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    Author: Doug Zanger

    Doug Zanger is the founder and editor-in-chief of Indie Agency News. He is also the founder of the Creative Bohemian consultancy, lives in the Pacific Northwest and is insufferable about it.
    Three images feature a person in a pink tracksuit with a pink headband holding or interacting with a pink box of Toaster Pastries, blending childhood joy and grown-up branding in a vibrant, pink-themed setting.

    #29 | Top 40: Design | Childhood Joy Meets Grown-Up Branding

    A fling from Blurr Bureau you won’t regret
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    Doug Zanger May 2, 2025
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    A variety of Starwest Botanicals products, featuring new design SKUs, including herbal supplements, essential oil, tea, powder, and vegetable glycerin, displayed against an olive green background.

    #30 | Top 40: Design | 1,500 SKUs, One Gorgeous Rebrand

    Efficiency meets elegance in packaging from Clever Creative
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    Doug Zanger May 2, 2025
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    A collage of diverse individuals in casual outfits, including denim jackets and a white tank top, highlights Levi’s inclusive design on a webpage titled HOW DO YOU SHOW UP?.

    #31 | Top 40: Design | Friends Everywhere and Levi’s Craft an Inclusive Classic

    Queer stories, authentically told
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    Doug Zanger May 2, 2025
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    Sunlight streams through tall evergreen trees reflected in a calm lake, with the word LAKEPOINTE in bold white text—an example of modern property branding that balances nature’s beauty with sleek design.

    #32 | Top 40: Design | A Blueprint for Modern Property Branding

    A refined look from Drake Cooper for a growing portfolio
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    Doug Zanger May 2, 2025
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    A collage of women modeling Barker activewear highlights craveable comfort, group poses indoors and outdoors, a large billboard, and two people holding newspapers featuring the same models.

    #33 | Top 40: Design | Craveable Comfort, Wrapped in Barker Boldness

    Bras meet beats in this standout rebrand
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    Doug Zanger May 2, 2025
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    A stylized illustration of a person holding a can of Maru sparkling cocktail with Tokyo Cool canned design, set against a neon-lit cityscape and Japanese signage. Text highlights the Tokyo inspiration and vibrant urban glow.

    #34 | Top 40: Design | Tokyo Cool, Canned and Designed to Glow

    Anime vibes in beverage form from ARGONAUT
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    Doug Zanger May 2, 2025
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    A large white house, now a historic inn, features multiple chimneys and windows behind a garden with green bushes, trees, and a stone path under a blue sky with scattered clouds.

    #35 | Top 40: Design | Historic Hamptons Inn Gets a Luxe Identity Refresh

    Luxury branding from FerebeeLane that’s ready for its close-up
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    Doug Zanger May 2, 2025
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    Logo design of Palmetto Citizens Federal Credit Union featuring a white palmetto tree and crescent moon on a blue background, with the company’s name in white text for a playful polish.

    #36 | Top 40: Design | Palmetto Citizens Gets a Playful Polish

    A logo glow-up from crescent to cool from Walrus
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    Doug Zanger May 2, 2025
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    Billboard displays Acute Pediatric Care with a child playing hockey and the Idaho Falls Community Hospital logo against a blue sky, featuring Stoltzs design that heals.

    #37 | Top 40: Design | Design That Heals: Stoltz’s Hospital Rebrand

    Healthcare looks better in Idaho Falls
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    Doug Zanger May 2, 2025
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    Two bottles of Scorpion Rosé with white caps rest on a sunlit stone surface, surrounded by green grass and gentle shadow—perfect for your next Studio Sips session or design-inspired picnic.

    #38 | Top 40: Design | Scorpion Rosé Redefines Studio Sips

    Wine, design, Detroit. Cheers.
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    Doug Zanger May 2, 2025
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    A stylized illustration of a blue and green yeti or sasquatch head is featured in various color schemes and backgrounds—perfect for distinctive Sasquatch Branding or unique design elements in higher education projects.

    #39 | Top 40: Design | Sasquatch Branding Hits a Higher Education Note

    A beast of a mascot meets handcrafted design from Drake Cooper
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    Doug Zanger May 2, 2025
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    A collage shows hands opening and holding a purple BOTANIA subscription box with skincare products, a card, and giveaway promotion. The packaging features playful design elements, including text and smiley illustrations.

    #40 | Top 40: Design | How Barker Made Prunes Cool Again

    Design chic with a high-fiber twist
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    Doug Zanger May 2, 2025
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    A raised black fist with a wristband camera is shown beside the text Courageous Conversation Global Foundation presents HndsUp—a bold call for justice—on a black background.

    HndsUp Reimagines Innovation as a Tool for Justice—and Hopes to Never See the Light of Day

    David&Goliath and Courageous Conversation create a bold concept that turns attention toward systemic change, not technology
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    Doug Zanger April 27, 2025
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    Skyline of a city at sunset reflected in a river, with bridges and buildings visible. Text reads Meet an Indie Agency—Familiar Creatures—outsmarting the big guys, plus INDIE Agency News at the bottom.

    Meet Familiar Creatures: The Agency Outsmarting the Big Guys

    Built on humor, hustle, and heart, this Richmond indie is taking challenger brands to new heights—and making behemoths nervous
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    Doug Zanger April 27, 2025
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    A woman smiling in the lower right corner with text above her that reads, God-is Rivera is BACK to shake things up! on a purple background.

    God-is Rivera is Back! And She’s Ready to Shake Things Up

    Burrell's new Chief Strategy Officer brings her energy and vision to the historic agency
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    Doug Zanger April 27, 2025
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    A blue sky with scattered clouds and birds flying; large white text reads Pitch Black across the top, hinting at black ideas and a powerful platform above the serene scene.

    Pitch Black’s New Era: An Event Grows Into a Powerful Platform for Black Ideas

    How Stephen Green and Eleazar Ruiz are redefining opportunity from Portland to the world
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    Doug Zanger April 27, 2025
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