About

Thornberg & Forester was established in New York City in 2007. The design and production agency is renowned for their uncompromising service and galvanized expertise in branding, animation, and editorial.

From network branding, show packaging, promos, out-of-home, event design, and key art, to industry-standard-setting animated explainer films (the latest is approaching 158-million views), live-action brand films, brand signatures, and mnemonics, T&F has won the trust and loyalty of several major brands and client partners. The agency continues to craft extraordinary solutions for those who highly regard and value meaningful design and storytelling.

The heart of T&F is reflected in due diligence. In addition to delivering multi-award-winning work, T&F develops working experiences that are based on four, core, agency principles – trust, quality, creative integrity, and kindness.

CORE PRINCIPLES

TRUST

Trust is not a given. Trust is earned, through every engagement, by a firm commitment to transparency and steadfast devotion to creative innovation. For eighteen years, T&F has earned the trust and loyalty of hundreds of client partners, recognizing it as an invaluable tenet of our company model and culture.

QUALITY

The pursuit of, and relentless commitment to, quality is another driving force of Thornberg & Forester. The heart of our team is reflected in our process and the work that we do. We believe excellence exists on all levels of doing business. We make zero compromise on quality, no matter what the scale of engagement may be.

CREATIVE INTEGRITY

At Thornberg & Forester, Design is Law™. Driven by informed thinking, unparalleled process, and meticulous execution, we omit noise and focus on substance. This empowers us to conceive solutions that are rooted in meaning and crafted with purpose.

KINDNESS

We do not believe nice guys finish last. T&F works with
a great degree of care and consideration for the people, the projects, and the brands we align with. We concentrate on building fruitful working experiences based on respect, warmth, 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 19 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
  • ATP
  • Audible
  • Barkley
  • BBDO
  • BET
  • Charter Communications
  • Chermayeff & Geismar & Haviv
  • Cinereach
  • CNN
  • Comedy Central
  • Conservation International
  • Credit Suisse
  • DDB
  • Digitas
  • Discovery Channel
  • E!
  • 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
  • Off Madison Ave.
  • Participant Media
  • Partnership for Drug Free Kids
  • PBS
  • Principles LLC / Ray Dalio
  • Prophet
  • Prudential
  • Razorfish
  • Robinson Helicopter Company
  • Samsung
  • Sezer Uysal
  • Spectrum
  • Spike
  • Sprout
  • Stand Up to Cancer
  • Syfy
  • Target
  • TBS
  • Unicef
  • United Nations World Food Program
  • USA
  • USTA
  • VH1
  • Viacom
  • World Quant

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