Best Branding Agencies in Los Angeles (2026)

Introduction

Los Angeles has a wide spread of branding agencies, from the West Coast offices of global consultancies to small studios that name and design consumer, hospitality and cultural brands. The 12 agencies below were chosen for their strategy, naming and identity work, recent projects, and the strength of their client rosters.

The city’s branding scene had a busy 2026. The LA28 Olympic and Paralympic identity, developed by the LA28 design team with Koto’s Culver City office, was revealed to partners early in the year, and Koto went on to buy Stereo Creative in September. Omnicom completed its acquisition of IPG at the end of 2025 and grouped Interbrand, Siegel+Gale, Sterling Brands and Wolff Olins under a single Omnicom Branding unit, which puts two of the larger consultancies on this list in the same group.

Every agency here has an active office in the Los Angeles area in 2026. The list runs in no fixed order of merit, since the right choice depends on your brief, budget and how you like to work.

The best branding agencies in Los Angeles

1. Koto

Private, backed by WestBridge · Culver City · koto.com

Koto was founded in London in 2015 by James Greenfield, Caroline Matthews and Jowey Roden, and runs studios in Los Angeles, New York, London, Berlin and Sydney. WestBridge invested in the company in April 2025. In September 2026 Koto acquired Stereo Creative, its first purchase for a planned network of founder-led studios, taking the group to around 230 people across eight locations.

The Culver City office worked with LA28’s in-house team on the Games identity, turning the superbloom concept into a 250-page design guide and four custom typefaces drawn from the hand-painted signs of LA strip malls. Other recent work includes Amazon’s global brand transformation (2025), Tripadvisor (2025) and a redrawn Instagram wordmark released in August 2025.

2. Wolff Olins

Omnicom · Westside, Los Angeles · wolffolins.com

Wolff Olins was founded in London in 1965 and marked its 60th anniversary in 2025. Los Angeles is one of four offices, alongside London, New York and San Francisco. Since Omnicom’s IPG deal it sits within Omnicom Branding, led by Mark O’Brien, and its global executive creative director, Emma Barratt, was named to the 2026 Cannes Lions Design shortlisting jury.

Its portfolio covers technology and consumer brands with large audiences, including Uber, Instacart, Patreon, TikTok and Blank Street, as well as Sandals and Beaches Resorts. Projects are often run across offices, so ask which studio will lead the work.

3. Siegel+Gale

Omnicom · Los Angeles · siegelgale.com

Siegel+Gale is a brand consultancy headquartered in New York with seven offices, one of them in Los Angeles. Its long-held position is that the simplest brands win, and it publishes a yearly World’s Simplest Brands study, with a B2B edition in 2026. Like Wolff Olins, it now reports into Omnicom Branding.

Recent clients include Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Micron, Bristol Myers Squibb, Blue Cross NC and the U.S. Army. It has dedicated naming and brand-led change practices, which suits mergers, spin-offs and companies in regulated sectors.

4. Mother Design

Part of the independent Mother group · West Adams · motherdesign.com

Mother Design is the branding and design arm of Mother, with studios in London, Brooklyn and Los Angeles, where it works from West Jefferson Boulevard. Its services run from brand strategy and naming to visual identity, packaging, motion and product design.

Clients include Adobe, Cadillac, Target, Tripadvisor, MarketWatch and Nike. Because it shares a group with Mother’s advertising agencies, it can hand an identity straight into campaign work if a client wants both.

5. Ludlow Kingsley

Independent · Silver Lake · ludlowkingsley.com

Ludlow Kingsley is a branding agency and design studio on Sunset Boulevard, on the border of Silver Lake and Echo Park. Founding partners Clark Stiles and Roxanne Daner have run it for more than 20 years, covering strategy, naming, messaging, identity, packaging, web and environmental design.

Its work is mostly consumer and lifestyle: Parachute, P.F. Candle Co, Arrae, Caroline Francis, Portola Paints and Ovation Hollywood. The Groundwork coffee rebrand won a Specialty Coffee Association design award and was reviewed on Brand New.

6. ITAL/C

Independent · Los Angeles · italic-studio.com

ITAL/C is a multidisciplinary studio based in California and Virginia that builds new brands and repositions established ones, with work spanning identity, motion, illustration, packaging and environmental design. Brand New covered its identity for the Library Foundation of Los Angeles in April 2025.

Other recent projects include rebrands for Headspace, Teach For America and the Ford theatre in Los Angeles, plus hospitality work for Pendry Hotels and Hotel June. It has also worked with Google, Meta, Patagonia and Warby Parker.

7. The New Company

Independent · Los Angeles · thenewcompany.com

The New Company is a strategic design and marketing company with studios in Los Angeles and San Francisco. Matt Luckhurst and Seth Mroczka co-founded it in 2018, and it works across strategy, branding, art direction, motion and film. It was among the speakers at It’s Nice That’s Nicer Tuesdays LA in September 2026.

Clients include Nike, Venmo, eharmony, Ralph Lauren and EA Sports. It suits brands that want identity and launch content from one team.

8. Silk Studio

Independent · Los Angeles · madewithsilk.com

Silk Studio is a brand design agency based in Los Angeles and Philadelphia. It names companies, designs logos and builds identity systems, with a focus on hospitality, wellness, and arts and culture.

Its portfolio includes the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, UCLA Extension, Topanga Social, Innerwell, Classical California and Reebok. Naming is part of its core offer, which is useful for founders starting from nothing.

9. Herman-Scheer

Independent · Los Angeles · herman-scheer.com

Herman-Scheer is a branding and design agency that specialises in health, self-care and wellness brands. Its services run from insight and strategy through identity, packaging, retail design, digital and campaign content, and it published a report on the women’s health category in 2026.

Clients include Bobbie, Olipop, Native, Olay, Eko and Lifeforce. Its sector focus means it knows the packaging and claims constraints that health brands work within.

10. Studio Number One

Independent · Echo Park · studionumberone.com

Studio Number One is Shepard Fairey’s creative agency, working from West Sunset Boulevard in Echo Park across art direction, identity, branding, packaging and advertising. With House Industries it created the Los Angeles Tourism logo in 2021, which still frames the city’s visitor branding.

Clients include Coca-Cola, Adidas, Netflix and Apple TV+. The studio also publishes free activist artwork for public use, and its style is best suited to brands that want a strong illustrative voice.

11. TRÜF

Independent · Santa Monica · trufcreative.com

TRÜF is a Santa Monica studio for brand identity, graphic design, web design and illustration, working with arts, media, technology and finance clients. Adobe interviewed the studio for its Unlock campaign in April 2026.

Recent work includes a visual identity for Houlihan Lokey, branding for the investment adviser QORE, a splash screen for Adobe, and projects for the Los Angeles Times and UC Irvine. Its illustration and type skills are useful when a brand needs custom lettering.

12. Ripe Media

Independent · North Hollywood · ripemedia.com

Ripe Media is a North Hollywood design agency that works mainly with mission-driven organisations, including nonprofits, education and public agencies. Its services cover strategy, branding, web design, apps and e-learning.

Recent clients include the Global FoodBanking Network (a branding refresh), the SAG-AFTRA Foundation’s Storyline Online, and Los Angeles County’s Justice, Care and Opportunities Department. It has worked with Wildwoods for more than ten years.

What to look for in a Los Angeles branding agency

Start with scale and ownership. Wolff Olins and Siegel+Gale bring global teams, research and naming departments, and both now sit inside Omnicom Branding. Independent studios such as Ludlow Kingsley or Silk Studio give founders closer contact with senior designers and usually move faster, though they may need partners for large rollouts across many markets.

Look for sector fit. Los Angeles branding work clusters around entertainment, wellness, food and drink, hospitality and cultural institutions, and several studios here specialise. An agency that has already worked through supplement packaging rules or museum funding committees will save time on the brief.

Be clear about what you are buying. A naming project should include trademark screening and domain checks, and an identity project should end with guidelines, templates and source files your team can use. Agree in writing who owns the final artwork and typefaces, especially when custom type is part of the work.

Finally, ask how the agency handles files, feedback and approvals. Identity work produces many rounds of logos, colour studies and mock-ups, and it is easy to lose track of which version was signed off. Agencies with a single place for the latest files and a clear review process make the handover to your in-house team much smoother.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the best branding agency in Los Angeles?

There is no single answer, as the right agency depends on the brief. For large rebrands, Wolff Olins and Siegel+Gale have the deepest consulting teams. Koto led the LA28 identity work, and independents such as Ludlow Kingsley and Silk Studio are strong choices for consumer and hospitality brands.

Who designed the LA28 Olympic brand?

The LA28 brand and design team developed the identity with Koto’s Culver City office. Koto turned the superbloom concept into a 250-page guide and four custom typefaces, which were revealed to partners in early 2026.

Which Los Angeles branding agencies does Omnicom own?

Wolff Olins and Siegel+Gale both have Los Angeles offices and sit within Omnicom Branding, the unit Omnicom formed with Interbrand and Sterling Brands after completing its acquisition of IPG at the end of 2025.

Which agencies offer naming as well as identity?

Siegel+Gale has a dedicated naming practice. Among the independents, Ludlow Kingsley and Silk Studio both name companies and products, and Mother Design includes naming in its branding services.

What is the difference between a branding agency and a design agency?

A branding agency focuses on strategy, positioning, naming and identity systems. A design agency usually covers a wider range of output, such as digital products, editorial and environments. Many studios do both, and our list of design agencies in Los Angeles covers the multidisciplinary end.

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