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Best of the Year
Best Branding + Identity Programs of 2019
The branding and identity programs that won a GDUSA award in 2019, each with the firm and the designers credited.
176 award-winning projects
A brand identity is the set of decisions a company makes once so it can look like itself a thousand times, and it is the most-entered category in the awards. The designer starts with how customers see the company and what the business wants to be known for, then builds the rules that keep the wordmark and the palette consistent on a business card and a building. The identities that win are the ones that behave well across every piece a company actually ships. Mermaid and Test Monki have each won 24 times with systems a small business can run itself, and FemmeFolio's identity for One Of Us, a women's sports bar in Ohio, took a full page for feeling like the place. The best branding designers and identity studios in the country are on this page. Open any program to see the system and learn what makes it hold together.
Standouts of 2019
- BodyShopologyby I-CAR InHouse · 2019
- Festival Logo Designby Newton Design for Key West Songwriters Festival · 2019
- MT360: Leverage The Future of Manufacturing Technologyby The Association for Manufacturing Technology · 2019
- Q4intelligence Logo and Sub-Brand Designby j.riley creative LLC for Q4intelligence · 2019
- Roadmap Consulting Logo Designby Laurel Black Communications + Design for Roadmap Consulting · 2019
- Bros & Brews - 6th Annual Pub Crawlby Visual Harmony for Bros & Brews · 2019
2019
BodyShopology
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I-CAR InHouse
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2019
Festival Logo Design
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Newton Design
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2019
MT360: Leverage The Future of Manufacturing Technology
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The Association for Manufacturing Technology
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2019
Q4intelligence Logo and Sub-Brand Design
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j.riley creative LLC
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2019
Roadmap Consulting Logo Design
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Laurel Black Communications + Design
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2019
Bros & Brews - 6th Annual Pub Crawl
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Visual Harmony
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Andy Warhol Endangered Species Exhibit Branding
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Karen Skunta & Company
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2019
Branding and Identity Package
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Loews Hotels & Co Brand Design Studio
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2019
Method Insights Branding and Identity System
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William Fox Munroe (WFM)
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2019
ExTV Branding and Identity
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School of the Art Institute Chicago (SAIC), IRFM Creative
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2019
Level Ground Logo
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Rule29 Creative
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2019
P.O.R.T. Logo Design
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Design with Sharon
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2019
Linked Gradshow Exhibit Identity
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Shanti Sparrow
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2019
Good Day Pilates Branding
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Jimmy Can Do
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2019
Logo and Identity
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Robert Finkel Design
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2019
Freedom Blues Fest Logo Design
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Freedom Blues Fest
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2019
Fresh Press Rebranding
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Re-nourish
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2019
Career Ready Berks Branding + Identity
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BCIU Creative Team
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2019
Æcorn Aperitifs: A New Non-Alcoholic Aperitifs Brand
Branding + Identity Programs
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Pearlfisher
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2019
Women @ Realogy Campaign
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Realogy Visual Communications
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2019
DoughBoys #DoughGood
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NJ Designs
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2019
Move The World With Words
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Smartling, Inc.
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2019
Neurobotics Logo and Branding
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Haddad & Partners
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2019
Logo Design
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Joseph Piliero
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2019
Barcoding Brand Refresh
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Barcoding, Inc. and Backroom (Brand Agency)
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2019
City of De Pere Branding
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Sparq Design, Inc.
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2019
Arrowine & Cheese Logo
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Group T Design
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2019
BodyShopology Logo Design
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I-CAR
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2019
Canalway Challenge Branding
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2k Design
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2019
GENA Brand Identity
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Crown Equipment Visual Design
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2019
Cox Enterprise�s Purpose Campaign
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Cox Enterprises Creative Studio
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2019
2019 No Excuses Campaign
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Cox Enterprises Creative Studio
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2019
2018 Pride Parade Campaign
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Cox Enterprises Creative Studio
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2019
Logo Design
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Augmented Training Systems Internal Design Group
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2019
2019 Annual Meeting Brand
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American Bar Association
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2019
Wellness Warrior Logo Design
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Blevins, Inc.
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2019
Ford Culture Branding
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GTB - Makerhouse
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2019
Makerhouse Branding
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GTB - Makerhouse
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2019
STO Building Conversations Podcast Logo
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STO Building Group
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2019
Circle K Bakery, Pizza & Hot Foodservice Launch
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GSP Companies
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2019
Catoctin Hemp
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Door No. 3 Design, Inc.
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2019
Havyn Coworking Space Logo Design
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New Leaf Graphic Design
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2019
Cabaret Branding Campaign
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Anthony Wood Design
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2019
Global Hospitality Group Logo
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Kraus Marketing
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2019
Advisors Mortgage Group Branding
Branding + Identity Programs
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Kraus Marketing
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2019
Hallmark Creative Leadership Symposium
Branding + Identity Programs
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Hallmark Creative Marketing Studio
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2019
CONNECTIONS2019 Conference Branding
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Netsmart
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2019
Waring Blend Prep Cook Brew Logos/Icons
Branding + Identity Programs
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Conair Corporation, Waring Commercial Products Division
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2019
Red Hat Branding
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Red Hat Open Studio
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2019
Working For Women Identity
Branding + Identity Programs
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Katy Dwyer Design
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2019
Brand Identity Refresh
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Brighton Health Plan Solutions
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2019
Believe in Better Health Brand Awareness Campaign
Branding + Identity Programs
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Brighton Health Plan Solutions
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2019
Heart Tree Rings Logo Design
Branding + Identity Programs
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Tri Dong Design
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2019
SRG Global Presentations
Branding + Identity Programs
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SRG Global
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2019
FIRE Wordmark
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Texas Christian University (TCU) Student Affairs Marketing
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2019
Alight Flower Farm Logo
Branding + Identity Programs
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Beth Nabi Design
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2019
Vinson's Brand Identity Principal
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Canopy Thinks
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2019
HIP Branding and Identity
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Agenda28
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2019
NAM Brand Identity Design
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National Association of Manufacturers
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OU TV Flexible Logo System
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Ray Claxton Creative Design
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All Branding + Identity Programs
Common questions
- How many branding and identity programs won GDUSA awards in 2019?
- The gallery lists 176 winners from 2019 in this category, out of 2,048 across all years. Each one appears here with its firm and designer credits.
- Which firms won the most GDUSA awards for branding and identity programs in 2019?
- Cactus leads with 4 of the 2019 winners, ahead of American Bar Association (3), Cox Enterprises Creative Studio (3), Lippincott (3), Mermaid, Inc. (3), Streetsense (3). The ranking for the year lists every firm with its winning work. Best Branding + Identity Programs firms of 2019, by award wins.
- Who are the clients on the 2019 branding and identity programs?
- Clients named on this work include Shillington School of Graphic Design, Abundance by Design, LLC, Æcorn Aperitifs, AIA Brooklyn, Alamo Pintado Equine Medical Center. The credit comes from the firm that entered the work.
- How do I enter next year's awards?
- Entries go through the GDUSA entry platform. A single entry costs $120 as of October 2026, and packages bring the price per piece down to $400 for ten to twenty entries. Winners who publish get a project page here with full credits, and publication is the paid step. How the awards work.