Enlisted Design

Enlisted Design is a self-described ‘design cooperative’ that helps businesses build their brand from the ground up. Their focuses are on brand strategy, visual design, and industrial design.

Industrial design involves creating the blueprint that turns your idea into a physical item. Whether it be designing the packaging for an existing product, or design of the product itself, your ideas will be brought to life at Enlisted Design.

Brand strategy involves helping your business come up with a cohesive identity that resonates with the market. Enlisted Design does trend forecasting, market research and analysis, and creative sessions to ensure that your brand truly represents you, while also appealing to consumers.

Visual design focuses on the aesthetics of your business or product. This includes brand identity, package design, color schemes, and print production. Enlisted Design will make sure that your product’s packaging is eye-catching and that your brand name and logo are memorable.

They employ talented product and graphic designers, as well as strong program management personnel. The team works with both fortune 500 companies as well as small startups to create innovative and state of the art designs for the client’s products and packaging. The experience is truly a collaborative one, ensuring that the client is an integral part of the creative process. Some of their clients include well-known brands such as Samsung, Ford, Netgear, Nestle, and Clorox.

Enlisted Design is the first industrial design company to call Oakland its home, and it is the only industrial design company that does branding and packaging in Oakland. They have won several design awards, which can be seen on their website. They are also one of the top 50 in growing businesses in the Bay Area, and top 15 in growing businesses in the East Bay.

Enlisted Design in located in bustling Downtown Oakland. The building is a block away from 19th Street BART. For drivers, metered parking can be found on the street. There are also several parking garages in the surrounding area. The building itself is locked, so use the call box to the right of the door and you will be buzzed up.