Top 10 professional graphic design companies worldwide

In the competitive industry of graphic design, it is not easy for a graphic design company to make a name for itself in the international market. However, this creative market still marks the top 10 professional design companies on the international level based on the client brands they have implemented projects as well as the creative design ideas they have contributed. The top 10 global professional design companies are an overview arranged in random order, not in any specific order. Because when it comes to graphic design, it is about recognizing the creative labor of an entire team from designers to creative directors as well as the support team for each project, in addition to the operating process and training system of professional design companies.

1. Pentagram

One of the world’s largest and most renowned graphic design firms, Pentagram is owned and operated by 19 partners, all leaders in the design industry. Their list of past and present partners includes names like Alan Fletcher, Bob Gill, Paula Scher and Michael Bierut.

Headquarters: London

Locations: New York, San Francisco, Berlin and Austin.

Notable clients: Guggenheim, Victoria & Albert Museum, Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, Cosmopolitan, Boots, Revlon, Sesame Street, Citibank, 21st Century Fox, Harley Davidson, Codeacademy, Princeton University, General Electric, The Oprah Winfrey Show, Guitar Hero, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, Sundance Film Festival, Bennetton, Sake Fifth Avenue, Tiffany & Co, Alexander McQueen, Grey Goose, Popeyes, MillerCoors, WeightWatchers, Stanford Law School, Rolls Royce, Vanity Fair, Sotheby’s, Nissan, Pantone, Nokia, Reuters, Penguin Press, Time Warner, Walgreen, FIFA, Nike, United Airlines.
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2. Landor

In their own words, Landor is the world’s preeminent brand consultancy. Headquartered in San Francisco with 36 offices in 20 countries, this design giant has one of the most enviable client lists on the planet.

Headquarters: San Francisco

Locations: Bangkok, Beijing, Cape Town, Chicago, Cincinnati, Dubai, Geneva, Hamburg, Hanoi, Hong Kong, Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, London, Melbourne, Mexico City, Milan, Moscow, Mumbai, New York, Paris, Seoul, Shanghai, Singapore, Sydney and Tokyo

Notable clients: FedEx, P&G, BP, John Deere, Smirnoff, Kraft, Singapore Airlines, Malaysia Airlines, BMW, Volvo, Volkswagen, Land Rover, Moet & Chandon, MillerCoors, Tsingtao, Evian, Nescafe, Crest, Old Spice, PepsiCo, Vicks, Procter & Gamble, Cotton Inc, Juicy Couture, Levi Strauss, Rolex, 7 for All Mankind.
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3. Meta Design

One of the world's leading design firms, Meta Design has been creating compelling brand experiences for over 20 years. From reinventing Apple's Mac operating system design system to collaborating on Adobe's packaging and identity, their work resonates at a global level that is hard to match.

Headquarters: San FranciscoLocations: Zurich, Beijing, Berlin, Dusseldorf and GenevaNotable clients: Adidas, AT&T, Apple, Adobe, AOL, Audi, Bank of America, Barclays, Belkin, Bugatti, Charles Schwab, Chevron, Cisco, Coca Cola Comcast, eBay, Expedia, FIFA, Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts, Fujifilm, Fujitsu, Gap, Genentech, Hewlett-Packard, Inkling, Intel, Intuit, Kohler, Lamborghini, LG Electronics, Lufthansa, McAfee, McGraw Hill, Motorola, MTV, Netflix, Nike, Nokia, Polo Ralph Lauren, Samsung, Sony, Volkswagen, Walmart, Wells Fargo, Xerox, Yahoo!
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4. The Chase

Ranked number one in 2013 by the National Design Week and having won over 250 national and international awards, The Chase have gained attention for their innovative print design and corporate branding. These creative consultants have established themselves as providers of exciting skillsets including calendar design, museum exhibitions and sports stadium branding.

Headquarters: Manchester

Locations: Preston and London

Notable clients: Alibaba, Amnesty International, BBC, Disney, Fujitsu, Hewlett Packard, Shell, Smirnoff, Yellow Pages
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5. Charlie Smith Design

Charlie Smith Design was founded in 2003 by ex-Pentagram designer Charlie Smith. Coming from such a world-renowned company, her new venture was no slouch. Her team offers a full range of services including packaging and digital, and they have a detail-oriented approach, paying attention to every aspect of each design project, from paper choice to materials used.

Headquarters: London

Notable clients: John Lewis, V&A, Louis Vuitton, Royal Academy of Arts, Yale, University of the Arts London, Tate, Phaidon, Terence Woodgate, British Council, Creative Review
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6. Happy Cog

This New York-based company was founded by web design guru Jeffrey Zeldman and has won more web design awards than anyone else. Known for their engaging web environments, Happy Cog keeps their high-end clients happy with their impressive web design, development, and user experience consulting.

In their own words, Happy Cog is the design studio that follows web standards and is the place where responsive design begins.

Headquarters: New York

Locations: Philadelphia and Austin

Notable clients: Ben & Jerry’s, MTV, Zappos.com, Fonts.com, Standford University, Thompson Reuters, Mozilla.org, Lagunitas Brewing Company
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7. Chermayeff & Geismar & Haviv

Designers Ivan Chermayeff and Tom Geismar are like two lesser known Paul Rands. They started in 1958 and have worked for some of the biggest clients in the world. Their work is iconic and has stood the test of time. With the recent addition of Sagi Haviv in 2006, Chermayeff & Geismar & Haviv is going from strength to strength and continues to shape some of the biggest brands in the world.

Headquarters: New York Notable Clients: Chase Bank, National Geographic, Mobil, Library of Congress, Armani Exchange, NBC, Avery, Aquariums, Lisbon Aquarium, National Aquarium, New England Aquarium, Osaka Oceanarium, Tennessee Aquarium, Barneys New York, Bicentennial, Brown University, CB Richard Ellis, Conservation Int'l, Cornell University, EPA, Gray Advertising, HarperCollins, Harvard U. Press, Hearst, International Identities, MoMA, NYU, Pan Am, PBS, Princeton Press, Rockefeller Center, Showtime, Smithsonian, UNDP, Univision
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8. Saffron Brand Consultants

Based in Madrid, Saffron Brand Consulting’s approach is to help businesses and enterprises transform their brands with the clarity of rigorous thinking and the courage of bold ideas. The potential of emerging markets.

Headquarters: Madrid

Offices: London, New York, Mumbai, Vienna and Istanbul

Notable clients: Goldman Sachs, West Bengal, London, Fujitsu, The Institute of Cancer Research, Vueling, CocaCola, V Festival
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9. Mucho

Mucho brings an awareness that design goes beyond the computer screen: design appears in the world around us and designers should be careful to make the world look aesthetically pleasing. Furthermore, they are dedicated to shaping how their clients are perceived on an international level. Their success in this regard is demonstrated through their incredibly large client list.

Headquarters: BarcelonaLocations: Newark, Paris, San Francisco, New YorkNotable Clients: AIGA, All Good Scents, Alma Hotels, Art of Sport, Bath Spa University, BCD, Betway, BMW, Canal+, CUBBO, Cultural Institute of San Francisco, Cure Life Products, El País, EMI Music Spain, Future Designs, Gap Inc., Google, HP, Icon publishing, Igloo Films, Kodak, Majestic Hotel Group, Mars, Museum of Lincolnshire Life, Pha idon Press, Piece x Piece, Primero Primera, Public Arts East Midlands Arts, Puig, Pumpkin Pet Products, Qube Homes, Random House Mondadori, San Francisco Art Exchange, San Francisco Civic Center, Sónar/Advanced Music, The Boutique Life, The Collection, The Observer, University of California
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10. A Practice for Everyday Life

A Practice for Everyday Life has built their reputation on solid business relationships with like-minded clients. They focus on concepts, ensuring every design is unique and meaningful. Their scope of work includes art direction, branding, publications, exhibitions, typography, signage, packaging and digital.

Headquarters: London

Notable Clients: Performa, Manchester School of Art, APFEL, Art on the Underground, Australian Centre for Contemporary Arts, Tate, Modern Art Oxford

As DP EXPRESS polishes its portfolio, we look back at the top 10 global graphic design firms to get an update on what’s happening internationally and how DP EPXRESS can make its mark. Graphic design is a sky where each business and each designer has their own flight path based on their own positioning system to reach a common destination - That is to contribute creative ideas, images or so-called meaningful and touching design works

Let's look forward to DP EXPRESS's 2019 portfolio! We always want to convey Vietnamese cultural identity as well as Vietnamese people and life into designs so that international friends can enjoy and appreciate them as much as our team.
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