CREATIVE + BRAND STUDIO //// PACKAGING + BRAND SYSTEMS
Creating brands
consumers crave.
CREATIVE BRAND STRATEGY //// BRAND STORYTELLING //// NAMING //// IDENTITY //// PACKAGING //// PRINT //// DIGITAL
We are brand presence experts
MarketBrand Studios is an independent, founder-led, Dieline Award-winning brand and packaging design agency located in the San Francisco Bay Area, specializing in brand creation for spirits, non-alc, food, beverage, beer, wine, health, beauty, services, and lifestyle categories.
using insights and creative intelligence
We create brand systems led by empathy and consumer insights, balancing intuition and innovation to develop meaningful style and substance that earns coveted shelf space, followers, and brand engagement.
to build meaningful brand systems
We deliver creative brand strategy, brand storytelling, package design, print, digital, and naming for comprehensive brand systems with presence — On-shelf, online, and in the field — collaborating with entrepreneurs, marketers, growth-stage teams, and brand directors on the edge of what’s next.
that connect with consumer desire
Focused on brand positioning, we ground in emotive brand stories to inspire stand-out package designs with visual and verbal brand universes that flow into marketing support at all consumer touchpoints — joining people to products and brands they crave, cherish, and can’t imagine living without.
and achieve market success.
When brands confidently show up and speak their truth, they authentically create meaningful, measurable impact and insatiable demand, earning loyalty, and building sustained growth year over year.
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MIND GARDEN /// DIELINE AWARD /// FUNCTIONAL BEVERAGE
FREY RANCH /// GRAIN-TO-GLASS WHISKEY FARM
ARCANE AMERICAN WHISKEY /// BROOKLYN CRAFT DISTILLERY
MAVEN’S OATH /// EXCLUSIVE WINE COLLECTION /// LOWES HOTELS
COMPOVEDA TEQUILA /// A NEW CLASS OF TEQUILA
CLEAR GREENS FUNCTIONAL BEVERAGE /// NEXTY AWARD
COSMEDICA SKINCARE /// EMPOWERED BEAUTY
WESTWARD WHISKEY /// TRUE NORTHWEST AMERICAN SINGLE MALT
KUMANA FOODS /// VENEZUELAN EVERYTHING SAUCE
HOME-X /// MAINTENANCE NETWORK SERVICES
TRUE JERKY /// CRAFT PROTEIN SNACKS
SOM /// CANE VINEGAR CORDIAL
MARIANI FAMILY ORCHARDS /// WALNUT MILK
PROTEAU /// DRINK FOR PLEASURE
DISTRICT MADE SPIRITS /// THE HEART OF RYE
CALIFORNIA WALNUT COMMISSION /// IDENTITY PROGRAM
HUMBOLDT DISTILLING /// TRUE CALIFORNIA VODKA
MORE FOOD AND BEVERAGE
Deborah Smith Read
FOUNDER / CREATIVE STRATEGIST AND CREATIVE DIRECTOR
As a visual and verbal brand expert, Deb’s heart is at the center of connecting what consumers need and want to quality products worth their salt. She has partnered with Altria, Nestlé, Kraft, Hormel, Sara Lee, Safeway, Conagra, Sephora, and Williams-Sonoma, creating strategy, story, brand, packaging, online presences, and naming. Recent wins include the Dieline for Mind Garden and Nexty for Organic Girl, and her programs for Westward Whiskey, Frey Ranch Farmers + Distillers, and Arcane Distilling illustrate how she brings emerging brands to life, as creative strategies meet her design chops. Her favorite part? The rush of an inspired kick-off workshop, sketching words, pictures, and possibilities.
Eric Read
FOUNDER / CREATIVE DIRECTOR
As a consummate creative director with a nose for business, Eric has partnered with legacy brands such as Coca-Cola, Nestlé, Kikkoman, Frito-Lay, Microsoft, and Hewlett-Packard. His creative leadership has defined DHL, Banana Republic, Mighty Leaf Tea, and Simply Organic, designing strong creative foundations, identities, and package designs that have contributed to their stature and success in the global and national marketplace. Eric thrives on working directly with CEOs, entrepreneurs, and anyone with a great idea that makes life more interesting, easy, or meaningful. With all that resume, what’s his favorite part? That first phone call with a potential client, when it becomes clear that it’s a fit, and the ideas start flying.
CLIENTS
AIDELLS’ /// SAFEWAY /// ALTRIA /// ARCANE DISTILLING /// ASTRO GAMING /// AVERY DENNISON /// BANANA REPUBLIC /// BETTER BALANCE /// BIG HEART PET /// CALIFORNIA WALNUTS /// CHEVRON /// CHIQUITA /// CLIF BAR /// CLOVER DAIRY /// COCA-COLA /// COMPOVEDIA TEQUILA /// CONAGRA /// COSMEDICA /// CVS /// DIAGEO /// DISCOVERY CHANNEL /// DISTILL VENTURES /// DISTRICT MADE DISTILLING /// DOLE FOODS /// DOLLAR GENERAL /// DOMINICAN UNIVERSITY /// DREYER’S ICE CREAM /// DURAFLAME /// FAMILY DOLLAR /// FRITO-LAY /// FLUTTERBY FOODS /// FREY RANCH FARMERS + DISTILLERS /// FREYBE /// FRONTIER FOODS /// GALLO SALAMI /// GAP /// GLEN ELLEN WINERY /// GOLDEN GRAIN /// HANES /// HEALTHY CHOICE /// HEWLETT-PACKARD /// HILL BROTHERS COFFEE /// HOME-X /// HORMEL FOODS /// HUMBOLDT DISTILLING /// IKAATI TEA /// INTEL /// INTUIT /// IRON SPRINGS BREWING /// KENSINGTON /// KIKKOMAN /// KINGSFORD /// KNÖDEL KING /// KNUDSEN YOGURT /// KRAFT HEINZ /// KUMANA FOODS /// KURBO /// LEVI’S /// LEGO /// LIPTON /// LOGITECH /// LOWE’S HOTELS /// LVMH /// MARIANI FAMILY ORCHARDS /// MEDTRONIC /// MERCK /// MICROSOFT /// MIND GARDEN /// MOTOROLA /// NESTLÉ /// NOAH’S BAGELS /// OAKLEY /// OATERRA /// ORGANIC GIRL /// OTIS SPUNKMEYER /// PLANTRONICS /// PEET’S COFFEE /// PEPSI /// PLUM ORGANICS /// POM WONDERFUL /// POST CEREALS /// POTTERY BARN /// PROTEAU /// PROCTER & GAMBLE /// PURINA FOODS /// RED’S ALL-NATURAL /// RENWOOD WINERY /// SARA LEE /// SEPHORA /// SIMPLY ORGANIC /// SMIRNOFF /// SMITH & HAWKEN /// SOM CORDIALS /// STEP ABOVE PROTEINS /// STERLING VINEYARDS /// TANQUERAY /// THE CLOROX COMPANY /// TRUE JERKY /// WESTWARD WHISKEY /// WILDWOOD ORGANICS /// WILLIAMS SONOMA /// WORLDWISE /// YOU AGAIN AYURVEDA
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