Indigo Creative is a design and branding firm founded in the Bay Area, California, over three decades ago. We partner with clients to support and empower their company and their teams.
Our creative team includes designers, writers, photographers, developers and SEO experts. We can scale up quickly for large projects while giving personal attention to all of the details.
Indigo Creative’s purpose is too create engaging design and branding for our clients and to empower them by sharing knowledge and expertise.
We value our clients and thrive working closely with them.
Clients include: Renewable energy engineering and commercial construction companies, IP attorneys, Venture capital firms, Government-funded agency helping address the American rural community’s response to the opioid crisis, Foundations focusing on climate solutions, democracy, reproductive rights, and equity in education, NGOs focusing on climate solutions and Calistoga winemakers.
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Melissa Mahoney, Founder and Principal of Indigo Creative
Melissa has a passion for design and branding, working in the industry for over 30 years.
Bay Area, California HQ
Living in the Bay Area she says that it feels exciting to be at the center of so many universities and research institutes as well as technology growth and capital investing. The culture of curiosity and learning in the Bay Area, keeps her striving to learn and perform better.
Learning and sharing
Melissa is a lifelong-learner, and she loves to knowledge-share with clients and peers. This Summer of 2025 she completed a course in Artificial Intelligence (AI) at Stanford University, in the Continuing Education program. Indigo Creative is already utilizing AI in visual and verbal messaging for clients, but this course dove deeper into the economics, research & development policy & governance and even public opinion. It’s great to be able to share this information with my clients, as they expand AI usage in their industries.
Passion for and experience in creative expression
In addition to design and branding, Melissa is an abstract painter. She utilizes large, handmade calligraphy brushes to create abstract paintings. Both domestic and international collectors include Mahoney’s work in their portfolios. The US State Department selected one of her paintings for the US Ambassador’s Residence in Papua New Guinea. At TED2020 and at the TED2020 Staff Retreat, she led hands-on abstract painting discovery sessions. View Melissa’s artwork here.
This overall passion for creative expression, commercially and personally, helps deliver innovate solutions for Indigo Creatives clients.
Indigo Creative, Member of AIGA | San Francisco chapter
A peer group of creative change makers, problem solvers, and design industry leaders in the graphic arts field. AIGA members have an unwavering commitment to upholding community values and standards. At Indigo Creative, we prioritize aligning our operations with these guiding principles.
