Surge Creates is a minority-owned creative and conceptual design studio specializing in product design, packaging design, and digital experiences. The agency has designed over 2.5 billion products and focuses on creating positive human experiences that transcend the physical.
Surge Creates is a minority-owned creative and conceptual design studio founded in 2001. The agency describes its mission as "creating moments that matter" by blending product design, packaging design, and digital experiences. With over 2.5 billion products designed, the studio brings extensive consumer insights and a commitment to sustainability to every project.
The agency is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, with a team of under 49 employees. It maintains an average hourly rate of $150 and requires prospective clients to inquire for minimum budget details. Surge Creates is active on social media platforms including Facebook, LinkedIn, and Instagram.
Surge Creates offers a comprehensive range of services: package design, product design, graphic design, logo design, print design, branding, creative services, business consulting, and VR/AR. Areas of expertise include brand design and naming, project management and strategy consulting, content creation, illustration and visual communication, market research through interviews and surveys, and product design capabilities such as 3D modeling, 3D printing, digital design, engineering design, industrial design, and product prototyping.
The agency serves a diverse set of industries: eCommerce, beauty, food and beverage, beer, consumer goods, gaming, retail, restaurants, sports, and manufacturing. Client types range from small businesses to medium businesses and enterprise or corporate organizations. Notable clients include Burger King, Tim Hortons, KISS, Apple, Kellanova & WK Kellogg Co, P&G, Kraft Foods, Sony, Kimberly-Clark, and Disney Stores.
On DesignRush, Surge Creates holds a 4.3 rating based on one review, which praised the company as "awesome" with "great people, great creative innovations." No Google reviews are available for the agency.
The portfolio showcases industrial design projects such as the KISS Golden Ticket and Burger King Emoji Kids Meal Program, package design for Huggies Clutch n' Clean, Tiger Ping Pong Packaging, and Tim Hortons Coffee Gift Set, and creative services like Kellogg's Holographic Viewer. The agency has been mentioned in QSR magazine for its work on Burger King Jr. Meals featuring paper-based Animal Planet toys.
Services
- Package Design
- Product Design
- Graphic Design
- Logo Design
- Print Design
- Branding
- Creative Services
- Business Consulting
- VR/AR
Industries Served
Team Size
Pros
- Over 2.5 billion products designed
- Minority-owned and diverse perspective
- Seamless integration of product, packaging, and digital design
- Commitment to sustainability and consumer insights