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Designbox is a global innovation house working with clients around the world and in our own back yard to turn great ideas into impactful products, brands and experiences. We use design to create change, focusing on sustainable initiatives, social impact and global cultural understanding through coll...
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- Branding
- Graphic Design
- Product Design
- Package Design
- Print Design
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- Location
- Raleigh , North Carolina
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $150/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
Award-Winning Web Design, Branding & Digital Marketing Agency in the DMV. At ImageWorks Creative, we help businesses in Maryland, Northern Virginia, Washington DCand nationwidestand out, connect, and grow...
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- Social Media Marketing
- Web Design
- Digital Marketing
- Graphic Design
- Branding
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- Location
- Ashburn, Virginia
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $175/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
- Portfolios Count
- 4 Projects Listed
Our goal is to make our clients a lot of money without costing a lot of money. We know branding and we know how to use it to build customer loyalty...
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- Branding
- Graphic Design
- Print Design
- Package Design
- Logo Design
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- Location
- Mesa, Arizona
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $85/hr
- Minimal Budget
- Under $1,000
CreativeHarder is a creative agency that provides comprehensive services in the field of integrated marketing and branding...
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- Branding
- Print Design
- Digital Marketing
- Package Design
- Video Production
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- Location
- Warsaw, Poland
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $100/hr
- Minimal Budget
- Under $1,000
- Portfolios Count
- 15 Projects Listed
A comprehensive ONE-STOP Marketing HUB.We are a team of experienced marketers dedicated to helping you achieve your marketing and advertising goals through strategic and creative marketing solutions...
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- Social Media Marketing
- Branding
- Digital Marketing
- Video Production
- Package Design
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- Location
- Amman, Jordan
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $25/hr
DesignNBuy's AI-powered web-to-print solution automates pricing, personalization, ordering, print production, and delivery for seamless print business operations...
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- Print Design
- Design Services
- Graphic Design
- Package Design
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- Location
- Irving, Texas
- Number of Employees
- 100 - 249
- Average Hourly Rate
- $25/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
Opus Design stands as an acclaimed agency celebrated for its prowess in brand strategy and visual design. Our focal point lies in the transformative realm of print design...
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- Print Design
- Graphic Design
- Branding
- Logo Design
- Package Design
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- Location
- Boston, Massachusetts
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
- Portfolios Count
- 3 Projects Listed
CatCow is a boutique animation studio that brings stories to life through content, design & animation! We love to work with nice people...
Top Services:
- Video Marketing
- Video Production
- Graphic Design
- Branding
- Creative Services
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- Location
- Portland, Oregon
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $115/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
- Portfolios Count
- 1 Project Listed
We deliver creative design services in identity and brand development, print design, web creative design and website development. Our clients rely on us for graphic designs that engage customers and help them market their products and services more effectively...
Top Services:
- Branding
- Print Design
- Graphic Design
- Logo Design
- Product Design
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- Location
- Aurora, Colorado
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $100/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
- Portfolios Count
- 2 Projects Listed
We are more than design, more than pushing pixels. We are Trent Creative. The best test of design and its succes is when it meets or exceeds the business goals of our client needs. It is not about giving our client what they think they need but supplying our clients with what works. We build brands and...
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- Print Design
- Web Design
- Digital Services
- Creative Services
- Graphic Design
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- Location
- Rochester, Michigan
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $110/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
- Portfolios Count
- 3 Projects Listed
Phase 3 Marketing and Communications is an integrated marketing services company providing solutions from ideation to execution. Our mission is to simplify life for marketers by delivering the most-needed marketing services in-house, under one roof...
Top Services:
- Branding
- Public Relations
- Media Buying
- Web Design
- Digital Marketing
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- Location
- Atlanta, Georgia
- Number of Employees
- 100 - 249
- Average Hourly Rate
- $185/hr
There are many businesses around you, let yours be the one heard the most...
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- Branding
- Print Design
- Creative Services
- Logo Design
- Graphic Design
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- Location
- Los Angeles, California
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $125/hr
- Portfolios Count
- 2 Projects Listed
Brain Tank is a ǝʌıʇɐǝɹɔ marketing communications agency focused on highly competitive Ukrainian markets.Brain Tank individuality is an intellectual approach to creativity that provides business growth. That is why we work exclusively with the energetic and smart brands whose goal is to win...
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- Print Design
- Digital Marketing
- Branding
- Package Design
- Video Production
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- Location
- Kyiv, Ukraine
- Number of Employees
- 50 - 99
- Average Hourly Rate
- $149/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $10,000 - $25,000
- Portfolios Count
- 43 Projects Listed
PRC Book Printing offers affordable book printing services in the United States...
Top Services:
- Print Design
- Location
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $100/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
We are WonderBloom, a team of design experts. We work under the guidance of an art director and a project manager. Each of us has experience from 3 to 7 years in various studios and production. We came together because we know exactly what mistakes should not be made in our work...
Top Services:
- Video Production
- Print Design
- Graphic Design
- Creative Services
- Video Marketing
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- Location
- Kyiv, Ukraine
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $50/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
- Portfolios Count
- 5 Projects Listed
Gamepak is a leading digital agency in Asia. We believe in quality and quick response...
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- Print Design
- Branding
- Product Design
- Logo Design
- Graphic Design
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- Location
- Karachi, Pakistan
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $25/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
- Portfolios Count
- 1 Project Listed
KarBel Multimedia is a creative agency located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. We provide our clients visual solutions for print & online...
Top Services:
- Graphic Design
- Content Marketing
- Logo Design
- Digital Marketing
- Branding
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- Location
- Plantation, Florida
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
Studio Bureau is an allround creative agency that believes in the power of great ideas. Through a consistent approach we ensure the best balance between aesthetics and communication values. Creating meaningful brands. We dive into the experience of your world and search for new insights. We translate the...
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- Print Design
- Graphic Design
- Creative Services
- Digital Services
- Branding
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- Location
- Rotterdam, Netherlands
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $75/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
- Portfolios Count
- 1 Project Listed
We have over 7+ years of hands-on experience in construction and 3D Architectural Rendering of residential and commercial spaces. With offices in USA, we have provided stunning designs to home builders, renowned architects, real estate developers/agents and more...
Top Services:
- VR/AR
- Branding
- Package Design
- Product Design
- Print Design
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- Location
- Las Vegas, Nevada
- Number of Employees
- 50 - 99
- Average Hourly Rate
- $100/hr
- Portfolios Count
- 4 Projects Listed
We are a graphic design agency in Auckland, NZ. We offer a vast range of graphic design services from our Auckland based agency. Whether your company needs logo design, website design, business cards, packaging, or brochures, having the one team working towards a common goal, means your brand will have...
Top Services:
- Branding
- Print Design
- Graphic Design
- Web Design
- Package Design
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- Location
- Auckland, New Zealand
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $160/hr
- Minimal Budget
- Under $1,000
- Portfolios Count
- 4 Projects Listed
We are a family owned and operated printing company for more than 38 years. With Atlanta AdGraphics, you can always count on getting the highest quality graphic design, printed materials and promotional products for your company. From business cards to postcards to trade show graphics to flyers, we are your...
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- Print Design
- Logo Design
- Graphic Design
- Branding
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- Location
- Lawrenceville, Georgia
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $75/hr
- Minimal Budget
- Under $1,000
- Portfolios Count
- 3 Projects Listed
Thinkhouse provides tailor-made marketing... tailor-made for your brand, your audience, your goals. A nimble agency born out of a passion for smart design, we're all about making clients happy and delivering great, measured results. Our house is a place where we eat, sleep and think... about your business...
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- Print Design
- Web Design
- Branding
- Package Design
- Digital Marketing
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- Location
- Huntington, New York
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Minimal Budget
- Under $1,000
- Portfolios Count
- 20 Projects Listed
Graptive Design Pvt Ltd is a team of thinkers, visualizers, designers, and creators dedicated to crafting beautiful brands. As a close-knit family of professional designers and art directors, we specialize in helping businesses stand out with unique and strong identities, ensuring your brand story is told...
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- Logo Design
- Branding
- Package Design
- Graphic Design
- Print Design
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- Location
- Noida, India
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $50/hr
- Minimal Budget
- Under $1,000
- Portfolios Count
- 4 Projects Listed
We offer a full range of hands-on solutions from graphic design, to brand identity, digital campaigning, content creation, social media management, web design and development (UI/UX)...
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- Print Design
- PPC
- Email Marketing
- Advertising
- Graphic Design
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- Location
- Cluj-Napoca, Romania
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $25/hr
- Minimal Budget
- Under $1,000
- Portfolios Count
- 1 Project Listed
Speak helps brands speak human. First we get to know you, your position in the market, and the best approach to interact with your clients. Then, depending on your needs, we can help brand you, build your website and drive prospects to your business (demand gen) through a variety of ways...
Top Services:
- Branding
- Content Marketing
- Logo Design
- Graphic Design
- Digital Marketing
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- Location
- Hillsboro, Oregon
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $175/hr
Experienced communications, media and graphic designers based in Vienna. From sophisticated video and animation projects right down to visual identity and infographics, we believe in the power of images and a compelling story—across all aspects of design...
Top Services:
- Video Production
- Product Design
- Print Design
- Branding
- Graphic Design
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- Location
- Vienna, Austria
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $120/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
- Portfolios Count
- 11 Projects Listed
Providing packaging solutions since 1933...
Top Services:
- Package Design
- Print Design
- Location
- Chicago, Illinois
- Number of Employees
- 50 - 99
- Average Hourly Rate
- $125/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
- Portfolios Count
- 1 Project Listed
SullivanPerkins is a Dallas-based design and advertising agency that uncovers your true message, puts it in its most convincing form, and delivers it to the right audience...
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- Print Design
- Video Production
- Branding
- Graphic Design
- Creative Services
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- Location
- Dallas, Texas
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $140/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
- Portfolios Count
- 11 Projects Listed
MMarch NY is an award-winning branding and design agency. Our services include brand strategy, brand identity, naming, voice, design applications, social, animation, newsletter, content, spaces, billboards. Excellence in design. Tech-first approach. ➔ Free Branding Workbooks:...
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- Branding
- Product Design
- Print Design
- Package Design
- Graphic Design
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- Location
- New York City, New York
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $150/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $10,000 - $25,000
- Portfolios Count
- 4 Projects Listed
NBY IT offers 3D solutions including 3D Modeling Services, Animation Services & Architectural Visualization along with 3D Models for AR, VR, and MR Modeling. We have a highly certified team of drafters, engineer Modelers, and architects at NBY IT who can provide you with excellent 3D modeling...
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- Product Design
- Graphic Design
- Video Production
- Design Services
- Print Design
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- Location
- Dhaka, Bangladesh
- Number of Employees
- 50 - 99
- Average Hourly Rate
- $20/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
- Portfolios Count
- 2 Projects Listed
SICKBOAT is a global design, video production, and 3D motion graphics company using innovative techniques to build premium motion graphic overlays, textures, tools, elements, and video asset packs for visionary production companies, content creators, and filmmakers. Beyond our products, we provide video/photo...
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- Video Production
- Branding
- Logo Design
- Graphic Design
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- Location
- Long Beach, California
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $100/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $10,000 - $25,000
- Portfolios Count
- 12 Projects Listed
You would think that our goal is to talk you into paying us to assist you with or manage your website d items listed above as possible. That is NOT the case! Our goal is to sit down with you and really get to know your business, see where opportunities are for driving growth in consumer awareness, interest...
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- Branding
- Print Design
- Graphic Design
- Web Design
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- Location
- Catoosa, Oklahoma
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $50/hr
- Minimal Budget
- Under $1,000
Explore. Evolve. Elevate...
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- Branding
- Package Design
- Print Design
- Digital Marketing
- Web Design
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- Location
- Selangor, Malaysia
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
- Portfolios Count
- 15 Projects Listed
We are a branding agency specialized in creating premium brands, in order to increase the profitability of your business. Logo Bigger. Create profit...
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- Branding
- Package Design
- Print Design
- Logo Design
- Graphic Design
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- Location
- Bucharest, Romania
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $150/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $10,000 - $25,000
- Portfolios Count
- 8 Projects Listed
Grant Marketing is the only Inbound Marketing and Branding agency in Boston with more than 30 years of B2B Marketing Experience for manufacturing companies. We focus on B2B brand strategy, creative, and digital marketing and are adept at business-to-business marketing communications. If you are looking for...
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- Branding
- Print Design
- Digital Marketing
- SEO
- Content Marketing
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- Location
- Boston, Massachusetts
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
- Portfolios Count
- 3 Projects Listed
Providing Graphic Design, Logo & Branding, Web Design & Digital Marketing Services for over 26 years, Australia-wide.With clients located throughout Australia, the USA, Canada and the UK, Smartfish provide a wide range of graphic design and digital marketing services including website design, logo design...
Top Services:
- Web Design
- Web Development
- WordPress Website Design
- eCommerce Development
- Logo Design
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- Location
- Parreara, Australia
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $130/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
- Portfolios Count
- 1 Project Listed
The NetMen Corp is your one stop shop for all your design needs. Our team of experienced business specialist and professional web and graphic designers are ready to satisfy your design requirements. We have been in the field of professional web and graphic design for the last 20 years, during which we’ve...
Top Services:
- Logo Design
- Web Design
- Package Design
- Print Design
- Branding
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- Location
- Miami, Florida
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $35/hr
- Minimal Budget
- Under $1,000
- Portfolios Count
- 2 Projects Listed
San Diego's Leading Creative Agency for Small Business Branding, Web Design, and Marketing. We at Experia Creative are committed to empowering the growth of small businesses throughout San Diego and beyond. We craft tailored web design, branding, digital marketing, and graphic design solutions...
Top Services:
- Web Design
- Branding
- Logo Design
- Graphic Design
- Digital Marketing
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- Location
- San Diego, California
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $150/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
- Portfolios Count
- 2 Projects Listed
As a full-service design agency, Design Start help organizations around the globe with design strategies, web design projects, and creative marketing campaigns.Put our experience to work for your next project.We invite you to learn about what we do and get in touch with us...
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- Print Design
- Product Design
- Logo Design
- Web Design
- Creative Services
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- Location
- Singapore, Singapore
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $100/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
- Portfolios Count
- 1 Project Listed
When brands do not know how to boost their brand image, they need to look at the most important aspects of their custom packaging...
Top Services:
- Package Design
- Graphic Design
- Print Design
- Location
- Houston, Texas
- Number of Employees
- 50 - 99
- Average Hourly Rate
- $99/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
- Portfolios Count
- 1 Project Listed
Flava Design Singapore is a multidisciplinary creative agency specialising in branding, digital design, web development, and marketing...
Top Services:
- Branding
- Design Services
- Web Design
- Web Development
- Print Design
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- Location
- Singapore, Singapore
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $100/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $10,000 - $25,000
- Portfolios Count
- 1 Project Listed
We are the leading printing & promotional gifting company in Dubai, UAE for more 30Years. We provides services like Offset Printing, Digital Printing, Exhibiton Stands and Signage and finally promotional or corporate gifts...
Top Services:
- Digital Services
- Logo Design
- Branding
- Print Design
- Graphic Design
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- Location
- Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Number of Employees
- 100 - 249
- Average Hourly Rate
- $15/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
Andon Guenther Design LLC. is an award-winning full service design and advertising agency located in Denver, Colorado. AGD specializes in brand development, brand touchpoint design, strategy, management, and everything in between...
Top Services:
- Package Design
- Branding
- Graphic Design
- Print Design
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- Location
- Denver, Colorado
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Portfolios Count
- 4 Projects Listed
Pimclick is a full-stack digital agency offering a unique blend of creativity and expertise within the entirety of the digital spectrum i.e. Web Design, UX Design, Coding, Mobile App, Digital Marketing, Social Media, SEO, Lead Generation, Video Production...
Top Services:
- Digital Marketing
- Web Design
- Branding
- Video Production
- Print Design
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- Location
- Bangkok, Thailand
- Number of Employees
- 50 - 99
- Average Hourly Rate
- $80/hr
- Portfolios Count
- 12 Projects Listed
BitsnPixs is the leading embroidery digitizing company based in US and India since 2012. We digitize logo, image, cap, mug and Tshirts. We have the special pricing option available for the limited time so reach us soon...
Top Services:
- Print Design
- Graphic Design
- Location
- Alpharetta, Georgia
- Number of Employees
- 100 - 249
- Average Hourly Rate
- $10/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
- Portfolios Count
- 1 Project Listed
At EBD, we equate quality design with quality thinking. For the past 30 years, we’ve created brands with authenticity, dependability and focus—which drives performance...
Top Services:
- Advertising
- Branding
- Graphic Design
- Print Design
- Package Design
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- Location
- Denver, Colorado
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $225/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $25,000 - $50,000
Ink Monstr is Denver's leader in graphic design and printing; specializing in large scale vinyl installs. Vinyl is our biggest product but we also are leaders in Graphic Design, Signs + Banners, Stickers + Labels, Sublimation, and more!...
Top Services:
- Print Design
- Graphic Design
- Logo Design
- Package Design
- Design Services
- Show more
- Location
- Denver, Colorado
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Portfolios Count
- 1 Project Listed
YellowDog is a boutique design, print and marketing studio helping small businesses, nonprofits and corporate clients realize their vision through creative touchpoints. YellowDog is all about creating connections. We help our clients business or nonprofit stand out...
Top Services:
- Branding
- Print Design
- Package Design
- Logo Design
- Graphic Design
- Show more
- Location
- Denver, Colorado
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Minimal Budget
- Under $1,000
- Portfolios Count
- 6 Projects Listed
One-stop place for any kind of Custom Boxes. Get high-quality products with a flexible and simple Custom Packaging process and an end-to-end online packaging solution for Custom Boxes with logos...
Top Services:
- Branding
- Product Design
- Package Design
- Print Design
- Graphic Design
- Show more
- Location
- New York City, New York
- Number of Employees
- 100 - 249
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
- Portfolios Count
- 1 Project Listed
We are here to assist with all of your design and printing needs. We offer a wide range of graphic design, illustrating, website design, and website maintenance services...
Top Services:
- Digital Marketing
- SEO
- Social Media Marketing
- Graphic Design
- Logo Design
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- Location
- Bakersfield, California
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $100/hr
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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.
How legitimate is the content in the FAQs?
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.