Top Design Studios for Media & Entertainment

The top design studios for Media & Entertainment are led by Instrument, followed by Fantasy and Clearleft. 33 of the 120 studios in this directory qualify for this list.

33 of the 120 top design studios in this directory work in Media & Entertainment. Three of them put Media & Entertainment at 30% or more, and Clearleft leads with 40%. On price, nine publish a $10,000 minimum, eight start at $25,000, six start at $5,000, and three leave the floor undisclosed. Team sizes skew boutique: 14 list 10 to 49 people on Clutch, 11 list 50 to 249, and the remaining eight sit in other bands.

20 are headquartered in the United States, five in the United Kingdom, and two in Ukraine; three do not list an HQ on Clutch. 22 of the 33 carry a Clutch rating; the median is 4.9 across 751 reviews, and the other 11 have no reviews, so their figures are self-reported only. For a buyer hiring on craft the useful cross-check is the balance of identity and interface work: seven of the 33 put branding or graphic design at 20% or more of the mix, 16 lead with UX/UI or product design, and 15 are boutique at fewer than 50 people.

Studios: 33
Most common minimum: $10,000nine of 33
Median Clutch rating: 4.922 rated
Top country: United States20 of 33

Top Design Studios for Media & Entertainment, Ranked

Studios working in Media & Entertainment. Our editorial top 7 lead, then the rest in order of Media & Entertainment share and review count.

Instrument
04 of 7 in the editorial ranking
Portland, United States
Instrument: Portland's large digital studio with $250K minimums and no startup clients
Clutch
No rating
Minimum
$250,000+
Team
250 to 999
UX/UI DesignDigital Strategy
Fantasy
05 of 7 in the editorial ranking
San Francisco, United States
Fantasy: 250-plus person San Francisco firm, 30 percent design share, no reviews
Clutch
No rating
Minimum
Undisclosed
Team
250 to 999
UX/UI DesignAI Development
Clearleft
Brighton, United Kingdom
Clearleft: Brighton UX and web design boutique at $300-plus an hour, 80 percent enterprise
Clutch
No rating
Minimum
Undisclosed
Team
10 to 49
UX/UI DesignWeb Design
Isobar
New York, United States
Isobar's New York listing: a small media-focused shop where SEO outweighs design
Clutch
No rating
Minimum
$10,000+
Team
10 to 49
SEOWeb Design
Urban Insight
Los Angeles, United States
A Los Angeles web firm for museums, theatres and nonprofits; development leads design
Clutch
5.0 (37)
Minimum
$50,000+
Team
10 to 49
Web DevelopmentWeb Design
Motka Design Studio
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Slovenian remote studio, all design, for startups that need brand and UI kits fast
Clutch
5.0 (10)
Minimum
$5,000+
Team
10 to 49
UX/UI DesignProduct Design
Studio Simpatico
New York, United States
A two to nine person New York studio doing brands, sites and code for nonprofits
Clutch
5.0 (44)
Minimum
$25,000+
Team
2 to 9
Web DesignWeb Development
Bunnyfoot
London, United Kingdom
Bunnyfoot: UK usability specialists since 1999, UX/UI only, mid-market heavy, no reviews
Clutch
No rating
Minimum
$5,000+
Team
10 to 49
UX/UI Design
Foolproof
London, United Kingdom
Foolproof: London experience design firm, UX/UI at 80 percent, Singapore reach, no reviews
Clutch
No rating
Minimum
$10,000+
Team
50 to 249
UX/UI DesignDigital Strategy
Huge
Brooklyn, United States
Huge: thousand-plus person Brooklyn network, 70 percent design mix, puzzling rates
Clutch
No rating
Minimum
$5,000+
Team
1,000 to 9,999
UX/UI DesignBranding
Pentagram
Austin, United States
Pentagram on the record: branding, graphic and web design at equal weight, no reviews
Clutch
No rating
Minimum
$5,000+
Team
250 to 999
BrandingGraphic Design
tubik
Dnipro, Ukraine
A Dnipro studio with design systems, white-label kits and a logo or two in the reviews
Clutch
4.9 (37)
Minimum
$10,000+
Team
10 to 49
UX/UI DesignWeb Design
Eastern Standard
Philadelphia, United States
Philadelphia agency for universities, hospitals and arts bodies, print work included
Clutch
5.0 (6)
Minimum
$25,000+
Team
10 to 49
Web DesignWeb Development
UPQODE
Nashville, United States
A Nashville volume web agency: 80 percent web design, fifteen industries, $5,000+ entry
Clutch
4.9 (104)
Minimum
$5,000+
Team
50 to 249
Web DesignUX/UI Design
Perpetual
New York, United States
A New York product and engineering firm where design is 40 percent of the bill
Clutch
4.9 (97)
Minimum
$25,000+
Team
50 to 249
UX/UI DesignWeb Development
Duck.Design
London, United Kingdom
A London and New York design production house: graphics, product, motion, from $1,000+
Clutch
4.9 (60)
Minimum
$1,000+
Team
50 to 249
Graphic DesignProduct Design
Spaceberry Studio
Kyiv, Ukraine
A young Kyiv UX studio for fintech and healthcare with a hardware redesign to its name
Clutch
5.0 (49)
Minimum
$10,000+
Team
10 to 49
UX/UI Design
Musemind
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
A Dubai-fronted 100+ person agency across seven service lines, built for enterprise volume
Clutch
4.9 (48)
Minimum
$10,000+
Team
50 to 249
UX/UI DesignWeb Design
Cieden
Toronto, Canada
A Toronto product UX studio that takes on old interfaces and rebuilds them as systems
Clutch
4.9 (46)
Minimum
$10,000+
Team
10 to 49
UX/UI Design
Lounge Lizard
New York, United States
A New York web agency since 1998: WordPress rebuilds and SEO across nine industries
Clutch
4.8 (43)
Minimum
$25,000+
Team
50 to 249
Web DesignWeb Development
Orizon Design
HQ not listed on Clutch
A Canadian boutique whose reviews include game art, animation and a brand refresh
Clutch
5.0 (39)
Minimum
$25,000+
Team
10 to 49
UX/UI DesignBranding
EIGHT25MEDIA
San Jose, United States
A San Jose web agency of 50 to 249 with brand-consistency work in the reviews
Clutch
4.9 (30)
Minimum
$25,000+
Team
50 to 249
Web DesignDigital Strategy
Blue Fountain Media
New York, United States
A New York web agency of scale, where design serves the build rather than leads it
Clutch
4.8 (20)
Minimum
$50,000+
Team
50 to 249
Web DevelopmentWeb Design
Zajno Web Design & Development Studio
HQ not listed on Clutch
A remote studio, half design and half build, with infographics and moodboards on record
Clutch
5.0 (20)
Minimum
$10,000+
Team
10 to 49
UX/UI DesignMobile App Development
Method
New York, United States
Enterprise product consultancy with design systems muscle, 90 percent enterprise clients
Clutch
4.8 (18)
Minimum
$50,000+
Team
250 to 999
Custom Software DevelopmentUX/UI Design
Paper Tiger
Ridgewood, United States
New Jersey boutique that starts from mood boards and ships identity and site together
Clutch
4.9 (18)
Minimum
$25,000+
Team
10 to 49
UX/UI DesignWeb Design
YML
Redwood City, United States
Silicon Valley mobile studio at enterprise scale; strong on apps, thin on visual identity
Clutch
4.8 (14)
Minimum
$250,000+
Team
250 to 999
Mobile App DevelopmentUX/UI Design
Viget
Falls Church, United States
Long-running US studio that brands, designs and builds with equal seriousness
Clutch
4.8 (7)
Minimum
$25,000+
Team
50 to 249
Custom Software DevelopmentProduct Design
BASIC
San Diego, United States
San Diego brand agency where branding is nearly half the work and games are a specialty
Clutch
4.3 (2)
Minimum
$10,000+
Team
10 to 49
BrandingWeb Design
ustwo studio
London, United Kingdom
London and New York product studio known for rapid prototyping, with one candid caveat
Clutch
4.5 (2)
Minimum
$50,000+
Team
50 to 249
Product DesignMobile App Development
Draftss
HQ not listed on Clutch
Draftss: productised design service, 95 percent early-stage clients, no reviews
Clutch
No rating
Minimum
Undisclosed
Team
50 to 249
Graphic DesignWeb Design
Elephant
Wayzata, United States
Elephant: small Minnesota agency with London and Paris offices, more marketing than design
Clutch
No rating
Minimum
$5,000+
Team
10 to 49
BrandingDigital Strategy
Laundry Service
Los Angeles, United States
LA content and media agency with big consumer brands; not a design studio, no reviews
Clutch
No rating
Minimum
$10,000+
Team
250 to 999
BrandingDigital Strategy

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do design studios for Media & Entertainment charge?

Published hourly rates on this page run from $50 to $99 per hour to $300 or more per hour, with the most common bands being 10 at $150 to $199 per hour, seven at $100 to $149 per hour, and seven at $50 to $99 per hour. Five do not publish a rate. Rates are what each studio self-reports on its Clutch profile, retrieved August 24, 2026, so confirm them on a call.

What is the typical minimum project size for design studios for Media & Entertainment?

The most common published floor is $10,000, which nine of the 33 studios list. The range runs from $1,000 to $250,000. 16 fit a budget under $25,000, and three do not disclose a minimum at all.

How big are the design studios for Media & Entertainment on this page?

By Clutch headcount band, 14 at 10 to 49, 11 at 50 to 249, and six at 250 to 999. Seven are 250 people or more, which usually means a broader service catalogue and an account layer between you and the designers whose taste drew you in.

Where are design studios for Media & Entertainment based?

Of the 33, 20 in the United States, five in the United Kingdom, two in Ukraine, and one in Canada. Three do not list an HQ. Most studios work remotely regardless of address, so weigh time-zone overlap and studio culture more than the city.

How should you shortlist a design studio from this list?

Start with the four studios that carry both sides of the craft, at least 20% branding or graphic design and at least 20% UX/UI or product design: Duck.Design, Musemind, Draftss, and Huge. Then check each minimum against your budget, and read the review excerpts for named identity systems, typography and interface detail rather than generic praise for communication. Instrument and Fantasy are also scored in our editorial ranking, which weights design taste at 40%.

Other industries

Facts per each studio’s Clutch profile, retrieved August 24, 2026. Shares are what each studio self-reports; ratings and review counts are Clutch’s. Editorial ranks come from our methodology. Editorially independent. No studio paid to be included or ranked.