6 Square Design & Communications

Name

6 Square Design & Communications

Legal name

6 Square Design & Communications

Website

https://6square.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Creative Design Services

NAICS

Graphic Design Services (541430), Advertising Agencies (541810)

SIC

Services-Mailing, Reproduction, Commercial Art & Photography (7330)

akta.pro primary industry

Digital Creative & Experience Design Agencies (Web/App/UX) (MPAAAAAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Environmental & Experiential Brand Design (Retail/Exhibit/Signage) (MPAAAEAG)

Keywords

• Graphic design services
• Brand identity design
• Website design development
• Packaging design
• Print design services

Headquarters

HQ city

Newport

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

Revenue model

1. Creative Agency Services: 6 Square generates revenue through project-based professional services engagements, including branding, web design and development, logo design, print design, packaging design, interactive design, application development, content creation, and public relations services. Projects are custom and scoped based on client requirements.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

6 Square Design & Communications is a Newport, Rhode Island-based creative agency founded in 2004 that provides branding, logo and identity design, print design, packaging design, website design and development, interactive design and user experience, application design and development, content creation, art direction, and public relations services to small and mid-sized businesses, with a concentration in the hospitality, food & beverage, and marine industries across Rhode Island and New England.

Product overview

6 Square Design & Communications is a full-service design and communications agency based in Newport, Rhode Island, operating since 2004. The company offers a comprehensive range of services including branding, logo and identity design, print design, packaging design, website design and development, interactive design & UX, application design and development, content creation, and public relations. Their portfolio includes notable projects such as the Color Code web application for North Sails—a custom sail design tool—and the Small Craft Advisory sub-brand for Grey Sail Brewing. Working primarily with hospitality, food & beverage, and marine industry clients, they create visual identities and digital experiences that help clients tell their unique stories.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Branding and Logo and Identity Design

Named customers9 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Broad incumbents

• Pentagram: Renowned multi-disciplinary design firm with offices across multiple cities. Operates in the same identity, branding, and digital design space but at significantly larger scale and global footprint.
• Sterling-Rice Group: Larger, established branding and creative agency with broader national reach. Competes for similar brand strategy and packaging work but at a larger scale and with more resources.
• Wieden+Kennedy: Major global creative agency with full-service brand, advertising, and digital capabilities. A broad incumbent that competes for enterprise-level creative engagements.

Direct peers

• Mechanica: Boston-based branding and design agency with focus on brand strategy, identity, and digital. Comparable mid-sized creative peer serving similar client types in New England.
• NAIL Communications: Providence, RI-based branding and communications agency. Direct geographic and service-line peer, serving New England clients with integrated brand, PR, and creative work.
• Conover + Company: New England-based integrated communications and branding agency. Directly comparable service offering (brand, web, PR) for B2B and consumer clients in the same regional market.
• Pulp+Wire: Portland, ME-based creative agency offering branding, packaging, web, and digital marketing. Comparable full-service creative model serving consumer brands in New England.
• Liquid (formerly Liquid Interactive): Portland, ME-based creative agency with deep packaging and brand design work. Comparable regional boutique model serving food, beverage, and lifestyle clients.
• The VIA Agency: Portland, ME-based creative agency combining branding, advertising, and digital. Comparable integrated creative services targeting regional and national consumer brands.
• Godfrey: Mid-sized B2B-focused brand and marketing agency with integrated creative, PR, and digital services. Comparable full-service model competing for similar client budgets.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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