Honoring the top agencies in design categories across The Drum’s Awards program this year, we see a mix of design shops and specialists from health, comms and digital.
Work for deodorant brand Rollr took Mother Design to the number-two spot. But who's number one this year? (Rollr/Mother Design)
We’re well into The Drum Honors fortnight now, celebrating the top performers across our global awards program this year – winners who took home heavy bags of awards and join the ranks of The Drum Recommends in the process.
Claiming the top spot in our design ranking is Ketchum UK, thanks to its Grand Prix-winning work with the University of Cambridge and Genomics England for one of the most successful campaigns across all categories this year, ‘Liming with Gran.’
Tied for second are Area 23, a specialist health marketing shop, and Mother Design – the former for two powerful campaigns (Zip Code Exam for Equality Health Foundation and its work for Gavião Kyikatêjê FC) and the latter for its brand identity and product design for deodorant brand Rollr.
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Check out the full top 10 (well, 11, thanks to a tie) and keep your eyes peeled in the coming days for more rankings of the top brands, campaigns and creatives in the design category.
| Rank | Agency |
|---|---|
| 1 | Ketchum London |
| 2= | Area 23 |
| 2= | Mother Design |
| 4 | Design Bridge and Partners |
| 5 | Bader Rutter |
| 6= | Ba'ndo |
| 6= | Design Bridge and Partners Singapore |
| 6= | Whippet UK |
| 9= | Code and Theory |
| 9= | Saffron Consultants |
| 9= | Workhouse |
Want more? Check out all of the top winners from this year’s The Drum Honors, browse case studies of all the winning work from this year’s The Drum Awards festival, and mark your calendar for February, when we’ll unveil 2026’s World Creative Rankings.
Workhouse
Creative. Ambitious. Multi-Channel. We stop at nothing to create unique brand positions that resonate flawlessly with customers through strategically placed creative...
Bader Rutter
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Design Bridge and Partners Singapore
Ketchum London
Ba'ndo
We are Ba'ndo. A brand transformation agency rooted in both London and Istanbul. Our journey is fuelled by our thoughts, intuition and passion. And yes, we’re...
Saffron Consultants
Saffron is an independent global consultancy dedicated to creating brands, and building memorable experiences. With teams in London, Madrid, Tokyo and Vienna, we...
Mother Design
What we do
Brand Strategy, Brand Architecture, Brand and Product Naming, Brand Identity Systems, Motion & Animation Design, Front End Design, User Interaction,...
Area 23
A diverse, passionate group of thinkers, creators, poets, artists & technologists devoted to creating marketing ideas that change behavior. #NeverFinished
Design Bridge and Partners
Design Bridge is an award-winning brand design agency with Studios in London, Amsterdam, Singapore, Shanghai and New York.
Code and Theory
50% creatives and 50% engineers living at the intersection of tech and creativity.
Whippet
We’re creatives, designers, writers, thinkers, movers and shakers, musers and makers. Down-to-earth, brand-obsessed, with a passion for retail and a dedication...