Duffy
Duffy is a Minneapolis branding firm founded in October 1984 by Joe Duffy in partnership with Fallon McElligott, later operating as Duffy & Partners and now as Duffy Collective. Its site describes timeless identities, strategic design and modern content, and its portfolio shows Red Locks Irish Whiskey, Crooked Bev Co. and CAMBA. PRINT reported in 2019 that Joe Duffy passed leadership to his daughter Bridget, son Joseph and partner Nancy Kullas, and that past work included Minute Maid, Diet Coke and the Mall of America.
Why it’s hereForty years in operation with a documented succession to second-generation leadership, and among the best-known identity firms to come out of Minneapolis.
Listed at number 5 of the branding agencies in the Midwest. The order is editorial. This page repeats the fields recorded for Duffy and does not add ratings, clients or prices that are not in those fields.
- Based in
- Minneapolis, MN
- Founded
- 1984
- Led by
- Joseph Duffy, Principal
- Known for
- brand identity · strategic design · packaging · content
- Named clients
- Red Locks Irish Whiskey, Crooked Bev Co., CAMBA
- Best for
- Consumer and beverage brands that need brand identity, brand language and packaging from a Minneapolis branding firm working since 1984.

Sources duffy.com, printmag.com
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