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Awesome Creative Technology
Businesses, groups, agencies, schools, festivals, and conferences that specialize in combining computing, design, art, and user experience.
Creative technology is a broadly interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary field combining computing, design, art, and user experience.
This list hopes to compile the best creative technology groups & resources across the world, both as a source of inspiration and as a reference point for potential employers and meetups of creative technologists.
Creative technologists by definition have a breadth of skills as opposed to a specific specialty, so it's difficult to categorize them. While this isn't a perfect organization, each group below generally specializes in the area to which they've been assigned.
Table of Contents
- Creative Technology
- Collectives & Practices
- Experiential Spaces & Experiences
- Fabricators
- Event Production
- Architecture
- Creative Agencies
- Museums
- Festivals & Conferences
- Education
- Closed Groups
Creative Technology
| Name | Locations | Keywords |
|---|---|---|
| 1024 Architecture | [Paris] | architectural and digital works, orchestrated sound and light scores |
| Acrylicize | [London] [NYC] [Seattle] | harness the power of art and creativity to help people fall in love with spaces |
| Ada | [NYC] | experience innovation and design agency that partners with the world's most ambitious visionaries and brands in the culture, arts and social impact space |
| Adirondack Studios | [Glens Falls, NY] [Dubai] [Orlando] [Shanghai] [LA] [Singapore] | concept, schematic, design, construction, fabrication, installation, support |
| Alt Ethos | [Denver] | experiential, metaverse, and event design agency |
| Art + Com | [Berlin] | media sculptures, data installations, new media |
| Art Processors | [Melbourne] [NYC] | partner with cultural and tourism organisations to invent new realities of human experience |
| Augmented Magic | [Paris] | augmented magic shows, digital installations |
| AV Controls | [NYC] | site-specific technology installations, digital landmarks |
| Barbarian | [NYC] | marketing and advertising, new media |
| Beaudry Interactive | [LA] | themed entertainment, museum exhibitions, live shows, and branded experiences |
| Blackbow | [Beijing] | projection mapping, digital art and cultural experiences |
| Blublu | [Hangzhou] | projection mapping, immersive experiences for museums and workspace |
| Bluecadet | [Philadelphia] [NYC] | experience design across digital and physical environments, visitor centers |
| BRDG Studios | [Philadelphia] | digital moments in physical spaces, retail environments, art galleries, events |
| BREAKFAST | [NYC] | software-/hardware-driven artworks, flip discs |
| Breeze Creative | [NYC] [Miami] | interactive experience design, family entertainment, museums, playgrounds, educational institutions |
| C&G Partners | [NYC] | branding, digital installations, exhibits and environments, signage, wayfinding, websites |
| Charcoalblue | [NYC] [Melbourne] [Chicago] [UK] [London] | amazing spaces where stories are told and experiences are shared |
| Cinimod Studio | [London] | location based work where technology, environment, content and real life interaction meet |
| Code and Theory | [NYC] [San Francisco] [London] [Manila] | strategically driven, digital-first agency that lives at the intersection of creativity and technology |
| Cognition | [LA] | an interactive studio designed to enrich experiences by building creative technology with human empathy |
| Comuzi | [London] | explore and imagine and prototyp and creatr future-forward creative concepts |
| DE-YAN | [NYC] | creative concepting, experiential, motion, graphic & interactive design within luxury, fashion, beauty, & lifestyle |
| Deeplocal | [Pittsburgh] | creative engineers, inventors, interactive experiences, human stories |
| Design I/O | [NYC] [San Francisco] | immersive, interactive installations, storytelling, events, galleries, museums, exhibitions and public space |
| Digifun | [Shanghai] | projection mapping, new media art education |
| Digital Ambiance | [Berkeley, CA] | lighting design, projection mapping, interactive design |
| Dimensional Innovations | [Kansas City] [Atlanta] [Minneapolis] [Denver] [LA] [Pittsburgh] | experience design, interactive experiences, brand activation |
| Dome | [NYC] | experience design studio that gathers designers, technologists, and strategists to solve unusual problems |
| Domestic Data Streamers | [Barcelona] | fighting indifference towards data |
| dotdotdash | [Portland] [LA] [NYC] | innovation agency that seamlessly blends the physical and digital |
| Downstream | [Portland] [Amsterdam] [Melbourne] | strategy + design + content + technology |
| Dpt. | [Montreal] | generating wonder with immersive platforms, AR, & VR |
| Eness | [Melbourne] | evocative interactive experiences for public, commercial and cultural entities |
| Envoy | [Chicago] [LA] [San Diego] | transform environments into exceptional experiences, formerly Leviathan |
| ESI Design | [NYC] | transforms places into experiences, immersive deisgn, architectural scale |
| Extrapolation Factory | [NYC] | research studio, futures studies, collaborative prototyping |
| Fast Horse | [Minneapolis] | a truly integrated creative agency |
| FIELD | [London] | future aesthetics for design, motion, experiential |
| Float4 | [Montreal] [NYC] | integrates digital experiences into physical spaces to amplify their identity |
| fuse | [Modena, Italy] | live-media performances, experimentation, electronic music, digital arts |
| Future Colossal | [NYC] | experiential technologies in advertising and entertainment and art |
| Gallagher & Associates | [DC] [NYC] [Portland] [Singapore] | harmony between technology, narrative, and physical design |
| Game Seven | [NYC] [LA] | intersection of sport and culture, brand stories |
| Geeksart | [Guangzhou] [Shanghai] | media sculptures, new media exhibition |
| Giant Spoon | [NYC] [LA] | translate cultural trends into big ideas, experiential, gaming |
| Hotel Creative | [London] | retail, branding, exhibitions, events |
| Hovercraft | [Denver] [Portland] | interactive installations, site-specific content, retail, sports |
| HUSH | [NYC] | marketing and advertising, retail and DTC, architecture |
| iart | [Basel] | studio for media architectures, enhancing physical spaces with digital technology |
| IMG SRC | [Tokyo] | full-service communication agency focusing on websites, installations, and R&D |
| Immersive International | [London] [Shanghai] [Ottawa] [Hong Kong] [Cape Town] | live experiences and art installations in public, private and commercial spaces |
| Intergalactic | [Vancouver] [London] | mobile apps, interactive screens, web development, application design and visualization |
| Invisible North | [NYC] | culturally fluent, thoughtful experiences, bring brands to life |
| Jam3 | [Toronto] [LA] [Montevideo] [Amsterdam] | create modern experiences for tomorrow's brands |
| Jason Sherwood Design | [NYC] | television and broadway and concert stage design |
| Left Field Labs | [LA] | products, platforms, and services that solve fundamental human challenges |
| Listen | [NYC] | sensory-driven brand assets, modern cultural landscape, sound, experiences |
| Lorem Ipsum | [NYC] [Moscow] [London] | experience design, narrative, physical and digital environments |
| m ss ng p eces | [NYC] [LA] | new wave production and entertainment partner for content and immersive experiences that inspire culture |
| Magnopus | [LA] [London] | unite the physical and digital worlds with extraordinary experiences |
| Manifold | [San Francisco] [LA] [Portland] | we hire smart people and get out of their way |
| Map | [London] | industrial designers who believe great design can solve problems |
| Marshmallow Laser Feast | [London] | leaving a slug trail of sensory nuggets as we journey through the cosmos |
| Master of Shapes | [LA] | a space surfing, geometry taming, buffalo riding, Future House |
| Midnight Commercial | [NYC] | unite the disparate digital and physical worlds |
| MindBuffer | [Berlin] | audiovisual research and digital design studio |
| Moment Factory | [Montreal] [LA] [London] [Tokyo] [Paris] [NYC] | shows, destinations, content, interactive, scenography |
| Momentum Worldwide | [NYC] [Athens] [Atlanta] [Bogota] [Bucharest] [Cairo] [Chicago] [Dubai] [Frankfurt] [Gothenburg] [Lima] [London] [Madrid] [Manchester] [Mexico City] [Milan] [New Delhi] [Santiago] [Sao Paulo] [Seattle] [Seoul] [St. Louis] [Sydney] [Toronto] [Tokyo] | disruptive, entertaining, shareable, unforgettable experiences for clients and their fans |
| Motse | [Shenzhen] | digital art |
| MSCHF | [NYC] | viral stunts and products, trying to do stuff that the world can't even define |
| mycotoo | [LA] [Barcelona] | entertainment development company specializing in theme park design, immersive experiences, and best-in-class events worldwide |
| NCompass | [LA] | brand and marketing solutions creating experiences that integrate the latest technology and creative |
| Neon Global | [Singapore] | world class and epic experiences that are innovative, creative and exciting |
| NeoPangea | [Reading, PA] | microsites, games, VR/AR, digital, social |
| NEXT/NOW | [Chicago] | brand activations, immersive environments, emerging technologies |
| NGX Interactive | [Vancouver] | pushing new technologies to create experiences that are vivid and meaningful |
| Night Kitchen | [Philadelphia] | dynamic digital experiences, online exhibitions, digital strategy, storytelling |
| Nohlab | [Istanbul] | producing interdisciplinary experiences around art, design and technology |
| Normal | [Montreal] | public installations, entertainment, performing arts, stage design |
| Nowhere | [Shanghai] | marketing events, interactive experiences |
| Oat Foundry | [Philadelphia] | split-flap displays, electromechanical stuff, think tank, products, experiences |
| OIO | [London] | creative company working on future products and tools for a less boring future |
| Onformative | [Berlin] | studio for digital art and design, challenge the boundaries between art and design and technology |
| Optimist | [LA] [NYC] [London] [Amsterdam] [Hamburg] [Berlin] [Prague] | architects of subculture, creative, design, strategy, production, content, brand experience |
| Patten Studio | [NYC] | informed by research at the MIT Media Lab, experiences that connect people |
| Potion Design | [NYC] | design and technology studio, interactive, musuems |
| pretty bloody simple | [Munich] | interactive experiences, analog and digital, musuems |
| RadicalMedia | [NYC] [LA] | commercials, documentaries, music videos, branded experiences, & immersive environments |
| Rare Volume | [NYC] | design and technology studio, interactive video walls |
| Red Paper Heart | [NYC] | art from real world interaction |
| Relative Scale | [Raleigh] | bespoke digital products and experiences for brands and institutions |
| RGI Creative | [Cleveland] | corporate experience design, museums exhibits and displays |
| Rosie Lee Creative | [London] [Amsterdam] [NYC] | design, creative, digital and consultancy |
| S1T2 | [Sydney] [Melbourne] [Shanghai] | We create interactive experiences that immerse audiences in the future of storytelling through technology. |
| Second Story | [Atlanta] [Portland] [NYC] | exhibition, interactive, software, experience, hardware, VR, AR, projection |
| Seeeklab | [Xiamen] | marketing events, interactive installation |
| Set Reset | [London] | transforming data into compelling stories that fuel growth and create opportunity |
| SOSO | [Boston] [San Diego] | delivering real human impact across physical and virtual space, placemaking and storytelling |
| space150 | [Minneapolis] [LA] [NYC] | a tech-driven creative agency |
| Special Projects | [London] | design and innovation agency that reveals user needs and transforms them into experiences and products |
| Spectacle | [Phoenix] | expertise in fabricating experiences that drive engagement and wow participants |
| Spectra Studio | [LA] | installations, projection, sculpture, robotics, light and sound |
| Staat | [Amsterdam] | branding, editorial, event, film, graphic design, illustration, installation, interactive, interior design, production, retail |
| Stimulant | [San Francisco] | experience design and interactive installation, human-scale, site-specific digital experiences and touchscreen applications |
| StoreyStudio | [London] | spatial design, set design, window displays, moving image |
| Studio Black | [LA] [NYC] | technical production, design advisory, content management, digital content |
| Studio Elsewhere | [NYC] | bio-experiential design and technology to support brain health |
| Super A-OK | [NYC] | A multi-modal service bureau for the 21st century, fabrication, electronics |
| SUPERBIEN | [Paris] [NYC] [Dubai] | Creative studio for visually extended experiences, merging digital & physical environments. |
| Superfly | [NYC] | create shared experiences that shape how the world plays & connects |
| TAD | [NYC] [London] | digital experiences, technology and architecture, designed to inspire people. |
| Team Epiphany | [NYC] [LA] | influencer marketing, IRL, vertical integration |
| Tellart | [Providence] [Amsterdam] [San Francisco] | transformative experiences, invention, physical & digital experiences, new technologies |
| The Gathery | [NYC] | editorially-born creative agency specializing in brand marketing and content creation |
| The Lab at Rockwell Group | [NYC] | architecture and design, branded experiences, immersive environments, pop ups |
| The Projects | [London] [LA] [NYC] [Sydney] | brand consultancy, meaningful experiences, tell stories |
| THG | [LA] | experiential, exhibit, live shows, theme parks, retail, dining, museums |
| Thinkwell | [LA] [Montreal] [Abu Dhabi] [Riyadh] | strategy, experience design, production, master planning, entertainment destinations, branded attractions, interactive media installations, events, museums, expos |
| Tool | [LA] | help brands and agencies with ideation, content, and experience production that generate buzz |
| Trivium Interactive | [Boston] | experience design and production |
| Two Goats | [NYC] [LA] [London] | AR, interactive branded experiences |
| Unified Field | [NYC] | content-rich, experiential and interactive media for digital branding, media environments, and exhibits in public spaces |
| UNIT9 | [London] [LA] [NYC] [Berlin] | innovation architects, product designers, software engineers, gaming experts, creatives, art directors, designers, producers and film directors |
| Upswell | [Portland] | digital and physical content first experiences |
| VTProDesign | [LA] | high tech robotics and projection mapping |
| VVOX | [NYC] [LA] | high-end design, code, fabrication, sound |
| We Are Royale | [LA] [Seattle] | frontlines of design & technology to arm brands with the creative to turn audiences into advocates |
| Wonderlabs | [Shanghai] | marketing events, interactive installation |
| XORXOR | [Budapest] | collaboration between scientists, engineers, artists and robots, real-time visuals meet complex design |
| Yellow Studio | [NYC] | artistically-minded design, tv/concert/event production design, set design |
Collectives & Practices
Established artist collectives/practices that work with creative technology (here primarily for reference, not necessarily for career opportunities).
| Name | Locations | Keywords |
|---|---|---|
| Brooklyn Research | [NYC] | we build interactive systems for a range of clients including museums, artists, and leading technology firms |
| Dave + Gabe | [NYC] | interactive installation studio, real-time animation, generative 3D sound |
| Hypersonic | [NYC] | groundbreaking new media sculptures and physical installations |
| Kimchi and Chips | [South Korea] | intersection of art, science and philosophy through ambitious large-scale installations |
| NONOTAK Studio | [Paris] | light and sound installations, ethereal, immersive, dreamlike |
| panGenerator | [Warsaw] | new media art and design collective, mixing bits & atoms |
| Random International | [London] [Berlin] | experimental practice within contemporary art, human condition in an increasingly mechanised world |
| Smooth Technology | [NYC] | cutting-edge technology and artistic sensibility, wireless wearables, create the impossible |
| Taller Estampa | [Barcelona] | group of filmmakers, programmers and researchers who work in the fields of experimental audiovisual and digital environments. |
| teamLab | [Tokyo] | full-room interactive projection mapping, interdisciplinary group of ultratechnologists |
| The Cuttelfish | [USA] | explore and imagine and prototyp and creatr future-forward creative concepts |
| United Visual Artists | [London] | new technologies with traditional media, site-specific, instruments that manipulate perception |
| WHYIXD | [Taiwan] | cross-disciplinary art installations, dance, architecture, music |
| Zebradog | [Madison] | communication design and the built environment, higher education |
Experiential Spaces & Experiences
Groups that create experential spaces & experiences full of creative technology.
| Name | Locations | Keywords |
|---|---|---|
| 29 Rooms (Vice Media Group) | [USA] | multi-sensory installations, performances, and workshops |
| Cascade | [LA] | interactive art experience |
| Color Factory | [NYC] [Houston] | collaborative interactive exhibit |
| Meow Wolf | [Santa Fe] [Las Vegas] [Denver] | immersive and interactive experiences that transport audiences of all ages into fantastic realms of story and exploration |
| Museum of Ice Cream | [San Francisco] [NYC] | transforms concepts and dreams into spaces that provoke imagination and creativity |
| PopUpMob | [NYC] [LA] [London] [Paris] | one-stop shop for pop up experiences |
| Studio Daguet | [Nantes] [Paris] | staging stories, show, music, theme parks, museums, hotels |
Fabricators
Groups that mostly fabricate pieces for creative technology companies.
| Name | Locations | Keywords |
|---|---|---|
| Bednark | [NYC] | full-service fabrication, production, install |
| Eventscape | [Toronto] | building the extraordinary, full service |
| Gamma | [NYC] | large scale robotic cnc, install, sculptures |
| Pink Sparrow | [NYC] [LA] | environmental design, project management |
| Visionary Effects | [Pittsburgh] | old-school manufacturing processes with digital design and fabrication |
Event Production
Groups that specialize in event production, often with a creative technology twist.
| Name | Locations | Keywords |
|---|---|---|
| Dera Lee Productions | [NYC] | theatre arts, story-telling |
| GPJ | [Austin] [Boston] [Dallas] [Detroit] [LA] [Nashville] [NYC] [San Francisco] [Silicon Valley] | immersive events and experiences |
| SAT | [Montreal] | immersive experiences, concerts, workshops, conferences, exhibitions |
| Sparks | [Philadelphia] [Detroit] [Connecticut] [Atlanta] [LA] [Las Vegas] [NYC] [San Francisco] [Shanghai] | trade show, experiential, retail |
Architecture
Groups that generally design architecture often incorporating creative technology.
| Name | Locations | Keywords |
|---|---|---|
| Carlo Ratti Associatti | [Torino, Italy] [NYC] [UK] | design and innovation office, MIT Media Lab: Senseable City Lab |
| Gensler DXD | [Worldwide] | built environment with integrated capabilities in strategy, design, technology, data, and architecture |
| Olson Kundig | [Seattle] [NYC] | architecture, vessel that supports specific art installations, seamless spatial experience |
| SOFTlab | [NYC] | mixes research and creativity and technology with a strong desire to make working fun |
| Universal Design Studio | [London] [NYC] | driven by a deeply held belief in the transformative power of well designed and finely crafted spaces |
Creative Agencies
Groups that are have a more general focus, but have a knack for projects imbued with creative technology.
| Name | Locations | Keywords |
|---|---|---|
| &Walsh | [NYC] | brand strategy, art direction, design and production across all platforms |
| AKQA | [London] [SF] [São Paulo] [Melbourne] [Aarhus] [Miami] [Amsterdam] [Atlanta] [Auckland] [Berlin] [Cairo] [Cape Town] [Copenhagen] [Dubai] [Gothenburg] [Gurgaon] [Johannesburg] [Milan] [NYC] [Paris] [Portland, OR] [Riyadh] [Shanghai] [Stockholm] [Sydney] [Tokyo] [Venice] [DC] [Wellington] | the most powerful force in the universe isn’t technology, it’s imagination |
| BUCK | [LA] [NYC] [Sydney] [Amsterdam] | VR, AR, installation, real-time animation, 3D, experiential |
| Framestore | [London] [NYC] [Montreal] | virtual, augmented and mixed realities, location-based entertainment, and theme park rides |
| ManvsMachine | [London] [LA] | multidimensional creative studio |
| Media Monks | [Amsterdam] [London] [Dubai] [Stockholm] [NYC] [LA] [San Francisco] [Mexico City] [São Paulo] [Buenos Aires] [Shanghai] [Singapore] | creative production |
| R/GA | [Austin] [Chicago] [LA] [NYC] [Portland] [San Francisco] [Berlin] [Bucharest] [London] [Buenos Aires] [Santiago] [São Paulo] [Melbourne] [Shanghai] [Singapore] [Sydney] [Tokyo] | business, experience, and marketing transformation |
| SuperUber | [Rio de Janeiro] [São Paulo] | experiences that blend art, technology, architecture and design |
| The Mill | [London] [NYC] [LA] [Chicago] [Bangalore] [Berlin] | experience makers, media and brand activation, innovative design, and inventive technologies |
| Weber Shandwick | [Atlanta] [Baltimore] [Bogotá] [Boston] [Brasilia] [Buenos Aires] [Buffalo] [Chicago] [Dallas] [Detroit] [Lima] [LA] [Mexico City] [Minneapolis] [Montreal] [Nashville, TN] [NYC] [Philadelphia] [Rio de Janeiro] [SF] [Santiago] [Seattle] [St. Louis] [São Paulo] [Toronto] [Vancouver] [DC] | we work at the intersection of technology, society, policy and media, adding value to culture — to shape and re-shape it |
Museums
Groups that generally focus on designing museums and similar experiences using creative technology.
| Name | Locations | Keywords |
|---|---|---|
| Art Processors | [Melbourne] | specialist interactive media and exhibition design |
| Cortina Productions | [McLean, VA] | artistry, content, and technology, we render the word to the story, the story to the medium, and the medium to the space. |
| Exploratorium | [San Francisco] | exhibits made in-house, public-facing workshop |
| Gagarin | [Reykjavík] | weaving education, information and data into compelling stories |
| GSM Project | [Montreal] [Singapore] [Dubai] | content first, exhibitions |
| Ideum | [Albuquerque] | interactive exhibits and exhibitions, integrated hardware products |
| Iglhaut + von Grote | [Berlin] | scenography, spatial mise-en-scène |
| Local Projects | [NYC] | experience Designers pushing the boundaries of human interaction |
| Monadnock Media | [Massachusetts] | multimedia experiences for museums, historic sites and public places |
| Northern Light Productions | [Boston] | immersive media environments, interactive experiences, or documentary films. |
| Roto | [Columbus, OH] | experience design, immersive media, interactive engineering, and custom fabrication for museums, brands, attractions and architectural placemaking. |
| Thinc | [NYC] | provoke meaningful conversations about the world in which we live |
Festivals & Conferences
Meetups for creative technologists.
| Name | Locations | Keywords |
|---|---|---|
| ISEA | [Barcelona] [Paris] | the crossroads where art, design, science, technology and society meet |
| MUTEK | [Montreal] | electronic music, audiovisual performance, digital art |
| SXSW | [Austin] | film, music, interactive arts |
Education
Undergrad programs, masters and open course teaching and researching creative technologies
| Name | Locations | Keywords |
|---|---|---|
| Goldsmiths | [London] | a degree which develops your arts practice through the expressive world of creative computation |
| ITP | [NYC] | ITP/IMA offers four programs focused on creative and meaningful application of interactive tools and media. |
| MIT Medialab | [Boston] | art, science, design, and technology build and play off one another in an environment designed for collaboration and inspiration |
| Paris College of Art | [Paris] | designed for those who are interested in exploring the wide-ranging creative field of New Media |
| University of the Arts | [London] | computational technologies in the context of creative computing research |
Closed Groups
Groups that have closed their doors are still useful for reference and inspiration. Check out the list of them here.