Thornberg & Forester studio hero

About

Thornberg & Forester is an award winning branding and design agency that’s driven by informed thinking, unparalleled process, and painstaking execution. Based in NYC since 2007, T&F exists to craft solutions for those who highly regard quality and value great design.

T&F has worked with hundreds of client partners, yet our approach to every project is intimate and unique. Whether our task is to rebrand a network, conceive and design a 360-campaign, write and produce a brand film, craft an entertainment package, key art, digital experience, UX, dynamic toolkit, upfront or immersive OOH installation…from T&F, you can expect top-level, strategic, creative thinking and true, creative collaboration.

The heart of our team is reflected in our process and the work that we do. We align with our client partners and develop working experiences that are based on trust, confidence, creative integrity, and kindness.

Expertise

Strategy

Successful messaging cannot exist without educated research and educated thinking. We audit the competitive landscape, explore, disseminate, discover and respond with clear, brand meaning and expression.

Copywriting

Thornberg & Forester is driven by concept and story, not by style. Our writers partner with our creative leads to design stories that connect, inform and resonate on an emotional level.

Design

Design is Law™ at Thornberg & Forester. We omit noise and focus on substance. From branded content, show packages and upfronts, to network rebrands, theatrical PSA’s and advertising campaigns, our design process is crafted to be as memorable as the work we do.

Production

Thornberg & Forester is armed with on-air, out-of-home and digital production capabilities: design, key art, animation, live-action direction, editorial, compositing, finishing and UI/UX. Our work has illuminated screens, big and small, on a global scale for over 15 years. We are adamant about delivering intuitive backend solutions to maximize efficiency and to ensure our creative will shine.

Experience

How we work is as important as what we create. Thornberg & Forester becomes a true extension of your brand. We work intimately to solve every unique challenge in a most familial way.

Creative Partners

  • A&E
  • AICP
  • Apple TV+
  • AT&T
  • Audible
  • Barkley
  • BBDO
  • BET
  • Charter Communications
  • Chermayeff & Geismar & Haviv
  • Cinereach
  • CNN
  • Comedy Central
  • Conservation International
  • Credit Suisse
  • DDB
  • Digitas
  • Discovery Channel
  • FCBH
  • First Look Media
  • Fox Sports
  • Freeform
  • GE
  • Google
  • Grey
  • Havas Worldwide
  • Hawkfish
  • IBM
  • Infinia
  • Jack Morton
  • Lifetime
  • MTV
  • National Geographic Channel
  • NBC Sports
  • NBCUniversal
  • Netflix
  • NFL
  • Nickelodeon
  • Participant Media
  • Partnership for Drug Free Kids
  • Principles LLC
  • Prophet
  • Prudential
  • PBS
  • Razorfish
  • Samsung
  • Spectrum
  • Spike
  • Sprout
  • Stand Up to Cancer
  • Syfy
  • Target
  • TBS
  • Unicef
  • United Nations World Food Program
  • United States Tennis Association
  • USA
  • VH1
  • Viacom

Recognition

Academy of Interactive & Visual Arts Communicator Awards Award of Excellence PromaxBDA Global Excellence Promotion, Marketing and Design Awards Entertainment Program Spot Holiday / Seasonal / Special Event Program Spot Program / Movie Promotion Package Campaign Using Multiple Media Comedy Program Promotion Campaign Using Multiple Media PromaxBDA North America Promotion, Marketing and Design Awards Entertainment Program Spot Self Promotion Long Form Best Collaborative Effort Art Direction Sales, Marketing or Internal Presentation Network Package Design: Image On-Air Telly Awards Non-Broadcast Productions – Use of Animation Internet / Online Programs, Segments or Promotional Pieces – Education Internet / Online Programs, Segments or Promotional Pieces – Program or Webisode AI-AP International Motion Arts Awards Motion Graphics / Design – Brand Identities Motion Graphics / Design – Advertisement American Illustration 3×3 Professional Illustration Show Animation Print’s Creativity in Commerce Interactive Interfaces Print in Motion Best in Show Type Directors Club Convention Opening: Typeface Design Certificate of Typographic Excellence AICP Shortlist Addy Awards National TV, Consumer Servies / National TV Campaign / Best of Broadcast National TV, Consumer Services / National TV Campaign / Cinema, In-Theater Spots / Best of Broadcast National TV Campaign / Best of Broadcast ADC Young Guns Young Guns Distinction