branding agencies in Illinois

• Chicago, IL (2)

1. 11 on the list · Chicago, IL

   Firebelly Design

   Since 1999 · 1–10 people

   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.

   identity systems · brand campaigns · social-impact and nonprofit branding · print and digital communications

2. 12 on the list · Chicago, IL

   Fifty Thousand Feet

   Since 2001 · 51–200 people

   Fifty Thousand Feet, formerly 50,000feet, is an independent brand consultancy headquartered at 500 W Madison Street in Chicago with additional offices in New York, Washington, D.C. and London. Its practice covers brand strategy and identity, brand activation and systems, and audience growth, with clients listed including Mastercard, NYSE, Salesforce, BMW, Sony, Abbott and McKinsey & Company. DesignRush records a 2001 founding and 50-99 employees.

   Why it’s hereThe largest independent brand consultancy based in Chicago, with a client list of global financial, technology and consumer brands.

   brand strategy and identity · naming · brand activation · B2B and financial-services branding · content and thought leadership

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