What Gigantic Design does

Gigantic Design Co. is a full-service, design-led branding and digital agency founded in 2015 and headquartered in a single office in Dubuque, Iowa's Millwork District (900 Jackson St. Suite 111). The firm operates with 1-10 employees and works with a mix of local, regional, and national clients across more than a dozen industries including agriculture, automotive, food and beverage, construction, golf and recreation, hospitality, education, healthcare nonprofits, and media. The company displays 74+ client logos on its careers page, and select engagements (for example BARD Materials) have spanned nearly a decade.

The service portfolio spans brand strategy, graphic and product/UX design, logo and visual identity systems, copy and tagline development, photography and videography (including drone), responsive web design and development with SEO and landing-page optimization, social media management and paid social, and digital and traditional advertising. The firm has extended beyond brand identity into spatial/environmental brand application (signage, wayfinding, wall wraps, vehicle wraps, donor recognition) and has built custom web applications for clients such as the UGolf booking and e-commerce platform, the Grant Wood Loop regional visitor experience, and the University of Dubuque virtual commencement experience.

The business model is professional services on a project or ongoing-retainer basis, priced by quote per engagement (rates undisclosed). Go-to-market is direct sales with no channel partners, no marketplaces, and no resellers. The company is privately held, founder-owned, and bootstrapped, with no disclosed funding rounds, parent company, subsidiaries, M&A activity, regulatory actions, or AI/software products; revenue is not publicly reported. The firm does hold at least one industry award (Iowa Newspaper Association Best Daily Newspaper Website for Telegraph Herald UX work) and runs a $1,000 community scholarship alongside a 2025 Design Show at Voices Studio to mark its tenth anniversary.

Name

Gigantic Design

Legal name

Gigantic Design Co.

Website

https://giganticdesign.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Gigantic Design Co. is a full-service, design-led branding agency founded in 2015 in Dubuque, Iowa, serving 74+ local, regional, and national clients with brand strategy, visual identity, web development, photo/video, social media, and environmental brand application services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Dubuque

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Professional Services: Gigantic Design generates revenue through providing professional branding and design services to clients. Services include strategy, design, branding, video production, web development, social media management, advertising, and content creation. Revenue is project-based or ongoing retainer arrangements for brand management.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Gigantic Design is a full-service branding agency that provides strategy, design, branding, video/photo production, web development, social media management, advertising, and content creation services to businesses. Engagements are delivered as project-based work or ongoing brand management retainers, with the firm additionally offering spatial and environmental brand application services such as signage, wayfinding, wall wraps, and vehicle wraps.

Product overview

Gigantic Design is a full-service design-led digital branding agency offering a comprehensive suite of services. Their core offerings include Brand Strategy, Design Services (graphic design, product design & UX, logo design, illustration), Visual Identity Systems, Video and Photo Production, Web Design and Development, Social Media Services, Advertising, and Content Creation. Additionally, they provide specialized Brand Application Services for physical spaces including signage, wayfinding, wall graphics, and vehicle wraps. They also develop custom web applications for specific client needs such as the Virtual Commencement Web Application for the University of Dubuque, the Grant Wood Loop visitor exploration application, and the UGolf digital booking platform. Their services are delivered as professional consulting and creative services rather than as downloadable software products.

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Products and services

• Brand Strategy Services Strategic consulting for clients covering content strategy, SEO, search engine marketing, social media advertising, and product strategy to define and elevate their brands.
• Design Services Graphic design, product design and UX, logo design, illustration, and creation of print and collateral materials for business clients.
• Visual Identity System Development of brand identity systems including brand strategy, visual identity, collateral, tagline exploration, marketing materials, brand guidelines, and environmental graphics for client brands.
• Video and Photo Production Photography, photo editing, videography, social and web video, animated video, and drone footage services for client marketing and brand applications.
• Web Design and Development Website design and development with responsive design, mobile optimization, SEO, user experience, interface design, product development, and landing page creation for client businesses.
• Social Media Services Social strategy, social media management, content creation, advertising and promotion, and reporting and analytics for client accounts.
• Advertising Services Digital display advertising, email marketing, traditional print media, and outdoor advertising campaign services for client brands.
• Content Creation Content strategy, verbal identity and guidelines, copywriting, tagline development, and naming services for client brand communications.
• Brand Application Services Spatial branding and brand application services including lobby branding, mission/vision/values walls, wall wraps, window graphics, wayfinding and signage systems, retail brand installations, donor recognition walls, corporate culture installations, facility and arena graphics, educational and wellness spaces, custom artwork, large-scale displays, and vehicle wraps.

Quantifiable outcome

• 38% sales increase in one year for Midwest Girl through Facebook ad optimization
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers21 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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AI maturity

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Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• LPK: Large branding and design agency with strong packaging and CPG expertise. Comparable to Gigantic's visual identity and packaging work for clients like Vesperman Farms and Park Farm Winery, at greater scale.
• Russ Reid: Established full-service marketing agency with brand, digital, video, and direct response capabilities. Comparable to Gigantic in its integrated service mix across strategy, creative, and digital execution.
• The Brand Union: Global brand consultancy under Omnicom offering strategy, identity, and brand experience design. Comparable to Gigantic in core branding discipline at much larger scale.
• Mekanic: Huge Inc. is a large, full-service digital agency offering brand strategy, experience design, and integrated marketing. It represents what Gigantic Design could scale into as a horizontally diversified brand and digital partner for enterprise clients.

Emerging players

• Verve Search: Digital marketing and content agency with overlapping SEO, social, and content capabilities. Comparable to Gigantic's digital marketing, SEO, and content creation services.
• Motionize: Boutique video production and digital agency with comparable offerings in video, motion, and brand content similar to Gigantic's B2B video marketing and animation services.

Regional players

• LevLane: Mid-Atlantic full-service agency offering branding, digital, media, and PR. Comparable to Gigantic in its multi-disciplinary service mix though it operates in a different geography.

Direct peers

• Gingrich Marketing + Design: A regional Midwestern brand and design agency offering strategy, identity, web, video, and advertising services to local and regional clients - directly comparable to Gigantic's scope, scale, and small-team operating model.
• Modern Species: Boutique branding and web design studio with a focus on small-mid-market clients, offering logo/identity, packaging, and website work - highly comparable to Gigantic's core identity and digital service offering.
• Mixed Media Communications: Small agency providing branding, web, video, and marketing services to regional clients, mirroring Gigantic's project-based model and Midwest orientation.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/giganticdesign

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Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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