Number 11 on the list · checked September 28, 2026

Firebelly Design

Firebelly is a socially conscious design studio at 1402 N Western Avenue in Chicago, founded in 1999 by Dawn Hancock, that creates identity systems, brand campaigns and print and digital communications for socially responsible organizations. Its about page lists roughly nine staff and clients including Planned Parenthood, Divvy Bikes, Grant Thornton, the University of Chicago and the Stanford d.school. Clutch records the 1999 founding with branding as 40 percent of its work.

Why it’s hereA Chicago identity studio with 25-plus years of mission-driven brand work and awards its site attributes to the Webbys, Fast Company Innovation by Design and Communication Arts.

Listed at number 11 of the branding agencies in the Midwest. The order is editorial. This page repeats the fields recorded for Firebelly Design and does not add ratings, clients or prices that are not in those fields.

Based in
Chicago, IL
Founded
1999
Team size
1–10 people
Led by
Dawn Hancock, Executive Director + Founder
Known for
identity systems · brand campaigns · social-impact and nonprofit branding · print and digital communications
Named clients
Planned Parenthood, Divvy Bikes, Grant Thornton, University of Chicago, Stanford d.school, The Newberry, FLOR
Best for
Nonprofits, cultural institutions, universities and mission-driven companies that want equity-centered brand identity, naming and web design.
Selected work
  • Divvy. Naming and identity for Chicago's bike-share system. source ↗
  • Stanford d.school. Identity system for the design institute. source ↗
  • Newberry Library. Rebrand and website for the historic Chicago library. source ↗
Office
1402 N Western Ave · Chicago, IL · 60622 · +1 773 489 3200
Firebelly Design homepage, captured September 28, 2026
firebellydesign.com · homepage on September 28, 2026

UpdateFounded in 1999 by Dawn Hancock; WBE-certified.

Sources firebellydesign.com, clutch.co · LinkedIn ↗

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