Companiesfor consumer products / Architecture + Design

While Brian Hock trained for the Louisville Ironman in 2010, he had an idea for a way to stay hydrated along the way. That idea evolved into Simple Hydration, a start-up company with an innovative product that is being manufactured in the US.

Five months ago, David Johnson and his wife Estelle McNair started a branding company together. Today, Johnson-McNair is beginning to gain traction and serve clients all over the country.

David Brecount and Mark Miller started US Digital Partners with a bold vision: they wanted to embrace the way the internet was changing business interaction and help Cincinnati companies develop and market their brands.

Though Kaleidoscope has been around for 22 years, in its last decade, its focus has shifted to four distinct areas of product development. By keeping a clear eye on consumer goods, electronics, healthcare and transportation, Kaleidoscope takes the process from research to ideation.

Zone Creative Group, a media development and video production company, started with two employees in 2003. Eight years later, Zone CG now has 10 employees, but keeps the same goal owner John Colmar had in mind when he launched.

Two friends and experienced graphic designers - one on Cincinnati, one in L.A. -  are turning their passions into unique and fun paper products catching the eyes of mothers and hostesses in the Queen City and beyond.

Artfully adorning the products of major international alcoholic beverage brands are the high-quality labels produced by Eurostampa, an Italian-owned company with North American headquarters based in Roselawn.

You've been told not to judge a book by its cover. But we all judge a product by its package. StratusGroup creates better product packaging for the pharmaceutical, health and beauty, and food and beverage markets - both paperboard packages and pressure-sensitive labels. A commitment to precision and innovation allows StratusGroup to add value to brands with packages that pop.

Formerly known as The Cincinnati Sign Company, this growing Over-the-Rhine company specializes in full digital printing onto everything from small outdoor banners to giant interior walls, and everything in between.