Heavy Heavy is a creative studio comprised of storytellers, designers, and architects of ideas.

Heavy Heavy StudioDesign work by Heavy Heavy

Our studio was born out of a need to make things better, in a better way.

Having worked at creative agencies in the past, we knew the agency format was broken. Taking on large amounts of work, upselling unnecessary services, and creating client/agency relationships based on budgets, as opposed to creating the right solutions, is not productive.

We stand for transparency and adaptability, and we will never overcharge, oversell, or overdesign.

Looking for someone to just produce your idea without asking questions? Keep trucking. We are professional design-thinkers. We’ve earned a reputation for keeping thangs 💯.

We’re the right team to turn new ideas into reality.

Steven Darby, Creative Director at Heavy Heavy
Steven Darby Creative Director
Erik Ford, Digital Director at Heavy Heavy
Erik Ford Digital Director

Our nuanced process is the recipe for your success.

  1. Discover

    Before we do anything, we ask a ton of questions. We get super nosy about your goals and focus areas to clearly identify problems and appropriate solutions.

  2. Design

    Regardless of medium, we explore directions that will meet and exceed your goals, and that will resonate with your audience.

  3. Produce

    During production, we test typefaces and legibility, try color options, write code, write copy, print proofs, make mockups, measure twice, cut once, and then measure again.

  4. Launch

    Whether it's a tv commercial series, package design, rebrand, or any other thing made for human consumption, we do the shit out of it. We make sure it works as intended.

Darby & Josh speaking at SIU CarbondaleErik Ford at SIU Design Days 2014