Area87 is a design and creative studio.

We build brands, craft stories and design experiences for humans.

...and we come in "pods." Instead of a single creative, you get a small group of them.

Brands. Stories. Growth Systems. Designs.

Our pods can produce any digital asset you can dream of.

It's the joy of +20 years of experience. No recent bootcamp grads here.

Creative Pods

Groups of creatives lead by experienced professionals to support the project day-by-day.

These aren't random designers lumped together. These are performant units of humans who work well with each other and happen to give a damn. Placing people with friends works, who knew.

Creative Director Pod

With supporting designers who work with their mentor in lockstep.

CTO pod

With seasoned software architects who have solutions for all problems (they told us to say this...)

Product/Ecom pod

SaaS and E-commerce veterans ready to take whatever idea you have and productize it.

Content pod

You bring an idea. They'll produce content that brings you an audience. More importantly, keep your them coming back.

Our impact.

We've had the luxury and privilege to be a part of some phenomenal projects

General Electric

Comerica Bank

Cisco

US AirForce

Pier Online

Discovery

General Motors

City of Detroit

Synchrony Financial

Norton

ProQuest

BCBS Michigan

Capitol Bells

KnowledgeRoad

PeachWorks

StashStock

North-80

ComplianceGO2

TheGreenGoddess

Remmessa

What we deliver

Peace of mind being our main deliverable, we deliver on many creative fronts

User experience

Research and insights

Product design

Creative content

Brand systems

Growth strategies

Confidence to grow

Peace of mind

Ready to meet your creative team?

We get it and we're here to help you make an impact.

Drop us a line at grow@area87.io

If you're ready to get the process going, we can just kick things off below.

got doubt?

Still, reading? Ok, let's get candid...

It's rough out there. We get it. We're out there too. Hunting for designers, it's like a part-time job to get someone to work a part-ti... never mind.

We're not them. We're not flashy. We're effective. We're not based in the bay area. We're strategically placed in Michigan, it's incredible here, and you should visit. Until then, you can reach out, and we can show you how oddly midwest-nice we are.

We got this formula... we care about you winning more than we care about getting taking your cash. Somehow it's been working.

We're transparent. Wanna know our secret sauce? We're better at hiring talented and creative individuals than everyone else. Then we treat our designers like humans. It's also been working.

We worked with some lovely establishments that enjoyed working with us. We enjoy working with us too. It's somehow a positive-sum game.

At Area87, we do things that work. Reach out if you're ready to work with us. grow@area87.io