If you’re struggling to find a top packaging design company in the United States, we’re here to help. Our team of 12 experts curated this list based on 595 verified client reviews to help businesses identify packaging partners with the right balance of creativity, technical execution, and commercial understanding.
Igawa Design is an award-winning, boutique branding and design studio based in Southern California. Founded on the principle that excellent design can shape people's perceptions of a brand and elevate its value in the marketplace...
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Branding Review from Eric Horton
Hello DesignRush community,I wanted to share my exceptional experience working with Sven at Igawa Design. Sven is a true professional. He takes direction effortlessly, offers valuable insights, and consistently exceeds expectations with elegant and creative solutions for our graphic design needs. I wholeheartedly recommend Igawa Design for any branding or graphic design projects.Best regards,
Branding Review from Jonathan Brown
Igawa Design is one of the most contemporary and strategic thinking Brand and Design agencies in California. I've had the pleasure of working with Sven and his team on multiple programs and projects and every time Ive been struck by how relevant and unique the solutions and work are. Modern, fresh, dynamic and sophisticated, their work hits the mark every time. They are great partners and great people to work with.For Memorex, Sven was responsible for a complete re thinking of our clients core identity, repositioning it toward a new audience and mindset. This new direction was then applied to a complete range of consumer packing and point of sale, resulting in a fresh new face that stood out in a crowded and cluttered sector.
Branding Review from Matt Lyon
HydraPak engaged Igawa to re-brand the company at a pivotal moment in our growth. With a surge of growth, we had a chance to re-brand the 15 year-old company and reintroduce it to the marketplace. Sven delivered an entirely new brand book that we used to reposition ourselves in the marketplace. As a young company, we used this as a blue print for our future projects and marketing relationships. The work was spot-on, nailing who we were and capturing it in a way that was compelling to others. We were so happy with the work, we also used Sven to re-brand our Bottle Bright and Polar Bottle acquisitions. I did not think that someone else could tell me something about my brand that I didn't already know, but Sven proved me wrong. I highly recommend Igawa.
Create the next great interstellar brand with our team of branders, marketers, and designers. We offer all the services you’d need to succeed including creative design, web design, and digital marketing services. We can help you take your business to the stars. We also serve non-cannabis businesses...
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Branding Review from Sheva Pekar
The Ad Astra team is Amazing! They listened, understood and created a brand that is exactly what I wanted and needed. They are responsive, attentive, and truly treat their clients with respect and care. They are extremely talented, and have amazing imagination for color, style, design, and brand development. I am now a loyal devotee to their work and will recommend them to anyone who needs their business turned into a visually pleasing and engaging work of art website and brand.
Stephanie Fisher (Stevie Fisher)'s Review Sourced from Google
Keith and Paul were able to take the look and feel I was hoping to achieve on my website and knock it out of the park! I’m so glad I trusted Ad Astra Cannabis Branding with my website design because they made sure to communicate with me throughout the project to ensure that the end product became all I had hoped for and more.
Sheva Pekar's Review Sourced from Google
Ad Astra Cannabis Branding is an extremely high quality company who produces immensely unique and professional quality work. They have strong flexibility and range in ideas and visuals and understand the nuances of a compliant cannabis industry and will definitely serve your highest needs. I highly recommend this company to serve your Branding needs as they have served mine.
Creative Repute, Inc. is an award-winning graphic design, mobile app and website development agency. Our mission is to deliver impactful design solutions through a multidisciplinary approach to marketing...
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Graphic Design Review from Candice Wynter (She/Her)
My organization worked with Creative Repute over a nearly 6-month period (January 2021 - July 2021). Everything Creative Repute developed for us is still functioning great and running smoothly. While we had to work out a few process and timing kinks along the way, CR was a joy to work with and a hard working team. If you're looking for a creative, thoughtful, and values-forward team, then look no further than Creative Repute.
The Colored Girls Museum's Review Sourced from Google
The Colored Girls Museum has now worked with Creative Repute Design Agency on several high visibility projects . Including Custom Wallpaper designed by Nile Livingston which took center stage at Philadelphia Airport backing our installation (Sit A Spell ) which was on view for nine months. The inspiration for the wallpaper came from Niles postcard design for our show The One Room Schoolhouse . We loved the design so much we created other merch around it . At present the wallpaper can be seen at The Colored Girls Museum in the Colored Boys Room. Most recently Creative Repute turned around the poster appearing soon at Mother Bethel which is the kick off location for The Tribute to The 7th Ward Legacy Reclaimed . Walking Tour . Always a pleasure to work with Nile and her team . Excellent customer service , beautiful design work .Most important to us intuitive and client centered approach to graphic design that exceeds what we can imagine when we approach them with a sketch of an idea. Hire them !Bonus fact Nile Livingston is one of the portrait Artist at The Colored Girls Museum , now also on view at Mother Bethel.
Jen Y.'s Review Sourced from Google
The team at Creative Repute has remained consistently responsive and patient as we all adjust to the changes happening in the world due to Covid-19. They creatively redesigned our Save-The-Date to accommodate a virtual event because we are unsure about when people will feel comfortable meeting face to face again. I appreciate the project manager’s uplifting, calm, and positive outlook and the quality of their team’s design work. I highly recommend.
Located in the charming town of Sausalito, just a stone's throw away from San Francisco, we are a full-service brand communication agency. Our mission and namesake, Good Stuff, represents our passion for collaborating with brands that positively impact people, animals, and the planet...
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We help small business owners leverage their brand and website as sales tools that help them grow their business. We work with small business owners who are seriously passionate about serving their customers and are ready to make big moves in their business...
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Whip Creative Studio stands as a boutique creative agency that serves as a strategic and creative partner throughout every phase of our clients' projects. Embracing a comprehensive strategy, we fuse innovative frameworks and cutting-edge design, believing in design as an immersive journey to enable impactful...
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Latitude Studio is a creative agency founded in 2018 Wheeler Juell and Emily Juell. We are specializing in specializing in photography, branding + design, and websites...
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WE ARE ROCKETFUEL. WE ARE A STRATEGIC BRANDING & DESIGN GROUP. Powering the next generation of great brands through our team of industry experts. We offer a unique approach to branding,...
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Devin Simmons's Review Sourced from Google
We engaged RocketFuel on a sizeable marketing project that is listed as a case study on their website.After some time working together, we had prepaid some TV and radio advertisements. After a few months of poor performance, we decided to terminate the relationship.At the time of termination, RocketFuel acknowledged the prepaid funds as a debt to us. After almost a year of submitting it to colections and attorneys, we have still been unable to collect the bad debt.We held off from posting this publicly for a year, but want others to be aware as we have not progressed in the collection.
Gusto Design Co. is the independent creative studio of Ryan Cuthriell, a multidisciplinary designer, art director, and illustrator. Gusto crafts brand identity, packaging, graphic design, illustration, and web solutions that help businesses stand out for the right reasons. Strategic enough to solve...
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We are a branding studio that has won multiple awards and has locations and partners in various cities such as Berlin, Brooklyn, Los Angeles, Austin, and Toronto. Our vision is a world where creatives can collaborate no matter where they are located...
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Pen & Mug is a caffeine-fueled branding & web design studio...
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At All Things Media (ATM), we create unforgettable digital experiences for industry-leading global brands and agency partners. We excel at creating visually engaging, technologically advanced, yet intuitive, experiences that position our clients for success in today's digital world. Whether that solution...
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Laurelow builds creative and strategic brands to move hospitality forward, because forward thinking turns spaces into experiences...
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Jade Stone is a high-end, full service branding and design agency catering to cannabis and CBD companies that want to force archaeic stereotypes into obselence with their modern branding, packaging and visual strategy...
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Vicarel Studios is an artful branding and design studio based in Denver, Colorado. We provide bespoke creative services spanning brand identity and packaging design, illustration, murals, lettering, typeface design, and creative retainer partnerships. Strategy first, executed with craft...
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David Chung's Review Sourced from Google
Working with Adam and his team has been a pleasure. They communicate clearly, have a structured process, excellently manage expectations and outcomes, and provide an exceptional value. Vicarel Studios is a stellar example of how all businesses should be run. I highly recommend using them for your graphic design, branding/logos, brand refresh needs.
Susie Grade's Review Sourced from Google
Working with Adam Vicarel and his team at Vicarel Studios was an absolute pleasure from start to finish. They brought incredible creativity to the project, were highly professional in every interaction, and made the entire process seamless and enjoyable. Adam and his team listened closely, offered thoughtful ideas, and delivered work that far exceeded expectations. I can’t recommend Vicarel Studios enough—if you’re looking for a talented, professional, and genuinely great team to collaborate with, look no further!
Bayli Morse's Review Sourced from Google
Working with Vicarel Studio is always such a good time. We came to them for branding and walked away with work that felt next level. The vibe? Professional but never stiff. Creative but still totally strategic. They just got us — and brought our vision to life in a way that felt fresh, elevated, and super aligned. If you’re looking for a team that delivers killer artwork and knows how to make the process feel easy (and fun), Vicarel Studio is the one. 10/10 would do it all over again.
Based on insights and a 360-degree branding experience, we strategize for companies to position them on new platforms in order to meet the objectives of our clients...
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BN Branding is a Bend, Oregon based strategic branding agency founded in 1997. The firm offers a disciplined, words-first approach beginning with in-depth market research and brand strategy, then executing through naming, identity design, advertising, packaging, and web development. BN Branding helps small...
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An Award-Winning, Community Focused Cannabis Marketing Agency...
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CTS LLC's Review Sourced from Google
I was very trepidatious about starting with a new website design and hosting company. I knew it was necessary for company growth but felt somewhat at a loss of where to start. When I met a few of the PufCreativ team members at an industry event, it was apparent that they were authentic humans and had expertise in their field. The process was very professional, from my intro conversation with Shamus Lahman, to my first meeting and contract negotiation with John Shute, to the weeks of work with the team. I worked closely with our assigned team including Piper Lee and Patrick Cathcart, as well as Andres Hernandez. They responded quickly to questions, and sought to fully understand our goals for the website. The recommendations they made were helpful and everything stayed within the budget that was discussed at the start of the project. They integrated all of our existing systems and even enhanced our functionality within them.We are so glad that we found this team and look forward to a long-term business relationship, utilizing even more of their services, as our company grows and our online presence expands. Our team is very happy with the finished product and we have received compliments from both existing and new customers. Our website is now a place to pause, learn, shop & engage...not just a landing page. I would highly recommend PufCreative for website design and hosting.
Mike Petrone's Review Sourced from Google
I can't say enough good things about PufCreativ. They are EXACTLY the type of partner I need to stay ahead of my job and the competition. Their team is as passionate, capable and reliable as they are creative. Together we designed a beautiful and highly functional website that has accomplished our goals of elevating our brand while boosting sales through streamlined user interface. Time and again, I've come to them with challenges and just as often they've knocked the solutions out of the park.Oh and by the way, our website is performing better than ever and gaining more traction and clicks every month while our optimization and search rankings continue to rise.Our account manager, Benny, is ALWAYS responsive and thorough. He truly cares about our happiness and success as a client. Through him, our projects remain on track while our larger goals never fall to the wayside.If you're reading this and you're on the fence about which firm to go with, hop down from up there and land on the side of PufCreativ!
Diane Austin's Review Sourced from Google
As a small cannabis cultivation business, it was important for us to bring our vision to our business. Pufcreativ exceeded our expectations in doing that. Shamus and his team were excellent to work with and most of all I appreciate the creativity and patience as we worked through the process of branding, logo design, website development, and packaging design. Highly recommend their services.
At Stan Branding, we have honed our expertise in various facets of the industry, including packaging and label design, branding services, and web design development. As a branding agency, we understand that every element of a brand is interconnected, shaping the impressions that customers form...
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Proportion is an award-winning, multidisciplinary creative studio dedicated to developing branded spaces worth sharing. Specializing in creating cohesive brands that carry from naming and identity through visual communication and interior design, Proportion transforms brands beyond the expected...
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A top packaging design company in the US builds packaging systems that influence product perception, brand credibility, and purchase decisions. These firms design labels, containers, cartons, and packaging visuals that align brand strategy with physical and digital shelf environments.
Such services generally include:
Packaging design companies help businesses build packaging that supports branding, compliance, and conversion by helping them:
Over 90,000 people search for unboxing videos on YouTube each month, which shows how packaging influences purchase interest and brand perception.
72% of consumers will purchase a product if they find it visually appealing.
What’s more, 78% of consumers believe that the sustainability of a product’s packaging is crucial when deciding on a purchase.
Those growing expectations for sustainability and differentiation are helping to push the packaging design market toward $35.06 billion by 2032 from its current value of $26.64 billion (4% CAGR), according to a report by Coherent Market Insights.
Packaging design budgets depend on the number of products, materials, and production constraints. Project pricing scales with scope, customization, and production demands:
Folding cartons usually cost $1.80–$2.25 per unit, while premium rigid boxes range from $8.50–$10 per unit.
While it is possible to find rates as low as $25 per hour, most US packaging design agencies generally charge $100–$149 per hour, driven by higher labor costs and specialized design expertise.
This puts US rates at the higher end of the global market compared to Europe (≈$50–$75/hr) and Asia (often under $65/hr).
Budgets vary by industry due to differences in materials, compliance requirements, and production complexity:
With the world’s largest packaging design market (35% in North America, per Coherent Market Insights’ report), there are plenty of agencies to choose from in the US.
Beyond creative skill, look at strategic thinking, technical precision, and production readiness.
We’ve assembled a selection of top packaging design companies on DesignRush across a range of budget levels to help you find a partner that fits your needs.
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DesignRush features packaging design agencies across multiple pricing tiers, which allows you to compare firms by hourly rates, project minimums, service focus, and verified reviews. You can filter listings by specialization, industry experience, and team size.
Before hiring an agency in the US to help your business, here are some questions to ask:
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DesignRush sustains a directory of over 40,000 agencies categorized by service category, location, expertise, and reviews. We build our database in two ways:
Agencies can also reach out to DesignRush and must go through the verification process prior to being listed.
An analysis of service specializations within our directory shows that agencies tend to focus on several core packaging-related service areas.
While many firms offer overlapping capabilities, service concentration generally aligns with the following ranges:
Packaging design costs are determined by product complexity, number of SKUs, regulatory requirements, and whether structural design is required alongside visuals.
Based on pricing analysis used across the DesignRush packaging design category, most projects fall into these ranges:
Ongoing packaging support, including line extensions and revisions, is often billed through retainers or per-SKU pricing.
Hourly rates for packaging design firms in the US tend to range between $100 and $149 per hour.
ROI typically unfolds across multiple stages:
Timelines depend on several factors, including product complexity, compliance requirements, and production constraints. Most US packaging projects fall within these ranges:
Packaging projects typically follow phased workflows similar to standard design processes:
Requirements vary significantly by industry due to differences in distribution channels, regulations, and consumer behavior:
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