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How we vet every listicle
Every agency featured on Web Tonic passes our 84-point editorial review before a single listicle goes live. This is how we vet each pick:
Verified client outcomes: We require real case studies with measurable KPIs — revenue, ROAS, CPA, retention — tied to the exact category being ranked. No cherry-picked wins, no unverifiable numbers.
Independent reputation: We cross-check Clutch, Google, G2, and Trustpilot ratings, and screen for review-bombing or suspicious patterns. Only operators with a consistent, verifiable track record make the cut.
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A graphic design agency owns the visual system a business trades on: logo and identity, the typography and colour rules holding it together, packaging and label artwork, brochures and exhibition graphics, signage and environmental design, and the artwork feeding advertising channels. Liverpool’s studios cluster in the Baltic Triangle, the Commercial District and the Albert Dock, with a second group across the Wirral.
We reviewed 18 external studios alongside Web Tonic on evidenced design work, publicly named clients, published pricing and a verified address. Only eight name a client outright, not one publishes a rate, and thirteen work from Liverpool itself rather than the wider Merseyside area.
Why do so few Liverpool studios name their clients?
Only eight of the eighteen publish a client name on their own site, the lowest disclosure rate we have measured in a UK city. Most show unattributed work by category instead, so references matter far more here than the portfolio does.
1. Web Tonic
About: Web Tonic starts a Liverpool design brief with the commercial job the artwork has to do rather than the moodboard. That means identity and logo systems built to hold up on a building sign, a trade booth and a phone screen at once, campaign creative produced at the volume paid channels consume, and website build so the identity ships instead of sitting in a folder. The Liverpool and Merseyside studios below with long print, hospitality and public sector histories will beat us on that local craft.
Key Services: Growth Marketing, Paid Social, PPC, Meta Ads, SEO, Google Ads, Snapchat Ads, Amazon Ads, Reddit Ads, TikTok Ads, TikTok Shop, GEO-AEO, Webflow Design, Shopify Design, WordPress Design, UGC, Social Media Management, Pay Per Click Management, Marketing Analytics, Analytics Implementation & CDPs, Performance Branding, Performance 360° Audit, Programmatic Ads, OOH Ads, HR Marketing
Industries Served: eCommerce, SaaS, B2B, Construction Professionals, Home Services, SMEs, Health Spa & Wellness, Retail, Legal & Judicial Services, Food & Beverages, Pets, Fitness, Family & Children, Finance & Insurance, Travel, Non-Profits & Organizations, Furniture & Decoration
Notable Clients: WorldRemit, Jack & Jones, Ardene, L'Oréal, Sendwave, Nestlé, Airbnb. Serve Fortune 500 companies and smaller fast-paced startups.
Locations: HQ in San Francisco with notable offices in New York, Chicago, Miami, Toronto, Montreal, Dubai, Singapore, Sydney and more. Offices on five continents.
Pricing: Starting at USD $3,000 per month. Flexible and scalable plans at any time according to your enterprise needs. Book a call to learn more.
Great For: Mid-market to enterprise-level businesses requiring ongoing, on-tap growth and performance marketing services.
Website: Web Tonic
2. ConceptTwentyTwo
About: ConceptTwentyTwo is a Liverpool creative studio marking fifteen years of brand identity, print collateral and campaign design for public-sector and hospitality clients, with named work delivered for Merseytravel and the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority. Its site names these clients directly on its work page rather than hiding behind category labels. The studio is based on Mann Island in Liverpool's business district, confirmed on its own contact page.
Key Services: Brand identity design, Print collateral, Signage and wayfinding graphics, Campaign creative, Marketing collateral design, Icon and pictogram design
Industries Served: Local government, Transport, Hospitality, Public sector, Retail
Notable Clients: Merseytravel, Liverpool City Region Combined Authority
Locations: Liverpool, United Kingdom
Pricing: No public rate card; quoted per scope
Great For: Local authorities needing brand systems, Hospitality groups needing collateral, Transport bodies needing wayfinding graphics
Website: ConceptTwentyTwo
3. Nonconform
About: Nonconform is a Liverpool brand and campaign design studio that builds visual identities, print materials and marketing campaigns for start-ups through to established companies. Its about page describes get-to-the-heart-of-it brand and campaign work rather than generic marketing, with a dedicated design and campaign service list on its own site. The studio's office is Gabriel Chambers on Water Street in Liverpool city centre, confirmed on its about page.
Key Services: Brand identity design, Campaign creative, Print collateral, Marketing collateral design, Social and display ad artwork, Design systems and guidelines
Industries Served: Start-ups, Professional services, Retail, Hospitality, Consumer brands
Notable Clients: Not publicly named — case studies are anonymised by category
Locations: Liverpool, United Kingdom
Pricing: No public rate card; quoted per scope
Great For: Start-ups needing a first brand identity, Established firms needing a refresh, Campaign-led marketing teams
Website: Nonconform
4. Fore Studio
About: Fore Studio is a Liverpool branding studio focused on hospitality and venue clients, with named, published case studies for Paul Holmes Fine Jewellery, a Novotel coffee-shop rebrand in the Knowledge Quarter, and The Wealth Point. Each case study names the client and the specific design deliverable, from identity systems to signage and print collateral. The studio's registered office is Basecamp Liverpool at 49 Jamaica Street, confirmed on its own contact page.
Key Services: Brand identity design, Hospitality collateral, Signage design, Print collateral, Menu and wayfinding design, Brand guideline systems
Industries Served: Hospitality, Hotels, Luxury retail, Financial services, Venues
Notable Clients: Paul Holmes Fine Jewellery, Novotel, The Wealth Point
Locations: Liverpool, United Kingdom
Pricing: No public rate card; quoted per scope
Great For: Hotels needing brand refresh, Independent retailers needing identity, Venues needing signage and print
Website: Fore Studio
5. WeThree
About: WeThree is a Liverpool brand and design studio specialising in brand strategy, brand identity and digital design, with named client work shown on its own site for Ice Blue Sky, Intertrader, Genfco and Appreciate Group plc. The studio publishes these logos and project names rather than anonymised categories. WeThree's site states it is based in Liverpool, United Kingdom, and its schema data confirms the same.
Key Services: Brand strategy and identity, Print collateral, Design systems, Icon and illustration, Social and display ad artwork, Packaging design
Industries Served: Financial trading, Marketing agencies, Accounting and finance, Gifting and retail, Professional services
Notable Clients: Ice Blue Sky, Intertrader, Genfco, Appreciate Group plc
Locations: Liverpool, United Kingdom
Pricing: No public rate card; quoted per scope
Great For: Financial and trading brands, Gifting and retail companies, Marketing agencies needing brand support
Website: WeThree
6. Black & Ginger
About: Black & Ginger is a Liverpool branding studio founded in 2003, with a named, published case study for developer Town Hotels on the Baltic Hotel Liverpool brand, covering identity, signage and environmental graphics for the new venue. The studio presents itself as an award-winning branding and design practice rather than a general marketing agency. It is headquartered in Liverpool, United Kingdom, confirmed on its own site and portfolio pages.
Key Services: Brand identity design, Environmental graphics, Signage design, Print collateral, Packaging design, Illustration and iconography
Industries Served: Hospitality, Property development, Consumer brands, Leisure, Retail
Notable Clients: Town Hotels (Baltic Hotel Liverpool)
Locations: Liverpool, United Kingdom
Pricing: No public rate card; quoted per scope
Great For: Hotel and hospitality developers, Property brands needing launch identity, Leisure venues needing environmental graphics
Website: Black & Ginger
7. Soka Studio
About: Soka Studio is a Liverpool graphic design studio with a public portfolio naming client projects including a Shooting Star promotional brochure and a Jennie Holland public-relations brochure, each shown with the finished printed design. The studio's own project pages describe the brief and the specific collateral delivered rather than vague category descriptions. Soka Studio lists two Liverpool addresses on its contact page, Albert Dock and Basecamp Liverpool on Jamaica Street.
Key Services: Brochure design, Print collateral, Website and graphic design, Brand identity design, Sell sheet and pitch deck design, Packaging design
Industries Served: PR and communications agencies, Professional services, Retail, Hospitality, Events
Notable Clients: Shooting Star, Jennie Holland PR, Room 24
Locations: Liverpool, United Kingdom
Pricing: No public rate card; quoted per scope
Great For: PR agencies needing brochure design, Independent brands needing print collateral, Small businesses needing a first brand identity
Website: Soka Studio
8. T34
About: T34 is a Liverpool branding, print and digital design studio offering interactive brochure design, leaflets, posters and branded collateral built to tell a client's story rather than generic print output. Its own service pages describe specific deliverables including interactive brochures and captivating print collateral for business clients. T34 is based at Alexander House on Rodney Street in Liverpool city centre, confirmed on its own about page.
Key Services: Brochure design, Brand identity design, Print collateral, Leaflet and poster design, Digital design, Marketing collateral design
Industries Served: Professional services, Retail, Hospitality, Property, Small business
Notable Clients: Not publicly named — case studies are anonymised by category
Locations: Liverpool, United Kingdom
Pricing: No public rate card; quoted per scope
Great For: Businesses needing interactive brochures, Small businesses needing print collateral, Property firms needing marketing materials
Website: T34
9. Creative Fury
About: Creative Fury is a full-service Liverpool creative agency that describes its own collateral work as brochure design, direct-marketing packs and exhibition systems delivered from a blank sheet of paper to finished artwork. Its site lists brand identity and print production as core offerings rather than side services to web or advertising work. The agency's Liverpool headquarters is Baltic Creative at 49 Jamaica Street, confirmed on its own contact page.
Key Services: Brand identity design, Brochure design, Exhibition and display design, Direct-marketing collateral, Print collateral, Packaging design
Industries Served: Retail, Events and exhibitions, Property, Professional services, Consumer brands
Notable Clients: Not publicly named — case studies are anonymised by category
Locations: Liverpool, United Kingdom
Pricing: No public rate card; quoted per scope
Great For: Businesses needing exhibition systems, Brands needing direct-marketing packs, Companies needing brochure collateral
Website: Creative Fury
10. Cleartwo
About: Cleartwo is a Liverpool and Merseyside branding agency that publishes a named client gallery on its own site, including Kidstime, imFixed, GS Kang Haulage, Kings Castle and Lefke Spices, each shown with a completed logo or brand identity piece. The agency states it builds brand identities around what a business genuinely stands for rather than templated moodboard output. Cleartwo describes itself as proudly serving businesses across Liverpool and Merseyside on its own homepage.
Key Services: Logo design, Brand identity design, Print collateral, Packaging design, Marketing collateral design, Signage design
Industries Served: Logistics and haulage, Food and spice retail, Childcare, Property and construction, Small business
Notable Clients: Kidstime, imFixed, GS Kang Haulage, Kings Castle, Lefke Spices
Locations: Liverpool, United Kingdom
Pricing: No public rate card; quoted per scope
Great For: Small and independent businesses, Haulage and logistics firms, Food and retail brands needing logo work
Website: Cleartwo
11. Continuous
About: Continuous is an independent brand agency based in Liverpool that builds visual and verbal identity systems, brand guidelines and design assets for ambitious brands. Its own about page describes systems and assets that make a brand instantly recognisable, distinct from a general marketing or advertising remit. The studio's office is on Bold Street in Liverpool city centre, confirmed on its own about page.
Key Services: Brand identity design, Visual identity systems, Brand guideline design, Print collateral, Design systems and template kits, Icon and asset design
Industries Served: Consumer brands, Retail, Hospitality, Professional services, Start-ups
Notable Clients: Not publicly named — case studies are anonymised by category
Locations: Liverpool, United Kingdom
Pricing: No public rate card; quoted per scope
Great For: Ambitious start-ups needing an identity system, Brands needing guideline documentation, Businesses building an asset library
Website: Continuous
12. Bodhi Design
About: Bodhi Design is a Wirral-based creative agency offering graphic design, brochure design and brand identity work alongside web design, describing itself as delivering big ideas and elegant branding for businesses across Merseyside. Its own service pages list brochure design and graphic design as named, distinct offerings rather than an afterthought to web builds. The studio is based on the Wirral, part of the Liverpool City Region, confirmed on its own homepage.
Key Services: Brand identity design, Brochure design, Graphic design, Print collateral, Logo design, Marketing collateral design
Industries Served: Small business, Professional services, Retail, Hospitality, Local trades
Notable Clients: Not publicly named — case studies are anonymised by category
Locations: Wirral, United Kingdom, Liverpool, United Kingdom
Pricing: No public rate card; quoted per scope
Great For: Small businesses on the Wirral, Local trades needing brand identity, Independent retailers needing brochures
Website: Bodhi Design
13. The Farm Factory
About: The Farm Factory is a graphic and web design studio founded in 2008 on a working farm in the Wirral, working with clients from early-stage start-ups through to established local and national businesses. Its own site describes graphic design and print work as a core practice alongside web builds, distinct from a pure web shop. The studio is based in Brimstage on the Wirral, within the Liverpool City Region, confirmed on its own homepage.
Key Services: Brand identity design, Print collateral, Logo design, Graphic design, Signage design, Marketing collateral design
Industries Served: Start-ups, Agriculture and rural business, Retail, Professional services, Local business
Notable Clients: Not publicly named — case studies are anonymised by category
Locations: Wirral, United Kingdom, Liverpool, United Kingdom
Pricing: No public rate card; quoted per scope
Great For: Rural and agricultural businesses, Start-ups needing brand and print, Local businesses across the Wirral
Website: The Farm Factory
14. Black Horse Design
About: Black Horse Design is a design agency on the Wirral built by designers, photographers and marketers with a combined background of over sixty five years in the creative industry. Its own about page states the practice covers design and photography output for local and regional clients rather than pure digital marketing. The agency is based in Wirral, Merseyside, within the Liverpool City Region, confirmed on its own about page.
Key Services: Brand identity design, Print collateral, Logo design, Photography and imagery for collateral, Marketing collateral design, Packaging design
Industries Served: Retail, Local business, Professional services, Hospitality, Property
Notable Clients: Not publicly named — case studies are anonymised by category
Locations: Wirral, United Kingdom, Liverpool, United Kingdom
Pricing: No public rate card; quoted per scope
Great For: Local businesses needing combined design and photography, Property firms needing marketing collateral, Retailers needing brand refresh
Website: Black Horse Design
15. Georgia Design
About: Georgia Design is a graphic design agency that has worked from Liverpool's Commercial District for over twenty five years, producing strategically focused print and digital materials for a wide range of local and regional clients. Its own homepage states the studio's specific location and long operating history in the city rather than a vague national claim. Georgia Design's office is on Edmund Street in Liverpool city centre, confirmed via its own site metadata.
Key Services: Graphic design, Print collateral, Brand identity design, Website design, Marketing collateral design, Signage design
Industries Served: Professional services, Retail, Property, Local business, Hospitality
Notable Clients: Not publicly named — case studies are anonymised by category
Locations: Liverpool, United Kingdom
Pricing: No public rate card; quoted per scope
Great For: Long-established local businesses, Firms needing print and digital design together, Property firms needing collateral
Website: Georgia Design
16. Colour Box Advertising & Design
About: Colour Box is a creative graphic design agency established in Liverpool, Merseyside in 1993, with its own homepage naming a decade-long working relationship with client White Moss Horticulture covering corporate identity and an extensive range of marketing materials. The agency describes itself as delivering packaging, point-of-sale, leaflets and brochures rather than digital-only work. Colour Box's long operating history in Liverpool is stated directly on its own homepage.
Key Services: Brand identity design, Packaging design, Point-of-sale design, Brochure and leaflet design, Print collateral, Marketing collateral design
Industries Served: Horticulture and garden retail, Retail, Consumer products, Local business, Manufacturing
Notable Clients: White Moss Horticulture
Locations: Liverpool, United Kingdom
Pricing: No public rate card; quoted per scope
Great For: Long-term retained design partnerships, Horticulture and garden retail brands, Businesses needing packaging and point-of-sale
Website: Colour Box Advertising & Design
17. Mal Studio
About: Mal Studio is a Liverpool design studio focused on editorial design, graphic design and brand development, with published testimonials naming client projects for The Agency Lab and Landon Massage Therapies describing finished marketing material for print and digital use. The studio's own homepage states it is proudly based in Liverpool rather than remote-only. Mal Studio's services page lists editorial design and brand development as distinct, named offerings.
Key Services: Editorial design, Graphic design, Brand development, Print collateral, Marketing collateral design, Digital design assets
Industries Served: Marketing agencies, Health and wellness, Professional services, Small business, Consumer brands
Notable Clients: The Agency Lab, Landon Massage Therapies
Locations: Liverpool, United Kingdom
Pricing: No public rate card; quoted per scope
Great For: Small businesses needing editorial-style design, Health and wellness brands, Marketing agencies needing design support
Website: Mal Studio
18. Trebel Studio
About: Trebel Studio is a creative design agency based in Liverpool that works with a flexible network of experienced designers to deliver tailored brand, print and digital design solutions for each client brief. Its own about page states the studio's Liverpool base and describes offering any service a project needs rather than a single fixed package. Trebel Studio's location in the L8 postcode area of Liverpool is confirmed via its own site content.
Key Services: Brand identity design, Print collateral, Graphic design, Illustration and iconography, Marketing collateral design, Digital design assets
Industries Served: Start-ups, Consumer brands, Retail, Professional services, Creative industries
Notable Clients: Not publicly named — case studies are anonymised by category
Locations: Liverpool, United Kingdom
Pricing: No public rate card; quoted per scope
Great For: Start-ups needing flexible design capacity, Small brands needing tailored solutions, Businesses with varied brief types
Website: Trebel Studio
19. Mutatio
About: Mutatio is a creative agency headquartered in Stockton Heath, Warrington, that runs a dedicated Liverpool branding and packaging design service and lists a working Liverpool office at the Tea Factory building alongside its Warrington head office. Its own site names packaging design as a specific Liverpool-facing service page rather than a generic regional landing page. Mutatio discloses its Warrington headquarters plainly on its own contact page while serving Liverpool clients from its listed Liverpool address.
Key Services: Packaging design, Brand identity design, Print collateral, Marketing collateral design, Design systems, Social and display ad artwork
Industries Served: Consumer products, Retail, Food and drink, Start-ups, E-commerce
Notable Clients: Not publicly named — case studies are anonymised by category
Locations: Warrington, United Kingdom, Liverpool, United Kingdom
Pricing: No public rate card; quoted per scope
Great For: Consumer product brands needing packaging design, E-commerce brands needing identity, Food and drink start-ups
Website: Mutatio
Quick Comparison Table
| Agency | Key Specialty | Starting Price | Best For |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Web Tonic | Full-Service Performance Marketing | USD $3,000/mo | Mid-market to Enterprise |
| 2. ConceptTwentyTwo | Public-sector brand and print design | Quote-based | Public-sector and hospitality brand collateral |
| 3. Nonconform | Brand identity and campaign design | Quote-based | Start-up to mid-size brand campaigns |
| 4. Fore Studio | Hospitality brand identity | Quote-based | Hotels, venues and independent retail brands |
| 5. WeThree | Brand strategy and identity design | Quote-based | Finance, trading and consumer brand identity |
| 6. Black & Ginger | Hospitality and venue branding | Quote-based | Hotel and hospitality launch branding |
| 7. Soka Studio | Print and brochure design | Quote-based | Brochures, print collateral and small-brand identity |
| 8. T34 | Brochure and print collateral design | Quote-based | Print-led brand and brochure collateral |
| 9. Creative Fury | Brochure and exhibition design | Quote-based | Exhibition systems and direct-marketing collateral |
| 10. Cleartwo | Logo and small-business brand identity | Quote-based | Independent business logo and brand identity |
| 11. Continuous | Visual identity systems | Quote-based | Full visual identity systems and guidelines |
| 12. Bodhi Design | Small-business graphic and brochure design | Quote-based | Wirral and Merseyside small-business branding |
| 13. The Farm Factory | Start-up graphic and brand design | Quote-based | Start-up and rural business branding |
| 14. Black Horse Design | Design and photography-led collateral | Quote-based | Combined design and photography collateral |
| 15. Georgia Design | Long-running Liverpool graphic design practice | Quote-based | Established local businesses needing print and digital |
| 16. Colour Box Advertising & Design | Long-running packaging and print design | Quote-based | Retained packaging and point-of-sale design |
| 17. Mal Studio | Editorial design and brand development | Quote-based | Editorial design and small-brand marketing material |
| 18. Trebel Studio | Tailored brand and print design | Quote-based | Flexible tailored design briefs |
| 19. Mutatio | Packaging and brand identity design | Quote-based | Packaging design for consumer and food brands |
Frequently Asked Questions
Which Liverpool studios actually name their clients?
Eight of the eighteen. ConceptTwentyTwo names Merseytravel and the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority, WeThree names Appreciate Group and Intertrader, Fore Studio names a Novotel coffee shop rebrand and Paul Holmes Fine Jewellery, Cleartwo publishes a named client gallery, and Black & Ginger names the Baltic Hotel work for Town Hotels. The other ten show anonymised work, so ask each of them for two contactable references.
What does graphic design cost in Liverpool?
Nobody on this page publishes a price, so there is no local rate card to quote and we will not invent one. Ask three studios to quote the same written deliverable list, covering logo files and formats, brand guidelines, stationery, and whatever print or digital applications you actually need. Comparable quotes on an identical scope will tell you more about this market than any published hourly rate would.
Are these studios in Liverpool or across the water?
Thirteen publish an address inside Liverpool, at Mann Island, Water Street, Bold Street, Jamaica Street, Rodney Street, Hope Street and the Albert Dock. Bodhi Design, The Farm Factory and Black Horse Design work from the Wirral, and Mutatio is headquartered in Stockton Heath, Warrington, while listing a Liverpool office in the Tea Factory. All of them serve the city; the difference is the Mersey crossing.
Who is strongest on hospitality and public sector work?
Fore Studio and Black & Ginger both carry named hotel and venue projects, and ConceptTwentyTwo works for Merseytravel and the combined authority on public sector identity and campaign design. Mal Studio concentrates on editorial design, Georgia Design on strategically focused print and digital material from the Commercial District, and T34, Creative Fury and Soka Studio on brochure, exhibition and print collateral for manufacturers and professional service firms.
What should be agreed before you pay a deposit?
A deliverable list naming every file and format, a capped number of concept routes and revision rounds, a schedule with named checkpoints, and an explicit statement of what transfers to you on final payment. In a market this quiet about clients, also ask for two references you can call. Typeface licensing does not transfer automatically, so name it in the contract before the deposit clears.
Choosing a Graphic Design Agency in Liverpool
References carry the weight here. Only eight of eighteen studios name a client on their own site, so anonymised category work should always be backed by two contactable clients before you release a deposit or sign a retainer.
Decide whether the Mersey matters. Thirteen studios sit in Liverpool itself, three work from the Wirral and one is headquartered in Warrington with a Liverpool office, which only becomes a real factor once in-person reviews and press checks begin.
Buy the specialism, not the general claim. Hospitality and venue branding, public sector campaign design, beauty packaging and print collateral are separate crafts in this city, and the studios with evidenced work in each are clearly different firms.
Fix the money and the files before the deposit clears. With no published rate anywhere on this page, a written deliverable list, a revision cap and clarity on artwork ownership and typeface licensing are your only real protection. If you would rather have identity design, campaign creative and web build handled by one team, read our latest analysis or book a call.
