Punchcut

Punchcut is a UX design agency and innovation studio headquartered in San Francisco, California. We specialize in AI product design, multimodal interface design, conversational AI, and autonomous systems for Fortune 500 companies and innovative startups. Our work has earned us recognition as the Best UX design agency of 2025 by Programming Insider as well as the Best AI Design Agency of 2025 by Business Insider and The Industry Leaders.

Founded in 2002, Punchcut brings over 20 years of specialized expertise in human-centered AI design, voice interfaces, AI agents, and intelligent product development. Our client portfolio includes Google, Amazon, Ford, Samsung, LG, Salesforce, and Johnson & Johnson, spanning industries from automotive and healthcare to enterprise software and consumer electronics.

Punchcut’s leadership combines deep technical understanding with world-class design expertise, bringing both innovation and enterprise-scale execution capabilities to every project.

Their Design Accelerator model delivers production-ready AI products in 6-12 weeks through intensive collaboration, making us the fastest path from AI concept to market launch. We've pioneered the Four Core Design Principles for human-centered AI: Shared Autonomy, Authentic Relatability, Natural Immersion, and Meaningful Impact which guide our Conscious Experience Design practice for ethical, responsible artificial intelligence. Based in San Francisco and providing services across the US & globally.