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Work (5)
The world in grayscale — then Marcel arrives. Hover any project, or just keep scrolling. Click to zoom.
Still shipping.Open, transparent, collaborative — and it shows on a Tuesday.
A strong team of experts
ST DS DV MO PR CWStrategists, designers, developers, motion and production — in-house, from Davis and Accra.
While one studio sleeps, the other ships. Your project never waits for morning.
Project-based or hourly. Yes, hourly.
The meter is public — it has been on our services list since the deck. Start with a discovery session and scale from there.
Start a discovery session"Design is not just what it looks like and feels like. Design is how it works."Steve Jobs — we build by it
Services
(16)Names, marks, systems and voices that hold together everywhere they land. Where Marcel started in 2015, and still the center of gravity.
Sites, apps and platforms designed for the person on the other side of the screen. Fifteen shipped for one bank alone.
Work that moves: campaigns, film and motion that people remember, across social, digital advertising and the big screen.
The brand made physical: architecture, interiors, signage and events, produced by the same team that drew the logo.
Marcel is a name, not an acronym. We named the studio like a person because that is the promise: the work is for you and your users, never for ourselves.
Every project begins with an open mind, a curious spirit, and no preconceived ideas. Since 2015, from Davis, California and Accra, Ghana, a team of world-class creatives and producers has helped some of the world's largest brands make work that matters.
Find the insight
Fast-paced, user-centric discovery. We map journeys and surface what actually matters.
Set the direction
Insights become strategy: how the brand looks, sounds, and acts.
Build it beautifully
Ideate, prototype, validate. Agile at the core. Refine, then refine again.
"You guys absolutely nailed it and for that we are thankful. Top quality stuff."
"Marcel™ completely nailed our brand identity. They took the time to understand our vision and brought it to life in a way that feels both authentic and innovative."
"I was so happy with the campaign I couldn't even hide it!"
"Everyone who has seen our video is completely amazed. Great job!"
Answered questions.
Everything a brand touches: strategy, identity, digital products, campaigns, video, and physical spaces. Sixteen services, four sectors, one in-house team of designers, developers, animators and producers.
Project-based or hourly. Every project starts with a discovery session where we define goals and map your users, then we execute in agile sprints: ideate, prototype, validate, refine.
Davis, California and Accra, Ghana. The work travels further: our clients span the USA, Ghana, Israel and beyond. One studio is always awake.
The in-house team, start to finish. The people in the discovery session are the people who design, build and ship your work. No hand-offs to strangers.
