Gridhaus Studio is a strategic creative partner based in Evanston, Illinois, founded in 2025 by leaders from Apple, YouTube, and Pluralsight. It offers brand strategy, web design, and UX strategy for high-growth tech, fintech, and healthcare companies.
Gridhaus Studio is a design and branding agency based in Evanston, Illinois, founded in 2025 by creative leaders with prior experience at Apple, YouTube, and Pluralsight. The agency name combines the Chicago street grid with the Bauhaus philosophy of uniting form and function. Gridhaus Studio operates as an embedded strategic partner for clients rather than a traditional campaign-driven agency, bringing product-team rigor to brand and design projects.
The agency employs fewer than 49 people and works with a minimum project budget between $1,000 and $10,000. Its hourly rate is not listed publicly and is provided upon inquiry. The headquarters is located at 1708 Central Street in Evanston, Illinois.
Core services span four disciplines: brand strategy and identity, web design and development, UX strategy and design, and digital marketing. The agency builds modern, conversion-focused websites on platforms like Webflow. Additional capabilities include creative services, logo design, product design, and social media marketing. The firm has specific expertise in AI marketing and education digital marketing.
Gridhaus Studio serves startups, medium-sized businesses, and enterprise-level corporations. The agency primarily targets companies in fintech, health care, insurance, AI, education, entertainment, eCommerce, electronics, fashion, and design.
The agency does not have public Google reviews to reference for a rating. The client roster includes Apple, YouTube, Google, Pluralsight, FOLX Health, Howard Brown Health, Shoprunner, and CBT Nuggets. Portfolio examples include work for FOLX Health and CM AIR.
By focusing on deep integration with client teams and developing long-term brand systems, Gridhaus Studio offers an alternative to the project-based agency model for companies seeking a sustained strategic partnership in design and branding.
Services
- Digital Strategy
- Branding
- Creative Services
- Logo Design
- Design Services
- Product Design
- Web Design
- UI/UX Design
- Digital Marketing
- Social Media Marketing
Industries Served
Team Size
Pros
- Firm founders have backgrounds at Apple, YouTube, and Pluralsight
- Embeds with client teams as a strategic creative partner
- Specializes in high-growth tech, fintech, and healthcare sectors