By Noah Bergström, Design Editor
Last updated September 2, 2026
05 of 7 in the rankingSan Francisco, United States
Fantasy
Fantasy ranks fifth of seven in our editorial ranking at 80 out of 100: a 250 to 999 person design studio in San Francisco, United States, with no Clutch reviews yet, an undisclosed minimum.
Fantasy: 250-plus person San Francisco firm, 30 percent design share, no reviews
Key facts
- Clutch rating
- No rating
- no reviews yet
- Minimum project
- Undisclosed
- Hourly band
- Undisclosed
- Team size
- 250 to 999
- Clutch band
- Founded
- 1999
- Offices
- 2
- San Francisco, CA / New York, NY
Fantasy as a studio
Fantasy is a 250 to 999 person firm founded in 1999 with offices in San Francisco and New York. The record is sparse and its listed mix is thin on design: UX/UI 20 percent, AI development 10 percent, digital strategy 10 percent, for a 30 percent design share, the lowest in this batch. Media and entertainment leads its industries at 16 percent, followed by fintech and retail at 10 percent each. Enterprise and mid-market clients are 40 percent each. There is no Clutch rating, no reviews and no pricing on record.
Who it fits
Consider Fantasy when a large media, fintech or retail company wants a big San Francisco firm for interface and AI-related strategy work, and can verify its craft directly, because nothing here documents it. With UX/UI at a fifth of the mix and no branding, graphic or motion line, it should not be read as a visual studio.
Strengths
- Scale and two-coast presence for enterprise programmes
- Interface design paired with AI development and strategy, an unusual combination on paper
Watch-outs
- A 30 percent design share is the lowest of any studio profiled here
- No Clutch rating or reviews on record; pricing undisclosed
Evidence
- Services: UX/UI design 20 percent, AI development 10 percent, digital strategy 10 percent; design share 30 percent
- Industries: media and entertainment 16 percent, fintech 10 percent, retail 10 percent; clients enterprise 40 percent, mid-market 40 percent, startups 20 percent
- Team 250 to 999; founded 1999; San Francisco and New York; no clutch rating or reviews on record
Editorial score: 5 of 7
Fantasy leans into enterprise-scale, AI-inflected product work for banking platforms and cruise-line ecosystems, giving it a portfolio that reads like a roster of Fortune 500 digital transformations rather than startup product design. Founded in 1999, it is the oldest studio in this ranking, and the BNY, Salesforce, Harrods and Art Basel work shows the range that only comes from surviving several redefinitions of what digital means. It shares Instrument's transparency problem in a sharper form: no published minimum, no published hourly rate, and a Clutch profile at 0.0 with zero reviews, which for a studio estimated at 250 to 500 people is a conspicuous silence. Buyers at that scale usually negotiate through procurement rather than a review site, but it does mean nothing about cost or client satisfaction can be checked here without contacting the studio directly.
80/100
- Design Taste
- 33/40
- Craft & Portfolio
- 21/25
- Specialization
- 14/20
- Team Depth
- 12/15
Best for: Enterprise and luxury brands running large-scale digital transformation
What Fantasy reports it does
Self-reported shares from the studio’s Clutch profile. Design disciplines are 30% of the service mix; identity work (branding and graphic design) is 0% and interface work (UX/UI and product design) is 20%.
Service mix
Industry mix
Client mix
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Fantasy a design studio?
On the record, only partly. Design is 30 percent of its listed mix, all of it UX/UI, alongside AI development and digital strategy. No branding or graphic design appears.
What does the record say about Fantasy's clients?
Enterprise and mid-market companies at 40 percent each, with media and entertainment its largest sector at 16 percent. No reviews or pricing are listed.
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Facts per Clutch profile, retrieved August 24, 2026: https://clutch.co/profile/fantasy. Editorially independent. No studio paid to be included or ranked.