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Also in California · 21 not ranked here
10 have not yet been assessed on the Agency List Score. Alphabetical.About this ranking
What this page ranks
This page ranks 39 of the 50 assessed illustration agencies in California — the ones carrying a published score — out of 60 listed.
The score measures how well an agency documents its own work in public — named clients, quantified outcomes, and whether those outcomes are attributed to the agency rather than described as the client's own results. It does not measure client satisfaction, price, or availability.
Cohorts and awards
Agencies are compared within a cohort — here, Illustration in California. A cohort must be large enough to express the band being awarded: at least 8 assessed agencies for a top 25% award, 20 for top 10%, 40 for top 5%, and 300 for top 1%. This one holds 50, so the strongest award available here is top 5%.
The 10 illustration agencies not yet assessed are listed on this page but not ranked.
A further 11 were assessed and no published evidence of their work was found, so no score is shown for them.
Paid placement
Partner agencies can buy a labelled placement block above the ranking on this page. It is always marked as paid and is never mixed into the ranked list.
Placement is paid; it does not affect the ranking, cohort membership, or any agency's score. Ranking position, cohort membership and the score itself are not for sale.
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Questions
- How many illustration agencies are in California?
- 60 are listed on Agency List in California. 50 of them have been assessed on the Agency List Score as of October 2026, and 39 of those carry a published score.
- Which illustration agency in California is ranked highest?
- Mellbe has the top Agency List Score, 96, among the 50 assessed agencies in Illustration in California.
- Why are 21 illustration agencies listed here but not ranked?
- 10 of the 60 listed have not yet been assessed on the Agency List Score. A further 11 were assessed and no published evidence of their work was found, so no score is shown for them. They each have a profile and are listed below the ranking, alphabetically, rather than being hidden or mixed into it.
- How is the ranking determined?
- By Agency List Score, within the Illustration in California cohort of 50 assessed agencies. The score is computed from evidence published on each agency's own website: named clients, quantified outcomes, and whether the outcome is attributed to the agency. Paid placement does not affect it.