DesignScout® is an award-winning branding agency. Through research, strategy, and design, we show the world why you’re worth choosing.

  • Logo for Aria Group with the word 'aria' in large lowercase font and 'GROUP' in smaller uppercase font below.
  • Logo of Cooper's Hawk Winery & Restaurants featuring a stylized hawk feather on the left with the text "COOPER'S HAWK WINERY & RESTAURANTS" on the right.
  • Goddess and the Baker logo with stylized text
  • Logo with a globe symbol and the letters JLL.
  • Logo of Metropolis Coffee Company featuring a city skyline inside a coffee cup.
  • Logo for Protein Bar & Kitchen, featuring a circular emblem with a central dot surrounded by smaller dots and the brand name to the right.
  • Logo for San Francisco Design Center with four dark circles containing the letters S, F, D, and C, and the text "San Francisco Design Center" underneath.
  • Logo for Chicago Union Station featuring the text 'Chicago Union Station' in a stylized font with 'Chicago' above 'Union Station'.
  • Logo of the University of Chicago with a shield featuring a griffin and Latin motto.
  • Logo with the words "Wastenot Compost" in black lettering on a gray background.

our POINT OF VIEW

The future belongs

to the originals.     

When anyone can make something look good, standing apart takes more than great design. We use research to uncover what makes your business distinctive, strategy to give your team clarity and direction, and award-winning design to bring it to life. The result is a brand that stands apart and a stronger foundation for every marketing decision down the path.

Explore DesignScout® Approach

Woman opening a Cooper’s Hawk Cab Zin wine bottle with a colorful geometric label. Cooper’s Hawk

Building the World’s Largest Wine Club

  • Branding
  • Packaging
  • Strategy
White Benjyehuda takeout bag with bold black branding for the falafel and shawarma shop. Benjyehuda

Taking Fast Casual Counter Culture

  • Branding
  • Strategy
  • Art Pack+
WasteNot Compost truck with a green and white branded wrap and illustrated composting graphics. Wastenot Compost

Making Composting Iconic

  • Branding
  • Fleet Design
  • Collateral

Designing for Impact

AN AWARD-WINNING INDEPENDENT BRANDING STUDIO

Better branding.

Better business.   

For more than 20 years, DesignScout has helped businesses find what makes them worth choosing. We combine customer research, brand strategy, and design with a healthy dose of curiosity to uncover what makes each business distinctive and bring it to life.

Meet DesignScout

branding case studies

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  • Mountain range across a body of water with trees in the foreground and a building on the right.

    “DesignScout truly delves deeper than simply design services. Their insight into branding and storytelling is unmatched.”

    – MELANIE ROMANIAK, DIRECTOR OF MARKETING, COOPER’S HAWK

  • Snow-capped mountains behind a grassy hillside under a cloudy sky.

    “Our work with DesignScout increased our sales by 40% after a decade in business!”

    – BENJI ROSEN, FOUNDER, BENJYEHUDA

  • Mountain range with cloudy sky over a body of water and green hills in the foreground.

    “Scout and her team are simply the best design/branding firm I have ever worked with.”

    – DAVID LYON, FOUNDER, SOUND ADVICE

  • A landscape featuring rolling green hills in the foreground and rugged mountain peaks in the background under a clear sky.

    “When our branding no longer reflected our consultancy’s pedigree, we knew it was time to rebrand. DesignScout helped us clarify how to convey our expertise. We’re immensely proud of our new brand. It truly represents who we are and what we do.”

    – Carrie Stewart, Afton Partners

  • Two women smiling and sitting close together indoors, with a blurred brick and window background.

    “DesignScout absolutely delivered on our vision. The new website beautifully captures the essence of our client relationships and highlights our distinctive qualities”

    – Lindsay Miller, Co-Founder, Reverie

  • Close-up of a wine bottle with a dark label featuring a telescope illustration, gold accents, and celestial design elements.

    “Working with Scout has been one of the better decisions I’ve made since starting my business. I cannot recommend DesignScout enough.”

    – EVAN ANDERSON, FOUNDER, VOON WINES

  • A blackboard sign with the text 'third coast' and 'pediatric dentistry' on a cobblestone street.

    “Working with Scout and her team has been incredible. They made the exploration of the vision I had for my new business something to celebrate. ”

    – DR. JASON GLICK, FOUNDER, THIRD COAST PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY

  • Business cards for Liz Eversoll on a wooden surface.

    “We knew we had something special, but we weren’t telling our story in a way that resonated. DesignScout changed that.​.. Now, our brand reflects who we are and supports where we’re going.”

    – Liz Eversoll, CEO, Career Highways AI Career Pathing

  • Close-up image of a restaurant menu with various sections for sandwiches, salads, and specials, with illustrations of a lighthouse, trees, a boat, and a lighthouse on a stylized landscape.

    “I couldn’t be more pleased with the experience and results. I highly recommend their services for any business seeking a thoughtful and impactful brand transformation.”

    Terry Scarlatos, Founder, Toast Coffee + Kitchen

Services & ENGAGEMENTS

Services & ENGAGEMENTS

Brand creation, rebranding, and ongoing brand support.

Brand creation, rebranding, and ongoing brand support.

Build

Brand creation for new ventures.

For experienced teams launching a company, concept, product, restaurant, or portfolio brand, from research and brand strategy through messaging, visual identity, and launch.

EVOLVE

Rebranding for established businesses.

For organizations navigating growth, repositioning, expansion, leadership change, or a brand that no longer reflects the business it has become.

STEWARD

Ongoing brand strategy and creative support.

For organizations that want an experienced brand team alongside their own, protecting, extending, and activating the brand as the business grows.

A partner who gets it.

Category expertise where it matters most. Fresh thinking from everywhere else. We bring the best of both to your brand.

Restaurant & Hospitality Branding

From fast-casual to fine dining we 86 boring brands.

Restaurant Branding

Service Provider Branding

From the boardroom to the courtroom, brands that work.

 B2B BRANDING

Wine & Spirits
Branding

From expert packaging to the strategy that informs it.

Beverage BRANDING

Kids and Family Branding

From daycares to dentists and summer camp in between.

Family BRANDING

Non-Profit
Branding

From mission to accomplished; brands that move our hearts.

non-Profit Branding

You have something worth building. We’ll show the world why it’s worth choosing.

A few things worth knowing.