Hello. We're an award-winning, boutique digital design firm from Chicago. We work with clients of all sizes, from startups to Fortune 500s - creating beautiful websites that thrive. Our websites see an average sales + lead increase of 450%, and several of our creations have been acquired in multi-million dollar deals. You want us in your corner.
We're a tight knit team of digital designers and developers, working together to create beautiful + effective brands on the web.
Candice
Operations Director
Candice manages the day-to-day operations of Cleverbird. An interior designer by trade, Candice merges unique design insight with flawless operations skills to produce exceptional results. When she’s not taming the paperwork, Candice can be found binging on House of Cards and practicing her southern drawl.
Dan is known for "dreaming in code." Master of all things programming, Dan plays an integral part of the Cleverbird Creative machine. In his spare time, you can find him playing World of Warcraft and chugging Red Bulls.
As co-founder and creative director, Sam brings 10 years of creative experience obsession to Cleverbird. He is passionate about bringing client goals to life, and champions for the success of every project with great energy. He is also the only person alive who doesn’t care for french fries. What?
Alice sees the internet pixel by pixel. As a designer / developer at Cleverbird Creative, she helps breathe life into our websites after a few clicks and clacks on her keyboard. Alice is always on a quest for a good book, but will never fall as hard as she did for Harry Potter.
This guy sleeps on the job most days, but that’s because he’s a dog.
PROCESS
IDEA
We compile valuable data using your Startup Questionnaire and our own research, to fully understand your vision, industry and demographics. We then create detailed wireframes and share our ideas with you.
DESIGN
We hand craft various design sets from scratch, focusing on creating a look-and-feel to fit your brand and speak to your visitors. We present, revise and collaborate with you until we finalize the design.
CODE
We code and develop your site using powerful technology and advanced backend management software. We turn our designs into a functioning website, and program the various functionalities that make your website come to life.
ACTION
We carefully inspect the site, including extensive mobile and responsive testing. To ensure a smooth transition post-launch, we provide training, tutorials and 60 days of technical support.
PROCESS
Idea
We compile valuable data using your Startup Questionnaire and our own research, to fully understand your vision, industry and demographics. We then create detailed wireframes and share our ideas with you.
Design
We hand craft various design sets from scratch, focusing on creating a look-and-feel to fit your brand and speak to your visitors. We present, revise and collaborate with you until we finalize the design.
Code
We code and develop your site using powerful technology and advanced backend management software. We turn our designs into a functioning website, and program the various functionalities that make your website come to life.
Action
We carefully inspect the site, including extensive mobile and responsive testing. To ensure a smooth transition post-launch, we provide training, tutorials and 60 days of technical support.
TESTIMONIALS
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Cleverbird Creative worked with us to create a stunning website. We could not be happier with the way it turned out!
Nate, Rosalie Remodeling
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Cleverbird Creative left me speechless. I've worked with large agencies and these guys do work better than anything I've ever seen at a fraction of the price. I'm a client for life.
Cassie, Design Market
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Cleverbird Creative is incredible! I am so happy we chose to work with a boutique sized firm. Their pricing and attention to us is more than what we could have ever hoped for.
Jon, VV2 Consulting
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I am blown away. The stuff they've designed for our clients, time and time again, never ceases to give us compliments from anyone who visits our site. In 2 years, they tripled our sales and leads. We are so happy we found them!
Young Kwon, Verizon Small Business Ventures
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It's been a while since we first met with the Cleverbird team. Over five years in fact. Every day, I'm grateful to have them in our corner. We would be no where without them.
Steve, 7811 Wines
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Design awards are super rare, but Cleverbird Creative has won 6 awards on behalf of our sites! How the hell do these guys do it? I'm beyond amazed...
Grant, ForwardMotion Chicago Mkt
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Cleverbird is more than a creative agency to us.
They're long-term partners committed to our future growth & success.
Robert, Hapacus
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It is rare in this world when a business relationship exceeds one's expectations, but Cleverbirds have completely blown us away. We positively could not have launched without them.
Jeff, Wiresurfer
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The Cleverbird team is one of the most creative and flexible teams I have worked. They solve difficult business goals through unique and user friendly technology solutions.
Jamie, Redeux Developments
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Cleverbird took a complicated website scenario and made it simple. I would HIGHLY recommend their services. We've been extremely impressed on all levels.
Hunter, 3 Finger Wines
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Working with Cleverbird was a truly great experience. I cannot say enough good things about them. I highly recommend them to anyone looking for a professional, creative, website.
Dustin, Addycase
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Amazing work from the entire team. Nothing short of perfection all the way around!
Matt, TCN Country
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If you want to work with honest, reliable, and speedy team, then stop searching and award your project to Cleverbird. I couldn't be more satisfied.
Charles, Spicely Organic
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The most professional firm I've ever worked with!
Steve, Chakra Chefs
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Working with Cleverbird was a seamless experience. They are professional, timely and their quality of work is the absolute best. I would work with them again in a heart-beat!
We create hand-crafted websites, incorporating our clients' brands into our artwork. Our extensive experience helps us design for any project, regardless of size or industry.
We deliver elegant and powerful solutions to help our clients thrive on the web. We create and execute marketing strategies for long term growth, whether you're a startup or a Fortune 500 company.
We help clients sell their products online through beautiful and effective online shopping solutions. Let us get your product or service online and selling!
We design and develop platforms for all things mobile. From iPhone applications to Facebook Widgets, we do it all. We can help bring your existing brand into the world of mobile media, or help launch your new concept from scratch.
We help our clients extend their presence to Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Linkedin and more. Reach your demographic and increase your marketing efforts through the power of social media!
We establish your brand by learning all about your product, demographic and vision. We then create that identity by unifying specific colors, graphics, and typefaces to increase your brand recognition.
The single most important part of a brand identity. Cleverbird has successfully created many unique and effective logos for our clients, and look forward to creating the right logo to represent your brand.
There’s something about a tangible piece of design that’s so special. We would love to portray your brand through print; from business cards to brochures, we can help!
Gone are the days of boring powerpoints! Creating professional presentation materials is a specialty of ours. Let us breathe life into your next sales presentation, tradeshow booth, or infographic.
We create hand-crafted websites, incorporating our clients' brands into our artwork. Our extensive experience helps us design for any project, regardless of size or industry.
We deliver elegant and powerful solutions to help our clients thrive on the web. We create and execute marketing strategies for long term growth, whether you're a startup or a Fortune 500 company.
We help clients sell their products online through beautiful and effective online shopping solutions. Let us get your product or service online and selling!
We design and develop platforms for all things mobile. From iPhone applications to Facebook Widgets, we do it all. We can help bring your existing brand into the world of mobile media, or help launch your new concept from scratch.
We help our clients extend their presence to Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Linkedin and more. Reach your demographic and increase your marketing efforts through the power of social media!
We establish your brand by learning all about your product, demographic and vision. We then create that identity by unifying specific colors, graphics, and typefaces to increase your brand recognition.
The single most important part of a brand identity. Cleverbird has successfully created many unique and effective logos for our clients, and look forward to creating the right logo to represent your brand.
There’s something about a tangible piece of design that’s so special. We would love to portray your brand through print; from business cards to brochures, we can help!
Gone are the days of boring powerpoints! Creating professional presentation materials is a specialty of ours. Let us breathe life into your next sales presentation, tradeshow booth, or infographic.
