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Smith Design is a strategic branding and design agency specializing in crafting compelling visual identities, packaging, and experiences that bring brands to life and fuel consumer connection...
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- Graphic Design
- Branding
- Package Design
- Web Design
- Content Marketing
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- Location
- Morristown, New Jersey
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
Logo Geek is the logo design service from award winning graphic designer, Ian Paget, who specialises in creating unique and memorable logos and brand identities...
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- Graphic Design
- Package Design
- Logo Design
- Branding
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- Location
- Birmingham, United Kingdom
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $60/hr
- Minimal Budget
- Under $1,000
Watermark is a boutique branding & package design studio located in Charlottesville Virginia...
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- Package Design
- Branding
- Creative Services
- Graphic Design
- Design Services
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- Location
- Charlottesville, Virginia
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $160/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $10,000 - $25,000
- Portfolios Count
- 1 Project Listed
Keekee360Design is equipped to deliver the innovative content necessary to execute a comprehensive branding strategy to ignite your business...
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- Package Design
- Print Design
- Graphic Design
- Branding
- Creative Services
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- Location
- Huntsville, Alabama
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $60/hr
- Portfolios Count
- 3 Projects Listed
We are brand strategists, digital natives, creative thinkers, corporate communicators and media experts. Together, we connect brands with citizens, and tell stories that inspire action...
Top Services:
- Social Media Marketing
- Digital Marketing
- Public Relations
- Branding
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- Location
- New York City, New York
- Number of Employees
- 100 - 249
- Average Hourly Rate
- $200/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
- Portfolios Count
- 1 Project Listed
Based in Brooklyn and Berlin, Radish Lab empowers social change organizations with creative consultation and collaborative, community-focused storytelling and technology. Some of Radish Lab's core services include development, website design, infographics, interactive tools, mobile app designs, print...
Top Services:
- Web Design
- Branding
- WordPress Website Design
- UI/UX Design
- Print Design
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- Location
- New York City, New York
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $175/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $25,000 - $50,000
- Portfolios Count
- 11 Projects Listed
Pixellent Design is a Los Angeles studio specializing in packaging design and brand development for consumer products, from concept through production...
Top Services:
- Package Design
- Branding
- Graphic Design
- Print Design
- Logo Design
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- Location
- Los Angeles, California
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $150/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
- Portfolios Count
- 7 Projects Listed
JAM provides strategic branding and packaging design to clients...
Top Services:
- Design Services
- Branding
- Package Design
- Location
- New York City, New York
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $200/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
For 50 years, CF Napa Brand Design has set the standard in the drinks industry. Under the leadership of Owner & Creative Principal David Schuemann for the past 24 years, we have developed and restaged countless brands through story, packaging, and visual ethos...
Top Services:
- Package Design
- Branding
- Graphic Design
- Web Design
- Logo Design
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- Location
- Napa, California
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Portfolios Count
- 24 Projects Listed
Bold designs for bold visions. We are a creative branding design studio in Northern California specializing in brand identity, graphic design for print, book & publication design, web design, and digital marketing...
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- Branding
- Graphic Design
- Logo Design
- Print Design
- Web Design
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- Location
- Roseville, California
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $150/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
- Portfolios Count
- 3 Projects Listed
We develop compeling brands which demand attention, inspire response and voice a story worth telling...
Top Services:
- Print Design
- Package Design
- Branding
- Logo Design
- Creative Services
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- Location
- Sheridan, Oregon
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $150/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
- Portfolios Count
- 2 Projects Listed
SAC Designs is a Boston based award winning animation and web design studio specializing in video, HTML5 animations and website design and development. SAC Designs develops unique custom designs for marketing agencies, small businesses and large corporations...
Top Services:
- Video Production
- Video Marketing
- Web Development
- Graphic Design
- Event Marketing
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- Location
- Hudson, New Hampshire
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $140/hr
- Minimal Budget
- Under $1,000
Trekk is a full-service creative agency based in Rockford, Illinois.We got our start in 1995 by specializing in website development at a time when the internet looked... a little different.Today, we provide our clients with everything from strategy and branding to digital advertising, content marketing, and...
Top Services:
- Email Marketing
- Social Media Marketing
- Web Design
- Web Development
- Video Production
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- Location
- Rockford, Illinois
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $225/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $10,000 - $25,000
Spotlight Graphic Design is a graphic design and web design company led by Melina Kaufman and based out of Palm Beach Gardens, FL. We specialize in logo design, branding, business card design, brochure design, postcard design, and website design...
Top Services:
- Logo Design
- Print Design
- Graphic Design
- Web Design
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- Location
- Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $60/hr
- Minimal Budget
- Under $1,000
Chase Design Group is a full-service boutique branding and creative studio founded in 1986 by visionary designer Margo Chase. Headquartered in South Pasadena, California, with offices in New York City and Bristol (UK), the firm delivers deeply strategic brand-building through identity, packaging, digital...
Top Services:
- Creative Services
- Branding
- Package Design
- Graphic Design
- Logo Design
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- Location
- Pasadena, California
- Number of Employees
- 50 - 99
- Portfolios Count
- 1 Project Listed
Mahwy Company is a full printing services marketing material and graphic design, that prides itself on the quality of work it produces for its wide array of clients. Our business has grown since 2006 largely through referrals from customers who tell their friends and associates about the outstanding...
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- Branding
- Logo Design
- Print Design
- Creative Services
- Product Design
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- Location
- Slemani, Iraq
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $50/hr
- Minimal Budget
- Under $1,000
- Portfolios Count
- 5 Projects Listed
We are brand strategists and creative directors, crafting tailored solutions to develop your brand. By bringing together top designers and managing everything under one roof, we ensure consistency, efficiency, and impactful results...
Top Services:
- Print Design
- Package Design
- Branding
- Graphic Design
- Logo Design
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- Location
- Portland, Oregon
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $150/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
Ana Couto is a Brazilian strategic branding consultancy with more than 30 years of experience focused on increasing the value of people and organizations. The company helps brands build relevance and create their own competitive space through strategic branding, marketing impact, and business-focused brand...
Top Services:
- Logo Design
- Web Design
- UI/UX Design
- Branding
- Advertising
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- Location
- Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Number of Employees
- 100 - 249
- Minimal Budget
- $25,000 - $50,000
- Portfolios Count
- 1 Project Listed
Bolds is a New York creative and production studio built on a simple belief: high-volume work should never cost a brand its soul. For 16 years we have partnered with global leaders in beauty and lifestyle, producing print and digital assets that live across retail, online and offline...
Top Services:
- Design Services
- Creative Services
- Graphic Design
- Print Design
- Package Design
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- Location
- New York City, New York
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
There’s never a dull moment in agency life. It’s because of the variety that comes with working for so many different clients, on so many different topics, with so many different communication solutions. Let us help you tell your story. Branding and corporate identity; including audits, key...
Top Services:
- Video Production
- Graphic Design
- Creative Services
- Branding
- Logo Design
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- Location
- Ottawa, Canada
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $110/hr
- Portfolios Count
- 1 Project Listed
9 Yards is a media and marketing one-stop-shop that has brought together a diversified pool of unconventional talents and industry experts to serve its clients in the full spectrum of the industry...
Top Services:
- Branding
- Print Design
- Digital Marketing
- Public Relations
- Video Production
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- Location
- Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Portfolios Count
- 4 Projects Listed
A branding agency for those wanting to accelerate change.We are proactive, not reactive. No matter how quickly the world changes, our approach to problem-solving gets your brand out into the world, fast...
Top Services:
- Branding
- Graphic Design
- Print Design
- Logo Design
- Package Design
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- Location
- London, United Kingdom
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Portfolios Count
- 25 Projects Listed
We work with clients from SMEs to global corporations in a range of industries including public services, retail, entertainment, fashion and more. We help companies establish their presence, grow their brands and reach their customers through bespoke branding, development, website design, graphic design, SEO...
Top Services:
- Web Design
- eCommerce Development
- WordPress Website Design
- Web Development
- Branding
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- Location
- Derby, United Kingdom
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $70/hr
- Minimal Budget
- Under $1,000
We believe that every brand touchpoint is an opportunity to make a brilliant impression. At New Communication, we blend strategy, design, and communication to turn businesses into brands people notice, trust, and choose...
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- Branding
- Package Design
- Web Design
- SEO
- Print Design
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- Location
- Thessaloniki, Greece
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $150/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
- Portfolios Count
- 2 Projects Listed
CREATIVE SOLUTIONS FOR BUILDING BRANDSDWH can help you tell your brand story and engage with your customers. Underpinned with a full range of creative design services, marketing strategies and web design expertise we can help your business flourish. We've worked with a range of clients - start-ups, small...
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- Branding
- Web Design
- Print Design
- Logo Design
- Graphic Design
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- Location
- Coventry, United Kingdom
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $60/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
- Portfolios Count
- 12 Projects Listed
International Award winning digital, media and design agency. Specialists in branding, design, PPC, digital and website/application development.At ib3 our clients generally fall into two groups.1 – high growth business taking marketing to a new level 2 – Established businesses needing fresh input and...
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- Print Design
- Branding
- Digital Marketing
- Graphic Design
- Web Design
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- Location
- Tonbridge, United Kingdom
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $90/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $10,000 - $25,000
- Portfolios Count
- 4 Projects Listed
Plumb Marketing offers affordable direct mail services, order fulfillment, and digital printing services for a variety of businesses and industries. Let us help you plan and streamline your direct mail campaigns through the use of traditional mail and electronic marketing such as online ads...
Top Services:
- Digital Marketing
- Email Marketing
- Graphic Design
- Print Design
- Direct Marketing
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- Location
- Englewood, Colorado
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Minimal Budget
- Under $1,000
Crate47
Award WinnerRecipient of a Best Design Award for outstanding work.Crate47 is a boutique design agency offering strategically creative solutions in brand design, web design, digital marketing & content creation...
Top Services:
- Branding
- Video Production
- Advertising
- Digital Services
- Web Development
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- Location
- London, United Kingdom
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Portfolios Count
- 7 Projects Listed
Miami Advertising + Branding Agency built to serve brands eager for calculable growth via digital and traditional marketing channels, employing breakthrough strategic creative and design...
Top Services:
- Advertising
- Branding
- Creative Services
- Video Marketing
- Digital Strategy
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- Location
- Miami, Florida
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $160/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $10,000 - $25,000
Nichez is an agile branding and design agency with 18 years under our belt...
Top Services:
- Branding
- Graphic Design
- Web Design
- Package Design
- Logo Design
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- Location
- Denver, Colorado
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $150/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
- Portfolios Count
- 1 Project Listed
Broderick Advertising is a seasoned, full-service agency blending strategy and creativity to craft brand-building campaigns. With nearly 40 years of experience, they specialize in delivering customized marketing solutions that engage audiences and shape perceptions...
Top Services:
- Advertising
- Graphic Design
- Branding
- Digital Marketing
- Web Design
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- Location
- Jackson, Mississippi
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $100/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $10,000 - $25,000
The MARC Group is a Full-Service Marketing & Advertising firm consisting of committed, dynamic and talented professionals. Our mission is to efficiently and effectively broadcast your presence by delivering your unique message to your audience and helping you grow your customer base.Your business needs...
Top Services:
- Print Design
- Web Design
- Web Development
- Graphic Design
- Logo Design
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- Location
- Newmarket, Canada
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $80/hr
- Minimal Budget
- Under $1,000
- Portfolios Count
- 1 Project Listed
"Axis Visual is a creative, branding, design, and marketing company that provides web design, brand creation, and marketing services for their clients. Additionally, Axis Visual can create printed materials, packaging labels, exhibit designs, and product or service literature. All of the design work...
Top Services:
- Print Design
- Branding
- Digital Marketing
- Web Design
- Package Design
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- Location
- Allentown, Pennsylvania
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $125/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
- Portfolios Count
- 59 Projects Listed
NeigerDesign is an award-winning strategic marketing and design agency with decades of experience helping organizations build impactful brands and communication programs. Since 1989, the agency has specialized in delivering integrated solutions that combine branding, design, development, and production to...
Top Services:
- Branding
- Print Design
- Graphic Design
- Web Design
- Web Development
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- Location
- Evanston, Illinois
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $180/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
- Portfolios Count
- 1 Project Listed
Custom Media is an award-winning bilingual, digital integrated marketing, content-creation and strategic communications agency in Tokyo.We provide data-driven, targeted marketing solutions with a solid return-on-investment approach focusing on customer engagement. Our services comprise strategy, creation and...
Top Services:
- Print Design
- Web Design
- Digital Marketing
- Video Production
- Branding
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- Location
- Tokyo, Japan
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Portfolios Count
- 17 Projects Listed
"Graham Shapiro Design, LTD (GSD) is a leading provider of web design and marketing solutions for businesses of all sizes and in many industries. GSD has continually won awards and recognition for the visually appealing and user-friendly web designs that they produce. Their marketing strategies produce...
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- Web Design
- Print Design
- Branding
- Digital Marketing
- Package Design
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- Location
- Nantwich, United Kingdom
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $100/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $10,000 - $25,000
- Portfolios Count
- 40 Projects Listed
Your passion is our passion, your desire our desire, your goals our goals. We dont just work for you, we work with you. Your brand is our brand because we understand that your success is our success and ONLY when you succeed will we...
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- Print Design
- Digital Marketing
- Social Media Marketing
- Advertising
- Web Design
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- Location
- Crestview Hills, Kentucky
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $150/hr
Bring us a germ of a notion or a full-scale brainstorm, and we’ll make it happen for you. The only limits are imagination and your budget...
Top Services:
- Package Design
- Branding
- Graphic Design
- Location
- New York City, New York
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
D&M Creative provides : GRAPHIC DESIGNMARKETINGWEB DESIGNSEOCROPHOTOGRAPHYVIDEOINFOGRAPHICSCONTENT CREATIONSOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING...
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- Branding
- Print Design
- Graphic Design
- Video Production
- Design Services
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- Location
- Burnley, United Kingdom
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $75/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
- Portfolios Count
- 3 Projects Listed
MedForward specializes in creating cutting-edge, professional websites designed to enhance your online presence. We offer comprehensive services including SEO, online advertising, content management, and HIPAA-compliant online forms to improve patient experience. Our solutions simplify healthcare processes...
Top Services:
- SEO
- Web Design
- PPC
- Business Consulting
- Reputation Management
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- Location
- Nashville, Tennessee
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
The Finishing Post (TFP) is an award-winning strategic creative marketing, branding and design agency. For over 25 years weve been creating effective marketing solutions for our clients in Suffolk, East Anglia, London and across the UK...
Top Services:
- Package Design
- Branding
- Graphic Design
- Logo Design
- Print Design
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- Location
- Bury Saint Edmunds, United Kingdom
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $90/hr
- Minimal Budget
- Under $1,000
- Portfolios Count
- 6 Projects Listed
Red Brick is a full-service digital marketing agency from Zagreb, Croatia. We are currently a team of six professional people who can make you a different perception of marketing and offer you many services such as logo design, website design, Fb, & Google Ads and much more. ;)...
Top Services:
- Branding
- Digital Marketing
- Content Marketing
- PPC
- Social Media Marketing
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- Location
- Zagreb, Croatia
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $45/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
- Portfolios Count
- 10 Projects Listed
We bring a high level of energy to developing our client's sales and marketing strategies, and we help our clients find their own energy. Our results-driven team understands the importance of integrating a strong branding into a strategy that includes traditional, print, and digital media marketing...
Top Services:
- Graphic Design
- Creative Services
- Logo Design
- Print Design
- Branding
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- Location
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
DVS is a full-service Marketing & Advertising Agency, with a strong focus on Strategic Design + Innovation and a specialization in small & medium size businesses...
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- Branding
- Video Production
- Graphic Design
- Logo Design
- Print Design
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- Location
- Grand Rapids, Michigan
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $145/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
- Portfolios Count
- 2 Projects Listed
A boutique creative agency with offices in Los Angeles, Miami, and Lima; our clients are all over the world. We’ve built the brand identity of startups and opened new markets for major players. Clients across a range of industries count on us to deliver campaigns that pack a punch. For the last twen...
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- Design Services
- Print Design
- Web Development
- Social Media Marketing
- Graphic Design
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- Location
- Los Angeles, California
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $100/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
Offering traditional graphic design services of print and marketing, as well as digital and website design...
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- Graphic Design
- Print Design
- Branding
- Design Services
- Web Design
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- Location
- Omaha, Nebraska
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $35/hr
We're a design studio with base in Argentina but due to our worldwide connections in terms of colleagues, collaborators and clients we like to think of ourselves more as a global studio...
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- Print Design
- Branding
- Digital Marketing
- eCommerce Development
- Web Development
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- Location
- Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $25/hr
- Minimal Budget
- Under $1,000
- Portfolios Count
- 3 Projects Listed
Since 2010, GAPdesign has supported transformative organizations through exceptional design. Our small but passionate team tackles substantial projects aimed at enhancing both people's lives and the environment...
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- Creative Services
- Print Design
- Logo Design
- Video Production
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- Location
- Cape Town, South Africa
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $50/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
- Portfolios Count
- 1 Project Listed
We build online communication to deliver your brand to travel trade communities worldwide...
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- Digital Marketing
- Email Marketing
- Social Media Marketing
- SEO
- PPC
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- Location
- Scottsdale, Arizona
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
- Portfolios Count
- 4 Projects Listed
Full service Digital Marketing Agency in New York, NY. Custom websites, marketing strategy, integrations, design and more...
Top Services:
- Web Design
- Web Development
- Digital Marketing
- Location
- New York City, New York
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $150/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
- Portfolios Count
- 1 Project Listed
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Print Design Agency FAQs
What is a print design agency?
A print design agency is an agency that crafts visual materials specifically designed for physical printing. Its work focuses on amplifying a brand identity by designing the client’s end products that will be printed. These agencies often operate as a one-stop shop for all print design needs, from initial concept development to final output delivery.
Print design is often confused with printing itself, as clients usually expect these two services to go hand in hand. Although some print design agencies offer both customarily, this is not always the case, as the printing process is another discipline altogether.
How does a print design agency help brands with physical brand assets?
A print design agency helps brands with physical brand assets by handling all creative and technical aspects pertaining to the printing. Its process typically commences with defining a concept that corresponds with the brand’s philosophy, objective, and target audience.
Guided by the concept, the team then prepares high-quality visuals, including illustrations, typography, and photography integration, to bring the idea to fruition. Once the visuals are approved, it handles the technical aspects of preparing the design files for printing and making sure they meet printing requirements.
Which businesses see the most value from professional print design?
Businesses that rely heavily on a physical presence and tangible materials to connect with their audience see the most value from professional print design. This includes entities across retail, real estate, and hospitality, which use items like branded packaging, signage, and brochures.
Additionally, businesses that produce custom apparel, such as t-shirts and hoodies, or specialize in personalized products like photo books and invitations, also benefit immensely from high-quality print design to differentiate their offerings and capture attention.
What are the top-rated print design agencies on DesignRush in 2025?
The top-rated print design agencies on DesignRush in 2025 are:
What core and specialized services do print design companies provide?
Print design companies create meticulous designs for brand collaterals, such as:
- Business cards
- Book covers
- Magazines
- Brochures and flyers
- Banners, signage and stationery
- Posters and billboards
How much do print design services cost in 2025?
The cost of print design services in 2025 is highly variable, with a wide range of pricing models and factors influencing the final investment. While a general range of $100 to $150 per hour is a common starting point for many businesses, this figure can vary depending on the project's complexity, type of print design, and the location of the agency.
To get a more accurate estimate, here is a cost breakdown for different type of collaterals:
- Business cards: $50-$2,500 average
- Book covers: $150-$500 per book cover
- Brochures and flyers: $2,500-$10,000
- Banners and signage: $600-$800
- Posters: $150-$250 per hour
- Billboards: $150-$500 per hour
How long does it typically take to receive initial concepts or drafts from a print design agency?
The typical timeline for receiving initial concepts or drafts from a print design agency varies, but it's directly tied to the project's scope and the agency's workload.
For a simple project like a business card or flyer, you might see initial drafts within a few days to a week. However, for larger projects like packaging or a full branding suite, this phase can take two to three weeks, as it requires more in-depth research and strategic development.
What should you look for when hiring a print design agency?
When hiring a print design agency, begin by thoroughly reviewing their portfolio to see if their aesthetic and expertise align with your brand's vision, while paying attention to the variety and quality of their past work. Beyond the visuals, ask for client testimonials or case studies to gauge their communication skills and reliability. You should also confirm that they have specific experience with the type of physical assets you need, like packaging or signage.
What red flags should you watch out for when choosing a print design partner?
When selecting a print design partner, be wary of red flags like a lack of a professional portfolio or negative client testimonials. Avoid agencies that are unresponsive, communicate poorly, or make unrealistic promises about turnaround times or pricing. Additionally, it's a major red flag if they don't seem knowledgeable about the technical aspects of printing, as this can lead to costly errors and a subpar final product.
What questions should you ask a print design agency before signing a contract?
Before signing a contract with a print design agency, here are some key questions you should ask to ensure the candidate is a good fit for your project:
- What designs have you worked on in the same industry as ours?
- How would you define your team’s art style?
- What is your timeline for a print design project from conceptualization to final presentation?
- What services are included in your pricing?
- Will you designate a team for our project, or will an individual designer handle it?
- Are the designs original or based on stock art or templates?
- Who will be our point of contact on your team?
- How many rounds of revisions are included in your fees?
- What is your approval process for the final design?
- Can you connect me with trusted suppliers if you don’t provide in-house printing services?
How does working with a print design agency differ from DIY tools or freelancers?
A print design agency typically handles prepress checks, color calibration, and communicates directly with printers, so you’re less likely to waste money on reprints or mismatched colors. Freelancers may produce strong designs but often leave you to manage print vendors yourself, while DIY tools often rely on pre-designed templates, which can result in a lack of originality and make your brand look generic.
If your project involves large runs, specialty finishes (like foil or embossing), or brand consistency across many assets, an agency saves you costly trial-and-error, whereas freelancers or DIY work better for simple, one-off materials.
Which design tools, production techniques, and vendor networks do top print agencies use?
Top print agencies rely on the Adobe Creative Cloud suite, using Illustrator for vector logos, InDesign for multi-page layouts like brochures, and Photoshop for image editing. For production, they often choose between digital printing for quick, low-volume runs and offset printing for superior quality on large orders.
These agencies also have a network of trusted printers and vendors, which allows them to recommend specialized techniques like embossing, letterpress, or die-cutting and manage the entire production process to guarantee a high-quality final product.
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We’re committed to providing practical and accurate information to both businesses and agencies, so we turned to Courtney Bozigian, brand director at Digital Silk, a leading web design agency. She shared insights on designing for print and what it takes to balance creativity with brand consistency.
As a branding expert, Bozigian has overseen creative initiatives of many distinguished entities. Her portfolio lists Marvel, Monopoly, Spiderman TV, and Playskool as some of the names she has worked with. At Digital Silk, she directed high-profile branding and digital marketing initiatives and helped companies sharpen their brand identity through captivating storytelling and design.