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A graphic design agency owns the visual system a business trades on: logo and identity, the typography and colour rules holding it together, packaging and menu artwork, brochures and signage, environmental graphics and the artwork feeding advertising channels. New Orleans buys design heavily for hospitality, festivals and civic institutions, with studios in the Lower Garden District, Bywater and along Esplanade.
We reviewed 20 external studios alongside Web Tonic on evidenced design work, publicly named clients, published pricing and a verified address. Fifteen name a client outright, one publishes a rate, and fifteen work from Orleans Parish.
What kind of design work does New Orleans actually sell?
Restaurant, bar and cultural identity above all else. The named work runs from Commander's Palace, Willie's Chicken Shack and the Ruby Slipper Restaurant Group to the Port of New Orleans, the Jazz and Heritage Foundation and Louis Armstrong International Airport.
1. Web Tonic
About: Web Tonic starts a New Orleans design brief with the commercial job the artwork has to do rather than the moodboard. That means identity and logo systems built to hold up on a building sign, a trade booth and a phone screen at once, campaign creative produced at the volume paid channels consume, and website build so the identity ships instead of sitting in a folder. The New Orleans studios below, several with restaurant, festival and cultural accounts behind them, will beat us on that local craft.
Key Services: Growth Marketing, Paid Social, PPC, Meta Ads, SEO, Google Ads, Snapchat Ads, Amazon Ads, Reddit Ads, TikTok Ads, TikTok Shop, GEO-AEO, Webflow Design, Shopify Design, WordPress Design, UGC, Social Media Management, Pay Per Click Management, Marketing Analytics, Analytics Implementation & CDPs, Performance Branding, Performance 360° Audit, Programmatic Ads, OOH Ads, HR Marketing
Industries Served: eCommerce, SaaS, B2B, Construction Professionals, Home Services, SMEs, Health Spa & Wellness, Retail, Legal & Judicial Services, Food & Beverages, Pets, Fitness, Family & Children, Finance & Insurance, Travel, Non-Profits & Organizations, Furniture & Decoration
Notable Clients: WorldRemit, Jack & Jones, Ardene, L'Oréal, Sendwave, Nestlé, Airbnb. Serve Fortune 500 companies and smaller fast-paced startups.
Locations: HQ in San Francisco with notable offices in New York, Chicago, Miami, Toronto, Montreal, Dubai, Singapore, Sydney and more. Offices on five continents.
Pricing: Starting at USD $3,000 per month. Flexible and scalable plans at any time according to your enterprise needs. Book a call to learn more.
Great For: Mid-market to enterprise-level businesses requiring ongoing, on-tap growth and performance marketing services.
Website: Web Tonic
2. Scott Ott Creative Inc
About: A New Orleans creative studio specializing in branding, print design and packaging design, with a services page naming deliverables such as annual reports, rack cards and collateral pieces. The studio also handles advertising and social creative for local and regional clients across the metro. Its own site positions the shop as based in New Orleans and serving the Metairie market as well.
Key Services: Brand identity design, Print collateral design, Packaging design, Advertising creative, Annual report design, Social media creative
Industries Served: Hospitality, Retail, Healthcare, Nonprofit, Professional services
Notable Clients: Not publicly named — case studies are anonymised by category
Locations: New Orleans, USA, Metairie, USA
Pricing: No public rate card; quoted per scope
Great For: Local small businesses, Nonprofits, Retail brands
Website: Scott Ott Creative Inc
3. Quercus
About: A boutique brand strategy and design studio, proudly based in New Orleans and working across print, web and social platforms. Its case study for Bricolage Academy of New Orleans names the client and shows campus signage, wayfinding graphics and a development campaign built for the school. The studio also lists disciplines such as identity graphics, exhibition design and packaging on its own project index.
Key Services: Brand identity design, Wayfinding and signage graphics, Campaign design, Print collateral, Packaging design, Art direction
Industries Served: Education, Nonprofit, Healthcare, Hospitality, Real estate
Notable Clients: Bricolage Academy of New Orleans
Locations: New Orleans, USA
Pricing: No public rate card; quoted per scope
Great For: Schools and nonprofits, Hospitality brands, Mixed-use developments
Website: Quercus
4. Ofir Design
About: A New Orleans creative design studio that builds brand identities and visual systems, with a work page naming client projects such as The Borman Group and Altar New Orleans alongside a written case study for The Borman Group's rebrand. The studio's own about page positions it as a New Orleans branding agency working with both local and national brands.
Key Services: Brand identity design, Logo design, Packaging design, Print collateral, Website design, Social and display creative
Industries Served: Hospitality, Beauty and wellness, Real estate, Food and beverage, Professional services
Notable Clients: The Borman Group, Altar New Orleans, 14W3, Daily Dose, Bridge & Corner
Locations: New Orleans, USA
Pricing: No public rate card; quoted per scope
Great For: Hospitality brands, Beauty and wellness brands, Boutique retail
Website: Ofir Design
5. Outside In Design Studio
About: A New Orleans-based design agency covering logo and identity work, illustration, mural design and marketing storytelling for local businesses. The studio's own homepage describes itself as New Orleans based and engaged in all things brand, from print identity pieces through to installation and mural graphics. It positions itself as a full creative partner rather than a single-service shop.
Key Services: Logo and identity design, Illustration, Mural and environmental graphics, Marketing storytelling, Print collateral, Brand strategy
Industries Served: Restaurants and bars, Retail, Arts and culture, Nonprofit, Real estate
Notable Clients: Not publicly named — case studies are anonymised by category
Locations: New Orleans, USA
Pricing: No public rate card; quoted per scope
Great For: Restaurants and bars, Local retail, Arts organizations
Website: Outside In Design Studio
6. AKA (Also Known As)
About: A design studio headquartered in the Lower Garden District of New Orleans covering brand identity, art direction, packaging and environmental design. Its work page names finished client projects including Commander's Palace, Birdy's and Willie's Chicken Shack, with a full written case study describing the Commander's Palace identity foundation. The studio explicitly states its Lower Garden District, New Orleans, Louisiana address on its studio page.
Key Services: Brand identity design, Packaging design, Environmental graphics, Art direction, Illustration, Print media design
Industries Served: Restaurants, Food and beverage, Real estate, Retail, Hospitality
Notable Clients: Commander's Palace, Birdy's, Willie's Chicken Shack, Flour Moon, Hot Benny's
Locations: New Orleans, USA
Pricing: No public rate card; quoted per scope
Great For: Established restaurant groups, Boutique retail, Hospitality brands
Website: AKA (Also Known As)
7. Pretty Neat Studio
About: A New Orleans studio founded that builds brand identities and websites, with named project case studies for Saffron NOLA and the Thirty60 Lofts development in the Bywater neighborhood. Its projects page shows ongoing design work for the James Beard-nominated restaurant Saffron NOLA. The about page states the studio was founded in New Orleans and works from there.
Key Services: Brand identity design, Naming, Print collateral, Packaging design, Signage design, Website design
Industries Served: Restaurants, Real estate, Retail, Hospitality, Nonprofit
Notable Clients: Saffron NOLA, Thirty60 Lofts, Wandering Cameras
Locations: New Orleans, USA
Pricing: No public rate card; quoted per scope
Great For: Independent restaurants, Boutique real estate developments, Local retail
Website: Pretty Neat Studio
8. Jao Design Studio
About: A New Orleans-based studio run by brand designer and illustrator Chishan Jao, producing packaging and brand identity work for beverage and hospitality clients. Its case studies name Green Owl Vodka, Ruby Slipper Restaurant Group and Accidental Cajun Experiences as finished client projects with described deliverables. Public records list the studio's headquarters as New Orleans, Louisiana.
Key Services: Packaging design, Brand identity design, Illustration, Label design, Print collateral, Art direction
Industries Served: Beverage and spirits, Restaurants, Tourism, Retail, Food and beverage
Notable Clients: Green Owl Vodka, Ruby Slipper Restaurant Group, Accidental Cajun Experiences
Locations: New Orleans, USA
Pricing: No public rate card; quoted per scope
Great For: Craft beverage brands, Restaurant groups, Tourism operators
Website: Jao Design Studio
9. MGR3 Design Studio
About: A Metairie, Louisiana design studio offering branding, identity and print work alongside web development, with a portfolio page naming projects for Strong Loving Life insurance company and the Massachusetts Black Women Attorneys fiftieth anniversary materials. The studio's contact page lists a Metairie, Louisiana mailing address for the business.
Key Services: Logo and brand identity design, Print collateral design, Marketing consulting, Anniversary and event collateral, Website design, Social graphics
Industries Served: Insurance, Legal services, Nonprofit, Professional services, Small business
Notable Clients: Strong Loving Life, Massachusetts Black Women Attorneys, Lowe Law Firm, Milestones Mental Health Agency
Locations: Metairie, USA
Pricing: No public rate card; quoted per scope
Great For: Law firms, Insurance agencies, Small nonprofits
Website: MGR3 Design Studio
10. Bywater Branding Services
About: A New Orleans branding and media production agency offering graphic design, experiential design and art direction, with portfolio pages naming clients such as Common Ground Relief, Global New Orleans and KK Johnson Architecture. The studio's homepage identifies it as a New Orleans branding and media production agency and its portfolio work is organized by named client project.
Key Services: Brand identity design, Experiential design, Art direction, Print collateral, Campaign graphics, Social media creative
Industries Served: Nonprofit, Climate and environment, Architecture, Public policy, Arts organizations
Notable Clients: Common Ground Relief, Global New Orleans, KK Johnson Architecture, Urbanscapes Design + Build, Raven PMG
Locations: New Orleans, USA
Pricing: No public rate card; quoted per scope
Great For: Environmental nonprofits, Civic and public-policy groups, Architecture firms
Website: Bywater Branding Services
11. Pure
About: A New Orleans-based brand and business growth agency delivering brand design, strategy and production, with named client work including Ochsner Health, the French Market and Greater New Orleans regional marketing. Its site lists a New Orleans office address and describes the shop as a New Orleans agency working for both local institutions and national brands.
Key Services: Brand identity design, Campaign design, Print and out-of-home design, Strategy and positioning, Packaging design, Social and display creative
Industries Served: Healthcare, Tourism and destination marketing, Government and civic, Education, Retail
Notable Clients: Ochsner Health, French Market, Greater New Orleans Inc, Rutgers, Stony Brook University
Locations: New Orleans, USA
Pricing: No public rate card; quoted per scope
Great For: Healthcare systems, Destination marketing organizations, Universities
Website: Pure
12. Midnight Boheme
About: A New Orleans boutique graphic design studio building logos, brand identity graphics and print collateral for small businesses since 2011. Its portfolio names clients including La Rive Kombucha and the Port of New Orleans, with print work spanning rack cards, brochures and catalogs. The studio brands itself throughout its site as New Orleans boutique graphic design.
Key Services: Logo and brand identity design, Print collateral design, Packaging and label design, Website design, Social graphics, Presentation design
Industries Served: Food and beverage, Retail, Hospitality, Ports and logistics, Small business
Notable Clients: La Rive Kombucha, Port of New Orleans, Orleans Coffee
Locations: New Orleans, USA
Pricing: No public rate card; quoted per scope
Great For: Food and beverage startups, Small retail shops, Local institutions
Website: Midnight Boheme
13. Cleo Creative Co
About: A New Orleans-based design studio run by multidisciplinary artist Amelie Lyles, focused on brand identity, illustration and packaging for small consumer brands. Its work page names client projects such as NOA Collective, Louisiana Victim Outreach and the New Orleans Tennis Association, each with a described identity and packaging deliverable. The about page states the studio is based in New Orleans.
Key Services: Brand identity design, Packaging design, Illustration, E-commerce design, Print collateral, Logo design
Industries Served: Beauty and wellness, Nonprofit, Sports organizations, Beverage, Retail
Notable Clients: NOA Collective, Louisiana Victim Outreach, New Orleans Tennis Association, Free Spirit Beverage Co, Greige Interiors
Locations: New Orleans, USA
Pricing: No public rate card; quoted per scope
Great For: Beauty and wellness founders, Nonprofits, Sports and community organizations
Website: Cleo Creative Co
14. Toggle Creative
About: A boutique graphic design agency based in Covington, Louisiana on the Northshore, serving the greater New Orleans area under creative director Sarah Maricelli. Its portfolio names logo projects and lists print design, including brochures and presentations, as its specialty. The studio's own site states plainly that it is based in Covington and serves the wider New Orleans market.
Key Services: Logo design, Print design, Brochure and presentation design, Template design, Basic web design, Brand collateral
Industries Served: Small business, Professional services, Retail, Nonprofit, Healthcare
Notable Clients: Not publicly named — case studies are anonymised by category
Locations: Covington, USA, New Orleans, USA
Pricing: No public rate card; quoted per scope
Great For: Northshore small businesses, Solo professionals, Nonprofits
Website: Toggle Creative
15. My Food Brand
About: A packaging and print design company headquartered in Kenner, Louisiana, serving New Orleans-area food and beverage businesses. Its site describes jar label design, complete packaging rebrands and nutritional label updates as core deliverables, naming its work around specialty food producers. Company records place its headquarters in Kenner, Louisiana in the New Orleans metro.
Key Services: Packaging design, Label design, Brand identity design, Print collateral, Website design, Nutritional label layout
Industries Served: Food and beverage, Specialty food manufacturing, Retail, Hospitality, Consumer packaged goods
Notable Clients: Not publicly named — case studies are anonymised by category
Locations: Kenner, USA, New Orleans, USA
Pricing: No public rate card; quoted per scope
Great For: Specialty food producers, Beverage startups, Local grocers
Website: My Food Brand
16. Voodoo Creative
About: A New Orleans-area agency offering graphic design and branding alongside WordPress development, with a dedicated New Orleans graphic design and branding service page describing logo, color palette and brand guide deliverables. The company's own accessibility statement lists a Metairie, Louisiana mailing address, with additional business listings placing an office in Kenner. Its team includes a designer with a graphic design degree who leads the studio's visual identity work.
Key Services: Brand identity design, Logo design, Print collateral, Social media graphics, Packaging design, Website design
Industries Served: Retail, Professional services, Hospitality, E-commerce, Nonprofit
Notable Clients: Not publicly named — case studies are anonymised by category
Locations: Metairie, USA, New Orleans, USA
Pricing: No public rate card; quoted per scope
Great For: Local retailers, Service businesses, E-commerce shops
Website: Voodoo Creative
17. Design the Planet
About: A Metairie, Louisiana digital marketing agency with a dedicated professional graphic design service line covering logo, packaging and presentation design, and a portfolio naming projects for Jefferson Door Company and George Rodrigue Studios. The company's contact page lists its Metairie office address, and it has operated in the New Orleans market for over two decades.
Key Services: Logo design, Packaging design, Presentation design, Print collateral, Fleet and vehicle graphics, Website design
Industries Served: Retail, Manufacturing, Arts and galleries, Professional services, Food and beverage
Notable Clients: Jefferson Door Company, George Rodrigue Studios, Laser Tag of Metairie, River Road Coffees
Locations: Metairie, USA
Pricing: No public rate card; quoted per scope
Great For: Manufacturers, Local galleries and artists, Established retailers
Website: Design the Planet
18. Southpaw Creative
About: A one-person New Orleans design studio, specializing in naming, brand identity and print materials, with named case studies for New Schools for New Orleans and the Milk Punch media platform. Business licensing records list the studio's address as 3014 Dauphine Street in New Orleans, and its identity page publishes a starting price for brand work.
Key Services: Naming, Brand identity design, Print collateral design, Logo design, Sub-brand systems, Editorial design
Industries Served: Education nonprofit, Media and publishing, Food and beverage, Nonprofit, Startups
Notable Clients: New Schools for New Orleans, Milk Punch, Propeller, Make Space, Another Dram
Locations: New Orleans, USA
Pricing: From $4,200/project
Great For: Education nonprofits, Media startups, Beverage brands
Website: Southpaw Creative
19. Tom Varisco Designs
About: An award-winning New Orleans branding studio, a member of the American Institute of Graphic Arts, with named client work for the Catholic Community Foundation rebrand and annual report and the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Foundation. The studio's site lists its 2939 Esplanade Avenue, New Orleans address, and Varisco has taught design at Loyola University New Orleans for over two decades.
Key Services: Brand identity design, Annual report design, Print collateral design, Design direction and coordination, Publication design, Signage and wayfinding
Industries Served: Nonprofit, Education, Arts and culture, Cultural festivals, Financial services
Notable Clients: Catholic Community Foundation, New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Foundation, Tulane University, Recile Hays, Chehardy
Locations: New Orleans, USA
Pricing: No public rate card; quoted per scope
Great For: Universities, Foundations and nonprofits, Cultural festivals
Website: Tom Varisco Designs
20. Deep Fried Advertising
About: A creative branding and interactive agency headquartered on Tchoupitoulas Street in New Orleans, with over two decades of history crafting identities and campaigns for regional and national clients. Its portfolio names the Clover nonprofit rebrand and the Pontchartrain Conservancy rebrand from Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation, describing the design deliverables for each. The company's contact page states it is proudly headquartered in New Orleans.
Key Services: Brand identity design, Campaign creative, Print collateral design, Packaging design, Display and social ad creative, Design systems
Industries Served: Nonprofit, Financial services, Tourism, Retail, Healthcare
Notable Clients: Clover, Pontchartrain Conservancy, Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation
Locations: New Orleans, USA
Pricing: No public rate card; quoted per scope
Great For: Nonprofits and foundations, Regional financial brands, Tourism organizations
Website: Deep Fried Advertising
21. Spears Group
About: A full-service agency headquartered in New Orleans with an additional office in Houston, offering graphic design in print and digital as part of its capabilities alongside advertising and public relations. Its published case study for the Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport names the client and describes the rebrand delivered ahead of the airport's new terminal opening. The firm's New Orleans office address is listed with the local chamber of commerce.
Key Services: Brand identity design, Graphic design (print and digital), Brand guidelines and style guides, Campaign creative, Signage and environmental graphics, Social and display ad creative
Industries Served: Aviation and transportation, Tourism, Government and civic, Healthcare, Retail
Notable Clients: Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport
Locations: New Orleans, USA, Houston, USA
Pricing: No public rate card; quoted per scope
Great For: Airports and transit agencies, Tourism boards, Civic institutions
Website: Spears Group
Quick Comparison Table
| Agency | Key Specialty | Starting Price | Best For |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Web Tonic | Full-Service Performance Marketing | USD $3,000/mo | Mid-market to Enterprise |
| 2. Scott Ott Creative Inc | Print collateral and branding | Quote-based | Local New Orleans small-business branding |
| 3. Quercus | Brand strategy and wayfinding | Quote-based | Nonprofit and education branding |
| 4. Ofir Design | Brand identity systems | Quote-based | Boutique hospitality and lifestyle branding |
| 5. Outside In Design Studio | Illustration and mural graphics | Quote-based | Restaurant and retail brand identity |
| 6. AKA (Also Known As) | Restaurant brand identity | Quote-based | Restaurant and hospitality rebrands |
| 7. Pretty Neat Studio | Restaurant and real estate branding | Quote-based | Independent restaurant and property branding |
| 8. Jao Design Studio | Beverage packaging and label design | Quote-based | Craft spirits and beverage packaging |
| 9. MGR3 Design Studio | Identity design for professional services | Quote-based | Legal and insurance firm identity |
| 10. Bywater Branding Services | Nonprofit and civic branding | Quote-based | Nonprofit and civic-sector branding |
| 11. Pure | Institutional brand campaigns | Quote-based | Healthcare and civic institution branding |
| 12. Midnight Boheme | Small-business identity and label design | Quote-based | Startup and small-business brand kits |
| 13. Cleo Creative Co | Brand identity and packaging for founders | Quote-based | Founder-led consumer brand identity |
| 14. Toggle Creative | Print design for small business | Quote-based | Northshore and New Orleans small-business print design |
| 15. My Food Brand | Food and beverage packaging design | Quote-based | Specialty food and beverage packaging |
| 16. Voodoo Creative | Branding paired with web development | Quote-based | Small-business branding plus website bundles |
| 17. Design the Planet | Fleet graphics and presentation design | Quote-based | Manufacturer and retailer collateral |
| 18. Southpaw Creative | Naming and brand identity | USD $4,200/project | Nonprofit and startup naming plus identity |
| 19. Tom Varisco Designs | Annual report and nonprofit branding | Quote-based | Nonprofit and academic institution branding |
| 20. Deep Fried Advertising | Nonprofit rebrands and campaigns | Quote-based | Regional nonprofit and financial rebrands |
| 21. Spears Group | Civic and airport brand identity | Quote-based | Airport and civic-institution rebrands |
Frequently Asked Questions
What does graphic design cost in New Orleans?
One studio publishes a figure on its own site: Southpaw Creative states projects start at 4,200 US dollars. That is a single data point from one Dauphine Street studio, not a city benchmark, and the other nineteen quote per scope with nothing posted. Write a deliverable list naming every file, format and application, send the identical list to three studios and compare the quotes rather than guessing from that one number.
Which studios have real hospitality experience?
This is the deepest bench in the city. AKA names Commander's Palace, Birdy's, Willie's Chicken Shack and Flour Moon, Jao Design Studio names the Ruby Slipper Restaurant Group and Green Owl Vodka, Pretty Neat Studio names Saffron NOLA, Midnight Boheme names Orleans Coffee and La Rive Kombucha, and Cleo Creative names Free Spirit Beverage Co. For civic and institutional work the picture shifts to Pure, Tom Varisco Designs and Spears Group.
How many of these studios are actually in New Orleans?
Fifteen publish an Orleans Parish address, including Esplanade Avenue, Dauphine Street, Tchoupitoulas Street, Lafayette Street and the Lower Garden District. Five sit outside the parish line: MGR3 Design Studio, Voodoo Creative and Design the Planet in Metairie, My Food Brand in Kenner and Toggle Creative in Covington across the lake. All five take New Orleans work, so we state their real base rather than dropping them.
Which firms keep their client lists private?
Five of the twenty: Scott Ott Creative, Outside In Design Studio, Toggle Creative, My Food Brand and Voodoo Creative all present anonymised category work instead of named accounts. That is not a mark against the craft, but it does mean the portfolio cannot be checked independently. Ask each of them for two contactable references in your own sector before any deposit changes hands, and confirm who designed the pieces you liked.
What should be agreed before you pay a deposit?
A deliverable list naming every file and format, a capped number of concept routes and revision rounds, a schedule with named checkpoints, and an explicit statement of what transfers to you on final payment. Hospitality briefs in this city often sprawl into menus, signage, merchandise and vehicle graphics, so cap the scope or agree a rate for additions. Typeface licensing bought in the studio's name does not transfer to you automatically.
Choosing a Graphic Design Agency in New Orleans
Hospitality evidence is the real filter here. A studio that has shipped a restaurant identity, menu system and signage package in this city already knows the print shops, the humidity and the licensing board, and that experience shows up in the schedule.
One published rate is not a benchmark. Southpaw Creative's four thousand two hundred dollar starting figure is the only number anyone posts, so build your comparison on three quotes against one identical written scope.
Cross the parish line knowingly. Five studios work from Metairie, Kenner or Covington rather than Orleans Parish, which is fine for the artwork and only matters when press checks and site visits are involved.
Fix the money and the files before the deposit clears. With one published rate on this whole page, a written deliverable list, a revision cap and clarity on artwork ownership and typeface licensing are your only real protection. If you would rather have identity design, campaign creative and web build handled by one team, read our latest analysis or book a call.
