J. Sayles Design Co.
J. Sayles Design Co. is a visual communications firm at 3701 Beaver Avenue in Des Moines led by principal designer John Sayles, with co-owner Sheree Clark. It handles graphic design, branding, identity, packaging, direct mail, marketing campaigns and environmental design for clients from local start-ups to Fortune 500 companies, and its site says its work is held in the Library of Congress, the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum and the Museum of Modern Art in Toyama, Japan. Clutch records the firm as founded in 1985 with 10-49 staff and branding as 40 percent of its work. Nobody pays to be ranked.
Why it’s hereAn Iowa identity studio operating since 1985 whose site reports more than a thousand design awards and work held in the Cooper-Hewitt and Library of Congress collections. Number 4 of the branding agencies in Iowa.
Who leads itJohn Sayles, Graphic Designer.
Estimated: $8,000–$25,000, typical for Iowa branding projects; not a quote.
Typical industry estimate, not a quote from any firm on this list.
A fit forStartups and large companies that want identity, packaging, direct mail or environmental graphics designed by John Sayles, whose work is held by the Library of Congress and the Cooper-Hewitt.
- Based in
- Des Moines, IA
- Founded
- 1985
- Team size
- 11–50 people
- Led by
- John Sayles, Graphic Designer
- Known for
- brand identity · logo design · packaging · direct mail · environmental graphics
- Best for
- Startups and large companies that want identity, packaging, direct mail or environmental graphics designed by John Sayles, whose work is held by the Library of Congress and the Cooper-Hewitt.
- Estimated cost
Estimated: $8,000–$25,000, typical for Iowa branding projects; not a quote.
Typical industry estimate, not a quote from any firm on this list.
- Office
- 3701 Beaver Ave. · Des Moines, IA · 50310 · 515.249.2993

Sources saylesdesign.com, clutch.co, themanifest.com
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