We design with people, for people, to tell stories about injustice, hope, and everything in between.

Empathy. Clarity. Equity.

Our partnerships are built on a deep sense of trust, collaboration, co-creation, thought-provoking creative experiences, building, testing and rebuilding. Knowledge is a powerful change agent. Let’s design to shape our future.

Meet the Hyperaktivists

Our tight-knit team of smart, creative experts collaborate closely with each other and with clients. We are united as purpose-driven idealists.

Client Partners

Our client partners believe in a future that elevates healing over punishment, where health is a human right, and where every voice is heard and valued.

Our work makes waves

We have a reputation for excellence. We’ve won significant awards, received recognition from prominent publications, and been featured in exhibits around the world.

“By having a bigger purpose, it just might be that Hyperakt's building a 21st century design studio: the crucible of big, world-changing ideas.”

Harvard Business Review

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“Hyperakt offers a rare case study in balancing idealism with pragmatism.”

Big Think

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“The advertising clichés provided by Mad Men can’t be further from the 21st century truth: that creatives now, more than ever, are interested in furthering community and social goals. Hyperakt is one of those standard-bearers.”

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Awards

AIGA 365 / FPO Awards (3 time winner) / Art Directors Club Award / Webby Awards (2017 Winner, 2015 Honoree) / Brand New Awards (4 time winner) / Communication Arts Design Annual Award / Information is Beautiful Awards (2012 Studio of the Year, 2014 Interactive Gold Medal) / Graphis - Silver (2 time winner) / Awwwards Agency of the Year Nominee (1 Site of the Month, 6 Sites of the Day)/ FWA Site of the Day / SEGD Global Design Award / Malofiej Silver Feature / AIA New York Chapter Honor Award

Press features

The New York Times / Huffington Post / Washington Post / TIME / Forbes / Harvard Business Review / CNN Money / The Atlantic / PBS Arts / Le Monde / The Guardian / Corriere della Sera / Fast Company / Mashable / Brand New

Book inclusions

Design Firms Open for Business, Stephen Heller / Around the World, Gestalten / Understanding the World, Taschen / Etapes / HOW Design / Visual Storytelling / IdN: Designing Data / Visual Complexity: Mapping Patterns of Information, Princeton Architectural Press / Basic Brochures, Index Book / Graphis (Graphis Annual Reports and Poster Annuals)

Exhibitions

MoMA Design and Violence, Online / Design Museum, London, UK / Istanbul Design Biennial, Istanbul, Turkey / The Annenberg Space for Photography, Los Angeles / One Show Design, New York / Flux Laboratory, Geneva, Switzerland / Manifest Hope, Denver / Manifest Hope, Washington DC / Denver Art Museum, Denver / Cooper Hewitt, New York / Cite du Design, Saint-Étienne, France / MuVIM, Valencia, Spain / Strata, New York / Strata, Santa Clara / Image of the Studio, New York

All Recognition

We love community

We’re always finding ways to foster an open environment of constant learning among the New York City community of thought leaders, change‑makers, and creative geniuses.