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Why we do what we do

Life is a precious thing and what we do with our time really matters.
We are all created differently and each of us has something special
to offer the world. As creative designers we have the ability to really help people
authentically communicate their business ethos, passion, services and products to the world. And when we do this well it makes a massive difference
to our clients’ lives. We love making a positive difference.

Our company’s purpose is to bring life wherever we go.

Who we are

We are lucky people; we get to do what we absolutely love. Our team is made up of a handful of creative designers and thinkers, and a bunch of fantastic freelance specialists who are really good at their craft: copywriters, illustrators, photographers, videographers, developers and marketing strategists.

Meet our core in-house team:

Darren Graydon
Creative Director/Co-Founder
Daryl Fulls
Co-Founder/Business Partner
Suzanne Papanicola
Designer
Craig Roberts
Designer
Emily Graydon
Accounts & Bookkeeping
Christina Greeves
Studio Coordinator

Where we are

Darren’s college tutors told him that he wouldn’t make it in the design world unless he moved to London. But Darren was having none of that. Surely there were enough people and businesses in the South West of England who needed, would appreciate and could benefit from the services of a high quality, local, creative design studio that didn’t charge big city rates?

13 years later, our company was created. And our home? The glorious streets of Newton Abbot, Devon. In all seriousness, Newton Abbot is a fantastic place to run a design and marketing studio; easy access to Exeter, Torbay and Plymouth, and only 90 minutes from Bristol. It’s also a beautiful part of the world in which to live and thrive. We are only 20 minutes drive from Dartmoor and 10 minutes from the sea. Why would we want to be anywhere else?

Our studio is housed on the top floor of Kingdom Business Centre, Brunel Road, Devon TQ12 4PB. If you are in the area and like good coffee then do get in touch to organise a visit. We are always happy to have guests.

Who we do it for

We love our team, our studio and where we live, but our top priority is to make our clients’ lives better; we want to help raise their public profiles in a way that really helps them shine. Without happy and successful clients we wouldn’t have a business.

We work on creating good branding and design across a range of sectors. We love how our skills and experience in this range of sectors can cross-pollinate, adding new ideas and insight to our clients from all walks of life.

Here are some of the sectors that we work in:

  • Education
  • Building Maintenance
  • Professional Services
  • Agriculture
  • Tourism
  • Charity
  • Leisure
  • Training
  • Care
  • B2B (Business to Business)
  • B2C (Business to consumer)
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