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Finally, designers you don’t want to punch in the face.

Really? Why sure, we’d love to tell you all about us.

Plinko is an award-winning design agency created by husband-and-wife team Mark Wasserman and Irene Ng. Our work has simultaneously been described as compelling, hilarious, striking, bizarre, thoughtful, clean, and a lot of other words that won’t fit here.

Much like Google’s infamous “Don’t do evil” policy, we strive to maintain our mantra of not being designers you want to punch in the face. Have you ever met a designer you wanted to punch in the face? The odds are yes. So, what does that mean exactly? It means we’re fun to work with. It means we won’t ever make our clients feel stupid for asking questions (you should be asking questions!) It means creating things you’ll be proud to show off.

Plinko is based out of Berkeley, California, and works with clients from all over the world. We can work with you too.

AND IT’s ALL thanks to our clients, the VERY best people in the world

  • Air America
  • American Express
  • Animerica
  • Aquarius Records
  • Bandies Awards
  • Barclays Global Investors
  • Black Flys
  • Blue Q
  • Chunklet
  • CNET
  • Chronicle Books
  • Dennis Kucinich for President
  • DJ Z-Trip
  • 826Valencia
  • ffwd
  • Future Games
  • Future Primitive Sound
  • Garageband.com
  • Hyatt
  • ICTV
  • Incite Games
  • Matt Gonzalez for Mayor
  • McSweeney’s
  • Meedan
  • Melcher Media
  • Metrovation
  • Motley Fool 
  • NARSAD
  • Newsweek
  • NolitaSF
  • Quannum Projects
  • Red Sail Sports
  • Santa Monica Film Fest
  • Scharffen Berger
  • Simon & Schuster
  • Slingbox
  • SOMA Magazine
  • The Believer
  • UC Berkeley
  • Viz Media
  • XLR8R Magazine
  • World Bank

Services

  • Web design/development
  • Posters/Print Advertising
  • Book Design/Packaging
  • Editorial Illustration
  • Copywriting
  • UI/UX
  • Logo/business identity
  • Clothing/Apparel design

AWARDS/EXHIBITIONS/PUBLICATIONS

  • Award "Design Annual" Print Magazine Excellence award for book cover design (2007)
  • Award "50 Books/50 Covers" AIGA award for outstanding book and book cover design (2005)
  • Solo show "The Works of Plinko" at Future Primitive Gallery, San Francisco (August 2004)
  • Group show "The Bay Areas: Málaga Meets San Francisco" exhibition, Málaga, Spain (July 2004)
  • Group show “Up Our Sleeve” touring exhibition, LA, SF, Tokyo, Amsterdam, NY, London (2003-05)
  • Group show “AIGA|SF presents Within 4 Walls” exhibition, San Francisco (September 2002)
  • Book Rethink Redesign Reconstruct, HOW Design (author/curator)
  • Book Graphic Design Referenced, Rockport Publishers (contributor)
  • Book IMG SRC 100, Shift Factory, Japan (contributor)
  • Book Idea Revolution, HOW Design (contributor)
  • Interview/Feature XFUNS Magazine / Summer 2005
  • Interview/Feature ReadyMade 2004

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