We are an independent creative agency working with organisations from start-up to scale-up; combining a strategic and thoughtful approach with intuitive visual flair.

By working strategically with you we create and shape brands, places and products that are cherished by, and resonate with, your customers.

Since 2000 we’ve been helping cultural institutions, property developers, fintech innovators, venues, retailers, architects and games developers communicate better.

We can help you too.

Our approach

We listen, research, discover and explore – allowing us to fully understand your organisation, the parameters and the possibilities.

Strategy, ideas and concepts follow on enabling us to develop and communicate your story through tangible physical and digital products.

Branding

We make memorable and distinctive brands.

Whether starting from the ground up or undergoing a comprehensive rebrand - we can help you define your brand strategy;
– Purpose
– Positioning
– Personality
– Naming strategy
– Tone of voice
– Visual identity

What we make

Visual identities
Brand manuals & standards
Digital toolkits
Websites
Moving image and animation
CGI
Film and photography
Illustration
Packaging
Books & magazines
Interiors / spaces
Exhibition design
Public realm collaborations

We've worked with

Adidas
Urban Splash
Cisco Meraki
Sony Computer Entertainment
FACT
Starship Group
Metropolitan Workshop
Ultragraph
Google Chrome Labs
Manchester City Council
Muse
Lothbury Property investments
The Atkinson
EMI Records
Up North Architects
Pinterest
Kingspan
Cunard
Polydor

Awards

Roses Creative Awards — 2019
Bronze
Category: Best Website
Project: Urban Splash website
Client: Urban Splash

Roses Creative Awards — 2019
Bronze
Category: Best Exhibition
Project: It Will Never Work
Client: Urban Splash

D&AD Awards — 2018
Wood Pencil
Category: Spatial Design
Project: The Voyage
Client: Amey/Liverpool City Council

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Partnerships

We're natural collaborators – working with other designers and agencies means we can bring new perspectives to bigger projects or contribute to projects outside the 'usual' spehere of practice.

It also means that we can expand and contract to suit the scale and scope of project. But more than that – we love the opportunity to work accross displines and enjoy the blend and blur that true collaboration affords.

Black Lodge Brewery

We Co-founded our own brewery in 2015, with industry veterans Paul Seiffert & Rob Tuffnell. Black Lodge Brewing is a fast moving brewery based in Liverpool’s Baltic Triangle. Experimentation, collaboration and creativity are essential to what we do; creating characterful venues and great beers inspired by our environment and experiences.

blacklodgebrewing.co.uk ↗

AndAgain

AndAgain are our collaborators for large scale digital projects; together we deliver award-winning, big ideas with flawless tech for clients such as Harrods, Urban Splash and Fremantle.

andagain.uk ↗

Pixels + People

We've formed a new partnership with collobrators Sparkle VFX to bring our combined story-telling expertise to life through film, animation and post production.

BCA Landscape

For nearly fifteen years we've been collaborating with BCA Landscape on built environment and Placemaking schemes around the UK. The partnership has yielded beauty and longevity in creating a dozen or more award winning projects.

bcalandscape.co.uk ↗

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