Celebrating.a
decade of design
Nerd out on our agency’s 10-year timeline by hovering over each card for fun facts, milestones and some surprises.
2014: ATOMIC D opens for business!
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It all started with a dream shared by a few to start their own creative agency and make it rock.
Where it
all started
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In 2014, in the SOMA district of San Francisco — across from Studio Industry Rentals and next to the 6th Street freeways exit — we opened up shop and set sail on a unique creative journey.
Video was our bread and butter
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We started our work with a focus on live-action — assisting clients like Samsung, New Balance, Harman and Pandora — and continue today with a deeper focus on animated content.
ATOMICD 1.0 in retrospect
At this time, we began offering such services as branding, UI design and out-of-home advertising.
Click the arrows on the right or left to enjoy a slideshow of our early work.
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Kudos corner: client testimonials
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Over the years, we’ve worked with some of the biggest brands in Silicon Valley and beyond ...across fintech, food & beverage, consumer electronics and more. Hear it directly from some of our happy clients.
Enter a global pandemic, lockdowns and other uncertainties that had us reevaluating and reimagining our approach to remote work, communications and hiring across all aspects of the business.
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Passing the torch, grabbing the reins
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Seeing an opportunity to address the remote-work potential of the first two years of the global pandemic, Peter Williams, President and founder of Designerds, shifted the focus of the business away from video toward digital design and content strategy.
Around the clock, across the globe
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We expanded our teams to cover the continental United States, eventually expanding into Mexico and parts of South America. This helped us maintain support for clients in different time zones and with various language needs.
Pique your interest with a peek at our latest projects
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And like that famouse Field of Dreams, we built a new model, and the clients came. Our collaborative partnerships have included global brands like Block Inc. Twitter, Walmart, Amazon, Coupa, Airbnb, Toyota, Woven Capital, LG Nova and more.
One brand to house them all
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With project-based work running under the ATOMIC D label and subscriptions chugging along as Designerds, we decided to bring all operations under one banner. Recognizing our inherent geekery for all things creative, the choice was clear...
Announcing our brand to the world
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Last year, to celebrate the new, unified brand, we launched a series of ads that highlighted the ethos behind some of our focus services: digital design, branding, copywriting and more.
"The team at Designerds has been such a valuable partner over the past year and beyond. They’ve been nimble and adapted to changes in direction or process seamlessly."
— Cathy Cotaco, Associate Creative Director, Walmart
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We’ve now added e-learning to our specialties, and have helped several brands like Airbnb train their internal staff on topics like privacy, procurement, contingent workforce, travel, expenses and more — using engaging visuals and e-learning best practices.
e-Learning takes flight with Designerds
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Let the good times roll
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We’ve had some truly remarkable partnerships over the last 10 years. Thank you all for your support, collaboration and badassery. We are grateful!
Design the future with us
Explore our decade-long journey, check out our projects, and learn how we can partner to achieve your creative goals.