Design is Play is a design and branding studio located in San Francisco. Consciously small and independent, we work well with entrepreneurs and creatives who seek differentiation through smart and well-crafted design.
Clients
Agencies
22 Fillmore
Citron Haligman Bedecarré
CKS Group
Foote, Cone & Belding (FCB)
Hot Studio
Landor Associates
Man Bites Dog
Razorfish
Source Communications
Spirolab
TBWA \ Chiat \ Day
Architecture
Schwartz & Architecture
Arts + Entertainment
American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA)
California College of the Arts (CCA)
Capp Street Project
Celluloid Studios
Elektra Records
Landmark Entertainment
Letterform Archive
Mill Valley Film Festival
Poster Museum in Wilanów (Warsaw, Poland)
Rafael Theater
San Francisco Arts Commission (SFAC)
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA)
TV Land / Nickelodeon
Warner Bros. Records
The Wattis Institute
WildBrain
Business + Technology
Autodesk
Apple Computer
Exalt
Eveready Battery Co.
Flux / Google X
Helix RE
Intel AppUp
Lynda.com / LinkedIn
The Motley Fool
Oracle Corporation
Sega
SGI
Snapfish / Hewlett-Packard
Environment + Social Justice
Credo Mobile
Earthjustice
The Legal Aid Society of San Francisco
Omidyar Network
Food + Drink
Anson Mills
Buckeye Roadhouse / Real Restaurants
Clif Bar
El Pípila / La Cocina
Hansen’s
Harper’s Restaurant Group
Oriel Wines
PowerBar
Publishing
Cengage Learning
Monacelli Press
Random House
University of California Press
Wired
Retail
Esprit
The Gap
Levi Strauss & Co.
MARCH
Target
Williams Sonoma
Sports + Fitness
Bianchi USA
Major League Soccer
National Basketball Association
Nike
Touchstone Climbing
Our Services
Branding
Trademark + Wordmark Design
Custom Lettering
Iconography
Pattern Design
Naming
Brand Audit
Brand Guidelines
Creative Direction
Design
UX + Visual Design
Print Collateral Design
Packaging Design
Book Design
Environmental Graphics Design
Wayfinding + Signage Design
Image Making
Design consultation
Art Direction of Photography + Illustration
Network of Specialists
We collaborate with a network of specialists: illustrators, photographers, printers, copywriters and developers. Our connections allow us to meet the specific needs of a project while staying streamlined and agile.