Design firm

A design firm is an that designs any of a variety of things, in one or more of the design fields, such as graphic design, interaction design, architecture, engineering, interior design, or industrial design.

A design studio is similar to a design firm, but may consist of solely an individual designer, whereas a design firm consists of several designers, illustrators, managers etc.

Examples

(Runes Graphics) - Graphic Design
(GUMBOJOCKEY) - Graphic Design
(ELEVEN), LLC - Industrial Design
Continuum (design consultancy) - Industrial Design
IDEO - Industrial Design
WhiteBoard Product Solutions - Industrial Design
Stefan Sagmeister - Graphic Design
Second Story Interactive Studios - Interactive Design

External links

Design

Outline
Portal
Designer

Disciplines

Communication design	Advertising Book design Corporate design Environmental graphic design Exhibit design Graphic design Illustration Information design Instructional design News design Photography Retail design Signage / Traffic sign design Sustainable graphic design Typography Video design Visual merchandising

Environmental design	Architecture Architectural lighting design Building design Ecological design Environmental impact design Garden design Interior architecture Interior design Keyline design Landscape architecture Landscape design Passive solar building design Sustainable landscape architecture Urban design

Industrial design	Automotive design Furniture design Packaging and labeling Product design Production design Sensory design Service design

Interaction design	Experience design Icon design Immersive design Information design Level design Motion graphic design Sonic interaction design User experience design User interface design Video game design Web design

Other design areas	Algorithm design Public art design Ceramic / glass design Database design Drug design Electrical system design Fashion design costume jewelry Floral design Job design Game design Game art design Integrated circuit design Nuclear weapon design Nucleic acid design Organization design Process design Protein design Research design Scenic design Social design Software design Sound design Stage/set lighting design Systems design Textile design

Approaches

Tools
Intellectual property
Organizations
Awards

Tools	Architectural model Blueprint Comprehensive layout Computer Electronic design automation Flowchart Mockup Product design specification Prototype Sketch Storyboard Technical drawing Tools for Ideas Website wireframe

Intellectual property	Community design Design around Design patent Geschmacksmuster Industrial design rights European Union

Organizations	AIGA Chartered Society of Designers Design and Industries Association Design Council International Forum Design The Design Society Design Research Society

Awards	European Design Award German Design Award Good Design Awards (Chicago) Good Design Awards (Japan) Graphex IF product design award James Dyson Award Prince Philip Designers Prize