Our Approach
Design built on fundamental understandings
We engineer unique digital experiences based on solid data. We study the market, your competitors, and more importantly, your customers.
Every member of 500 Designs is an expert on your team who will help build better brand experiences online.
We examine the brand from every angle, bringing together user insights and business goals, to create a focused solution.
Our Promise
Partners,
not suppliers
We are as much entrepreneurial as we are creative. So we’ll care for your business as we do our own.
Simple, but impactful
Our aim is to set your brand apart from the rest. We carve unique spaces, and create a brand persona that’s relatable for your target audience.
Designing for human truths
Every design is thoughtfully made, based on behavioral science and societal truths. We’ll go deep into what’s important for your audience, so we can create engaging brand experiences.
Founders
Stephen Brett
Co-founder / CEO
Serial entrepreneur experienced in building fast-moving tech and services companies, taking them from napkin scribbles to acquisition.
Vivienne Piong
Co-founder / Creative Director
Lead designer and creative director on projects with some of the biggest companies in the world. A leader in creating daily habitual product use.
Awards
| Date | Contest | Award | Project |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Vega | Cantauri Winner for Corporate Communications | Humble Dot Website |
| 2019 | Vega | Cantauri Winner for Charitable Organization | Imagine Tomorrow - Tied to a Cause |
| 2019 | Vega | Canopus Winner for Visual Effects/ Motion Graphics | Reimagine the World of Music for Inmusik |
| 2018 | Vega | Centauri Winner for User Interface | Rebranding Tara.ai's New Web Interface |
| 2016 | Vega | Centauri Winner for Professional Services | 500 Designs Website |
Locations
Irvine, Orange County
Starting our design agency in Irvine gave us the flexibility of being in the center of one of the fastest growing tech hubs, while being a stone’s throw away from LA… Well, as long as we beat the 405 traffic!
San Francisco
500 Designs was first founded in the middle of Silicon Valley, just outside of San Francisco. As a design agency, we chose a location where we could grow while being accessible to most businesses in the bay.
London
Where better a location for a design agency in London than Fleet Street? Our offices are right in the middle of it all, close to the financial district and located in a start-up rich space.
