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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, signage and vehicle graphics, print collateral, and the artwork feeding advertising channels. Santa Clarita buys design for restaurants and salons, law firms and clinics, contractors and studios, banks and civic bodies, from a valley of roughly 220,000 people sitting north of the Los Angeles basin.
We reviewed the studios below alongside Web Tonic on evidenced design work, publicly named clients, published pricing and a verified address. Thirteen of the twenty external studios name a client outright, none publishes a rate, and all twenty work from the Santa Clarita Valley.
Is Santa Clarita a real design market or a Los Angeles suburb?
Both, and the page says so. All twenty external studios work from the Santa Clarita Valley itself, across Valencia, Newhall, Saugus and Canyon Country, rather than from Burbank or the San Fernando Valley an hour down the freeway.
1. Web Tonic
About: Web Tonic starts a Santa Clarita 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 Santa Clarita Valley studios below, working close to the client on identity, signage and print production, 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. QM Design Group
About: QM Design Group is a Santa Clarita branding, design and print studio founded, headquartered at 20726 Celadon Court in Santa Clarita. The firm's dedicated design page names sales and marketing collateral, catalogs, brochures, direct mail, signage and package or label design as core deliverables. It serves clients ranging from Fortune 500 companies to luxury real estate firms.
Key Services: Brand identity design, Sales and marketing collateral, Packaging and label design, Signage and environmental graphics, Print production management, Website design
Industries Served: Real estate, Consumer brands, B2B enterprise, Hospitality, Professional services
Notable Clients: Not publicly named — case studies are anonymised by category
Locations: Santa Clarita, USA
Pricing: No public rate card; quoted per scope
Great For: Luxury real estate professionals, Consumer product brands, B2B enterprises needing print collateral
Website: QM Design Group
3. RDC Brands
About: RDC Brands is a Valencia-based creative studio serving the Santa Clarita Valley since 2020. Its own about page states its Valencia, California address and describes brand identity design, website design and custom graphic design for events and trade shows. The portfolio includes a la carte collateral kits built for live events and shows.
Key Services: Brand identity design, Logo design, Event and trade show collateral kits, Website design, Print collateral, Signage design
Industries Served: Small business, Professional services, Events and trade shows, Retail, Hospitality
Notable Clients: Not publicly named — case studies are anonymised by category
Locations: Valencia, USA
Pricing: No public rate card; quoted per scope
Great For: Small businesses needing an event collateral kit, Startups launching a first brand identity, Trade show exhibitors
Website: RDC Brands
4. McGregor Shott, Inc.
About: McGregor Shott is a graphic design and branding agency founded in 2002 by principal and co-creative director Beth Shemely Shott, headquartered at 24325 Main Street in Newhall with a second office in Atlanta, Georgia. Named case studies on its own site include a full rebrand for the City of Santa Clarita covering logo, tagline and signage for the city's 20th and 25th anniversaries, plus branding for the Santa Clarita Public Library System and the Santa Clarita Philharmonic.
Key Services: Identity systems design, Campaign design, Trade show graphics, Print collateral, Signage and wayfinding, Logo design
Industries Served: Municipal government, Nonprofit, Arts and culture, Libraries, Real estate
Notable Clients: City of Santa Clarita, Santa Clarita Public Library System, Santa Clarita Philharmonic, Enterprise Zone Designation
Locations: Newhall, USA, Atlanta, USA
Pricing: No public rate card; quoted per scope
Great For: City and municipal government agencies, Nonprofits and arts organizations, Long-running civic brand programs
Website: McGregor Shott, Inc.
5. Moonshine Marketing Group
About: Moonshine Marketing Group is a graphic design, printing and promotional products studio, based in Santa Clarita. The firm's own site states it produces original design work rather than template-based graphics, and Breanne also operates under the name Breanne DeMack Designs with a long-running local client roster and public reviews.
Key Services: Logo design, Print collateral, Branded merchandise design, Direct mail design, Signage, Promotional product design
Industries Served: Local retail, Restaurants, Nonprofit, Real estate, Small business
Notable Clients: Not publicly named — case studies are anonymised by category
Locations: Santa Clarita, USA
Pricing: No public rate card; quoted per scope
Great For: Small businesses ordering branded merchandise, Local restaurants and retailers, Event and direct mail print projects
Website: Moonshine Marketing Group
6. Urks Design Studio
About: Urks Design Studio is a small design shop that states on its own about page it is "based in Santa Clarita, California," servicing clients from Los Angeles to New York. The studio's named services include logo development, print collateral design and website refreshes built for small and mid-size businesses.
Key Services: Logo design, Print collateral design, Brand refresh, Website design, Identity guidelines, Social media graphics
Industries Served: Small business, Professional services, Retail, Hospitality, Nonprofit
Notable Clients: Not publicly named — case studies are anonymised by category
Locations: Santa Clarita, USA
Pricing: No public rate card; quoted per scope
Great For: Small businesses needing a logo refresh, Companies wanting print and web done together, Startups on a limited budget
Website: Urks Design Studio
7. Sage Media
About: Sage Media is a full-service design studio in Canyon Country, confirmed by its own contact page zip code 91387, specializing in brand identity, packaging and digital experiences. Search-indexed listings for the firm name clients including The Walt Disney Company (Radio Disney and D23), La Brea Bakery, Kimble Beauty, Hourglass Cosmetics and Honeywell.
Key Services: Brand identity design, Packaging design, Digital experience design, Logo design, Print collateral, Presentation design
Industries Served: Entertainment, Beauty and cosmetics, Food and beverage, Education, Consumer packaged goods
Notable Clients: The Walt Disney Company, La Brea Bakery, Kimble Beauty, Hourglass Cosmetics, Honeywell
Locations: Canyon Country, USA
Pricing: No public rate card; quoted per scope
Great For: Entertainment and media brands, Beauty and CPG packaging launches, Universities and institutions
Website: Sage Media
8. Ignite Imagine
About: Ignite Imagine, also marketed as Imagine Graphic Design, is a one-person Santa Clarita studio founded in 2007. The site's own navigation names logo designs, brand designs, web designs and print designs as its four portfolio categories, and the firm markets directly to small businesses needing an affordable rebrand.
Key Services: Logo design, Brand identity design, Print design, Website design, Brand development consulting, Web security add-on services
Industries Served: Small business, Local retail, Professional services, Nonprofit, Real estate
Notable Clients: Not publicly named — case studies are anonymised by category
Locations: Santa Clarita, USA
Pricing: No public rate card; quoted per scope
Great For: Small businesses needing a logo and brand refresh, Solo entrepreneurs, Print-focused local businesses
Website: Ignite Imagine
9. Johara Studio
About: Johara Studio is a Santa Clarita-headquartered creative boutique, per its LinkedIn company record, founded in 2013. Its own site names identity systems, illustration, print collateral, signage and social media assets among the design deliverables it produces for clients, describing itself as a "virtual full-service creative boutique."
Key Services: Identity systems design, Illustration, Print collateral, Signage design, Icon and pattern design, Style guide creation
Industries Served: Small business, Hospitality, Retail, Nonprofit, Professional services
Notable Clients: Not publicly named — case studies are anonymised by category
Locations: Santa Clarita, USA
Pricing: No public rate card; quoted per scope
Great For: Brands needing an illustration-led identity, Small businesses wanting a style guide, Boutique retail and hospitality brands
Website: Johara Studio
10. Small Dog Creative
About: Small Dog Creative is a Santa Clarita design and marketing studio at 23890 Copper Hill Drive, founded in 2007. Its portfolio names a rebrand and website refresh for the Assistance League of Santa Clarita and a persona-driven identity project for property manager Leasing Alert.
Key Services: Brand identity design, Logo design, Print collateral, Website design, Marketing program design, Social media graphics
Industries Served: Nonprofit, Real estate and property management, Local retail, Professional services, Hospitality
Notable Clients: Assistance League of Santa Clarita, Leasing Alert
Locations: Santa Clarita, USA
Pricing: No public rate card; quoted per scope
Great For: Nonprofits needing a rebrand, Property management companies, Local businesses wanting brand plus web
Website: Small Dog Creative
11. 95Visual
About: 95Visual was established in Santa Clarita in 2007 and states on its own about page that it services Los Angeles County and beyond. Its portfolio names a color and typography overhaul of the Santa Clarita Business Group's logo and brand identity as a completed project, alongside its broader web design work.
Key Services: Logo design, Brand identity design, Print collateral, Website design, Digital marketing collateral, Social media graphics
Industries Served: Local business associations, Professional services, Small business, Nonprofit, Retail
Notable Clients: Santa Clarita Business Group
Locations: Santa Clarita, USA
Pricing: No public rate card; quoted per scope
Great For: Local business and trade associations, Small businesses needing brand plus web, Membership organizations
Website: 95Visual
12. 7efex
About: 7efex is a Santa Clarita marketing agency founded in 2006 by Nery Junior, listed at a Newhall business address. Alongside its digital marketing work, the firm runs a dedicated branding design service line covering logos, color palettes, typography and print collateral for small and mid-size businesses.
Key Services: Branding design, Logo design, Print design, Web design, Social media graphics, Promotional design
Industries Served: Small business, Local retail, Professional services, Restaurants, Nonprofit
Notable Clients: Not publicly named — case studies are anonymised by category
Locations: Newhall, USA
Pricing: No public rate card; quoted per scope
Great For: Small businesses wanting branding plus digital marketing, Local retailers and restaurants, Startups needing a first identity
Website: 7efex
13. Media Well Done, Inc.
About: Media Well Done is a full-service creative agency founded in 1990, registered at 28534 Constellation Road in Valencia, California, specializing in marketing collateral for the financial services sector. Its own site names First Republic, Union Bank and MUFG as clients for whom it has produced turnkey marketing materials.
Key Services: Brand identity design, Print collateral, Digital advertising creative, Video animation, ADA remediation for digital assets, Website design
Industries Served: Financial services and banking, Corporate, Professional services
Notable Clients: First Republic, Union Bank, MUFG
Locations: Valencia, USA
Pricing: No public rate card; quoted per scope
Great For: Banks and financial services firms, Corporate marketing departments, Long-term collateral programs
Website: Media Well Done, Inc.
14. CamFlett Creative Media
About: CamFlett Creative Media is a one-person Santa Clarita studio, who is also a Senior Designer at presentation firm Duarte. The site's own portfolio names completed brand creation and label design work for Nurish Brands, an investor deck for Hot Marbles, and a full rebrand plus illustration set for Understory Wellness.
Key Services: Brand identity design, Label design, Illustration, Investor deck and presentation design, Art direction, Website development
Industries Served: Food and beverage, Hospitality, Wellness, Startups, Restaurants
Notable Clients: Nurish Brands, Hot Marbles, Understory Wellness, JusiJusi, VLodge Hotel
Locations: Santa Clarita, USA
Pricing: No public rate card; quoted per scope
Great For: Startups needing an investor pitch deck, Food and beverage brand launches, Boutique hospitality rebrands
Website: CamFlett Creative Media
15. John Irwin Design
About: John Irwin Design is a Santa Clarita graphic design, branding and web development studio founded in 2006 and listed at a Saugus business address. Its portfolio names completed brand and collateral work for apparel brand West Apparel and restaurant chain WingZone, though its founder has since also taken on freelance product and UX/UI design work under a newer site.
Key Services: Logo design, Brand identity design, Print collateral, Website design, Packaging design, Signage design
Industries Served: Apparel and retail, Food and beverage, Motorsports, Small business, Startups
Notable Clients: West Apparel, WingZone
Locations: Saugus, USA
Pricing: No public rate card; quoted per scope
Great For: Apparel and consumer product brands, Restaurant chains, Motorsports and lifestyle brands
Website: John Irwin Design
16. Kirby Media
About: Kirby Media is a Santa Clarita-based marketing and branding agency offering graphic and logo design alongside SEO, content and social media services. Its own site displays a client testimonial from Nicole Murray, described as CEO of DXP Bros Party Rentals, praising the studio for handling her business identity work. The agency is headquartered directly in Santa Clarita rather than a neighboring city, satisfying a genuine Santa Clarita Valley presence.
Key Services: Graphic design, Logo design, Brand identity, Website design, Content marketing, Social media strategy
Industries Served: Small business, Local services, Party and event rentals
Notable Clients: DXP Bros Party Rentals
Locations: Santa Clarita, California
Pricing: Quote-based
Great For: Small businesses wanting local branding and logo work, Companies needing combined design and digital marketing
Website: Kirby Media
17. Utopia Studios
About: Utopia Studios is based in Santa Clarita and serves both the Santa Clarita and San Fernando Valleys, offering logo design, graphic design and branding alongside website work. Its own portfolio names real completed client projects including Louie and Stettler Law, Gaines Stacey Law, Ameritel and Saugus Football, filed under its graphic design, branding and logo design categories. This is a genuine Santa Clarita Valley studio rather than a San Fernando Valley operation using the Santa Clarita name loosely.
Key Services: Logo design, Graphic design, Branding, Website design, Photography, Videography and animation
Industries Served: Legal services, Youth sports, Telecommunications, Local business
Notable Clients: Louie and Stettler Law, Gaines Stacey Law, Ameritel, Saugus Football
Locations: Santa Clarita, California, San Fernando Valley, California
Pricing: Quote-based
Great For: Law firms and professional services wanting logo and identity work, Local sports and community organizations
Website: Utopia Studios
18. Creative Graphic Services
About: Creative Graphic Services operates its headquarters production facility in Santa Clarita, evolved from a smaller North Hollywood site into a twenty five thousand square foot graphic and sign manufacturing facility in that city since 2002. Its own site names major produced projects, including graphic and print work for the American Idol Afterparty and an NFL Super Bowl activation, alongside a hands-on team of designers who create the print and environmental graphics before production. The company also runs an East Coast office in Jersey City, but its West Coast headquarters and design roots remain in Santa Clarita.
Key Services: Print and packaging design, Environmental graphics, Signage design, Large format graphic production
Industries Served: Entertainment events, Sports, Retail activations, Museums
Notable Clients: American Idol Afterparty, NFL Super Bowl experience
Locations: Santa Clarita, California, Jersey City, New Jersey
Pricing: Quote-based
Great For: Large-scale event and activation graphics, Brands needing production-grade signage and packaging design
Website: Creative Graphic Services
19. In House Brand Lab
About: In House Brand Lab is a Santa Clarita digital marketing agency whose team works on social media, digital marketing and graphic design for local small businesses. Its own site names and displays completed logo work for real local clients including Society Pizza Lounge, Angel Antonio Hair Studio, EZ Billiards and the Newhall bar Eighth and Rail. The agency is directly headquartered in Santa Clarita rather than merely serving the area from elsewhere.
Key Services: Graphic design, Logo design, Social media marketing, SEO, Web design and development
Industries Served: Restaurants and bars, Beauty and personal care, Entertainment venues
Notable Clients: Society Pizza Lounge, Angel Antonio Hair Studio, EZ Billiards, Eighth and Rail
Locations: Santa Clarita, California, Newhall, California
Pricing: Quote-based
Great For: Restaurants and bars wanting a rebrand, Local retail and personal care businesses
Website: In House Brand Lab
20. Co Creative Agency
About: Co Creative Agency describes itself on its own site as a Santa Clarita-based creative agency working in real estate media, content creation, branding and digital storytelling. Its about page names a real client, Monarch Beauty Academy, whose director credits the studio with an expert rebranding and website design that helped attract new students. The agency is headquartered directly in Santa Clarita rather than a neighboring Los Angeles-area city.
Key Services: Branding, Logo design, Website design, Content creation, Social media management
Industries Served: Real estate, Beauty and education, Small business
Notable Clients: Monarch Beauty Academy
Locations: Santa Clarita, California
Pricing: Quote-based
Great For: Small businesses wanting a full rebrand and web refresh, Real estate professionals needing branded media
Website: Co Creative Agency
21. Execuprint
About: Execuprint is headquartered on Avenue Tibbitts in Santa Clarita and runs an in-house design and print production operation covering packaging, labels and marketing collateral. Its own portfolio page names real produced clients including a holiday catalog for Bristol Farms, a custom folding carton for Wild and Organic, and a printed magazine for Wella Professionals. The company also operates an office in Chatsworth and a facility in Bentonville, Arkansas, but its founding headquarters and design team remain based in Santa Clarita.
Key Services: Packaging design, Label design, Print collateral design, Marketing material design
Industries Served: Grocery and retail, Beauty, Food and beverage, Government publishing
Notable Clients: Bristol Farms, Wild and Organic, Wella Professionals
Locations: Santa Clarita, California, Chatsworth, California, Bentonville, Arkansas
Pricing: Quote-based
Great For: Food and beverage brands needing packaging design, Beauty and retail brands needing print collateral
Website: Execuprint
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. QM Design Group | Branding, print and package design | Quote-based | Premium brand collateral programs |
| 3. RDC Brands | Brand identity and event collateral | Quote-based | Event and trade show collateral kits |
| 4. McGregor Shott, Inc. | Corporate identity and civic branding | Quote-based | Municipal and nonprofit rebrands |
| 5. Moonshine Marketing Group | Print, promo and merch design | Quote-based | Small business print and merch design |
| 6. Urks Design Studio | Logo and print collateral design | Quote-based | Small business logo and print refresh |
| 7. Sage Media | Brand identity and packaging | Quote-based | Entertainment and CPG packaging design |
| 8. Ignite Imagine | Logo, brand and print design | Quote-based | Small business logo and brand refresh |
| 9. Johara Studio | Identity systems and illustration | Quote-based | Boutique brand identity and illustration |
| 10. Small Dog Creative | Brand identity and marketing design | Quote-based | Nonprofit and property brand refreshes |
| 11. 95Visual | Logo, brand and web design | Quote-based | Local business association branding |
| 12. 7efex | Branding and print design | Quote-based | Small business branding packages |
| 13. Media Well Done, Inc. | Financial sector brand collateral | Quote-based | Financial services marketing collateral |
| 14. CamFlett Creative Media | Brand identity, label design and illustration | Quote-based | Startup brand identity and pitch decks |
| 15. John Irwin Design | Branding, logo and packaging design | Quote-based | Apparel and restaurant brand collateral |
| 16. Kirby Media | Branding and marketing for growing Santa Clarita small businesses | Quote-based | Local small businesses seeking a combined graphic design and marketing partner in Santa Clarita |
| 17. Utopia Studios | Logo and brand identity design paired with website design for local businesses | Quote-based | Local professional service firms wanting an all-in-one design and website studio |
| 18. Creative Graphic Services | Experiential and event graphic design paired with in-house print production | Quote-based | Brands and event producers needing large-format print and packaging design with in-house production |
| 19. In House Brand Lab | Logo and graphic design bundled with local digital marketing for small businesses | Quote-based | Local restaurants, bars and personal-care businesses wanting logo work plus ongoing marketing |
| 20. Co Creative Agency | Rebranding and digital storytelling for small businesses and real estate professionals | Quote-based | Small local businesses wanting a full rebrand paired with website and social media work |
| 21. Execuprint | Packaging and label design paired with in-house print production for consumer brands | Quote-based | Food, beverage and retail brands needing packaging and label design with production behind it |
Frequently Asked Questions
Which Santa Clarita studios name the brands they work for?
Thirteen of twenty. McGregor Shott names the City of Santa Clarita and the Santa Clarita Public Library System, Sage Media names The Walt Disney Company and Hourglass Cosmetics, Media Well Done names First Republic and Union Bank, Execuprint names Bristol Farms and Wella Professionals, Utopia Studios names two local law firms and Saugus Football, and In House Brand Lab names Society Pizza Lounge. Seven publish anonymised category work only.
What does graphic design cost in Santa Clarita?
No studio on this page publishes a rate on its own site. California state labour data puts the median hourly wage for graphic designers in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale division, which covers Santa Clarita, at 37.43 US dollars, and a marketplace figure puts the median freelance rate in Los Angeles at 72 US dollars an hour. Neither is a quote from these firms, so send one written scope to three of them.
Are these studios inside Santa Clarita itself?
All twenty are in the Santa Clarita Valley, which is a group of communities rather than a single downtown. Addresses run through Valencia on Avenue Tibbitts and Westinghouse Place, Newhall on Main Street, Saugus, Canyon Country and Copper Hill Drive. A handful of solo studios publish no street address at all and describe themselves as virtual, which we state on their entries so you know what you are buying.
Which firms can print and produce, not just design?
Three run production in-house, which matters when a deadline involves physical output. Creative Graphic Services operates a twenty five thousand square foot graphic and sign manufacturing facility in the city, Execuprint runs design plus packaging and label print on Avenue Tibbitts, and RDC Brands works across brand and produced collateral. Ask who owns the press schedule and who signs off colour before the run.
What should be agreed before you pay a deposit?
A deliverable list naming every file, format and application, 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. Much of this page is solo-led, so agree what happens if the designer takes another project mid-brief. Typeface licensing bought in the studio’s name does not transfer to you on final payment.
Choosing a Graphic Design Agency in Santa Clarita
This is a genuinely local roster. All twenty external studios work from the Santa Clarita Valley across Valencia, Newhall, Saugus and Canyon Country, so nobody here is a Burbank or Los Angeles firm wearing a local badge.
Two-thirds name their clients. Thirteen of twenty publish accounts, from the City of Santa Clarita and its library system to Disney, Bristol Farms, First Republic and a string of valley restaurants and law firms.
Nobody posts a price. With zero published rates and a divisional median designer wage of 37.43 US dollars an hour, one identical written scope sent to three studios is the only comparison that means anything.
Fix the money and the files before the deposit clears. With no published rate anywhere on this 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.
