Whales Design

Whales Design is a creative design studio founded in 2016, headquartered in Kyiv, Ukraine. The studio focuses on solving business challenges through thoughtful and impactful design, combining strategy with visual execution to enhance existing brands or build new ones. With a team of fewer than 49 employees, Whales Design maintains a collaborative and flexible approach, assembling tailored teams for each project that may include UI/UX designers, graphic designers, motion artists, and other specialists.

The agency operates with a minimum project budget under $1,000 and an average hourly rate of $35. This pricing structure makes Whales Design accessible to a wide range of clients, from startups to established enterprises. The studio provides ongoing support to ensure brands remain visually strong and cohesive over time, emphasizing long-term partnerships.

Whales Design offers a comprehensive suite of services including branding, web design, graphic design, logo design, print design, creative services, and package design. Areas of expertise span audio production (sound design), branding (B2B branding, brand design), CMS platforms (WordPress), creative expertise (illustration), custom frameworks (Node.js), graphic design (illustration, logo animation, visual communication), no-code development, product design (digital design), site builders (Wix), UI/UX design (dashboard design, interactive design), video production (2D animation, explainer videos, motion graphics), and web design (adaptive, B2B, landing page design, responsive, website redesign, eCommerce).

The studio serves a diverse set of industries including fintech, food and beverage, health care, software and IT services, beauty, construction, restaurants, finance, wellness and fitness, and crypto. Client types range from startups and small businesses to medium businesses and enterprise or corporate organizations. Notable clients include Chapel Street Cafe, Phillip Morris, Der Johann, Reform, Citrus.ch, Appointible, Beaufort Private Equity, My Inner Age, Shtock, Cherry servers, Fleapits, and Intelligent Medicine Inc.

Whales Design's portfolio features a variety of projects such as the Green Revenue Identity branding, Logofolio collections (minimalistic and modern/tech logos), Casaverse web design, Knowt Brand Mascot graphic design, and visual identities for Press On Ventures, Nature Tech Diaries, Beaufort, Flexprts, Appointible, Tempo, Vavaur, TECHTRUST, Chapel Street, and Deckly. Most portfolio projects are completed within one to two months and under $5,000.

No Google reviews are currently available for Whales Design. The agency's reputation is built on its DesignRush profile, which highlights its expertise, consistency, and long-term partnership approach. The studio's team includes Art Director Darlin Ka and Founder Artur Mikhov, who lead the creative direction and client relationships.