Last updated: September 2026
Search for a graphic design company in Wichita and one popular local directory puts the same two names at the top of every single one of its Wichita lists — SEO, web design, advertising, and graphic design alike. Both are tagged "Exclusive Partner." Both share one address: 2315 Locust St, Suite 14, St. Louis, Missouri. Neither is a Wichita business. On the graphic design page specifically, a third listing, Optimized Care Media, is shown at a Wichita coworking address while its own website lists a San Antonio, Texas phone number and street address with no mention of graphic design as a service at all.
None of the businesses on that page carry a star rating, a review count, or any sign of independent vetting. So every name on it, plus a few more found separately, was checked by hand: a real Wichita street address confirmed through at least two independent sources, a working studio website whose own service pages actually name graphic design or branding as something they do (not just a logo buried in a long list), and enough of a public track record to trust with a brand identity. Thirteen names went in. Five came out the other side — and two of the rejects turned out to be domains that no longer belong to the businesses that built their reputation on them.
Why Wichita's Graphic Design Market Is Distinct
Wichita calls itself the Air Capital of the World for a reason: Cessna, Textron Aviation, Spirit AeroSystems, and a dense supplier network have employed generations of local engineers, drafters, and in-house designers. That history shows up in the design studios that grew out of it — Visual Media Group's founder ran an in-house creative department inside Cessna Aircraft Company for nine years before starting his own studio, and it still carries that aviation and manufacturing client base into trade show graphics and product photography most college-town design shops never touch.
The other local pattern is Old Town. A cluster of small, independent studios operate out of shared and coworking spaces there — The Labor Party, Groover Labs — rather than traditional storefronts, which keeps overhead low and lets a one-person operation compete on portfolio rather than lobby square footage. That's a genuinely different model from the account-manager-and-production-team agencies that dominate bigger metros, and it means judging a Wichita studio by whether it has a fixed office misses how a fair number of the city's best designers actually work.
Quick Comparison
| Studio | Founded | Team | Design Specialty |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trailmark Creative (formerly Barrett Morgan Design) | 2005 / 2019 | Small studio (2 offices) | Branding, logos, identity across print and web |
| Visual Media Group, LLC | 2013 | Small creative team | Logo & print collateral, trade show graphics, product photo |
| Baseline Creative | 2005 | 11–50 | Graphic design, illustration, custom typography, branding |
| Jajo | ~2004 | Agency (2 offices) | Brand identity, logo & brand voice development |
| Entermotion Design Studio Inc. | 2001 | Small, selective | Identity & icon design paired with custom web/app dev |
None of the five publish a rate card. Every quote below is a range reported by the studio or a third-party directory, not a guaranteed price — get a written estimate before signing.
1. Trailmark Creative (formerly Barrett Morgan Design)
This one comes with a disclosure. The name on that directory's list is Barrett Morgan Design LLC, and its old domain is still online at 216 N. Mosley St.'s listed address — but the homepage itself now reads "In January of 2019 I partnered with Brian Bauer out of Denver, Colorado to build Trailmark Creative! For all design & development related work please go to: trailmarkcreative.com." That successor business, Trailmark Creative, is the one actually operating today, run jointly from a Denver-area office and a Wichita office at 1735 E. 2nd St. N, Suite A — the same address Barrett Morgan Design used before the partnership.
Branding, website design, print, and email design are named services on Trailmark's own site, and its portfolio includes real Wichita clients: a Hoidale testimonial specifically credits the studio for "redesigning our website, content strategy, and graphic design," alongside local names like Twelve Restaurant & Bar and Das Haus. It's a smaller, two-city operation rather than a large agency, which keeps it closer to the solo-studio feel Barrett Morgan Design built its reputation on.
Best fit for: a Wichita business that wants a full identity package — logo, brand collateral, and often the website — from a small studio with over 15 years of combined local design history, even though it now also has a Denver office.
Pricing: custom project quote; no published rate card.
2. Visual Media Group, LLC
Visual Media Group operates from Suite 400 at 200 N. Broadway Ave. downtown and has been registered in Kansas since April 2013. President Lindon Bontz spent more than nine years running an in-house creative department at Cessna Aircraft Company — the kind of aviation-engineering pedigree also reflected in research hubs like Wichita State's National Institute for Aviation Research — before founding the studio, and that background is still visible in the client list: air-to-air photography that's run on magazine covers, plus visual collateral for aviation and manufacturing product launches and trade shows.
The studio's own graphic design service page names logo design, brand positioning, print collateral (business cards, letterhead, folders, sales sheets), trade show graphics, and brochures as distinct offerings — alongside photography, video, and web work, which makes it one of the few names on this list that can genuinely hand a manufacturing or aviation client a logo, the trade-show booth graphics, and the product photography from one team.
Best fit for: an aviation, manufacturing, or industrial company that wants trade show and print collateral designed by people who understand that world, alongside photography and video from the same studio.
Pricing: custom project quote; no published rate card.
3. Baseline Creative
Baseline Creative has operated from 110 N. Hillside Ave. since founding in 2005 and has grown into an 11-to-50-person shop, large by the standards of this list. It's been named a Wichita Business Journal Best Place to Work for Small Business, and its named services run wider than most: graphic design, illustration, custom typography, and logo design sit alongside branding, web development, PR, copywriting, and SEO under one roof.
That breadth cuts both ways. A client gets a design team backed by a full marketing department instead of a single freelancer's calendar, but it also means Baseline is closer to a full-service agency than a pure design studio — worth knowing if a rebrand is the only thing on the table. DesignRush lists its hourly rate at $70–150, in line with the Wichita market.
Best fit for: a nonprofit, growing local business, or healthcare practice that wants graphic design, PR, and digital marketing handled by one team rather than coordinating a designer and a marketer separately.
Pricing: approximately $70–150/hour per third-party rate data; project quotes available directly.
4. Jajo
Jajo runs its Wichita office from 131 N. Rock Island St. and has been in business roughly 22 years, with a second office in St. Louis. BBB carries it at an A+ rating (not accredited). Its branding and identity service pages describe logo and brand design, brand voice development, and corporate rebranding as named practice areas — not a line item inside a marketing package — backed by case studies like a documented Wichita rebranding project.
It's worth being upfront that Jajo also runs SEO and digital campaign work, which puts it closer to an integrated marketing agency than a design-only studio. It earns a spot here because the branding and identity work is genuinely a named, demonstrated specialty with two decades of case studies behind it, not because it's the narrowest fit on the list.
Best fit for: a business planning a full rebrand — name, identity, and voice — that wants an agency with a two-decade branding track record and a second office's worth of resources behind it.
Pricing: custom quote; branding engagements are typically project-based, ongoing marketing work retainer-based.
5. Entermotion Design Studio Inc.
Entermotion has operated from Suite 800 at 105 S. Broadway Ave. downtown since founding in 2001 (BBB records the business start as January 2003), and it's built its identity around staying small on purpose: "small can equal great" is the studio's own framing, and it deliberately keeps a limited client list so its team — led by principal Joe Morrow — can work closely with the people it takes on.
The portfolio leans on identity and icon design as much as it does custom website and application programming, which is the combination that earns it a place on a graphic design list rather than a pure web design one. The tradeoff is availability: a studio that intentionally limits its roster isn't always taking new clients, and there's no published pricing or public review count to lean on — ask for current availability and references directly.
Best fit for: a business that wants brand identity and icon/logo design paired tightly with custom web or application development, and doesn't mind a studio that keeps its client list intentionally short.
Pricing: custom project quote; no published rate card or public review count.
How These Were Chosen
Thirteen names came from a popular local directory's "Top Graphic Design Companies in Wichita" page, the same directory whose SEO, web design, and advertising lists for this city all lead with the identical pair of "Exclusive Partner" placements. On the graphic design page, those two — Hexxen and Web Design and Company, both listed at 2315 Locust St, Suite 14, St. Louis, Missouri — hold the top two spots again, confirming the pattern extends here too rather than being an exception.
Every remaining name was checked against its own website first: does a services page name graphic design, branding, or logo design as something the business actually does, described in enough detail to demonstrate real capability, rather than a single word dropped into a long list of unrelated offerings? Address claims were then cross-checked against at least two of Google Business Profile-style local listings, the Better Business Bureau, or the studio's own contact page.
Three names failed on the service-match test alone. TkFast is a real, established Wichita IT company at 437 S. Hydraulic St., but its own site organizes everything under managed IT, business communications, web hosting, and automation — graphic design isn't named as a distinct offering anywhere on it. Wichita Designs is a real, BBB-A+-rated LLC at 115 S. Laura St., but its own navigation and services pages cover web design, SEO, hosting, and ads only; its dedicated "graphic design" page carries the title with no actual service description or portfolio behind it, which reads as a leftover page rather than a live offering. Hubris Communications, at 266 N. Main St., turned out on inspection to be an internet service provider and IT company serving south-central Kansas since 1995, with no graphic design service to check in the first place.
One name failed on the location claim itself. Optimized Care Media is listed at 216 N. Mosley St., Wichita — the same coworking building tied to Barrett Morgan Design's old listing — but the company's own website shows a San Antonio, Texas address and phone number, with no graphic design service named among its digital marketing offerings. That's a second out-of-state placement dressed as local on the same directory page, on top of the two "Exclusive Partner" slots.
Three names that once had a real design case for inclusion turned out to be unreachable. Visual Fusion Graphic Design Studio has a genuine 24-year history at 623 W. Douglas Ave. and a strong third-party rating on GoodFirms, but both domains associated with the business — visualfusiongraphicdesign.com and visfusion.com — now load unrelated commerce and gambling-adjacent content, meaning the business has either closed or lost control of its web presence. Ascential Marketing's domain now 301-redirects to an unrelated international SEO consultancy with no Wichita connection at all, and Media Farm LLC's domain no longer resolves. All three were dropped as unverifiable rather than force-included from cached descriptions of sites that no longer exist in that form.
One name failed on access alone. The Strategy Group's own site does name graphic design (digital, web, print, brand, and logo work) as a real offering going back to 1990, and it's a legitimate Wichita business by every directory record — but its website returned a 403 error on every attempt, including a plain browser visit, and its listed address varies across sources (2820 E. Central per one directory, 8415 E 21st St per another). Without a working site to confirm current services or address, it was left off rather than listed unverified, the same standard applied to unreachable sites in earlier entries in this series.
How These 5 Studios Compare
- Most design-focused, smallest footprint: Trailmark Creative (formerly Barrett Morgan Design), identity work rooted in 15-plus years of Wichita history.
- Best for aviation and manufacturing clients: Visual Media Group, built on nine years of in-house Cessna design experience.
- Largest team, broadest service list: Baseline Creative, 11–50 people covering design, PR, and marketing.
- Deepest branding case-study history: Jajo, roughly two decades of identity and rebranding work across two offices.
- Most selective client roster: Entermotion Design Studio, identity design paired with custom development, small by design.
What to Check Before Signing With Any of Them
- Ask to see finished logo, print, or brand identity work — not just a website portfolio, since several Wichita "design" listings turn out to be web shops with no real graphic design output
- Confirm the physical address independently — one directory listing for this city put a San Antonio company at a Wichita coworking address
- Type the studio's domain in directly rather than trusting a directory link — two "Wichita graphic design" domains on the original list now serve unrelated gambling and e-commerce content with no connection to the original business
- Get a written scope and price before work starts — none of these five publish a rate card, and design pricing varies widely by deliverable
- Ask who owns the final files — logo source files, fonts, and brand guidelines should transfer to you, not stay locked in the studio's software
- Check current availability first with smaller studios — a one-person or intentionally limited-roster shop may not be taking new clients right away
- Separate branding work from ongoing marketing retainers — a few of these studios also sell SEO and ad management, and it's fine to hire them for design alone
The Bottom Line
Wichita's real graphic design market is smaller and more personal than a scraped directory suggests, and it's also less stable than a five-star rating implies — three names with genuine design histories were excluded here purely because their web presence no longer belongs to, or no longer exists for, the businesses that built it. Trailmark Creative (the business Barrett Morgan Design became) is the purest design-first pick for a rebrand or logo. Visual Media Group is the call for aviation or manufacturing collateral. Baseline Creative and Jajo suit a business that wants design bundled with broader marketing. Entermotion fits a client willing to wait for a selective studio's calendar to open.
Whichever you pick, verify the address yourself, load the domain directly rather than clicking through a directory, and ask to see real design work before signing — this is the second Wichita directory page in a row where at least one "local" pick turned out to be operating from another state entirely.
Related Reading
- For how the same city's search-visibility picture holds up under the same scrutiny, see our guide to the top SEO companies in Wichita.
- For a Wichita-specific look at ranking a home-services business, see our guide to roofing SEO in Wichita.
- For the website-build side of the same city, see our hand-verified guide to the top web design companies in Wichita.
What are the top graphic design companies in Wichita, KS?
Five studios passed a hand-verification check for 2026: Trailmark Creative (formerly Barrett Morgan Design), Visual Media Group, Baseline Creative, Jajo, and Entermotion Design Studio. Each has a confirmed Wichita address and names graphic design or branding as a genuine, demonstrated service.
Why do so many "Wichita" directory lists feature the same out-of-state companies?
A popular local directory lists "Hexxen" and "Web Design and Company" — both at the same St. Louis, Missouri address and tagged "Exclusive Partner" — at the top of nearly every one of its Wichita city lists, including graphic design, SEO, web design, and advertising. It appears to be a paid placement slot rather than a genuinely local, vetted pick.
Is Optimized Care Media a real Wichita graphic design company?
No. It's listed on one directory at a Wichita coworking address, but the company's own website shows a San Antonio, Texas address and phone number, and doesn't name graphic design among its services. It was excluded from this list on both counts.
What happened to Barrett Morgan Design LLC?
In January 2019, founder Barrett Morgan partnered with Brian Bauer of Denver, Colorado, to launch Trailmark Creative, and the old Barrett Morgan Design homepage now directs visitors there. This list profiles Trailmark Creative, the business that's actually operating today, rather than the dormant original site — a legitimate business evolution, not a red flag, since Trailmark still keeps a Wichita office at Barrett Morgan Design's old address.
Why did some studios with real design histories get excluded?
Visual Fusion Graphic Design Studio had a genuine 24-year Wichita history and a strong third-party rating, but both of its known domains now serve unrelated gambling and e-commerce content, meaning its web presence has been lost or the business has closed. Ascential Marketing's domain now redirects to an unconnected international SEO firm, and Media Farm's domain no longer resolves at all. All three were excluded as unverifiable rather than described from outdated information.
What's the difference between a graphic design studio and a web design agency in Wichita?
A genuine graphic design studio names logo, branding, illustration, or print collateral as core, demonstrated services with real portfolio examples. Several Wichita listings market themselves as "graphic design" but, on inspection of their own sites, only offer website design and digital marketing with no actual design portfolio behind the label — that's why Wichita Designs and TkFast were excluded here.
How much does professional graphic design cost in Wichita?
None of the five studios on this list publish a rate card. Baseline Creative's hourly rate is reported at roughly $70–150 by a third-party directory; the rest quote per project. Get a written estimate and confirm what's included (revisions, source files, print-ready formats) before signing.
Which Wichita graphic design studio has been in business the longest?
Entermotion Design Studio dates to 2001, making it the longest continuously operating name on this list. Trailmark Creative's Wichita roots go back to 2005 under its original name, Barrett Morgan Design, though the current business only formed in 2019.
Why isn't The Strategy Group on this list?
The Strategy Group is a real Wichita business with a genuine graphic design service dating to 1990, but its website returned a 403 error on every attempt, including a plain browser visit, and its listed address varies between directories. Without a working site to independently confirm current services and location, it was left off rather than listed unverified.
Does Jajo only work with Wichita clients?
No. Jajo runs a second office in St. Louis, Missouri, alongside its Wichita office at 131 N. Rock Island St. It's included here because its branding and identity work is a genuine, demonstrated specialty with roughly two decades of local case studies, not because it's Wichita-exclusive.
Why aren't TK Fast and Hubris Communications on this list?
Both are real, established Wichita companies, but neither offers graphic design. TkFast organizes its services under managed IT, business communications, web hosting, and automation, and Hubris Communications operates as an internet service provider and IT company serving south-central Kansas since 1995. Neither names graphic design as a service anywhere on its site, so both were excluded on a straightforward service mismatch.
How do I verify a Wichita graphic design studio is legitimate before hiring?
Check the address against at least two independent sources (Google Business Profile, BBB, or the studio's own contact page), read the studio's own service pages to confirm graphic design or branding is described in real detail rather than listed as a single word, and ask to see finished logo or brand identity work, not just websites.
Disclaimer: This article is for informational purposes only and is not a paid endorsement of any studio. Details reflect publicly available information as of September 2026 and may change over time. Contomatix received no compensation from any studio listed.
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