Branding
Pittsburgh Branding Agency
Narrative driven, competitive, and integrated.
Top Hat is a Pittsburgh-based branding agency with 13 years of experience building brand identities for companies of every size.
Branding isn't just a logo. It's the first impression, the gut reaction, and the reason someone chooses you over the alternative.
We build brands that work in the real world. The kind that feel distinct, stay consistent, and create recognition at every touchpoint. And we don't stop refining until it's right.
That approach earned our Iron City Beer rebrand the title of Brand New's #1 Best Logo Evolution of 2020. It also brought home a Silver Anvil, the communications industry's highest honor, alongside multiple PRSA Pittsburgh Best in Show awards.
But great brands aren't judged by award shows. They're judged by how they show up every day.
We've built brand systems that live on everything from beer cans—some recognized among America's best-looking—to websites, packaging, social campaigns, retail environments, and digital products. From The Motherhood's modular identity system to Leaf Shave's rebrand, and work across fintech, healthcare, real estate, and craft beer, we create brands that are flexible enough to evolve and disciplined enough to stay recognizable.
There's no part of a brand we can't help shape. Naming. Visual identity. Messaging. Brand guidelines. Packaging. Photography. Websites. Campaigns. Whatever the brand needs to succeed, we build it.
Our job isn't to sell you the biggest engagement. It's to tell you what will actually move the needle. We'll always recommend what serves your goals, not our ego.
That mindset has earned recognition as a Top Pittsburgh Branding Agency, inclusion among the 100 Best Branding Blogs on the Planet, and a shelf full of Hermes, AIGA Best in Show, and PRSA Renaissance awards.
More importantly, it's earned the trust of brands that need their identity to do more than look good.
Branding Services
Building cohesive brands through an array of design, creative, and multimedia.
Brand & Brand Family Development
Rebranding
Packaging Design
Advertising Creative
Print Design
Digital Design
Interior Installations
Photography
Videography
Our Clients
From sea to shining sea.
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Design
Wins
Just a few things.
2022
Ceros
The Best Looking Beer Cans in the World: Old German
2022
Ceros
The Best Looking Beer Cans in the World: Mothers Brewing Materfamilias
2022
Ceros
The Best Looking Beer Cans in the World: Necromancer Cold Feet
2021
Craft Beer Marketing Awards
Gold — Best Logo Design / Unique
2021
Craft Beer Marketing Awards
Gold — Best Can Design / 32oz Crowler
2021
Craft Beer Marketing Awards
Gold — Best Bottle Design / 22 – 26oz
2020
Addys
Silver Addy - BBIS Beer System Design
2020
Addys
Silver Addy - IC Light Sport Schedule Posters
2020
Addys
Silver Addy - Leaf Website
2020
Addys
Silver Addy - Leaf Website
2020
Ceros
30 Best-Looking Beer Cans in America: Reuben's Brews Double Crush
2020
Somewhat Creative
31 of the Best Made Websites from August 2020
2020
Brand New
The Best in Packaging (#4) - Iron City Beer
2020
Brand New
The Best (of 2020) (#6) - Iron City Beer
2017
WebAwards Outstanding Website
Website Development
2017
Hermes Creative Awards — Platinum
Website Development
2017
Hermes Creative Awards — Platinum
Website Development
2017
Hermes Creative Awards — Gold
Website Development
2017
Awwwards Honors
Website Development
2017
Awwwards User's Choice
Website Development
2017
Awwwards User's Choice
Website Development
2016
Hermes Creative Awards — Gold
Branding
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