. The system logs and stores company data for the manufacturer to use to streamline their operations. The collaboration is ongoing. Intechnic is currently working on building new modules for different functions. The client feels that the relationship between them is strong. 

"Our working relationship is highly effective. We consider them more as a business partner than that of a supplier-customer relationship. We can call them and ask for revisions or tweaks in the system, and they'll go ahead and do it. They also give us many considerations before we do that." – Director of Environmental Health & Safety, Trailer Manufacturer 

UnitOneNine provided creative strategy and design services that included website design, product branding, tradeshow design, and collateral development to a full-service business intelligence company. They rehauled its client's marketing collateral and produced a modern, professional set of documents. As a result of the partnership, the company stands out in the marketplace and its products sell more frequently.

"I consider UnitOneNine to be a creative advisor and partner for all of our design needs." – Marketing Director, Business Intelligence Company 

Fresh Tilled Soil partnered with an electronic ink company to develop a desktop application. The team at Fresh Tilled Soil used its experience with UI and UX design to create a user-friendly desktop app for the client. The client was very impressed with the variety of talent on the Fresh Tilled Soil team. 

"They hire people with diverse skill sets. They assign a good mix of people with varied capabilities to a project, so they are able to capture every design angle and complete work efficiently." – Senior Business Development Manager, Electronic Ink Company

Over the years, Mighty Citizen has completed numerous design projects for a nonprofit housing corporation. Its work included web development projects, website redesigns, SEO strategies and Google AdWords campaigns. 

"Their [Mighty Citizen] services have been invaluable to our organization, and we’re consistently impressed with their work."- Director, Nonprofit Housing Corporation

Echo&Co provided a international medical association with more streamlined website navigation. The agency was able to quickly able to make the website more functional for the client's fundraising and marketing communications objectives. 

"We’ve received a lot of great feedback internally [on Echo&Co's design], as well as from users who are new to the site. We have a lot of stakeholders internally who are involved with that section as it drives their conversion rates. Getting positive reactions from them was a great win for us." - Manager, International Medical Association

OrangeYouGlad helped a furniture company separate into two distinct brands. The team completed a full web redesign with custom CMS development and additional branding and SEO services.

"We’re incredibly happy with the results. Our old website was awful, so it’s not really fair to compare it with our new site. With the old site, a visitor a day would have made us happy, and we've blown way past that with the new site." – Marketing Strategist, Furniture Company

Funktional supported design efforts for a global marketing agency’s high-value projects. They initially executed provided designed, but soon started to take on digital and print creative projects of their own. Overall, the client is pleased with the team's hard work. 

"We chose to work with their team, and they proceeded to grow their company around our partnership. It was a mutually beneficial relationship." — Managing Director, Marketing Execution Firm

A skiing electronics company hired Series Eight for a complete website redesign. They wanted to optimize user experience and increase sales. Since the website's launch, conversion rates have increased. 

"They have been absolutely excellent. Despite both our team and their team being remote, we’ve managed to maintain outstanding communication."–CCO, Skiing Electronics Company 

Bornfight developed a web application for a healthcare company. They developed, designed, and configured the application, which the company would use as an organizational tool for conferences. The app was launched in time for the conference and was a success, outperforming the organizational process from previous years.

“The project management was extremely collaborative, helpful, and responsive.” – Sr. Brand Manager, Healthcare Company

Think Company worked with a financial services firm that needed assistance managing complex projects and high volumes of data. The client also wanted to reduce calls to their customer service lines by fixing problems on the financial services firm's various websites. The client was impressed by Think Company's ability work quickly and with precision.

"Their designs are beautiful and accurate. People within our company have realized the full possibilities of our online presence as a result. Our team has been energized and empowered through the collaboration." – VP Digital, Financial Services Firm

A fire alarm company hired Camp Creative to redesign their WordPress site. To help the client increase sales, Camp Creative provided assistance with the client's content strategy and SEO. The client appreciated that their key goal was met.

"The way they balance creativity and data management is pretty impressive. It's rare to find a company with that balance." – Marketing Director, Fire Alarm Company

Mobomo redeveloped the website for a government agency, making it more user and mobile-friendly and responsive. This custom configuration, integration, and design drew praise from users and resulted in increased web traffic. Their expertise and professionalism were well-noted by the client.

“We’ve been blown away...by the quality of code their developers are capable of delivering.” – Acting Director, Government Agency

Blue Water was hired in 2013 to provide web development services for a New York accounting firm, including user experience and web design. Since then, they also have assisted the firm with site updates and product management.

“The talent that Blue Water has on the design side of the house is their specialty.” – Manager, Accounting Firm

Noise 13 worked with this software startup to rebrand itself as a multiplatform software company as it grew. They implemented a new brand strategy which included finding the color, font, photography, and designing the website for a more visually appealing aesthetic.

"I have no suggestions for improvement." – Graphic Designer, Software Startup

Grafik Marketing Communications completely remade and redesigned the website of a homebuilding firm to modernize its branding and to highlight their new homes division. They built a new website, incorporated unique themes for each section of the site, and used SEO best practices to drive traffic. The client appreciated the modern feel and easy navigation of the new site, and appreciated that it still showed that their company is a long standing member of the community. 

“Everything they designed is an improvement upon the old site. People look at us differently, and recognize us as a stable company in our area. The site shows both our longevity and our local presence in the right way.” – VP of Marketing, Homebuilding Firm

Motto modernized a mattress manufacturer by updating their website and implementing other branding strategies. By using unique designs and strategies, the agency built them a new identity from scratch, which caused sales to increase. 

"They're [Motto] a well-oiled machine. They hit every deadline and kept the project organized through management software."- Chief Marketing Officer, Mattress Manufacturer

An online retailer was based on Etsy but wanted its own website and re-branding. Aeolidia designed a Shopify website for the company and created a new logo and slogan. Aeolidia continues to provide branding work. 

"They know exactly what they're doing, exactly how to do it, and when everything needs to happen to achieve it. They're able to launch when they say you're going to launch because they hit every mark along the way." - Owner, Online Retailer

Left Hand Design worked on web design for an events venue. They built a new website using information saved from the first version and adjusted the content to fit the updated template. The client was pleased with the results of the project.

“Beau [Founder, Left Hand Design] was responsive and helpful. He was able to explain technical terms in an accessible manner.” – Owner and Manager, Events Venue

A fantasy sports company had a concept for a live fantasy basketball game and back end developers but needed help on the front end. Small Planet came in and brought the game to life, delivering a quality, reasonably priced product in a timely manner.

“Small Planet has a great passion for their work – that definitely came through and showed they cared about the success of the project.” – Product Manager at a Fantasy Sports Company

In May 2016, Razorfrog worked with a software firm to develop and manage a new website on WordPress. The team not only redesigned the website but also built additional features to improve the website's effectiveness and usability. The client praised Razorfrog for being easy to work with and efficient. 

"I've worked with many different external vendors, and I'd have to say that Razorfrog was probably the easiest vendor I've ever worked with. They used a Trello board to manage the project, ... which made things much more efficient." – Marketing Director, Software Firm

A medical nonprofit wanted to overhaul the look of its website and engaged Cool Blue Interactive to help. Cool Blue Interactive redesigned the site, made it more user-friendly, and helped create a blog.

"We've had great feedback on the site. Throughout the years, we have continued to grow. In the past years, our page views have doubled." - Associate VP, Medical Nonprofit

Smack Bang Designs partnered with a cosmetics company going through a rebrand to produce collateral and a new lgoo. Prior to starting work, the team at Smack Bag Designs used questionnaires and a mood board to conduct brand and market research, which then helped to produce a new logo. The firm also created other materials such as packaging for products and print material, as well as a style book which they use for ongoing projects. The client was pleased with the designs created by Smack Band. 

"Smack Bang's designs have helped differentiate our company, opening us up to more opportunities with larger retailers." —Founder, Cosmetics Company 

Superawesome developed an app interface for a B2B software for a lifecycle app. Their team delivered user-friendly wireframes that met the client's technical specifications and enhanced the application's overall functionality. The app received positive feedback from users.

"Our customers really appreciate the application; they say it's extremely usable and has a functional and modern design." - Founder, Business Software Firm

Res.im created an app for a job search startup. They designed a prototype of the app and performed user testing to fix and identify problem areas before the app went live. The client reported that the app has won several contests and that they have received positive feedback from users.  

“They really listened to what we wanted, and they brought our vision to life … The partnership was awesome; they were very supportive.” – Co-Founder, Job Search Startup  

Mobee Dick audited and tested a mobile banking application. They gave information about what needed improvement and what was working. Their work helped the bank redefine their goals and make strong improvements. 

"Our work with their team was professional, especially in regards to their communication. They effectively explained certain choices during the testing process." – User Experience Manager, Bank

Xhilarate designed a website for a real estate platform – a project that required both design and HTML coding. First, they created plans and layout sketches. Then, after receiving feedback, they created mock designs before finally developing the website.

"I appreciated their fresh design skills, their ability to understand business operations, and create useful designs. ... The're very good communicators who enhance the feedback process." – Partner, Real Estate Platform

Concentric Design created a logo and full branding for a luxury event planner. They provided print collateral, designed a WordPress website, and contributed to SEO and marketing campaigns. The firm experienced a 35% increase in clients and a 50% increase in social media engagement. 

"Concentric Design offered alternatives which were extraordinarily brilliant and better than our original ideas." – CXO, Event Planner

Bachoo Design Studio designed materials for an accessories company’s rebranding campaign. They designed their new logo, as well as creating print materials, including cards, bags, and envelopes for the campaign. The client was impressed with the new logo and designs, and was impressed with the speed at which they were delivered. 

“I explained what I needed and Bachoo Design Studio delivered. It was a speedy turnaround.” – Founder & Designer, Accessories Company  

Aeqdigital created an app for a social media startup. They developed the app, which would allow users within close physical proximity to each other to communicate, according to the client’s specifications, and were able to meet all of them, including custom imagery and a quick chat function. The client reported that, after launch, all of the user feedback about the app was positive. 

“Overall, we were impressed with their passionate approach to the creative elements of our app. It was clear that they were invested in the product and really cared about its look and feel.” – Cofounder, Social Media Startup  

A shoe brand hired hotsnow to build their website. hotsnow started by creating a prototype using Adobe XD and they then developed the site using WordPress. The client was impressed with how well designed the site was.

"Everyone who visits our site comments on how stylish and appropriate for our business it is. hotsnow delivered precisely what we were looking for." — CEO, Shoe Brand

Webology SEO worked on full-service digital marketing for a dermatology practice. They provided SEO services, including keyword research. They also managed the company’s Facebook page, including posts and responses to comments. The client appreciated their ability to boost brand visibility.

“Webology SEO has helped us significantly improve our digital reach. We're now showing up on the first page of Google, so more people are finding us organically instead of just through word of mouth.” – Practice Manager, Dermatology Practice 

Direct Design was hired by an online magazine to help with branding and various IT services. Direct Design maintained the client's website and posted new content to the site and social media platforms. They also did graphic design work for every issue of the magazine.

"I can count on them to help me run my business smoothly and positively. They contribute a diverse skill set to the print-ready production cycle." — Owner, Online Magazine

Crafta Digital Studio created marketing and branding materials for a wearable tech startup. They designed all the materials that the client needed to market their idea to investors, including a slide show, a website, and print products. The client was impressed with the quality of their service and their dedication to the project.

“They find unique and expressive messaging for our brands, and they’ve done a great job with the multidisciplinary tasks we’ve given them.” – CEO, Wearable Tech Startup  

A music streaming service hired Multia to redesign a website and logo to match a recent rebranding. The logo aligns more with the updated company identity, and the website presents a clear brand tone.

"The logo project was handled beautifully. They completed understood our brief, and this was the first time that we didn’t suggest any reworks or changes. The website design process was equally smooth, with minimal changes." — VP Marketing, Streaming Service

69pixels worked with a franchise restaurant to implement print ads within a short timeframe. Upon the successful completion of that project, 69pixels was brought on for other design projects including the client's mobile app and additional features for its website.

"Thanks to their efforts, we've also seen significant improvements in online engagement of our customers with our brand overall." – Brand Manager, Franchise Restaurant

NOME designed and produced classroom materials for a summer program hosted by a technology education company. They created handouts, instructions, and marketing material to advertise the program throughout the community. 

"They were exceptionally cost-effective and provided services at a third of the price of Bulgarian companies...they have a good balance between quality and pricing, and their productivity is commendable." — CEO, Tech Education Company

A small development shop needed help in a digital project and hired JIN Design. The agency provides project management and UX/UI design services for multiple websites and apps for the shop's clients. Their work constantly receives positive reviews.

"Of all the suppliers, JIN Design is our preferred supplier due to their professionalism and proactive approach and sorting out the needs and requirements of the clients." – Managing Director, Small Development Shop

The Forest Studio worked on branding for a law practice. They handled a relaunch campaign which included branding, creative, and web services. They handled the entire scope of the project from design to delivery. The client was impressed with the innovation they brought to the project.

“They have all the things one would want to have from any design compaign.” – Partner, Law Practice 

Kucheriavi Studio supplied a bathroom surface manufacturer with design for their physical showrooms and created 3D digital designs to showcase the clients products. The collaboration was successful and allowed clients to see the catalog of products in a design pleasing way. 

“The bathrooms designed by Kucheriavi look so good in my digital showroom, I actually get my own customers calling to ask if they can steal images for use in their own print ads, websites, and marketing campaigns!” — Owner, Bathroom Surface Manufacturer