--- title: "Design Garage vs The Creatives: Which is more popular in New Zealand?" description: "Is Design Garage or The Creatives more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the New Plymouth web design agencies set in New Zealand. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/locations/new-plymouth/web-design-agencies/compare/design-garage-vs-the-creatives" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Design Garage vs The Creatives: Which is more popular in New Zealand? Is Design Garage or The Creatives more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the New Plymouth web design agencies set in New Zealand. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time. ## Key facts - **Compared**: Design Garage and The Creatives - **Competitive set**: New Plymouth web design agencies - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Oct 2026 - **Design Garage Share of Search**: 9.1% - **The Creatives Share of Search**: 54.5% ## Is Design Garage or The Creatives more popular in search? - In October 2026, The Creatives had more branded searches than Design Garage among New Plymouth web design agencies in New Zealand. The Creatives had about 60 branded searches, while Design Garage had 10. The Creatives made up 54.5% of all New Plymouth web design agency searches we track, and Design Garage accounted for 9.1%. - The Creatives was ahead of Design Garage in every measured month of the 12 months ending October 2026. - Across the 12 months ending October 2026, Design Garage’s share of searches among New Plymouth web design agencies in New Zealand moved from 21.1% to 9.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 40 to 10. - Across the 12 months ending October 2026, The Creatives’ share of searches among New Plymouth web design agencies in New Zealand moved from 26.3% to 54.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 50 to 60. ## Top New Plymouth web design agencies in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions, The Creatives appeared in all three answers. Design Garage did not appear in any of the three answers. Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options. | Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Idyllic | 1st | 3 of 3 | 3 of 3 | | The Creatives | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 3 of 3 | | Strategy Collective | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 3 | | Design Garage | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 3 | | Accent Web Design | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 3 | ## Every AI answer about New Plymouth web design agencies - Asked ChatGPT "Which web design agency should I hire in New Plymouth, New Zealand?": 1. Idyllic, 2. The Creatives - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best web design agencies in New Plymouth, New Zealand?": 1. Idyllic, 2. The Creatives - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best web design agency in New Plymouth, New Zealand for a new website?": 1. Idyllic, 2. The Creatives Not named in any answer: Strategy Collective, Design Garage and Accent Web Design. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in New Zealand on October 21, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand New Plymouth web design agencies in October 2026? - In October 2026, The Creatives gained share of searches among New Plymouth web design agencies in New Zealand, from 52.6% to 54.5%. - In October 2026, Design Garage lost share of searches among New Plymouth web design agencies in New Zealand, from 10.5% to 9.1%. ## How has branded search for Design Garage and The Creatives changed in New Zealand over the last 12 months? | Month | Design Garage estimated searches | Design Garage Share of Search | Design Garage rank | The Creatives estimated searches | The Creatives Share of Search | The Creatives rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Nov 2025 | 40 | 21.1% | 3 | 50 | 26.3% | 2 | | Dec 2025 | 20 | 18.2% | 3 | 50 | 45.5% | 1 | | Jan 2026 | 40 | 19% | 3 | 80 | 38.1% | 1 | | Feb 2026 | 30 | 21.4% | 3 | 50 | 35.7% | 2 | | Mar 2026 | 40 | 25% | 2 | 60 | 37.5% | 1 | | Apr 2026 | 30 | 17.6% | 3 | 60 | 35.3% | 1 | | May 2026 | 20 | 11.1% | 3 | 50 | 27.8% | 2 | | Jun 2026 | 40 | 17.4% | 3 | 100 | 43.5% | 1 | | Jul 2026 | 30 | 13.6% | 3 | 100 | 45.5% | 1 | | Aug 2026 | 30 | 13.6% | 3 | 120 | 54.5% | 1 | | Sep 2026 | 20 | 10.5% | 3 | 100 | 52.6% | 1 | | Oct 2026 | 10 | 9.1% | 3 | 60 | 54.5% | 1 | ## How are Design Garage’s and The Creatives’ branded searches counted? Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Design Garage’s and The Creatives’ names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading. - **Design Garage**: Measured on the search term “design garage”. - **The Creatives**: Measured on the search terms “the creatives” and “thecreatives”, summed into one figure. - [Design Garage profile](/demand/nz/brands/design-garage) - [The Creatives profile](/demand/nz/brands/the-creatives) - [All New Plymouth web design agencies in New Zealand](/demand/nz/locations/new-plymouth/web-design-agencies): The set both shares are measured inside, 5 brands. ## Methodology - [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Frequently asked questions ### Is Design Garage or The Creatives more popular in search? In October 2026, The Creatives had more branded searches than Design Garage among New Plymouth web design agencies in New Zealand. The Creatives had about 60 branded searches, while Design Garage had 10. The Creatives made up 54.5% of all New Plymouth web design agency searches we track, and Design Garage accounted for 9.1%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Design Garage vs The Creatives: Which is more popular in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/locations/new-plymouth/web-design-agencies/compare/design-garage-vs-the-creatives This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/locations/new-plymouth/web-design-agencies/compare/design-garage-vs-the-creatives. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.