Branding & Design Agency for Ambitious Companies
trategy. Design. Content. Everything your brand needs to create impact, built in Basel, Switzerland.
WE BUILD BRANDS PEOPLE BELIEVE IN.
Considered. Credible. Built to perform.
Launching, rebranding, or entering your next chapter of growth: Zihl Design brings fifteen years of precision to every decision, including work for some of the most regulated industries in the world.
No agency layers. No juniors. No surprises.
Zihl Design is the creative partner behind that promise. We work directly with founders and decision-makers, on brand strategy, identity and hand-drawn illustration, for companies of every kind, in Basel and beyond.
BRAND STRATEGY | CORPORATE IDENTITY | WEB DESIGN | ILLUSTRATION & ANIMATION
NO AGENCY LAYERS. JUST THE WORK.
Large agencies sell you an organogram. Account managers. Junior designers. Endless handovers. Zihl Design strips that away.
You work directly with the person who designs your brand, from the first strategy call to the final file. Senior-level thinking. Hand-crafted execution.
WHAT WE BRING TO EVERY PROJECT
CUSTOM ILLUSTRATION
Off-the-shelf visuals make brands forgettable. We build original illustration and animation into every identity. Work no one else can claim as their own.
STRATEGIC THINKING
Before any pixel gets placed, we ask one question: what does your brand need to say? Every visual decision follows from there.
DIRECT COLLABORATION
No account managers. No agency layers. You work directly with the person designing your brand, from first sketch to final file.
FIFTEEN YEARS OF CRAFT
Fifteen years across some of the most demanding industries, including pharma and insurance. Every detail gets the same care, whatever the size of the project.
RELIABLE WHERE IT COUNTS. SURPRISING WHERE IT MATTERS.
Fifteen years in some of the most regulated industries, including pharma and insurance, taught us precision, compliance and process.
That knowledge now shapes every brand we build, whatever the industry.
That's the reliable part.
The surprising part: original, hand-drawn illustration and animation that no competitor can copy, because it was made for you alone.
Some of our work is confidential. If the projects shown here don't cover your specific challenge, ask us. Chances are, we've solved it before, quietly.
WE MAKE BOLD BRANDS. NO EXCUSES.
"I see branding like poetry. Every detail carries weight, and the smallest change can completely shift how a brand feels."
Herbert Zihlmann
Founder & Creative Director
We intentionally stay small. Every client works directly with the people creating the work. No account managers. No unnecessary layers. Just honest collaboration and thoughtful design.
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