How many branding and identity programs won GDUSA awards in 2021?

The gallery lists 217 winners from 2021 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 2021?

John Paul Mitchell Systems leads with 5 of the 2021 winners, ahead of HB Design (4), Karla Pamanes, LLC (4), Piedmont Brand Co. (4), Robert Half Creative Brand & Studio (4), Test Monki (4). The ranking for the year lists every firm with its winning work.

Who are the clients on the 2021 branding and identity programs?

Clients named on this work include United States Postal Service, Yamaguchi Beer, ABS Global Investments, Alliance Realty Network, Inc., American Academy of HIV Medicine. 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.

Best of the Year

Best Branding + Identity Programs of 2021

The branding and identity programs that won a GDUSA award in 2021, each with the firm and the designers credited.

217 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 2021

LEAD Enterprise Development Programby CoorsTek Inhouse Creative Services · 2021
Enzo Grandio: 2021 Personal Brand Identityby Enzo Grandio · 2021
Uberman Institute Logoby j.riley creative LLC · 2021
The Design Department Logoby j.riley creative LLC · 2021
RBG (Ruth Bader Ginsburg) Logoby Symbiotic Solutions · 2021
CHW Logo Designby Butler County Educational Service Center (BCESC) · 2021

Firms named most

Best Branding + Identity Programs firms of 2021, by award wins →

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LEAD Enterprise Development Program

Branding + Identity Programs

Firm

CoorsTek Inhouse Creative Services

Standouts of 2021

Firms named most

LEAD Enterprise Development Program

Enzo Grandio: 2021 Personal Brand Identity

Uberman Institute Logo

The Design Department Logo

RBG (Ruth Bader Ginsburg) Logo

CHW Logo Design

Cardiac Care Campaign

Ring Brand Identity

WGRR Brand Identity

Branding and Identity

Kent Hospital Branding and Identity

Electric Glide Gang Logo

Business Resource Group (BRG) Logos and Branding

LPGA Golfer Dana Finkelstein Logo

TL;DR Zine Archive Brand Identity

Shirt Design

CannonDesign Visual Identity Redesign

Environmental Awareness Week Visual Identity Redesign

Alliance Realty Network Logo

Hot For T-Shirt Logo

Ayce Gelato Branding and Identity

PepsiCo Foundation – Mexico

MOOLAH® Packaging Coin Wrappers, Raffle Tickets, and Counterfeit Detector Pens

AVANT Modern Cuisine Logo and Branding

Free Radio Visual Identity

Make Ready Covid Communications

Pinnacle 21 Rebrand and Website Design and Development

Logo Mark

August Wilson Stamp Design

LOVE (2021) Stamp Design

Message Monsters Stamp Design

AminoSelect Stationery Design

Pacific Wildlife Care Logo

Mabelle Cattle Company Logo

Key Awards Program Logo Design

Logo Design

3 Forks

Thank You Note Cards

LOVA

Identity Program

Together Branding and Identity

PacificWRO Brand Update

Highland Originals Branding

MadameVo Rebranding

BELONG Employee Network Identity System

BEN - Black Employee Network Identity System

Employee Network Group Logo System

Celebrating Juneteenth

Behaviorally Symbol and Logo

Lightbeam Logo and Rebranding

Cohesity Academy Branding

DeGidio’s Branding and Identity

Avelo Airlines Brand Identity Program

Travero Brand Design

arae Concentrates Branding

Assura Trust Branding

Easter & Holy Week Campaign

Recreating, Reimagining Ourselves Campaign

Archie’s Strike & Spare Branding

C. Jones & Co. Branding

Gilda Gala Invitation Design

International Mass Timber Conference Campaign

Firms

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Standouts of 2021

Firms named most

LEAD Enterprise Development Program

Enzo Grandio: 2021 Personal Brand Identity

Uberman Institute Logo

The Design Department Logo

RBG (Ruth Bader Ginsburg) Logo

CHW Logo Design

Cardiac Care Campaign

Ring Brand Identity