WHIPSAW Information

Whipsaw is an award-winning product design and brand consultancy from San Francisco. We create at the intersection of physical, digital, brand, and marketing. Founded in 1999 by Dan Harden, we offer industrial design, product development and design engineering, UX/UI and human-machine interaction design, brand strategy and visual identity, packaging design, innovation strategy and consumer research, 3D product visualization, website design and development, and go-to-market support. Our team has shipped over 1,000 products and earned over 325 design awards, including Red Dot, IDEA, iF, D&AD, Good Design, and Medical Design Excellence Awards, for clients ranging from startups to Fortune 500 companies like Google, Nike, Samsung, Brita, SharkNinja, Tonal, Cisco, Hydrafacial, Johnson & Johnson, and Bio-Rad. We design all things tech across consumer, medical, fitness, wellness, entertainment, robotics, and AI industries, as well as non-tech products for home and family. From first insight through concept, engineering, manufacturing, brand strategy and design, and digital marketing, Whipsaw partners with teams to bring bold ideas to life. Our work is featured in permanent collections of the Smithsonian Cooper Hewitt Design Museum, the Henry Ford Museum, the Chicago Athenaeum, and the V&A Museum. Fast Company ranks Whipsaw among the top five design firms in the world.