The World's Most Innovative Companies in Digital Design [2020]

2020 has marked the beginning of new breakthroughs in many industries, and digital design is not an exception. Here we will talk about the six most forward-thinking studios in the world that have been deploying the power of modern design mixed with innovations into incredible hyper-intuitive digital products that are literally talking to human feelings and wants.

In this article, we are introducing the six design companies that are the first in the list of those who implement ideas of businesses into lovable digital experiences and move our world toward even bolder innovations. The list is based on in-depth research of the most authoritative B2B ranking platforms like Clutch, GoodFirms, DesignRush, customer reviews, and detailed analysis of portfolios on Dribbble and Behance.

Dept

Headquarters: Boston, MA, USA

Founded in: 2016

Minimum project size: $10 000

Hourly rates: $100 - $149

Dept is an incredible team of design-thinkers and makers who dedicate themselves to creating innovative digital experiences for leading brands in the world, such as Tesla, Sony, Adidas, Triumph Motorcycles, Sodexo, Guinness World Records, Johnson Matthey, Samsung, Holland & Barrett, Weber, Microsoft. The list of clients says a lot about the highest quality and top creativity of services provided by Dept.

Key services include UX/UX design, web design, web development, brand identity design, advertising, digital marketing. Dept has become famous for its incredible ability to rethink E-Commerce experiences, create a mobile-first design, redesign, and develop from scratch digital products for both B2B and B2C audiences.

Dept has received plenty of awards, namely Red Dot Design, European Design Awards, Webby Award, Indigo Digital Design Award, and more.

Fireart Studio

Headquarters: Warsaw, Poland

Founded in: 2013

Minimum project size: $10 000

Hourly rates: $50 - 99

Fireart Studio has become a trusted partner of over 700 bold startups and giant brands all over the globe. It is a team that gathers together the most prominent "defenders of usability, champions of product consistency, and the emissaries of enjoyable human-technology interactions." The team has valuable experience in serving global brands with the highest requirements, such as Google, Rolls-Royce, Huawei, MyTaxi, Atlassian, Pipedrive, Swisscom, Huawei, Bolt, and others.

The Studio has become famous thanks to its innovative decisions in UI/UX design, mobile app design, mobile app development, web design, and web development. It provides full-cycle product development services for businesses across different industries and takes clients through all the product development stages, from the initial concept to UI/UX design, user testing, and product launch.

Fireart is also a recognized leader in Digital Illustration and Motion Design. The most authoritative resources like Clutch, DesignRush, The Manifest, and Behance have awarded Fireart for contributing to the world with fantastic Graphic Design and Animation.

Moreover, this company has been recently awarded by Dribbble as one of the most prominent studios in the world with 500K followers on Dribbble. It has also been ranked as the Top Graphic Design Company, UX Design Team, and Web Development Firm by Clutch.

Ramotion

Headquarters: Burlingame, CA

Founded in: 2009

Minimum project size: $50 000

Hourly rates: $100 - 149

Ramotion is a leading digital product design and development company with over 10 years of excellence in the industry. It has gained particular popularity due to a complete rebranding of Firefox.

Ramotion is a team of 34 multidisciplinary digital product experts that provides an extensive suite of services, such as branding, UI/UX design, mobile, and web development. They extend design, development, and marketing departments of growing startups and Fortune 500 companies.

Ramotion also states that they made San Francisco studio intentionally small in order to work with only a few clients at a time and pay enough attention and effort to each of them.

They have been proudly serving huge global brands, like Transcend, App Annie, Volusion, Opera, Adobe, Avast, Universal Music, SalesForce, and Netflix.

Huncwot

Headquarters: Warsaw, Poland

Founded in: 2007

Minimum project size: $10 000

Hourly rates: $50 - 99

Huncwot is a top digital agency that specializes in interactive design and smart technologies. It crafts top-noh digital experiences for creative ad agencies, cultural organizations, and commercial brands. Their remarkable portfolio with dozens of incredible cases can say about them more than a thousand words.

They have served many world-famous brands like Dell, Facebook, PayPal, IKEA, Harvard University, Pepsico, Samsung, and more. Huncwot brings innovation, providing solutions in animation, art direction, branding design, branded content, development, web design, and UI/UX design.

The team's works have become subjects of many awards, including Cannes Golden Lion, Clio Award, European Design Award Gold, Awwwards x 22. Producing a high-quality design for massive brands since 2017, Huncwot has become a trusted partner for the most innovative businesses all over the globe.

Ueno

Headquarters: San Francisco, CA

Founded in: 2014

Minimum project size: undisclosed

Hourly rates: $200 - 300

Ueno is a full-service digital agency with offices in San Francisco, New York, Los Angeles, and Iceland. According to Inc Magazine's annual guide, Ueno is one of the 5000 fastest-growing private companies in the U.S.

Ueno is a team of distinctive professionals providing a comprehensive range of services, namely UX/UI design, web design, web development, design strategy. Among their most famous clients, there are Airbnb, Medium, Cisco, Lonely Planet, Google, Facebook, Visa, Chubb, Reuters, Fitbit, and Dropbox.

In five years, Ueno has been nominated for 18 Webby Awards and won five. They've won many D&AD Awards, Red Dot Awards, Awwwards, FWAs, Communication Arts Awards, CSS Awards, Appys, Pixel Awards, Net Awards, some of Apple's Best of App Store Awards, and a surprising amount of other awards.

Ueno creates brands that evoke emotions. Brands that are digital-first, but also grounded in the real world where your customers live.

Emerge

Headquarters: San Francisco, CA

Founded in: 1998

Minimum project size: $100 000

Hourly rates: $150 - 199

Emerge is a leading digital product agency based in Portland, OR. They provide an outstanding strategy, UX/UI design, mobile app development, and web development for global companies. Their biggest clients include Nike, Splunk, GAP, Cambia, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Wacom, Mercedes-Benz, Aruba Networks, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE), The Home Depot, and more.

They leverage their proprietary world-class expertise to quickly take up UX challenges and address untapped opportunities, craft prominent digital products or services, stunning websites & mobile apps.

Emerge takes clients through all stages of the product life cycle and creates digital products, which people love and use.

Conclusion

Our world is moving forward and stepping closer to future breakthroughs in different industries. The powerful design will spice up these innovation and high-quality development will help to implement boldest ideas and projects into tangible digital products. Each of these companies is a recognized industry leader that has a huge potential to take other businesses through all phases of the digital product development journey.