50 Design Studios from each of the 50 States

Published on Thursday, October 30 2008

Below is a list of 50 popular, well-known or quality Design Studios from each of the 50 States.

So if you’re thinking of relocating to a different State, looking to change jobs, or are a design student nearing the end of your education, here are some great design studios to check out.

1- Alabama | Debbie Broome

2- Alaska | Crystal Clear Creative

3- Arizona | Kitchen Sink Studios

4- Arkansas | Matmon

5- California | Barretto Co.

6- Colorado | Texturemedia

7- Connecticut | Fibra Design, LLC

8- Delaware | JLern Design

9- Florida | Razorfish

10- Georgia » Tribal Chicken Designs

11- Hawaii » Muku Studios

12- Idaho » Rizen Creative

13- Illinois » Digital Kitchen

14- Indiana » Savant Interactive

15- Iowa » Red Five Interactive

16- Kansas » Entermotion Design Studio

17- Kentucky » Cricket Press

18- Lousiana » Acketon

19- Maine » Briggs Advertising

20- Maryland » Spur Design

21- Massachusetts » Medium Bold

22- Michigan » Elevator, Inc.

23- Minnesota » Schematic

24- Mississippi » Novagiant Media

25- Missouri » Falk Harrison Creative

26- Montana » ??

After searching around for a bit, I can honestly say I could not find one design company that was worth showcasing in Montana — poor Montana! Let’s see if we can help them out and suggest a quality Design Studio. First person to find one gets to be in a featured interview on The Design Cubicle!

27- Nebraska » Secret Penguin

28- Nevada » ZeroThreeQuarter Designs

29- New Hampshire » Proximity Lab

30- New Jersey » Knockout

31- New Mexico » Tricycle Creative

32- New York » Pentagram

Here’s one more from New York - Too many to choose from…

Ultra16

33- North Carolina » Brand Aid Studios

34- North Dakota » Sundog

35- Ohio » hyperQUAKE

36- Oklahoma » Design Is Power

37- Oregon » Portland Design Lab

38- Pennsylvania » Headcase Design

39- Rhode Island » DutchMoney

40- South Carolina » Brains on Fire

41- South Dakota » Electric Pulp

42- Tennessee » Speak Communications

43- Texas » Brainfood

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44- Utah » Struck

45- Vermont » Shark

46- Virginia » Lythos Studios

47- Washington » Modern Dog

48- West Virginia » FlyEye Design

49- Wisconsin » JWDesign

50- Wyoming » Design Asylum

While doing my research, I found that with certain States it was hard to pick just one, while other’s had limited resources. Some even had me cringe at the fact of picking any (see #26).

Do you live in one of these States and know of any great Design Studios, including your own? Feel free to comment and let us know your thoughts and findings.


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49 comments on “50 Design Studios from each of the 50 States”



  1. Great idea. I will add mine to the sunny state of Florida!

    Brian Joseph Studios - http://www.brianjosephstudios.com
    Web Development, Logo Design, Search Engine Optimization and Marketing

    Thanks!

     
  2. A great resource of studios! :)

     
  3. washington ftw! Modern dog does do some great stuff - i also love if then, here in seattle and phinney bischoff.

    ive never lived in tennessee, but every site ive seen from design sensory, ive loved!

     
  4. Awesome list, very cool idea! Thanks for sharing : )

     
  5. http://www.menachemkrinsky.com
    Design studio over in New Hampshire.

    great post!

     
  6. Great round up of Design Studios

    Now which one of them needs a freelancer haha

     
  7. Great list! I’d like to add mine to Florida, too - I’m on the opposite side of the states as Brian Yerkes. :)

    iDesign Studios
    http://www.idesignstudios.com
    iDesign Studios is a web design and development company specializing in creating custom web sites. Our designs are uniquely styled and well coded. Simply put, we help you stand out from the crowd.

     
  8. Great list! Thanks for getting all these together in one post. Now I know who to call for my work!

     
  9. Thanks for the list. Design firms may want to check out http://www.singlewrench.com as they offer an FTP replacement soltion.

     
  10. I think here you did something wrong, or is new Zealand part of USA now.
    http://www.benekdesign.com/

    besides that great list, and a fun idea

    thomas

     
  11. Great post! Coincidentally, I happen to work at Briggs Advertising in Bath, Maine. Cheers!

     
  12. What a clever idea for a post. And a great way to introduce people (like me) to agencies that might be off the beaten path.

     
  13. Great concept and interesting links. Nice work!

     
  14. Nice list you have here; except for Hawaii. Muku is a fine graphic design studio, but it does not represent the local Hawaiian style (we are not all palm trees and hula skirts). You overlooked a bunch of design studios that been around Hawaii for decades.

     
  15. Odd the Iowa designer seems to be in Auckland…not Iowa…

     
  16. Hi Brian—just wanted to say thank you for choosing our studio to represent California. There are so many talented people in this business, it’s rewarding to be considered a peer among them. Best—Steve Barretto

    p.s. Any PR you can help me bring to http://www.brownjesus.com is appreciated.

     
  17. Thomas -
    You and a few others caught my mistake, I will be fixing that immediately. Thanks so much!

    Ethan -
    You’re companies website and work samples were amazing. It is inspiring to see work like your companys.

     
  18. Ome -
    Some of the States I found it difficult to find inspiring design studios, so even though the studio listed in Hawaii is great, feel free to add one yourself. I would enjoy to see some other great stuff from the State of Hawaii :)

    Steve Barretto -
    Great work Steve and Co. Your work was a pleasure to been seen and showcased. Feel free to contact me through my portfolio and I would love to do a write up about your Brown Jesus campaign.

    Everyone else -
    Thanks for all of your kind words. I means a lot to me that you enjoyed seeing this list and what the design world has to offer us all.

     
  19. I just saw you linked us for Nebraska.
    Thank you very much! It is much appreciated :)

     
  20. Here are a couple design studios that have websites. I can see why you had a hard time finding design studios here in Hawaii. A lot of the design studios in my directory don’t have websites.

    This guy has been around for ages.
    http://clarencelee.com/

    Couple newer agencies.
    http://www.nomuradesign.com/
    http://www.somacedesign.com/

     
  21. yeah, secret penguin. nebraska represent!

     
  22. Thanks for featuring our site! (Matmon.com, based in Arkansas) I’m surprised and flattered to see it on your list.

     
  23. Wow, thanks for featuring our site. We’re flattered to be on our list as well. Cheers!

     
  24. Yes I agree with you!

     
  25. Yor site is very cool!

     
  26. levitra,
    I’m glad you enjoy reading my site. You and the rest of my readers make it all worth it :)

     
  27. You can check out Idaho Motion Graphics Artist and Web Developer = Gravnetic Production

     
  28. You can check out some nice site development being done in Bozeman Montana by going to Bridgeworks Creative formally Point 2 Designs…Tyler you owe me one…

    Bridgeworks Creative

     
  29. I worked with Shark in Vt - very smart dudes. Nice blog. joe

     
  30. Another webdesign company with locations in New Mexico & OKlahoma.
    Check it out web design and marketing

     
  31. Hi! I’m from Ukraine. Full service advertising agency. Great list of web sites. Thanks!

     
  32. http://www.stantongraphics.com is in Montana. I don’t know from personal experience, but they don’t look that bad from their website.

     
  33. I thought I would suggest our little design studio as a competitor for your Montana section. While yes, our sparsely populated, large land-mass state may not have the same concentration of designers as our east and west coast bretheren, there are a few of us here!

    The main problem is that we only design between ski trips, river adventures and taking our dogs for hikes in the uncrowded forests…

    Manifest Creative has designed projects like Big Sky Town Center, Rivers To Peaks Real Estate and the nationally distributed Big Sky Journal magazine.

    Let us know what you think! When I get back from skiing in Montana - it snowed 5 inches last night - I will update our portfolio too.

     
  34. The site for the Nevada studio isn’t even up. And as a Nevada resident working as an Art Director, I’ve never heard of Three Quarter Designs. How can they be a popular, well-known or quality design studio without a working website to back-up that statement? In your research did you check out CDI Studios, Canyon Creative, Eurie Creative? Those shops are doing some great work.

     
  35. Hi Brian,
    great blog!!

    Thanks

    Diego

     
  36. I’d love to shamelessly self-promote our company here, but it’s been years since we’ve been able to update it ;) Needless to say, we’ve been busy doing a great lot of work.

    I did find one firm in Montana that looks promising, http://www.future-farm.com. I know I’m coming a bit late in the game, but they look like they do solid work.

    Cheers!

    Justin Sainton
    Zao Web Design

     
  37. I found an excellent strategic packaging company called Perspective: Branding in the San Francisco Bay Area. They’re at Perspective Branding Web Site

     
  38. Missouri could really be split between East and West! With that I present my studio, REACTOR in Kansas City! http://www.yourreactor.com

     
  39. I have a suggestion for the state of Montana. I grew up in Missoula, Montana and moved out to Seattle, WA to attend The Art Institute of Seattle for Graphic Design. This design studio is from my home town of Missoula, Montana. Here is a link to their website for you to review.

    Crevin Advertising Marketing Design
    http://www.crevinamd.com/crevin-page-home.php

    I don’t think there are a lot of design studios out there, but Crevin AMD is one that I would suggest.

    Best Regards,

    Kyle Chicoine

     
  40. Thanks for linking us. It was an honor to be picked out of all the studios in Louisiana and I am still getting visitors from this posting.

     

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