We’re an independent brand and design studio based in Bath.
Since 1996, our ethos has been to make our work simple, smart and effective. We design brand communications for ambitious clients and those who appreciate the power of good design. We help organisations stand out, get their message across clearly and connect with their audience.
We believe design can make the world a better place. Less confusion, more clarity and more beauty. It has the power to shift perceptions and change behaviours, to help society and transform organisations.
We support and encourage the creative and local community through teaching, mentoring and promotions. Recent projects include: Made in Bath – a book and exhibition about makers in Bath ; ‘Meet the Maker’ podcast; and Werkhouse, an industry-led design training workshop for young designers.
We're proud to be a B Corp. Certified B Corporations are companies verified by B Lab to meet the highest standards of social and environmental performance, transparency, and accountability.
Problems we solve
“Our brand identity doesn’t match our values or ambitions.”
“People don’t understand our story or what makes us different.”
“We need to look bigger and smarter to help us attract investment.”
“Our brand communications are inconsistent.”
“We need to attract more – and better – people.”
“How do we look more modern, without losing our heritage?”
“We’re launching a new product and need to attract customers.”
“Our brand is not working online – the website looks like a template.”
“We need to inspire our internal team.”
What we deliver
Art direction
Brand architecture
Brand campaigns
Brand research and workshops
Brand strategy, narrative and messaging
Identities and guidelines
Internal engagement
Motion and digital graphics
Packaging and POS
Print and publications
Signage and wayfinding schemes
Website design
How we do it
Below is our design process and the stages we go through to deliver projects.
1Research
Interviews
Workshops
Audits
Site visits
Users
Market
2Strategy
Brief
Messaging
Team
Themes
Naming
Positioning
3Ideas
Concepts
Applications
Roughs
Presentations
Systems
Checks
4Craft
Development
Testing
Visuals
Commissions
Principles
IP
5Deliver
Artwork
Guidelines
Templates
Handover
Internal
Rollout
Award winning
We’ve won our share of awards: D&AD, DBA Design Effectiveness Awards, Drum Roses, Clios, Pentawards, New York Festivals and Brand Impact awards to name a few. Our work has appeared in numerous publications, including: Smile in the Mind, Its Nice That Annual, Logotype, Design Week, Graphis and EULDA.
Mentoring & training
We’ve run workshops for internal design and marketing teams.
Over the years we’ve mentored students and designers and have been involved with ‘Design Buddy’ a unique mentoring scheme for students, organised and run by the West of England Design Forum.
We helped set up and run Werkhouse (industry-led design training) and in 2017 started a weekend workshop with 20 design professionals and 30 young designers.
