A competitive market is a jungle, especially for digital product design agencies waiting for their next big project.

Surviving the wild isn’t enough for CreateApe. In today’s market, thriving is the name of the game — and we want to be the guide that helps our clients become king of the Jungle!

But success as a digital design agency doesn’t come overnight. Even the best agencies in the world have ups and downs. What matters is that if you get knocked down, you get back up again (cue “Tubthumping” by Chumbawumba).

No project is without flaws, but CreateApe powers through them by developing innovative UX strategies that benefit the business and the user. Let’s just say our approach hasn’t gone unnoticed.

CreateApe’s CEO Alessandro Fard was recently named a Top Agency Expert by Rise 25, a B2B service using podcasts to increase a company’s ROI. In the article, Rise 25 spoke with Fard about launching an agency from the ground up and the importance of remaining true to your vision.

When starting a design agency that emphasizes business and UX strategy, it’s crucial to define the goals and values that set your business apart from competitors. This helps new companies carve out a niche that guides their services and growth as an organization.

Fard also noted that failure is to be expected early on — it’s just a part of life. You may encounter a client that doesn’t understand the value of design strategy or needs more for their project than you can accommodate. 

Recognizing your strengths as a designer/agency is key, and remaining faithful to your brand and design philosophy will protect your reputation despite the pitfalls of getting your business off the ground.

“Even businesses have growing pains,” says Fard, “So learn from your mistakes and recover quickly to maintain trust and authenticity.”

CreateApe’s agility and strategizing prowess have earned us several accolades in the B2B space — and we’re honored to be named a Top Agency Expert by Rise 25!

Are you ready to give your users a satisfying experience tailored to your brand and business goals? Our user-obsessed approach leads to solutions that are always customized and optimized. Start a project with us today!

In true CreateApe fashion, our digital product designers are ending 2022 with a bang!

Clutch, the leading B2B marketplace for businesses, announced their top-ranking global creative and design agencies. And guess who made the list?

That’s right…your friendly neighborhood apes placed 8th out of all the digital product design firms IN THE WORLD! Read the full report.

This is no small feat for us. CreateApe began as a small collective of UX/UI pros handling website design and development. But in 2022, we’ve evolved into a multi-skilled team of international digital product designers taking on large-scale projects across multiple industries.

Do we plan on pumping the breaks next year? Absolutely NOT! Big things are waiting for us above the treetops.

“Last year’s growth was pretty robust. This year we’re hoping to continue to grow at a more sustainable pace to make sure the qualities that make us stand out in the agency space are front and center.” Said CreateApe CEO Alessandro Fard.

Our UX strategy and design approach has helped us take new and existing products from just an idea to fully formed, user-friendly experiences for companies big and small. But don’t just take our word for it. Hear what our clients have to say about the CreateApe experience.

This isn’t our first award from Clutch, and it certainly won’t be our last. Every time a happy client walks away with a new digital product in hand, it supports our theory that continued success comes from true collaboration.

“I think that the award reinforces the foundation of our policy of treating our clients like partners. What we’re learning is that when our clients are successful, we can also be successful.” Said Fard.

So, got any big plans for your company in 2023? Maybe a website redesign, a brand-new app, or a full-fledged SaaS system?

Leave it to one of the fastest-growing teams of digital product designers on the planet (and maybe the galaxy) to put your plans into action. Start a project with us today!

We’ve been named one of the best website designers in Irvine, CA by Gatello…one of the largest online business directories in the US! Create Ape is the king of the jungle yet again 🐒 👑

We’re raking in major industry accolades after our record growth as a company in 2021, and we’re only going up from here. Being recognized as one of the top service providers in our field by trusted platforms like Gatello is a huge honor!

Gatello’s review team based their ranking on a rigorous 40-point inspection. Because of CreateApe’s high quality of service and glowing reviews from our clients, we were named among the best website designers in Irvine, CA.

“Our commitment to our clients is paramount to who we are. When they’re successful, we're successful. We don’t pay lip service to partnership, we live and breathe it every day.” Said CreateApe founder and CEO Alessandro Fard.

Being included with some of the best Southern California web designers is a huge accomplishment, and we have no plans to slow down! We’re growing more and more as a company every day and ascending to new heights in the UX/UI design industry.

This banana’s for you, Gatello! 🍌 Thanks for including us among the web design greats.

As CreateApe levels up in the UX/UI industry, we're coming up with new and innovative ways to maximize user satisfaction with your digital products. If you’re curious about what CreateApe can do for your business, hear what our clients have to say or start a project with us.

Want to see our apes in action? Read one of our UX/UI design case studies.

As we swing into quarter two of 2021, we’ve got some tree-mendous news from the information hut to share with all of you: DesignRush has named CreateApe the top digital agency of 2021! Rock on, team!

DesignRush is a B2B marketplace that connects brands with agencies. It was founded in 2017 and has grown into a global agency network with over 8,800 listed professional agencies from over 60 different countries and consulted by thousands of decision-makers looking to start a project.

CreateApe was ranked one of the top digital agencies for our user experience & user interface (UX/UI) design expertise and consistent ability to provide the highest quality of customer service possible.

We could not be more appreciative of being singled out for this award. We’re going bananas over it since it validates all of the awesome work we’ve designed and developed in quarter one for our clients. Our commitment to them and to our users is the foundation of who we are.

At CreateApe, we tackle every project, no matter the level of complexity, with a sense of purposeful passion because we value our clients’ success as our own. We develop modern, visually appealing products that aren’t just designed to look good but are also functional and intuitive to the user’s experience. However, we would be nothing without happy clients.

We’re always looking to act as a jungle guide to navigate you through the wild. If you need some help but don’t know where to start, drop us a line. We’ll do our best to clear out the brush and guide you down the path toward your digital and print goals.

Clutch released a list of the top UX agencies across the United States and CreateApe was honored to be among them as the #1 UX/UI agency in Orange County! Rock on, team!

Clutch is a B2B firm in located in Washington DC, connecting small to medium businesses to agencies and consultants through research, ratings, and reviews. Clutch covers over 500 different industries, each company evaluated on criteria such as market presence, client base, and industry experience.

CreateApe was ranked one of the top agencies in Orange County for our User Experience & User Interface (UX/UI) design expertise and consistent ability to provide the highest quality of customer service possible. Thanks to all of our outstanding clients taking the time to do the Clutch interview process, CreateApe now has a rating of 4.8, making us the matrix leader in the Orange County UX Designers page organically.

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Clutch Senior Business Analyst IIse Heine commented, “These designers combine cutting-edge techniques with a keen knowledge of human nature and aesthetic sense to help companies achieve their business goals, working closely with them every step of the way.”

“The top UX designers use best practices to optimize a website’s usability, accessibility and overall look,” said Heine.

The top agencies in the U.S. have been chosen based on client feedback, verified through phone interviews, quality of work and market presence.

A recent client of ours provided feedback on a project with us via Clutch and rated CreateApe as a 5-star service. The project was to design and develop a Shopify Plus website with custom features. They said, “CreateApe was knowledgeable, dedicated, and committed to success. They felt like part of our development team—and still do as they monitor our site. We couldn’t ask for more.”

Another reviewer stated, “CreateApe creates clear and unique designs that effectively achieve the company’s goals. They’re able to deliver products that require little iteration with minimal direction. Organized, responsive, and proactive in their approach, they continue to be great partners to work with.”

At CreateApe, we tackle every project no matter the level of complexity with a sense of purposeful passion because we value our clients success as our own. We develop modern, visually appealing products that aren’t only designed to look good, but are functional and intuitive to the User’s experience. But we would be nothing without happy clients. Their feedback to Clutch has been more rewarding than anything else could have been. Thank you to our awesome clients!

Reputation is everything in the online world. The things people say about you will stick and spread. This is why we ensure that only good things are mentioned whenever our performances as a company come up in a conversation.

Fortunately, our work has struck a positive chord with everyone we’ve worked with, as we’ve developed quite a reputation within our industry. Today we celebrate one of our most recent and important accolades. Thanks to our performance over the past year, Clutch has named us as one of their picks for the 100 fastest-growing companies for the year 2022.

Clutch is a B2B research platform that uses feedback and reviews to determine the best companies from every industry worldwide. This award is part of a program that recognizes small to medium businesses quickly making a name for themselves over the past year.

This award represents the culmination of many months of hard work. Our sole focus throughout every project is ensuring our clients get the results they want. The fact that every one of them has rewarded us in their way contributed to our growth and, ultimately, this important award.

“We are both excited and honored to be chosen as a leading UX/UI agency for Clutch's 100! We are a UX/UI agency that aims to provide our clients with unparalleled personalized solution-based service. We pride ourselves on transparency, accountability, and setting our clients up for success.” - Alessandro Fard, Founder of Create Ape.

It’s taken contributions from multiple companies on various successful web projects to get us where we are today. However, if anecdotal evidence isn’t enough, we encourage you to explore our website and contact our team to get more information on what we can do to improve your business.