Omaha Design Studios in 2026, and the One in Chicago

Omaha graphic design studios compared on named clients, published rates and a verified address inside the city.

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August 20, 2026
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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 label artwork, annual reports and brochures, signage and environmental graphics, and the artwork feeding advertising channels. Omaha buys design across insurance and finance, healthcare, universities and food brands, with studios in midtown, Benson and the Blackstone district.

Editorial photograph of printed identity boards and annual report proofs on a pale table in a midwestern design studio

We reviewed 20 external studios alongside Web Tonic on evidenced design work, publicly named clients, published pricing and a verified address. Eighteen name a client outright, one publishes a rate, and eighteen work from Omaha proper.

Which of these firms is not actually in Omaha?

One is honest about it on its own homepage. Daake states plainly that it is headquartered in Chicago and works nationally, and E Creative operates from Papillion in Sarpy County. The other eighteen external firms publish an Omaha address.

1. Web Tonic

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About: Web Tonic starts a Omaha 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 Omaha studios below, several with insurance, university and food-brand 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. Turnpost Creative Group

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About: Turnpost Creative Group is a brand development studio operating since 1993 out of its office at 412 North 85th Street in Omaha. Named case studies on its own site cover packaging and identity work for Green Plains, Village Pointe, Centris Federal Credit Union, Omaha Car Care and Nebraska Brewing Company. The studio's principals lead brand identity, packaging and collateral design in house rather than outsourcing production.

Key Services: Brand identity design, Packaging design, Print collateral design, Signage and environmental graphics, Marketing collateral design, Logo design

Industries Served: Financial services, Food and beverage, Automotive services, Retail and real estate, Energy and manufacturing

Notable Clients: Green Plains, Village Pointe, Centris Federal Credit Union, Omaha Car Care, Nebraska Brewing Company

Locations: Omaha, NE, USA

Pricing: No public rate card; quoted per scope

Great For: Regional financial brands, Food and beverage brands needing packaging, Retail centers needing signage systems

Website: Turnpost Creative Group

3. Ervin and Smith

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About: Ervin and Smith is a marketing and design firm founded in 1983 and headquartered at 1926 South 67th Street in Omaha, with roughly 23 staff on its team. Named case studies on the firm's own work page include Creighton University, Mercy High School, Borsheims and Symphony Pointe, spanning brand collateral, print campaign design and identity systems. The firm handles design in house alongside strategy and media work.

Key Services: Brand identity design, Print communications design, Sales and marketing collateral design, Packaging design, Design systems and guidelines, Ad and campaign creative design

Industries Served: Higher education, Healthcare and senior living, Luxury retail, Agriculture, Financial services

Notable Clients: Creighton University, Mercy High School, Borsheims, Symphony Pointe, Scoular

Locations: Omaha, NE, USA

Pricing: No public rate card; quoted per scope

Great For: Universities and private schools, Senior living operators, Established regional brands

Website: Ervin and Smith

4. Emspace and Lovgren

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About: Emspace and Lovgren is a communications agency formed when Emspace, founded in 1992, acquired Lovgren, founded in 1978, and now operates from 105 North 31st Avenue, Suite 100 in Omaha. Named projects on its portfolio include the Omaha Streetcar Authority brand, the City of Omaha's We Make Omaha planning brand, and identity work for the Center for Immigrant and Refugee Advancement. In-house design covers brand development, print communications and public outreach collateral.

Key Services: Brand development and application, Print communications design, Public outreach collateral design, Community and civic branding, Message and campaign design, Website graphics support

Industries Served: Government and public sector, Community services, Education, Transportation, Arts and culture

Notable Clients: Omaha Streetcar Authority, City of Omaha Planning Department (We Make Omaha), Center for Immigrant and Refugee Advancement, Step Up to Quality, KVNO

Locations: Omaha, NE, USA

Pricing: No public rate card; quoted per scope

Great For: City and civic agencies, Nonprofits serving the community, Public outreach campaigns

Website: Emspace and Lovgren

5. OBI Creative

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About: OBI Creative is an advertising and brand-building agency founded in 2001 by Mary Ann O'Brien, employing roughly 40 to 50 people from its office at 4909 South 135th Street in Omaha. Documented client work includes Opportunity Scholarships of Nebraska, a lead-generation and collateral campaign, plus named engagements for Artemis Health and Miller Electric. The agency runs brand identity and marketing collateral design in house as part of its Brand Building solution line.

Key Services: Brand building and identity design, Marketing collateral design, Campaign creative design, Multi-touch print and digital ad design, Logo and visual identity systems, Sales and trade show graphics

Industries Served: Insurance and financial services, Healthcare technology, Education and nonprofit, Energy and utilities, Consumer and retail

Notable Clients: Opportunity Scholarships of Nebraska, Artemis Health, Miller Electric, Nomi Health, GuideOne

Locations: Omaha, NE, USA

Pricing: No public rate card; quoted per scope

Great For: Insurance and financial brands, Healthtech companies, Nonprofit lead-generation campaigns

Website: OBI Creative

6. Daake

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About: Daake is a rebrand-strategy and identity firm whose own contact page states it is headquartered in Chicago, working nationally with team members based in Omaha, Memphis and Houston; the firm was originally founded in 2001 out of a midtown Omaha office. Its most prominent Omaha-specific work is the Omaha Public Library rebrand, a named case study covering a new mark rolled out across posters, outdoor signage and printed materials. Design work is led in house by the firm's directors of brand visual and digital experience.

Key Services: Rebrand strategy and identity design, Brand guideline systems, Environmental and signage graphics, Print and outdoor collateral design, Logo and mark design, Brand rollout production

Industries Served: Public libraries and civic institutions, Higher education, Nonprofit organizations, Financial services, Healthcare

Notable Clients: Omaha Public Library

Locations: Chicago, IL, USA, Omaha, NE, USA

Pricing: No public rate card; quoted per scope

Great For: Civic institutions rebranding, Universities, Legacy nonprofits needing a refresh

Website: Daake

7. dday (David Day Associates)

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About: dday, formally David Day Associates, is a brand studio based in Omaha, Nebraska, founded who relocated his firm to the city in the mid-1990s. Named case studies on its own site include the Omaha Steaks comprehensive rebrand and the Opera Omaha rebrand, and client testimonials name Owen Industries and Mutual of Omaha's retirement plan division. The studio designs brand identity, logo systems and environmental rollouts in house.

Key Services: Brand identity design, Logo design, Environmental branding rollout, Print collateral design, Brand guideline systems, Packaging design

Industries Served: Food and beverage, Arts and culture, Financial services and insurance, Manufacturing, Sports and entertainment

Notable Clients: Omaha Steaks, Opera Omaha, Owen Industries, Mutual of Omaha, Chicago Sky

Locations: Omaha, NE, USA

Pricing: No public rate card; quoted per scope

Great For: Legacy food brands needing a rebrand, Performing arts organizations, Manufacturing companies

Website: dday (David Day Associates)

8. Oxide (Drew Davies)

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About: Oxide is the civic-minded brand and design consultancy of Drew Davies, an AIGA Fellow who founded the firm in Omaha in 2001 and is listed with the Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce at a Post Office Box address in the city. Its named case study covers the Metro Transit Omaha rebrand, including a new logo and unified signage and fleet graphics rolled out across the transit system. Davies also designs ballots and civic materials for election agencies nationwide, working directly with clients rather than through account layers.

Key Services: Brand identity design, Transit and wayfinding signage design, Civic and ballot design, Packaging design for food and beverage, Logo design, Brand guideline systems

Industries Served: Public transit, Civic government and elections, Food and beverage, Nonprofit organizations, Arts and culture

Notable Clients: Metro Transit Omaha

Locations: Omaha, NE, USA

Pricing: No public rate card; quoted per scope

Great For: Transit agencies, Election and civic offices, Food and beverage brands

Website: Oxide (Drew Davies)

9. Clark Creative Group

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About: Clark Creative Group is a marketing and design firm based at 514 South 13th Street in Omaha, offering branding and collateral design alongside web and campaign services. A named case study on the firm's own site documents a full rebrand and new logo for Omaha Home for Boys created to mark the organization's hundredth anniversary. The firm's art director also teaches design at the University of Nebraska-Omaha, reflecting an in-house creative team rather than outsourced production.

Key Services: Brand identity and logo design, Rebrand strategy, Print and collateral design, Integrated campaign creative, Marketing collateral design, Illustration and layout design

Industries Served: Nonprofit organizations, Education, Financial services, Healthcare, Government and civic

Notable Clients: Omaha Home for Boys

Locations: Omaha, NE, USA

Pricing: No public rate card; quoted per scope

Great For: Nonprofit anniversary rebrands, Education institutions, Regional civic organizations

Website: Clark Creative Group

10. E Creative

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About: E Creative is a strategy and creative studio founded in 2011, operating from a Papillion, Nebraska mailing address in the Omaha metro. Its named case study covers the Latino Center of the Midlands, where the studio built foundational branding and collateral after a strategy intensive with the fifty-year-old nonprofit. Design work is delivered by the small in-house team rather than through subcontracted freelancers.

Key Services: Brand strategy and identity design, Foundational collateral design, Logo design, Print collateral design, Signage design, Campaign creative design

Industries Served: Nonprofit organizations, Community services, Education, Healthcare, Professional services

Notable Clients: Latino Center of the Midlands

Locations: Papillion, NE, USA

Pricing: No public rate card; quoted per scope

Great For: Community nonprofits, Organizations needing foundational branding, Small local businesses

Website: E Creative

11. Block 59 Design Group

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About: Block 59 Design Group is a graphic design, advertising and event studio founded in 2003, operating from 5916 Maple Street in Omaha with a small team including a president, creative director and staff graphic designer. The studio offers a dedicated logo design service and a broader portfolio of marketing and branding work built for local and national clients over more than two decades in business. It is a boutique shop where the named principals do the design work directly.

Key Services: Logo design, Brand identity design, Print marketing collateral design, Event branding and signage, Photography-backed brand materials, Advertising design

Industries Served: Small business and retail, Hospitality and events, Nonprofit organizations, Professional services, Food and beverage

Notable Clients: Not publicly named — case studies are anonymised by category

Locations: Omaha, NE, USA

Pricing: No public rate card; quoted per scope

Great For: Small local businesses, Event-driven brands, Logo design projects

Website: Block 59 Design Group

12. Rantillo Design

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About: Rantillo Design is an independent branding studio founded in 2015 and out of an office at 6756 Wirt Street in Omaha. Its own homepage names branding and packaging projects for New Makerhood, Bad Seed and Fizzy's as recent work. The studio handles branding, logo and packaging design directly rather than farming work out to subcontractors.

Key Services: Brand identity design, Logo design, Packaging design, Visual and digital design, Print collateral design, Photography direction for brand

Industries Served: Food and beverage, Retail, Hospitality, Consumer products, Startups and small business

Notable Clients: New Makerhood, Bad Seed, Fizzy's

Locations: Omaha, NE, USA

Pricing: No public rate card; quoted per scope

Great For: Food and beverage startups, Small consumer brands, Local retail businesses

Website: Rantillo Design

13. Hanscom Park Studio

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About: Hanscom Park Studio is a small graphic design and illustration shop operating in Midtown Omaha for more than a decade. Named recent work on its own site includes editorial illustrations for the Flatwater Free Press, signage and marketing materials for the Omaha Farmers Market, and a poster series for Film Streams. The studio's founders do the art direction, illustration and infographic work themselves rather than outsourcing it.

Key Services: Editorial illustration, Infographic and data-visual design, Signage design, Poster design, Hand lettering and typography, Brand and collateral design

Industries Served: Media and journalism, Arts and culture, Nonprofit organizations, Hospitality and events, Education

Notable Clients: Flatwater Free Press, Omaha Farmers Market, Film Streams, Joslyn Castle

Locations: Omaha, NE, USA

Pricing: No public rate card; quoted per scope

Great For: News and media organizations, Arts nonprofits, Community event organizers

Website: Hanscom Park Studio

14. Chip Thompson Design

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About: Chip Thompson Design is a design and branding studio founded in 2007 and based at 2437 South 156th Circle in Omaha. Named repeat client work includes Catholic Charities, for which the studio built a new website alongside video and photo assets, and Mount Michael School, a school in Elkhorn that has returned for a second design engagement. The studio's own project inquiry form discloses that eighty percent of its clients fall in the fifteen to twenty thousand dollar project range.

Key Services: Logo and corporate identity design, Brochure and print material design, Tradeshow and interior graphics, Marketing collateral design, Branding and visual identity, Signage design

Industries Served: Nonprofit organizations, Private education, Healthcare, Professional services, Hospitality

Notable Clients: Catholic Charities, Mount Michael School

Locations: Omaha, NE, USA

Pricing: 80% of clients budget $15,000-$20,000/project

Great For: Catholic nonprofits and schools, Private schools, Local healthcare providers

Website: Chip Thompson Design

15. DayCloud Studios

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About: DayCloud Studios is a branding and creative agency in the Blackstone district of Omaha, operating from a penthouse suite at 144 South 39th Street, and reports launching more than one hundred ten branding projects across twelve-plus years in business. Named work on its own site includes branding, content, visual and print design for Foster's Mercantile with client M Wallman and Frontier Builders. The in-house crew handles branding, print and packaging design directly for its client roster.

Key Services: Brand strategy and identity design, Visual identity design, Print collateral design, Packaging design, Environmental branding, Content and collateral design

Industries Served: Retail, Real estate and construction, Hospitality, Food and beverage, Professional services

Notable Clients: Foster's Mercantile, M. Wallman and Frontier Builders

Locations: Omaha, NE, USA

Pricing: No public rate card; quoted per scope

Great For: Retail storefronts, Construction and real estate brands, Hospitality operators

Website: DayCloud Studios

16. Folk

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About: Folk is a two-person branding and design studio founded in 2019 and based in Omaha. Named projects on its own site include packaging for Dundee Popcorn, an identity refresh for Valmont, and branding for the Greater Omaha Chamber and Clarkson College. The founders design logos, packaging and environmental branding themselves rather than outsourcing creative work.

Key Services: Brand strategy and positioning, Logo and identity design, Packaging design, Environmental and branded apparel design, Brand guideline systems, Ad campaign and collateral design

Industries Served: Food and beverage, Manufacturing, Education, Government and civic, Nonprofit organizations

Notable Clients: Dundee Popcorn, Valmont, Greater Omaha Chamber, Clarkson College, Bomb Taco

Locations: Omaha, NE, USA

Pricing: No public rate card; quoted per scope

Great For: Local food product brands, Manufacturing companies, Chambers and civic institutions

Website: Folk

17. Trejo Design Co

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About: Trejo Design Co is the independent design and illustration studio of Danny Trejo, a designer based in Omaha who also serves as art director at Clark Creative Group and teaches at the University of Nebraska-Omaha. Named client work on his own site includes creative direction and illustration for the Visit Omaha OMAI campaign, layout design for Nebraska Shakespeare, and branding for Little Ve's and Ace of Fades. Trejo designs and illustrates every project himself.

Key Services: Illustration and creative direction, Layout and campaign design, Brand identity design, Merchandise and apparel design, Web-adjacent visual design, Print collateral design

Industries Served: Tourism and hospitality, Arts and culture, Education, Food and beverage, Nonprofit organizations

Notable Clients: Visit Omaha, Nebraska Shakespeare, Little Ve's, Metropolitan Community College, Bemis Center for Contemporary Art

Locations: Omaha, NE, USA

Pricing: No public rate card; quoted per scope

Great For: Tourism boards and destination marketing, Arts and culture organizations, Independent restaurants

Website: Trejo Design Co

18. Omaha Advertising

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About: Omaha Advertising is a lean creative studio, who has worked in commercial art in the city since the paste-up era and now runs a dedicated graphic design service line covering logos, brand systems and marketing collateral. The studio's testimonials page carries multi-year client reviews, including one client of more than seven years praising Kurt's web and design work directly. Goetzinger designs and produces the work himself as a senior-level, single-point-of-contact studio.

Key Services: Logo and brand identity design, Marketing collateral design, Trade show and signage graphics, Digital ad and social graphics design, Layout and publication design, Business card and stationery design

Industries Served: Nonprofit organizations, Public agencies, Small business and retail, Automotive, Professional services

Notable Clients: Not publicly named — case studies are anonymised by category

Locations: Omaha, NE, USA

Pricing: No public rate card; quoted per scope

Great For: Nonprofits and public agencies, Small retail businesses, Automotive dealerships

Website: Omaha Advertising

19. Authento Creative

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About: Authento Creative is a creative studio based in the Benson Creative District of Omaha, specializing in brand identity and visual storytelling alongside film, photography and community programming. Its named packaging project for FishEye Kombucha involved designing a can label built to display changing flavor information while keeping familiar brand elements consistent. The small studio team produces design and illustration work directly rather than through subcontractors.

Key Services: Brand identity design, Packaging and label design, Print publication design, Illustration, Event and program graphics design, Art direction

Industries Served: Food and beverage, Arts and culture, Nonprofit and community programming, Retail, Media and publications

Notable Clients: FishEye Kombucha

Locations: Omaha, NE, USA

Pricing: No public rate card; quoted per scope

Great For: Local beverage brands, Arts and community organizations, Neighborhood retail brands

Website: Authento Creative

20. The Do Good Designer

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About: The Do Good Designer is a branding and graphic design studio, whose site is titled 'Bold Branding and Graphic Design Studio, Omaha, Nebraska' and covers packaging, murals and merchandise design services. Named project work includes a coffee shop mural for local business Zen and a full brand system built for stylist business The Frugal Fox. Allie designs and illustrates every project herself as a solo studio serving Midwest clients.

Key Services: Branding and identity design, Packaging design, Mural and environmental graphics, Merchandise design, Campaign and print design, Social media graphic design

Industries Served: Purpose-driven and social-impact businesses, Food and beverage, Retail, Nonprofit organizations, Hospitality

Notable Clients: Zen (coffee shop mural), The Frugal Fox

Locations: Omaha, NE, USA

Pricing: No public rate card; quoted per scope

Great For: Purpose-driven small businesses, Coffee shops and local retail, Personal service brands

Website: The Do Good Designer

21. Grain and Mortar

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About: Grain and Mortar is an Omaha design agency operating since 2011, offering branding and web design with a portfolio built around illustration-heavy packaging and identity work. A named client project, Best Bison, covers icon, packaging and typography design across boxes, wraps and cups for the bison-based food brand. The team designs branding and packaging in house rather than subcontracting the creative work.

Key Services: Brand identity design, Packaging design, Icon and illustration systems, Print collateral design, Brand guideline systems, Web graphics support

Industries Served: Food and beverage, Retail, Consumer products, Professional services, Startups

Notable Clients: Best Bison

Locations: Omaha, NE, USA

Pricing: No public rate card; quoted per scope

Great For: Food and beverage packaging, Consumer product startups, Local retail brands

Website: Grain and Mortar

Table of the figures cited on this page for Omaha graphic design: 20 external studios reviewed alongside Web Tonic, 18 of 20 naming a client publicly, 1 of 20 publishing a starting rate, and 18 of 20 registered inside Omaha proper

Quick Comparison Table

AgencyKey SpecialtyStarting PriceBest For
1. Web TonicFull-Service Performance MarketingUSD $3,000/moMid-market to Enterprise
2. Turnpost Creative GroupBrand identity and packagingQuote-basedRegional brand and packaging refreshes
3. Ervin and SmithStrategic brand and collateral designQuote-basedEducation and healthcare brand collateral
4. Emspace and LovgrenCivic and community brand designQuote-basedPublic sector and nonprofit collateral
5. OBI CreativeBrand building and campaign designQuote-basedInsurance and healthtech brand campaigns
6. DaakeHigh-stakes rebrand and identityQuote-basedCivic and institutional rebrands
7. dday (David Day Associates)Brand rebrands and identity systemsQuote-basedFood brand and arts organization rebrands
8. Oxide (Drew Davies)Civic branding and transit identityQuote-basedTransit agency and civic branding
9. Clark Creative GroupNonprofit rebrand and collateralQuote-basedNonprofit rebrand campaigns
10. E CreativeNonprofit brand strategy and collateralQuote-basedCommunity nonprofit branding
11. Block 59 Design GroupLogo design and brand collateralQuote-basedSmall business logo and collateral design
12. Rantillo DesignIndependent brand and packaging designQuote-basedStartup brand and packaging design
13. Hanscom Park StudioEditorial illustration and infographicsQuote-basedEditorial illustration and data-visual design
14. Chip Thompson DesignIdentity systems and print collateralUSD $15,000/projectNonprofit and private school branding
15. DayCloud StudiosBrand strategy and print designQuote-basedRetail and hospitality brand launches
16. FolkSmall-team brand and packaging designQuote-basedFood packaging and civic branding
17. Trejo Design CoIllustration-driven brand and campaign workQuote-basedIllustration and campaign creative
18. Omaha AdvertisingSolo-led brand and collateral designQuote-basedSmall business logo and collateral refresh
19. Authento CreativePackaging and brand storytellingQuote-basedBeverage packaging and label design
20. The Do Good DesignerPackaging, murals and brand identityQuote-basedPurpose-driven small business branding
21. Grain and MortarIllustration-driven packaging and identityQuote-basedFood brand packaging and illustration
Scope map comparing 21 Omaha graphic design entries including Web Tonic by model and buyer: Web Tonic starting from the commercial job the artwork has to do, full service agencies at Ervin and Smith and OBI Creative and Emspace and Lovgren and Turnpost Creative Group, identity and brand systems at dday and Oxide and Grain and Mortar and Folk, midtown and Benson studios at Clark Creative Group and Hanscom Park Studio and Block 59 Design Group and Rantillo Design, and founder scale or out-of-city practices at Chip Thompson Design and DayCloud Studios and Trejo Design Co and Omaha Advertising and Authento Creative and The Do Good Designer and Daake and E Creative
Checklist auditing what the 20 external Omaha graphic design studios disclose publicly: 18 of 20 name a client publicly including Mutual of Omaha and Omaha Steaks and Creighton University and Borsheims, 1 of 20 publishes a starting rate with Chip Thompson Design stating projects start at 15,000 US dollars, 18 of 20 register an address inside Omaha proper, and two work from Papillion or Chicago

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Omaha studios name the brands they work for?

Eighteen of the twenty, which is a high disclosure rate. dday names Omaha Steaks, Mutual of Omaha and Opera Omaha, Ervin and Smith names Creighton University and Borsheims, Turnpost Creative Group names Green Plains and Centris Federal Credit Union, Emspace and Lovgren names the Omaha Streetcar Authority, Folk names Valmont, Clarkson College and the Greater Omaha Chamber, and Hanscom Park Studio names Film Streams and the Flatwater Free Press. Only two anonymise everything.

What does graphic design cost in Omaha?

One studio publishes a figure on its own site: Chip Thompson Design states projects start at 15,000 US dollars. That is a single data point from one practice, not a city benchmark, and the other nineteen quote per scope with nothing posted anywhere. Write a deliverable list naming every file, format and application, send the identical list to three studios and compare the quotes on one scope rather than anchoring on that one number.

Are all of these studios based in Nebraska?

No, and one of them says so first. Daake states on its own site that it is headquartered in Chicago while working nationally, and it appears here because it holds Omaha work including the Omaha Public Library. E Creative works from Papillion in Sarpy County, twenty minutes south. The remaining eighteen publish Omaha addresses, on Maple Street, South 13th Street, North 31st Avenue, Wirt Street and South 39th Street.

Which studios suit institutional and non-profit briefs?

The evidence is unusually deep here. Emspace and Lovgren carries the Omaha Streetcar Authority and City of Omaha planning work, Clark Creative Group carries Omaha Home for Boys, Oxide carries Metro Transit Omaha, Hanscom Park Studio carries Film Streams, the Omaha Farmers Market and Joslyn Castle, and OBI Creative carries Opportunity Scholarships of Nebraska. For consumer and food brands the bench runs through Grain and Mortar, Trejo Design Co, Folk and Rantillo Design.

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. Where a studio is not local, agree in writing how many meetings happen in person and who pays for travel. Typeface licensing bought in the studio's name does not pass to you when the invoice is settled, so name it in the contract.

Choosing a Graphic Design Agency in Omaha

This is a market that shows its work. Eighteen of twenty external studios publish named accounts including Mutual of Omaha, Omaha Steaks and Creighton University, so reference calls are genuinely available to you before any money moves.

Check where the office actually is. One firm on this page is headquartered in Chicago and another in Papillion, both stated plainly on their own sites, and that only matters when press checks and weekly reviews land in the diary.

One posted figure is not a benchmark. A single fifteen thousand dollar starting price from one studio cannot price your brief, so send an identical written scope to three firms and compare the answers.

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.

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