Who We Are
Neue Big supports discovery, positioning, and adoption across product, marketing, and communication teams - especially in complex, trust-sensitive sectors such as health, innovation, and digital products.
Founded by Daniela Berto, Neue Big reflects an interdisciplinary background including law, digital economy, business development, entrepreneurship, and cross-functional digital work.
The studio works selectively with B2B startups and purpose-driven teams, translating insight into clearer positioning, stronger product direction, and systems that support adoption and growth. Its work spans audience/users engagement, digital platforms, strategic communication, and modular content designed for scalability, distribution, and long-term value.
Alongside client work, the studio develops selected in-house explorations around emerging needs, new formats, and venture opportunities, including concepts with the potential to become reusable assets, licensing opportunities, or other forms of proprietary value.
One such exploration is a research-led digital health concept focused on an under-researched area in adult ADHD. It combines patient-centered design and behavioral therapy principles with early ideas for more personalized support, including guided exercises that could adapt over time to individual patterns, and signals from everyday health data.
How We Work
Neue Big works as a selective studio practice, adapting the team and format to the needs of each challenge. Some projects remain founder-led; others are developed with a trusted network of senior collaborators across strategy, technology, design, writing, research, and specialist domains.
Clients often come with complex growth, product, or communication challenges. The studio helps frame the right questions, align priorities, and turn direction into actionable next steps, from focused strategy work and concept development to hands-on sprints, delivery support, and modular outputs built for real-world use.
Collaborations are grounded in mutual trust, curiosity, continuous learning, high standards, and accountability.
The studio builds lasting relationships through transparency, rigor, and a shared commitment to meaningful work.
How We Started
Neue Big was originally founded in Milan, Italy, in 2006 under the name Big Chief Design, a creative technology company combining open-source development, design, and digital strategy. We supported brands and businesses through the shift to digital, crafting everything from e-commerce platforms and interactive websites to brand storytelling systems deeply integrated with our clients’ business goals.
Early collaborations included global brands such as Samsung, Mindshare, Tudor, Nike, and Diesel, as well as leading national media companies like RCS-Gazzetta dello Sport.
Our pioneering in-house design blog quickly grew a dedicated audience of over 40,000 monthly readers. Known for its viral content, the blog was featured in books and magazines, attracting partnerships and sponsorships with brands aligned with our values and community.
This prolific creative period generated diverse productions ranging from engaging exhibitions at Milan Design Week to the development of innovative digital applications and product experiments.
The University of Göttingen
Bambooster - Healthcare Innovation Consultancy
Midaia - Digital Therapeutics
MIEUX (MIgration EU eXpertise) by the European Union (EU) and the International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD)
Moleskine
Strategyzer
Boehringer Ingelheim
Samsung
RCS - Gazzetta dello Sport
Terres des Hommes
Global Campus
Vodafone
Who We’ve Partnered With
What Our Clients Are Saying
“When we looked for a design agency to create a new user interface for GlobalCampus we selected Daniela's from a shortlist including some bigger names in California and the UK. She showed superior sensitivity in helping us translate our needs into project specifications and put some highly remarkable talent on the project. The final result exceeded our expectations.”
Maurizio de Franciscis, former CEO at GlobalCampus (Ed-tech Startup) and Investor
“Since 2011, we have been hiring Daniela's studio to make various video formats that explain the Business Model Canvas and Value Propositions Canvas, our management methods, in an engaging and creative way. She pulled together great teams and held up to our very demanding requirements. Daniela was here for us literally 24/7 and delivered outstanding results.”
Alexander Osterwalder PhD - CEO at Strategyzer