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Designory

Creative & Production
Open roles
0
Founded
1972
Employees
501-1000
Offices
21

About Designory

Designory is a creative advertising, content marketing and digital production agency with roots in Long Beach, California. Its work focuses on product-centric storytelling, particularly for automotive brands and businesses whose products or services require clear technical explanation. The agency combines strategy, design, content and technology across digital experiences, publications and campaign materials.

Automotive marketing has been central to its development. The business initially served manufacturers including Nissan and Toyota as they established West Coast headquarters, and subsequently expanded from printed brochures and owner literature into websites, mobile applications, CGI assets and global content programmes. Its approach connects detailed product information with visual communication and customer experiences across channels.

Creative and digital capabilities

Designory develops narratives, brand stories, photography, video and post-production, alongside print collateral and customer magazines. Its digital capabilities include responsive websites, mobile application design, UI/UX architecture, enterprise content management and digital design systems. Strategy services encompass customer journey mapping, search engine optimization, analytics and social media planning.

Production work includes CGI automotive rendering, creative retouching and the adaptation of content for different markets. These capabilities support projects ranging from vehicle configurators and interactive brochures to digital customer journeys, product launches and ongoing brand publishing. Beyond automotive, the agency serves technology and consumer electronics, hospitality and luxury travel, financial services, agricultural and industrial equipment, and entertainment.

Development and ownership

Established in Long Beach in the early 1970s, Designory grew from a small practice into an international agency spanning North America, Europe, Asia, Australia and the Middle East. Its development reflects a shift from specialist product literature toward broader digital experiences and coordinated content production.

Omnicom Group acquired the agency in March 1999. In June 2024, Designory became part of Omnicom Production, the group's unified production practice. Its creative capabilities, client relationships and business operations continue within that infrastructure. The Designory name remains associated with the operating agency, while its historical website domain redirects to Omnicom.

More about Designory

Founders and leadership history

  • Dave Almquist and Steve Fuller, both former aerospace industry professionals, founded the agency in a Victorian house in Long Beach.
  • The report identifies Paul Hosea as CEO and Lynne Grigg as Chief Creative Officer in its account of the agency's long-standing leadership. It does not separately establish their roles following the 2024 consolidation.

Integration and collaboration

  • In 2011, Omnicom folded Agency.com's operations into Designory, extending its digital production heritage.
  • Designory has worked with sister production network eg+ worldwide and transcreation agency Mother Tongue on global campaigns, combining production, language adaptation and asset deployment across markets.

Notable credits

8 credits
  • Nissan USA vehicle tablet applications, digital configurators and model launch collateral
  • Audi Magazine
  • Nissan JUKE Color Studio launch campaign and digital customizer
  • Subaru Guided Tour
  • HP Inc. global digital agency of record
  • Case IH North America digital agency of record
  • Russell Reynolds Associates digital brand redesign and executive search portal
  • Infiniti Global interactive brochures and digital vehicle assets

Offices

Where Designory is based

21 locations
  • Long Beach office

    Headquarters
    211 East Ocean Blvd., Suite 100, Long Beach, CA 90802Long Beach, California, United States
  • Melbourne office

    474 St Kilda Rd Level 2, Melbourne, VIC 3004, AustraliaMelbourne, Victoria, Australia
  • Sydney office

    Level 2, Pier 8, 9/23 Hickson Road, Walsh Bay, NSW 2000, AustraliaSydney, New South Wales, Australia
  • Beijing office

    Lei Shing Hong Center, 8 Guang Shun Ave Sth, Bldg 1 Block E 7/F, Chaoyang, Beijing 100102, ChinaBeijing, China
  • Dalian office

    #03-02A No.1 Hui Xian Yuan, Dalian Hi-Tech Industrial Zone, Dalian, Liaoning 116025, ChinaDalian, Liaoning, China

    High-volume production facility.

  • Shanghai office

    343 Jiaozhou Road, Shanghai 20040, ChinaShanghai, China
  • Boulogne-Billancourt office

    50 Rue de Silly, 92100 Boulogne-Billancourt, Paris, FranceBoulogne-Billancourt, Île-de-France, France

    Paris-area European office.

  • Paris office

    Paris, Île-de-France, France
  • Hong Kong office

    16/F Cambridge House, Taikoo Place, 979 King's Rd., Quarry Bay, Hong Kong, ChinaHong Kong
  • Tokyo, Japan

    3-2-2 Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-0001, JapanTokyo, Japan

    Asia-Pacific hub.

  • Singapore office

    991A Alexandra Road #01-07, Singapore 119969Singapore
  • Abu Dhabi office

    Adnic Building, 6th Floor, Abu Dhabi 70621, United Arab EmiratesAbu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
  • London office

    Bankside 3, 90 Southwark St., London SE1 0SW, EnglandLondon, England, United Kingdom
  • New Jersey, United States

    New Jersey, United States
  • Chicago office

    225 N Michigan Ave, Suite 2100, Chicago, IL 60601Chicago, Illinois, United States

    Web design and digital hub.

  • Franklin office

    810 Crescent Centre Suite 530, Franklin, TN 37067Franklin, Tennessee, United States

    Nashville-area automotive client services office supporting Nissan North America.

  • Jersey City office

    200 Hudson Street, Jersey City, NJ 07302Jersey City, New Jersey, United States
  • Nashville office

    Nashville, Tennessee, United States
  • New York office

    1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10019New York, United States

    East Coast studio.

  • Philadelphia office

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

    Regional office and client hub.

  • Portland office

    Portland, Oregon, United States

    Regional creative and hiring office.

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