Top 100 Global Print Designers

CUSHING designed and produced proposal books to support bids on digital marketing projects for a web design agency. They guided the client through the print process and provided samples prior to creating the final set of books. The deliverables provided a competitive edge and facilitated successful bids.  

"They always meet their commitments, even ones with ambitious timelines."—Co-Founder & President, Web Design Agency

Weight Creative Communications Agency provided design services for a research institute's print publications and website. The team also provided copywriting assistance. The client enjoyed working with them.

"They offer a reasonable price without sacrificing quality, and I'm not sure if we could work with nicer people." –Senior Communications Specialist, Research Institute

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

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

A local interior design firm felt they were getting lost in the crowd and wanted to stand out. The Olive Street Agency redesigned the client's and continue to provide branding, marketing, and SEO analytics. The client noticed an increase in website traffic and plans to keep working with The Olive Street Agency in the future.

"They do what I ask them to do, and they offer their input as well as suggestions. They are great and always efficient; they get things done. They are very agreeable to make changes. I throw a lot at them last minute, and they always respond quickly." – Marketing Director, Interior Design Company

Medallion Retail works with a management firm on a charitable initiative. The design team expanded on the first year's design. They were dedicated to providing in-depth updates making the project more seamless and effective. Their team was dedicated to providing in-depth updates on a workflow which made the project more seamless and effective in its execution.

"Their team was dedicated to providing in depth updates on workflow which made the project more seamless and effective in it's execution." –Client Development Manager, Management Firm

Bulldog Drummond led a full rebrand for a large television network to increase ratings, eliminate stereotypes about country music, and attract advertisers. The branding project was both internally and externally focused to ensure employees were positive brand advocates.

"Bulldog Drummond created a good package for our sales team to take to advertisers. We were able to say, “We are in 92 million homes, and they are not all trailer parks. This is the authenticity and spirit of our audience. What brand does not want to be associated with that?” – Former Senior VP of Marketing & Branding, Television Channel

UNIT Partners was tasked with helping a restaurant group redo its branding. UNIT Partners designed new menus, a new logo, and websites in order to meet the client's needs and emphasize the rebrand. The team at UNIT Partners also initiated marketing messages that reflected the rebrand. The client was very impressed with the team at UNIT Partners professionalism and devotion to the project. 

"I felt like they were always looking out for what was best for me as the client. UNIT's number one priority is not to get it done, but to get it done right, no matter if it takes twenty tries or if it takes two tries. "-CEO, Restaurant Group 

Griflan Design, Inc. ran a creative campaign for a social and digital agency. After a discovery phase, the team was responsible for designing creative concepts.

"They're really good at conception. The work's good and speaks for itself." – VP of Account Services, Social & Digital Agency

An engineering company hired Clockwork Design Group to redesign its website. The client wanted the site to support the company goal of being the go-to source for thought leadership and quality content. The site needed to be modern and easy to maintain. Clockwork Design Group redesigned the site on WordPress and created branded copy to portray the client’s vision.

“Clockwork showed dedication to understanding our needs and working closely with us to achieve our website goals. Their entire team was exceptionally easy to work with, responsive, and knowledgeable.”– Marketing Specialist, Engineering Firm

King Design designed and developed a website for a nondenominational church in Philadelphia. They replaced a legacy platform with a new, fully-responsive site. The solution they delivered has led to increased traffic and engagement rates for the client. 

"Our analytics showed increased traffic to the site with longer view times" — Operations Coordinator, Nondenominational Church

Kimp.io provided graphic designs for a storage and fulfillment company. They've provided logos, photo editing, infographics, and social media content. They've become an integral and results-driving component of the client's sales process.

"They’ve even designed landing pages. The team offers a very wide suite of solutions that we can leverage on a day-to-day basis." — Director, Storage Company

An electrical manufacturing company wanted to rebrand a series of their products. PUREi created a print catalog and 3D renderings that created a new public image for the product line. They have continued to update the catalog as needed.

"Since we first started working with PUREi, they’ve definitely helped us improve our website, our metadata, and the way we appear online. Our website metrics continue to go up year after year." — Director of Marketing, Electrical Manufacturing Company

A cosmetics company was launching a new product and wanted a marketing strategy from the beginning. Circa developed a marketing plan for the product that had to be carefully advertised to a new demographic. This included social media and video content as well as print ads. 

"They're extremely strategic and creative, putting a lot of work into their approach. They always go above and beyond and are some of the hardest workers I know. They’re passionate about their work and want to do it well." — Former VP of Marketing, Cosmetics Company

Matcha Design did graphic design for a technical service brochure. The client needed an attractive, reader-friendly brochure. They gave Matcha Design copy and design concepts, and the content for the brochure sections. After revisions, the client was happy with the final product, and received positive feedback. 

“The finished brochure presents the technical information and content in a visually stunning way that is both leagues ahead of (my client's) local competition and enjoyed by the end-customers who read them. (My client) continues to reference the quality and effectiveness of the design.”— Freelance Marketing Content/Copywriter, Writing and Editing Company
 

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

Basso Design Group did a brand overhaul for a touring company. They also updated their site to streamline the booking process. Their work contributed to twice the number of agent traffic on the site.

“Their project management style is amazing.” – Owner, Tour Company

A new restaurant hired LESS+MORE to create its brand. LESS+MORE helped the restaurant develop its menu concept and design, web pages, logo, business cards, newsletters, and overall brand and message.

"They've been amazing, and we're very happy with the results. We'll continue to work with them on any projects moving forward and would recommend them to anyone opening up a restaurant." - Co-Owner, Restaurant 

Good Stuff Partners revamped the brand messaging and in updating its marketing efforts, which included redesigning. 

"They work with us directly to find unique solutions instead of providing generic templates or answers." – Partner, Architecture Firm

3rd Edge worked on web development and marketing for a small bank. They conducted a full-scale redesign of two financial services websites, integrating a new CMS and online banking features with internal web apps. They also provided print and digital marketing materials. The client was impressed with the results of the project.

“Although I can’t speak to actual numbers, I can say that the functionality of this new website is supporting a lot of prospective and existing customers. The site definitely got a lot more hits than it had previously.” – Marketing Director, Small Bank  

Working with an executive search firm that had a relatively modest online dynamic, Jake Group revamped the client's marketing, branding, and logo presence through its web design services. Thanks to a high level of technical expertise, combined with intuitive marketing and business minds, Jake Group created a website that was billed as clear, provocative, and representative of the client's experience.

“[Jake Group] has a very high level of technical expertise. They know all the marketing strategies, but they also have very effective business minds. This allows them to translate our business objectives into something marketable.”  – Owner, Executive Search Firm

Barker & Christol developed a website and executed a rebranding campaign for a staffing and recruiting firm. The clients wanted to adjust the tone of their corporate identity and change some of the visual elements of their brand. With a comprehensive discovery process, Barker & Christol developed a good understanding of the client’s market position and values. Then, they designed consistent and clear visual properties to reflect their findings.

"I was impressed by their willingness to listen, their creative designs, and their timely deliveries. I was satisfied with the process and the final product." — President, Staffing and Recruiting Firm

Decographic worked with Central Turbos, a turbo distribution company, to increase its recognition in the US market by using Google Adwords campaign management. The development team supported this endeavor by building a WordPress website from scratch. Through its partnership with Decographic, Central Turbos received nearly 400 calls from interested new businesses. 

"Decographic is always there to help us from A to Z." – General Manager, Central Turbos 

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

East Van Vinyl updated the showroom of an optometry business. The business needed their showroom to better reflect the range of services that they currently provide. Customers like the results.

“...job exceeded our expectations.” - Co-Owner, Optometry Business

Smack Bang Designs partnered with a cosmetics company going through a rebrand to produce collateral and a new logo. Prior to starting work, the team at Smack Bang 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 the client uses for ongoing projects. The client was pleased with the designs created by Smack Bang Designs. 

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

Opus Digital recently worked on print design for a college prep school. They designed a bi-annual magazine  for that client.

“Over the last several years since Opus has been responsible for our Magazine design, we have received an increasingly favorable response from our alumnae and other constituencies to both the content and design of the publication. ” — Associate Director, College Prep School

Duckpin Design did web development for a wireless technologies company. The client needed assistance with WordPress development; they also wanted to use WooCommerce to add checkout features on their e-commerce site. Additionally, they wanted to update their other marketing sites. Duckpin Design did WordPress development to update the sites, transferred the site to a different vendor, and integrated Amazon fulfillment pieces. After working with the company, the client saw significant changes in page views, visitors, and mobile users. 

“Our new Ventev site had a 12% lower bounce rate and a higher session duration by one minute. There were more page views, more returning visitors, and a higher percentage of mobile users (56% were mobile).” — Former UX Researcher, Wireless Technologies Company

The O Group was hired by a startup beauty company for its branding services. Its work included creating a logo, running social media, packaging a website and producing photos. 

"I appreciate the personal service. The O Group has the ability to offer big brand agency work despite having a smaller size. They aren’t as costly as larger providers, but the service quality is the same." - Founder & CEO of Beauty Brand

Locomotive built a corporate website for a games developer. The agency provided design, development, and CMS services. The website earned positive feedback, high traffic, and a design award. 

"If you want a really good looking, clean website, the Locomotive team will build you something interesting." – COO, Video Game Development Company 

When a local educational institution needed to rebrand, Gershoni Creative Agency took the lead, creating a rebranding campaign that included a toolkit and guidelines to document brand identity. Gershoni Creative Agency posted on social media, helped with fundraisers, and updated the organization’s website.

“Gershoni's project management is one of their greatest strengths. … The relationship was very collaborative. Gershoni was able to respect the opinions of the many strong-willed, creative people who had input in the project.” – Content Lead and Product Manager, Educational Institute

Hersick+Webster built a WordPress website and created branding for a political campaign. They developed a style guide that defined the client's color palette, fonts, and stylistic elements. The client received compliments and saw rival candidates try to replicate their brand and style. 

"They’ve truly been a breeze to work with." – Campaign Manager, Political Campaign

Design Spinners worked with a merchant services company specializing in electronic payments to re-vamp, re-design, and re-launch their website. Design Spinners provided the company with graphics, images, formatting, flow, and functionalities as well as expertise in all of these areas.

“All of our salespeople and agents and so forth liked the finished product. It's a little more state-of-the-art looking – new technology. They've got a good tool for the project management and monitoring changes, updates, and all that good stuff.” – Founder, Merchant Services Provider

A credit union hired Phases Deisgn Studio to create a new logo after a four-party merger. Using more robust customer engagement than conventional marketing materials, Phases Design Studio communicated the clients' values and grew the customer base. Revenue increased $1 billion in the last 10 years. 

"I would highly encourage anybody who is considering them to go through with it because Phases Design Studio will help you achieve your goals." – VP of Marketing, Colorado Credit Union

The Marcom Group improved the brand of a land management company. They also built a WordPress website that reflected their new brand. The client prides them on their communication and professionalism. 

“I get a lot of positive feedback. Our website puts us on a whole different playing field when we’re being compared with other people in the industry.” – Co-Owner, Land Management Company

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 real estate development company wanted to rebrand and position themselves as new and trendy. They hired Six Degrees LA to develop a new set of brand guidelines. The fresh identity they crafted included a new website, logo, and marketing collateral. 

"Everyone that we have shared the materials with really loves them, and we get many compliments on them." — Managing Director, Real Estate Company

A Denver financial technology firm hired People Productions to create a 2-minute animated video that could function both as general marketing and an introduction for investors. People Productions was able to turn highly technical material into appealing content. The video was well received for its production value.

"The quality of their work is superior to the other video productions companies we had seen. They exceeded expectations and were able to take a simple script and transform it into a compelling story." - Communications Director, FinTech firm

A brewery hired INKcorporated Designs to help with their corporate design and branding. INKcorporated Designs worked closely with the brewery and provided basic designs for the brewery to give feedback on. The brewery was satisfied with the results.

"Most impressive was their strength of ideas and willingness to start with what we wanted. Then they INKcorporated (pun intended!) the insights into the finished products." -Founder/Partner, Brewery

Kitestring Creative Branding Studio contributed to numerous web design and support projects for a port authority. This work included website design and maintenance, micro-site development, and an annual economic impact infographic. The client appreciated their fresh ideas and impeccable execution.

“They’re highly effective at communicating our message. We've received excellent feedback from both customers and stakeholders.” – Director of Public Affairs, Port Authority
 

BIGPIE was hired by a television production company for a website design. The website was meant to reflect the brand's identity, which BIGPIE accomplished through creating a new look, new color schemes, and updating the navigation for the site. 

"[BIGPIE] listen[s] to you, and they try to identify and solve your issues. I appreciate that they understand. I like their process. They gave us several creative design elements, and they put together two or three selections based on those elements.." – CEO, TV Commercial Production

A real estate firm hired Pivot Design for marketing and branding help. The agency created a branding plan, which included refreshing their website, holding different events, and creating videos and other traditional marketing campaigns. The client prides Pivot Design on how they internalize customer feedback. 

"Pivot is a rare breed — a turnkey business that can do anything. They offer a nice combination of being very creative, while running a successful business."- CEO, Real Estate Development Firm

A banking protection site brought on Synapse to help create a marketing strategy to sell an assistance features to its clients. Synapse created a branding and communication strategy that included the product's name, logo, mascot across the entire brand. The partner was very pleased with the results.

“They’re a good agency in terms of understanding the client’s requirements and delivering the necessary output, as far as creativity, design, and putting all elements together go. Many agencies have the habit of becoming to creatively involved, only to lose sight of the marketing output. I’m happy to say that Synapse was not one of those; they are able to understand the exact output requirements and deliver them.” – Head of Marketing, Banking Protection Site

BEXBRANDS partnered with a vegetarian food products company to make a rebranding campaign. The agency conducted market research and designed a new website and logo. The client was impressed by the rebranding campaign.

"Since the brand refresh, the reactions to our packaging have been overwhelmingly positive. The new designs feel more natural and appeal more effectively to younger demographics."-VP of Marketing, Vegetarian Food Company 

Northwest Media Collective revamped a WordPress site for a mobile software company. They added new features to expand the functionality and enhanced the product's visual appeal. Eventually, the agency will start working on an SEO campaign for the client. Web traffic and sales have increased. The client values Northwest Media Collective as a partner and especially appreciates the team's friendly attitude and responsive communicative abilities.

"The overall friendliness of the folks that we dealt with was very positive. I could reach out to a project manager, pretty much any time of day or night, and they would immediately answer or respond very quickly."- VP of Marketing, Mobile Software Company

Agent Orange Design updated the website of an industrial firm to improve the user interface and make it more visually appealing. After the project was completed, the client reported satisfaction with the new and improved website. 

“We received better service from Agent Orange than expected. I believe they offer better service than any local Swiss company although they are located in South Africa.” –Managing Partner, Industrial Firm
 

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

Art4web designed and developed a website for a clean energy shot startup. Their work contributed to the site converting at an above-average rate. The team works quickly and is affordable.

“Their quality of work and affordability is impressive.” - CEO, Proper Wild