Thornberg & Forester studio hero

About

Thornberg & Forester is a creative agency and digital production company based in New York City. We interweave process with client partner engagement to enrich the working experience. This protocol maximizes return by yielding impactful solutions filled with authenticity and spirit.

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. For nearly ten years, our work has illuminated screens, big and small, on a global scale. Our production teams 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.

Scott Matz

President & Chief Creative Officer

Tony Kadillak

Executive Director

Kyle Miller

Kyle Miller

Creative Director

Javier Gonzalez

Javier Gonzalez

Head of Production

Dino D'Adamo

Dean D’Adamo

Associate Producer

Ken Krueger

Kenneth Krueger

Animation Lead

Jinsup Kim

Junior Designer & Animator

Client Partners

  • A&E
  • AICP
  • AT&T
  • Barkley
  • BBDO
  • CSA
  • Cinereach
  • CNN
  • Comedy Central
  • Conservation International
  • Credit Suisse
  • DDB
  • Digitas
  • Discovery Channel
  • FCBH
  • Fox Sports
  • Freeform
  • GE
  • Google
  • Grey
  • Havas Worldwide
  • IBM
  • Infinia
  • Lifetime
  • National Geographic Channel
  • NBC Universal
  • Netflix
  • Nickelodeon
  • Participant Media
  • Partnership for Drug Free Kids
  • Prophet
  • Prudential
  • PBS
  • Razorfish
  • Samsung
  • Spike
  • Sprout
  • Stand Up to Cancer
  • Target
  • TBS
  • VH1
  • Viacom
  • Wilson
  • World Food Program

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