UpShift your brand identity, web site design and advertising to new levels.

UpShift your communications.
UpShift your results.

UpShift Creative Group is an award-winning branding and communication design agency. We're renowned for creating Chicago's best graphic design by many businesses in real estate, financial services, healthcare, insurance and luxury consumer goods.

We Build Great Brands

UpShift creates strategic and professional communication design that is revered by America's best-known brands. Since our founding in 2000, past and current clients include Weber, Discover Card, Snaidero, Highland Risk, Motorola, RSNA, Tartan Realty Group, Kaufman Jacobs, Alliant Credit Union, STI, United Airlines and many others.

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Broad Industry Expertise

We help BtoB and BtoC businesses stand out in crowded markets. Throughout our 12+ year history, our boutique design agency has assisted a wide range of companies in real estate, insurance, financial services, luxury consumer goods, restaurant, technology and business consulting sectors with the best graphic design and marketing strategy.

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Awarded Graphic Design

UpShift has received over 250 international graphic design awards for logo design, sales collateral, web site design, marketing communications, annual reports, brochures, advertising, interactive design, packaging, publications and environmental design. As a result, we've earned the title "Chicago's Best Graphic Design Agency."

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Brand Identity & Logos

As one of Chicago's leading graphic design firms, we shift branding results higher, create powerful logos, and help increase awareness and sales.

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Strategic Design

UpShift is highly awarded for disruptive, stand-out creative, including marketing collateral, print graphic design, sales kits, annual reports and corporate communications.

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Web Design & Interactive

We create custom web sites, strategize social media platforms, build smart e-marketing and design various interactive online experiences that reach BtoB and BtoC audiences.

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UpShift Earns Two AVA Awards for National Equity Fund

Recently, two web projects that we created for National Equity Fund (NEF) were awarded AVA Awards by...

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High Five: Five SIAA Awards

SIAA is the only advertising awards to specifically recognize the achievements of the service ...

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35 Design Awards in 2012

2012 was UpShift's best year yet for awards earned—35 coveted awards from the most influential...

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