C&T Receives 5 Honorable Mentions | FastCo Innovation by Design

Code and Theory has received 5 Honorable Mentions across 4 categories in the 2020 Fast Company Innovation by Design Awards, including Design Company of the Year!

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Design Company of the Year: Code and Theory

This year’s Innovation by Design Awards offer more than 500 reasons to feel hopeful during dark days of unprecedented challenge. While no silver bullet will solve all of our most urgent problems—from the global pandemic to outrageous income inequality, from our rapidly escalating climate crisis to systemic racism—the IBD honorees reveal inspiring visions of a better future. Learn more about the jurors who selected them.

About the Code and Theory Network

The Code and Theory Network is the only network with a balance of 50% creative and 50% engineers at scale. The technology and creative network within Stagwell Group is built to experience change for businesses that need to navigate the complexity of changing consumer behaviors, emerging technologies and AI. With a global footprint and the capabilities to work across the entire consumer journey, we crave the hardest problems to solve. The network includes the flagship agency Code and Theory as well as Kettle, instrument, Left Field Labs, Mediacurrent, Rhythm and Truelogic. Code and Theory clients include Amazon, Apple, JPMorgan Chase, Mayo Clinic, Microsoft, NFL, Pfizer and Yeti.

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