Grady Campbell Design

A full-service creative agency based in Chicago, with an additional office on Bluewaters Island in Dubai, Grady Campbell Design works with businesses across private equity, financial services, law, and technology sectors, alongside clients in industrial, consumer, nonprofit, and cultural markets. Its work spans organizations ranging from family law firms to commercial banks and mortgage companies, with a stated focus on private equity investors as a distinct area of expertise, built around branding and marketing programs tailored to that industry. The agency's declared service list covers search engine optimization, branding, digital strategy, marketing strategy, packaging design, video production, and web design, positioning itself around integrated brand, marketing, and public relations strategy work rather than single-channel campaigns. For the private equity sector specifically, it runs recurring editorial and awards programs, including a published ranking of middle-market investment banks and an executive awards program, alongside a weekly M&A-focused newsletter. It also produces client work such as brand identity projects, video content, and start-up brand packages, and publishes playbooks and other written materials related to design and brand-building. Case studies referenced on its site describe work rebuilding or repositioning brand identities for companies in banking, mortgage lending, litigation finance, engineering, and performing arts, indicating a practice centered on brand strategy and visual identity development delivered alongside supporting digital and content services.