When you are passionate about graphic design, you start to look at which graphic design companies have stood out in your country, or in the whole world. For you they become important references for your work since you not only want them to notice you but also to make a project that surpasses that of the best.
But What are the best graphic design companies in the world? Are there any in Spain? Who are they, what do they do, where do they operate and what examples have catapulted them to success? If you want to know, we leave you a list of the 10 best.
Pentagram
Pentagram defines itself as "The world's largest independently owned design studio". It is a company that is managed by 25 partners, all of them leaders in graphic design. We talk about names like Michael Bierut, Alana Fletcher, Paula Scher ...
Currently the headquarters is in London but has other locations in New York, Austin, San Francisco and Berlin.
It has been chosen by brands such as Rolls-Royce, Warner Brothers, Verizon, Starbucks ...
And what does the company do? Well, he is in charge of the design of books, campaigns, exhibitions, graphics, films, brand identity ...
Landor associates
Among the best graphic design companies in the world, Landor Associates ranks second. It was founded by Walter Landor in 1941 (he did it simply in a San Francisco apartment). His work did not stand out too much until 1964 when the change of venue caused him to jump into the media. And it happened to the Klamath ferry, in the San Francisco bay.
Currently, it not only has that headquarters, but there are 26 studios scattered around the world.
On his website there is a quote that we want to bring you: «Walter Landor invented brand development. Since then we have been reinventing it.
Clients who have trusted him have been Apple, Kellogg's, BMW, Volkswagen, PepsiCo, P & G ...
And what does it do? This graphic design company is in charge of adapting and implementing a brand architecture as well as achieving, through interactive and technological means that the brand and products are known. Their strategies, positioning, packaging, brand identity and analysis are the best in the market.
AKQA
AKQA says of itself that it is a company capable of "making its way through a changing media and technology landscape." It was founded in 1995 in London by four friends, Ahmed, Dan Norris-Jones, James Hilton, and Matthew Treagus. Now, it is one of the largest private companies in the world, with more than 1500 workers in Europe, Asia and the United States.
It has renowned clients such as Nike, Google, Audi, Heineken ...
Regarding its services, it is responsible above all for offering a brand strategy that ranges from the graphic design of the brand to the advertising and positioning of that product.
Wolff olins
It is one of the best known graphic design companies in the world, especially after the 2021 Summer Olympics in London, since it is said that the logo was theirs and its price was one of the most expensive.
The headquarters are in London, but there are also studios in San Francisco and New York. Regarding clients, he has worked with the best of the best: Wikimedia, Apple, 3M, eBay, Linkedln, Microsoft ...
It is primarily responsible for developing a strategy and brand design.
Sagmeister & Walsh
This is one of the graphic design companies that focuses on brand identity, ads, web pages, applications, books and merchandising. It is created by Stefan Sagmeister, the creator of album covers for The Rolling Stones, Aerosmith or Lou Reed.
The company was founded in 1993 as Sagmeister Inc. But in 2012 it changed to Sagmeister & Walsh with the inclusion of Jessica Walsh as a partner.
Currently the headquarters are in New York.
Meta design
We are now going with one of the graphic design companies that has more than 20 years of experience. Its headquarters are in San Francisco, although it has studios in other areas such as New York, Zurich, Berlin, Geneva, Beijing, Dusseldorf or Lausanne.
It is mainly dedicated to brand creation and activation as well as to establish a complete strategy to achieve success. Brands you have worked with? Yves Saint Laurent, Apple, Lacoste, Adidas, Porsche.
neoattack
In this case, of the graphic design companies in the world, we want to highlight one from Spain, Neoattack. It is located in Madrid and, In addition to offering graphic design services, it also offers positioning, advertising and marketing..
As for the clients he has worked with are: Pescanova, Opel, Repsol, Sanitas, BBVA ...
Happy cog
If you are looking for one of the graphic design companies that has won the most awards, then you have to stay with Happy Cog. Founded by Jeffrey Zeldman, its headquarters are in New York (and only there, as it has no studios in other parts of the world). It is a design study that is dedicated to doing digital marketing, content strategy, design and branding for brands.
And what brands have trusted him? Well, important ones like Nintendo, Google, Airbnb, Papa John's, Stanford University ...
branddesign
"We design strategies that increase the value experience of your brand." This is how the Spanish company Brandesign presents itself. Like the previous Spanish one, this one is also located in Madrid and its services are focused on offer clients a 360º strategy, that is to say, they will deal with from the creation of the graphic design to the development of a strategy to successfully advertise the brand.
The Chase
Based in Manchester, with studios in Preston and London, The Chase is one of the best-known graphic design companies in the world. He has more than 30 years of experience and, in that time, it has garnered more than 350 national and international awards.
It is mainly dedicated to advertising, digital, film and brand architecture. Reason why companies like Alibaba, Fujitsu, Shell, Yellow Pages, BBC or Disney have worked with her.
There are more graphic design companies that we have left, do you recommend names to keep them in mind?