The Agency

Founded in 2011, Manufactur is an independent creative agency based in L.A.

We build brand identity, packaging, and web experiences that turn feelings into brand moments and challenger brands into category leaders.

Our Philosophy

We build brands from the inside out, and it all starts with a feeling.

There’s no substitute for experiencing a brand and working to capture that unique moment of perfection.

Brand strategy, naming, brand identity, packaging, ecommerce… these aren’t separate departments for us. They’re different facets of the same practice.

Our team is small, senior, and deeply invested in our craft. We get close to the work and closer to our clients. We make business personal, and that makes a huge difference.

Awards are nice, and we've won a few. But our goal is always work that breaks through.

The results speak for themselves.

Nick
Matthew
Vanessa

Our Expertise

An integrated agency obsessed with creating high-quality brand moments across every medium and discipline.

Custom Shopify

Your site is your brand headquarters and its main digital avatar. We design and build best in class custom Shopify stores with thoughtful UX, optimized for connection, conversion, speed, and long-term growth.

  • Custom theme design and UX
  • Shopify Plus Site Development
  • Shopify Plus store architecture
  • Migration from Wordpress and other platforms
  • Advanced Shopify scripts and automation
  • Checkout extensibility and custom checkout flows
  • App integrations and custom app development
  • Global expansion, markets setup, and multi-store operations
  • Performance optimization and ongoing CRO support
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Research + Brand Strategy

We've crafted a unique research and strategy process to unearth unique opportunities, define positioning, and guide every creative decision while imbuing each with meaning.

  • Unique Brand Discovery Process
  • Market Research
  • Brand Strategy
  • Brand Audit
  • Positioning + Messaging
  • Naming
  • Brand Pillars
  • Competitive Analysis
  • Brand Workshop

Brand Identity Development

From brand strategy to complete brand worlds, we create identities that attract customers and unite teams.

  • Brand Voice
  • Brand Identity
  • Logo Design
  • Naming
  • Style Guide and Brand Bible
  • Logo Animations
  • Art Direction

Packaging Design

Impactful packaging can make or break your brand. Our packaging command attention on shelf, elevates unboxing experiences, and drives sales.

  • Packaging Design
  • Unboxing Experiences
  • Packaging Production & Sourcing
  • Shipping Boxes
  • Gifting Sets
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Custom Web Development

We design and build high-performance websites for tech and product brands — scalable, fast, and engineered for growth. With 10+ years experience as a Shopify Plus agency, if you can imagine it, our in-house team can build it.

  • UX (User Experience)
  • Web Design
  • Web Development
  • Wordpress and other platforms
  • Web Animation / Interaction
  • Web Design Systems for SaaS & Startups
  • Product Landing Page Systems
  • Performance & SEO Optimization
  • Ecommerce Optimization
  • Site Maintenance
  • Web Hosting

Content & Marketing

From photo and video to social and even email marketing, we love the opportunity to bring brands to life as true brand partners.

  • Email Campaigns
  • Copywriting
  • Ecommerce Photography
  • Social Content Development
  • Animation
  • 3D Modeling & Rendering
  • Ecommerce Photography
  • Video Production
  • Lifestyle Photography

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Our Process

Our Agile Process has been honed over the last 15 years to efficiently get projects to the church on time.

Click below to explore interactive timelines and descriptions.

Discovery & Strategy

It all starts with a deep dive on your audience, business goals, and KPIs.

Wireframes & UX

Next, we define the tech stack and most important user journeys. Sitemap and wireframes are created. Sessions are interspersed with collaborative moodboarding.

Web Design

This is where strategy, design, and functionality are married. An iterative process of refinement yields the perfect page designs.

Development

Our senior devs bring the custom designs to life, then wire the CMS. Content and QA are all handled in-house.

Launch

Launch is coordinated between marketing and tech. We handle the little details to make sure things go smoothly.

It all starts with a deep dive on your audience, business goals, and KPIs.

Meet the Team

Leadership

Matthew Bowers

Matthew Bowers

Co-Founder — Creative Director

Nicholas Denitto

Nicholas Denitto

Co-founder — Managing Director

Vanessa Cassarubias

Vanessa Cassarubias

Partner – Chief of Staff

Yauna Olmstead

Project Manager

Rachel Hayes

Senior Designer

Alex Pillow

Designer

Chiung Zhang

Designer

Christine Calapati

Jr. Designer

Brendan Sheehan

Technical Director

Ace Parane

Senior Developer

John Sardanas

Senior Developer

Aric Jamig

Content & QA

Andrea Recuyo

Developer

Jocelle Baniqued

Developer

Interested in joining the team? We’re always interested to meet talented folks that share our passions.

jobs@manufactur.co

Client List

  • Blu Atlas
  • Bonjil
  • Carolina Yoga
  • Dose of Colors
  • Femly
  • Hatch Beauty
  • Liquid Sunshine
  • Live Tinted
  • Only Skin
  • Tinge Beauty
  • Wild Oasis
  • Aziz Ansari
  • Chrissy Teigen
  • Jerrod Blandino
  • Kendall + Kylie
  • Nicole Richie
  • Alden Street Capital
  • Kaltroco
  • Litman Gregory
  • Motor Acceptance Company
  • Peregrine Pharmaceuticals
  • Tomorrow Farms
  • Untamed Brands
  • US Fibers
  • Venice Brands
  • Marysia Swim
  • Seven Points
  • Tate Jones
  • Teenz Shop
  • Aha! Alive
  • Alec’s Ice Cream
  • Almah
  • Ambrosia
  • Arrive Market
  • Babas Hummus
  • Baeho
  • Barnaby Candy Co.
  • Bazooka
  • Beacher’s Beer
  • Big Mountain Foods
  • Big Potato
  • Bixby Coffee
  • Boldr
  • Bonafide Provisions
  • Bored Cow
  • Brad’s Raw Foods
  • Braga Fresh
  • Cha Cha Matcha
  • Connect Foods
  • Cookies for the Soul
  • Craftmix
  • Dr. Praeger’s
  • Earnest Eats
  • Enroot
  • Eternal Water
  • Forager Project
  • Groovy Coffee
  • Half Past
  • Healthade
  • Healthy Hippo
  • Heavenly Teas
  • Hero Bread
  • Interior
  • Irvin’s
  • Joolies Dates
  • Josie’s Organics
  • Kiki Milk
  • Kiko Bright
  • Kobrick Coffee
  • Krave
  • Moonshot Snacks
  • Nature’s Heart
  • Nellie’s Eggs
  • Nixie Sparkling Water
  • Noka
  • Once Upon A Farm
  • Panzerotti Bites
  • Pete & Gerry’s
  • Phyll
  • Pitaya Foods
  • Plezi
  • Purely Elizabeth
  • Ramen Bae
  • Real Jerky
  • Rocket X
  • Salty Gold Uni
  • Smashmallow
  • Smile Tea
  • Tea India
  • The Pizza Cupcake
  • WhatIf Foods
  • Zacs Sweet Shop
  • Zellee
  • Zing Bars
  • Zulka
  • Zupa Noma
  • Bauscher Hepp
  • Brunch
  • Clyde’s Leather Company
  • Gear Hugger
  • HydroTech Hoses
  • No.2
  • Normal Objects Q
  • Rollercam
  • Shibumi Shade
  • Sonic Power
  • Twelve Bells
  • Zero Motorcycles
  • Zoe de Givenchy
  • 1933 Group
  • Adults Only
  • Avec Nous
  • Beverly Laurel Hotel
  • Black Market Liquor Bar
  • BNG Hospitality
  • Brasserie Dipp
  • Briarpatch
  • Brite Spot LA
  • Chestnut Club
  • Circa 93
  • Clifton’s
  • Craig’s Los Angeles
  • Fairfax Farm
  • Flippers
  • Garage Pizza
  • Gastro Garage
  • General Lee’s
  • Globe Theater
  • Go Dog
  • Good Times at Davey Wayne’s
  • Green Crush
  • Harvard & Stone
  • Harlow
  • Highland Park Bowl
  • Idle Hour
  • La Descarga
  • La Rambla
  • Loco Coco
  • Lodi Coffee
  • Long John Silvers
  • Madame Siam
  • No Vacancy
  • OM Juice Bar
  • Pour Vous
  • Scopa
  • Taim
  • The Bunker
  • The Falls
  • The Farmer’s Daughter
  • The Gallery
  • Three of Clubs
  • Thirsty Crow
  • Tramp Stamp Granny
  • Wake & Late
  • Willis Show Bar
  • 3LAU
  • 6AM Group
  • AMF Music Festival
  • Barclay Crenshaw
  • Bassnectar
  • Blood Diamonds
  • Capitol Records
  • Caroline Records
  • Cedric Gervais
  • Claude VonStroke
  • Dash Radio
  • Dillon Francis
  • Dirty Bird Records
  • Durante
  • Enrique Iglesias
  • Ferry Corston
  • Flume
  • Halsey
  • HARD Music Festival
  • Jack Ü
  • Kill The Noise
  • Major Lazer
  • Mat Zo
  • M Theory
  • Morrisey
  • N.A.S.A.
  • NGHTMRE
  • OWSLA
  • Pentatonix
  • Phuture Doom
  • Production Club
  • RCA
  • Sia
  • Skrillex
  • Slingshot Festival
  • Slow Shiver
  • Sony Music
  • Table Manners
  • Zayn
  • Authentic
  • Disney Parks
  • Fox Pictures
  • HireInfluence
  • Kingsman Movie
  • Photography West
  • The Third Floor
  • Verma Media
  • Vocal Media
  • 3LAU
  • 6AM Group
  • AMF Music Festival
  • Barclay Crenshaw
  • Bassnectar
  • Blood Diamonds
  • Capitol Records
  • Caroline Records
  • Cedric Gervais
  • Claude VonStroke
  • Dash Radio
  • Dillon Francis
  • Dirty Bird Records
  • Durante
  • Enrique Iglesias
  • Ferry Corston
  • Flume
  • Halsey
  • HARD Music Festival
  • Jack Ü
  • Kill The Noise
  • Major Lazer
  • Mat Zo
  • M Theory
  • Morrisey
  • N.A.S.A.
  • NGHTMRE
  • OWSLA
  • Pentatonix
  • Phuture Doom
  • Production Club
  • RCA
  • Sia
  • Skrillex
  • Slingshot Festival
  • Slow Shiver
  • Sony Music
  • Table Manners
  • Zayn
  • 10300 Venice
  • Alsander Gainesville
  • American Underground
  • Arteco Partners
  • Bixby Kennesaw
  • Canopy Gainsville
  • Cottages Tuscon
  • Dakota Ranch San Marcos
  • Kane Realty Corporation
  • Liv+
  • The Carmin Tempe
  • The Lodge Athens
  • Vail Headquarters
  • Venable
  • Wildwood Apartments
  • Biologica
  • Joi Wellness
  • Joymode
  • Liina
  • Lite
  • Love Sweat Fitness
  • LoveBug Probiotics
  • Mimio
  • Moonage Wellness
  • Playboy
  • Proper Health
  • Simplimins
  • Source Naturals
  • Women’s Lib
  • Arxchitect
  • Atrium
  • Autobio
  • Avid Pharmaceuticals
  • Circ
  • Cisco
  • Compost Colorado
  • Duro Labs
  • Foundry
  • Knightscope
  • Momentum
  • Monogram Orthopedics
  • Prospr
  • Verse
  • Big Spirits
  • Cellar Deals
  • Flagman Judah
  • Golden State of Cocktails
  • Karezza
  • Libra
  • McBride Sisters Winery
  • Penguin CBD
  • Reunion CBD
  • Rocks & Acid
  • SocialSomm
  • Sunday Goods
  • T-Vine Winery
  • Taub Family Outpost
  • The Pharm
  • Vanderpump Wines
  • Verma Farms
  • Vin Porter
  • Winc

What the FAQ?

We build brand worlds from the ground up. That includes brand strategy, identity systems, packaging design, and ecommerce experiences, including all the copy, creative, and digital thinking required to make those pieces work together.

We work with brands that want to grow with intention. That tends to be: founder-led companies, challenger brands, and category leaders looking to modernize. A lot of our work that you've likely seen is in food, beverage, and supplements, but we partner with teams across hospitality, tech, entertainment, apparel, and B2B as well.

No. CPG is our home base, but it’s not our limit. Our process works anywhere clarity, design, and strategic storytelling matter. If you have a product or service that needs a sharper point of view, we can help.

Yes. We love working with early-stage teams, as long as there’s a clear plan and readiness to invest in doing it right.

We help founders articulate their story, build a brand that feels real from day one, and avoid the common pitfalls of launching too early or too loosely.

Every project begins with discovery (Brand Therapy): founder interviews, creative research, and defining the emotional territory of the brand. From there, we develop strategy, build the identity system, apply it to packaging and/or digital, and finalize guidelines and launch assets. It’s collaborative, transparent, and designed to move at a comfortable but efficient pace with transparency on where you're at in the process every step of the way thanks to our project managers.

Absolutely. We frequently collaborate with in-house marketers, founders, PR teams, photography studios, and development partners. We’re flexible, easy to work with, and clear about who owns what so nothing falls through the cracks.

You better believe it. Everything we do is built by our internal team: strategy, copy, design, packaging, UX, content, and ecommerce. The more connected the work is, the stronger the outcomes are, so we keep these core disciplines under one roof. That being said, we do play nicely with other teams!

AI is changing by the day, and we're doing our best to stay on top of it. We're planning to update this as well as our A.I. Policy Page often. As of right now:

We are excited by AI.

We are terrified by the human and environmental cost of AI.

We advocate the intentional and responsible use of AI.

That means more responsible information and policies about AI.


For us, AI is:

A useful tool.

An irreplaceable assistant.

An existential threat to communities and creatives.

Translation: we are transparent about our use of AI as an assistant, never as a replacement for creative work. We use AI as a tool, not a crutch.

In some cases, it helps us explore directions faster, sharpen insights, and support writing and research. For example, validating category patterns, generating early creative territories, or proofreading our copy. All final creative work is crafted by our team; AI simply accelerates parts of the journey, and we pass the savings onto you.

Counter question: how much would you like to be involved?


Our typical client is involved enough to keep the work on point, not enough to derail their lives or other work functions. We guide the entire process and handle the heavy lifting.

You’ll give feedback at scheduled intervals and be intimately involved in key decisions.

Yes! We built Service Desk to act as an extension of your team.

Many clients stay with us for ongoing web support (including CRO), design, packaging line extensions, content, or channel management.

We offer retainers as well as project-based follow-ups, depending on what you need.

Branding and packaging projects generally start in the mid–five figures.

Full identity, packaging, and ecommerce builds land closer to six figures.

Every project is scoped based on goals, complexity, and timeline, and we’re transparent about pricing from the beginning.

Branding projects usually take 8–14 weeks depending on scope. Packaging timelines vary based on SKUs and regulatory needs. Full ecommerce builds typically run 10–16 weeks. If you have a hard deadline (like a launch or retail conversation), we can plan around it.

Yes! We work seamlessly across time zones and have built brands with teams across Europe, UK, Asia, and Latin America.

Location has never limited our ability to deliver world class work.

Absolutely. Once we have a quick conversation about your goals, timeline, and needs, we’ll put together a clear proposal that outlines scope, deliverables, and investment.

Feel free to fill out the form below and grab some time on our calendar.

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