The Distillery Project

The Distillery Project is an independent creative and brand strategy agency founded in 2012 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The agency describes its approach as "creativity and brand strategy simple, pure, and potent," focusing on clear, sharply-refined thinking grounded in insight and understanding.

The agency employs fewer than 49 people and works with a minimum budget of $50,000 and up, with hourly rates available on inquiry. It was founded by John Condon, who previously served as Chief Creative Officer of the largest creative department in America at Leo Burnett.

The Distillery Project offers graphic design, advertising, content marketing, and branding services. The leadership team brings experience from major agencies including Leo Burnett, Ogilvy & Mather, and Wieden+Kennedy, with team members having worked on accounts such as IBM, Nike, ESPN, Discover Card, and Walmart.

The agency has worked with clients including Meijer, CAT, ARROW, Lifeway, Athletico, Dehnco, and RetailMeNot.

The Distillery Project holds a 3.7 Google rating from 3 reviews. One reviewer praised the team's imagination with a 5.0 rating, while another criticized the commercials as "awful" and "pretentious" with a 1.0 rating.

The agency has been named AdAge Small Agency of the Year three times, in 2012, 2014, and 2017. Founding partner Per Jacobson's "Blue Letterbox" campaign for IBM received numerous accolades, including Adweek's Campaign of the Year.