Small Manchester Studios, Big Brand Client Lists (2026)

Manchester graphic design studios compared on named clients, published rates and whether they work from the city or the boroughs.

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August 20, 2026
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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. Manchester's studios cluster in Ancoats and the Northern Quarter, with a second group spread across the Greater Manchester boroughs.

Editorial photograph of printed brand guidelines and print proofs laid out on a reclaimed wood table in a converted red brick Manchester mill studio

We reviewed 20 external studios alongside Web Tonic on evidenced design work, publicly named clients, published pricing and a verified address. Eleven name a client outright, not one publishes a rate we could verify, and thirteen work from Manchester itself.

Do Manchester studios work for national brands?

Many of them do. The named work on this page includes easyJet, McCain, Amazon, Kellogg's, Carlsberg UK, Vodafone, Checkatrade and Brother, run out of studios in Ancoats, Dale Street and Lever Street rather than London.

1. Web Tonic

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About: Web Tonic starts a Manchester 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 Manchester studios below, several carrying national drinks, retail and technology accounts, will beat us on that city 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. LOVE

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About: LOVE is a design-led branding agency founded in Manchester in 2001 that now runs studios in Manchester and New York. Its public case studies name finished identity, packaging and spatial design work for Glenmorangie, Level99 and LARK Whisky. The Manchester studio sits at 3rd Floor, 31 Dale Street, confirmed on its own contact page.

Key Services: Brand strategy and identity design, Packaging design, Verbal identity and naming, Retail and spatial design, Campaign and comms design, Design systems and guidelines

Industries Served: Drinks and spirits, Hospitality and leisure, Retail, Entertainment, Consumer goods

Notable Clients: Glenmorangie, Level99, LARK Whisky, easyJet, McCain

Locations: Manchester, United Kingdom, New York, United States

Pricing: No public rate card; quoted per scope

Great For: National and global consumer brands, Drinks and spirits brands, Businesses needing full identity plus packaging

Website: LOVE

3. BGN

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About: BGN is a brand-led design and digital agency in Ancoats, Manchester, whose project pages name finished identity and packaging work for Carlsberg UK, Accent Housing and North Highland. Its Manchester studio address, G.03, One Express, George Leigh Street, is published on its own contact page. BGN was also reported by Prolific North delivering a 2025 brand evolution project for Amazon seller specialist Amzigo.

Key Services: Brand strategy and positioning, Visual identity design, Packaging design, Campaign design, Naming, Digital design

Industries Served: Drinks and beverages, Housing associations, Professional services, Retail, Consumer goods

Notable Clients: Carlsberg UK, Accent Housing, North Highland, Slumberdown, Amzigo

Locations: Manchester, United Kingdom, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom

Pricing: No public rate card; quoted per scope

Great For: Mid-market and enterprise rebrands, Housing associations and B2B services, Packaging-led consumer brands

Website: BGN

4. Buckley Creative

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About: Buckley Creative is a creative studio based at Jactin House, Hood Street, Ancoats, Manchester, working across illustration, motion and environmental graphics. Its published project pages name a large-scale environmental artwork programme for Amazon's Manchester city-centre office and motion graphics work for Manchester Pride and Checkatrade. The Manchester studio address is confirmed on its own contact page.

Key Services: Environmental graphics, Illustration, Motion graphics, Brand identity, Campaign artwork, Signage and wayfinding art

Industries Served: Technology and e-commerce, Events and festivals, Home services, Corporate offices, Retail

Notable Clients: Amazon, Manchester Pride, Checkatrade, Google (with Studio Chapel), Vodafone

Locations: Manchester, United Kingdom, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom

Pricing: No public rate card; quoted per scope

Great For: Corporate office art and environmental graphics, Festival and events branding, Illustration-led campaigns

Website: Buckley Creative

5. Designed By Ten

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About: Designed By Ten is a Manchester branding and graphic design studio whose project pages name finished identity, packaging and print work for Synapo, Brother, So and Mo, and BRE. Its portfolio shows the actual delivered brand collateral for each named client rather than generic samples. The studio's Manchester base is stated across its site copy and project descriptions.

Key Services: Brand identity design, Packaging design, Print collateral design, Illustration, Website design, Animation

Industries Served: Technology and artificial intelligence, Consumer products, Standards and certification bodies, Manufacturing, Startups

Notable Clients: Synapo, Brother, So and Mo, BRE, Kellogg's

Locations: Manchester, United Kingdom, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom

Pricing: No public rate card; quoted per scope

Great For: Startups needing a full brand launch, Manufacturers needing print collateral, Consumer product packaging

Website: Designed By Ten

6. Noramble

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About: Noramble is an independent brand and packaging design studio based in Manchester, listed as a contributor on Fonts In Use as a Manchester packaging practice. Its own site names finished packaging and identity projects for Flavadent, Yeubo, Nod Skincare, Pick&Mix and SXOLLIE, each with a dedicated case study page. The studio's Manchester location is stated on its about page alongside client testimonials.

Key Services: Packaging design, Brand identity design, Visual identity systems, Re-branding, Label and structural graphics, Social asset design

Industries Served: Food and drink, Beauty and skincare, Confectionery, Personal care, Beverage startups

Notable Clients: Flavadent, Yeubo, Nod Skincare, Pick&Mix, SXOLLIE

Locations: Manchester, United Kingdom, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom

Pricing: No public rate card; quoted per scope

Great For: Food and beverage packaging launches, Beauty and skincare brands, Direct-to-consumer startups

Website: Noramble

7. DCP

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About: DCP is a boutique branding and packaging design agency based just outside Manchester in the North West of England, confirmed on its own contact page and LinkedIn listing. Business Manchester reported DCP being retained to develop the branding and packaging for Vitalin's premium pet food range, and DCP's own site names its Desi Meal Kit project with a client testimonial. The studio has worked in food and pet food packaging since 2007.

Key Services: Packaging design, Brand strategy, Brand identity design, Label design, Structural packaging, Print production artwork

Industries Served: Food and drink, Pet food, Consumer packaged goods, Retail, Manufacturing

Notable Clients: Vitalin, Desi Meal Kit

Locations: Manchester, United Kingdom, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom

Pricing: No public rate card; quoted per scope

Great For: Food and pet food packaging launches, FMCG rebrands, Retail shelf-ready packaging

Website: DCP

8. Persona Studio

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About: Persona Studio is a Manchester brand and digital agency based at Studio 22, Lever Street, confirmed on its own contact footer. Its case study pages name finished identity and brand development work for AEW Architects, The Hive, 55 King Street and Fenix, including client quotes praising the studio's local Manchester team. Each case study shows the actual delivered visual identity and collateral.

Key Services: Brand identity design, Brand development, Signage and wayfinding design, Print collateral, Design guidelines, Website design

Industries Served: Architecture and property, Commercial real estate, Hospitality, Professional services, Retail

Notable Clients: AEW Architects, The Hive, 55 King Street, Fenix

Locations: Manchester, United Kingdom, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom

Pricing: No public rate card; quoted per scope

Great For: Commercial property and office brands, Architecture practices, Hospitality launches

Website: Persona Studio

9. Nine Sixty

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About: Nine Sixty is a two-person design and digital studio based in Manchester and Chester, run by designers with a combined sixteen-plus years of agency experience. Third-party case study listings on CaseStudies.com and FeaturedCustomers document finished design work for clients including Design Manchester and 24 Lever Street. The studio positions itself as a boutique alternative to larger Manchester agencies, working directly with clients rather than through account teams.

Key Services: Brand identity design, Print and stationery design, Website design, Social asset design, Signage design, Design guidelines

Industries Served: Creative and cultural organisations, Property and workspace, Small business, Professional services, Events

Notable Clients: Design Manchester, 24 Lever Street

Locations: Manchester, United Kingdom, Chester, United Kingdom

Pricing: No public rate card; quoted per scope

Great For: Small businesses wanting direct designer access, Cultural and events organisations, Boutique workspace brands

Website: Nine Sixty

10. Professional Designer

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About: Professional Designer is a graphic design consultancy operating across Manchester, Salford and Stockport, with its schema markup confirming a Manchester address locality on its own contact page. The studio's service pages cover named deliverables including stationery, signage, vehicle graphics and packaged merchandise for clients across Greater Manchester and Cheshire. It has traded as a Manchester design consultancy since 2003.

Key Services: Brand identity and stationery, Signage design, Vehicle graphics, Packaging design, Marketing campaign design, Branded merchandise design

Industries Served: Independent retail, Trades and construction, Professional services, Hospitality, Small business

Notable Clients: Not publicly named — case studies are anonymised by category

Locations: Manchester, United Kingdom, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom

Pricing: No public rate card; quoted per scope

Great For: Trades needing vehicle graphics and signage, Independent retailers, Small businesses across Greater Manchester

Website: Professional Designer

11. Think Design Agency

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About: Think is a creative design agency operating from a studio in Whitefield, Manchester, stated on its own about page. Its published case study names Wood Street Mission, a Manchester charity, for an annual newsletter and campaign print overhaul referred by print partner Galloways. The agency covers branding and graphic design work for businesses of varying sizes from its Manchester base.

Key Services: Brand identity design, Print and campaign design, Charity and newsletter design, Web design, Marketing collateral, Design guidelines

Industries Served: Charities and non-profits, Small business, Professional services, Retail, Local government

Notable Clients: Wood Street Mission

Locations: Manchester, United Kingdom, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom

Pricing: No public rate card; quoted per scope

Great For: Charities needing print campaigns, Local Manchester small businesses, Newsletter and print-heavy organisations

Website: Think Design Agency

12. Forty2 Creative

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About: Forty2 Creative is a branding and packaging design studio at 3 The Circuit, Cheadle Hulme, Cheadle, within the Stockport borough of Greater Manchester, confirmed across its own contact, about and privacy pages. The studio specialises in retail packaging design and brand identity development for small and medium-sized businesses. Its address is published consistently on every page footer of its own site.

Key Services: Retail packaging design, Brand identity design, Brand creation and development, Label design, Marketing collateral, Print artwork

Industries Served: Food and drink, Retail packaged goods, Small business, Consumer products, Manufacturing

Notable Clients: Not publicly named — case studies are anonymised by category

Locations: Cheadle Hulme, United Kingdom, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom

Pricing: No public rate card; quoted per scope

Great For: Retail packaging launches, SMEs needing brand creation, Food and drink packaging

Website: Forty2 Creative

13. Moonjuice Creative

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About: Moonjuice Creative is a specialist branding and packaging agency based at Newtons Business Centre, 151 The Rock, Bury, within Greater Manchester, confirmed on its own contact footer. Founder Simon Jackson has documented named packaging and branding projects for Lakes Ice Cream and racing brand Oceana Vivo through the studio's own social channels. The studio works with brands from early-stage positioning through to finished packaging and marketing assets.

Key Services: Packaging design, Branding and positioning, Marketing asset design, Fridge and retail branding, Label design, Identity design

Industries Served: Food and drink, Ice cream and dairy, Sports and motorsport, Startups, Consumer products

Notable Clients: Lakes Ice Cream, Oceana Vivo

Locations: Bury, United Kingdom, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom

Pricing: No public rate card; quoted per scope

Great For: Food and drink startups, Retail fridge and shelf branding, Sports and motorsport brand identity

Website: Moonjuice Creative

14. Remedy Design

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About: Remedy Design is a creative consultancy specialising in brand and packaging design, based at Stretford Public Hall, Chester Road, Stretford, within the Trafford borough of Greater Manchester. The studio has more than fifteen years of experience and states its Manchester location directly on its homepage. It focuses on business start-ups and small to medium-sized businesses needing brand and packaging design work.

Key Services: Brand identity design, Packaging design, Print design, Digital design, Design guidelines, Startup brand launches

Industries Served: Startups, Food and drink, Small business, Consumer products, Local retail

Notable Clients: Not publicly named — case studies are anonymised by category

Locations: Stretford, United Kingdom, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom

Pricing: No public rate card; quoted per scope

Great For: Startups launching a first brand, Small business packaging, Local Trafford and Manchester businesses

Website: Remedy Design

15. Studio Rea

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About: Studio Rea is its founder solo creative studio based in Ancoats, Manchester, specialising in packaging and branding for beauty, wellness, lifestyle and gifting brands. The studio's own gallery page displays finished packaging and identity artwork across its client categories. Its Manchester base in the Ancoats creative district is stated on its own homepage.

Key Services: Packaging design, Brand identity design, Label design, Gifting and lifestyle design, Print collateral, Social asset design

Industries Served: Beauty and wellness, Gifting, Lifestyle products, Small business, Direct-to-consumer brands

Notable Clients: Not publicly named — case studies are anonymised by category

Locations: Manchester, United Kingdom, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom

Pricing: No public rate card; quoted per scope

Great For: Beauty and wellness packaging, Gifting brand launches, Solo-founder DTC brands

Website: Studio Rea

16. Sergeant Walnuts

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About: Sergeant Walnuts is an award-winning creative agency based in Manchester that builds brand identities and communications for clients worldwide. Its own about page names its founder's background as a Creative Director in Madrid and Head of Copy at LOVE in Manchester before setting up independently. The agency's work page displays finished identity and campaign design projects delivered from its Manchester studio.

Key Services: Brand identity design, Visual identity systems, Campaign design, Print collateral, Naming and verbal identity, Design guidelines

Industries Served: Consumer brands, Hospitality, Professional services, Startups, Lifestyle brands

Notable Clients: Not publicly named — case studies are anonymised by category

Locations: Manchester, United Kingdom, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom

Pricing: No public rate card; quoted per scope

Great For: Brands needing distinctive identity work, Hospitality and lifestyle launches, International clients seeking a Manchester studio

Website: Sergeant Walnuts

17. LYFE Studio

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About: LYFE Studio is a Manchester design agency offering brand strategy, graphic design and website design, with its own client case study pages documenting finished visual identity and campaign work. The studio's blog on hiring a freelancer versus a design agency in 2026 publishes its own midweight day rate range, showing pricing transparency uncommon among peers. LYFE operates a fixed monthly design subscription model alongside project work from its Manchester studio.

Key Services: Brand strategy and identity design, Graphic design, Design subscription production, Print collateral, Social and display asset design, Website design

Industries Served: Small and medium business, Professional services, Retail, Startups, Hospitality

Notable Clients: Not publicly named — case studies are anonymised by category

Locations: Manchester, United Kingdom, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom

Pricing: From GBP £300/day (midweight day rate, May 2026)

Great For: SMEs wanting ongoing retained design, Businesses comparing freelancer versus agency cost, Brands needing a fixed monthly design plan

Website: LYFE Studio

18. Forma Studios

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About: Forma Studios is a Manchester-based creative studio specialising in brand identity, motion and print design, confirmed by its own schema address locality set to Manchester and Greater Manchester. The studio serves ambitious businesses with rebrands and new identity launches, and lists its own price range indicator directly on its structured data. Its service area explicitly names Manchester and Greater Manchester on its own site.

Key Services: Brand identity design, Motion graphics, Print design, Rebranding, Design guidelines, Marketing collateral

Industries Served: Startups, Small business, Retail, Professional services, Hospitality

Notable Clients: Not publicly named — case studies are anonymised by category

Locations: Manchester, United Kingdom, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom

Pricing: No public rate card; quoted per scope

Great For: Businesses planning a full rebrand, Startups needing motion plus print, Small businesses wanting a Manchester-based partner

Website: Forma Studios

19. Sunny Thinking

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About: Sunny Thinking is an advertising, branding and design agency established in 2008 and based at 78 Borough Road, Altrincham, Cheshire, within Greater Manchester, confirmed on its own contact page. Its work page names finished campaign design for The Menopause Charity's outdoor media awareness campaign and premium teamwear branding for Chadwick Teamwear. The agency works with forward-thinking clients from its Altrincham studio.

Key Services: Brand identity design, Campaign and outdoor advertising design, Print collateral, Sportswear and teamwear branding, Design guidelines, Social asset design

Industries Served: Charities and health awareness, Sportswear, Small business, Retail, Professional services

Notable Clients: The Menopause Charity, Chadwick Teamwear

Locations: Altrincham, United Kingdom, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom

Pricing: No public rate card; quoted per scope

Great For: Charities running awareness campaigns, Sportswear and teamwear brands, Altrincham and Trafford small businesses

Website: Sunny Thinking

20. MadeByMore

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About: MadeByMore is a specialist branding, user experience and web design agency based in Stockport, within Greater Manchester, stated plainly on its own contact page. The studio's work page displays finished brand identity and digital design projects for named small and medium-sized business clients. It positions itself as a multi-service digital branding and experience design studio operating from its Stockport base.

Key Services: Brand identity design, User experience design, Web design, Print collateral, Design systems, Marketing asset design

Industries Served: Technology, Professional services, Retail, Startups, Small business

Notable Clients: Not publicly named — case studies are anonymised by category

Locations: Stockport, United Kingdom, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom

Pricing: No public rate card; quoted per scope

Great For: Businesses needing brand plus web design together, Stockport and South Manchester SMEs, Technology startups

Website: MadeByMore

21. Outline Studio

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About: Outline Studio is a Manchester graphic design studio offering hourly and package-based design services, with its own published rate card showing an ad-hoc quick support rate of forty-five pounds per hour. The studio's graphic design service page covers named deliverables including flyers, bespoke design packages and booked hourly design time. It operates as a Manchester-based practice serving small business clients directly.

Key Services: Flyer and print design, Ad-hoc hourly design support, Brand collateral design, Package design bundles, Marketing material design, Social asset design

Industries Served: Small business, Local retail, Hospitality, Startups, Professional services

Notable Clients: Not publicly named — case studies are anonymised by category

Locations: Manchester, United Kingdom, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom

Pricing: GBP £45/hour ad-hoc; package pricing quoted per scope

Great For: Small businesses needing quick turnaround design, Ad-hoc flyer and print jobs, Businesses wanting hourly design support

Website: Outline Studio

Table of the figures cited on this page for Manchester graphic design: 20 external studios reviewed alongside Web Tonic, 11 of 20 naming a client publicly, 0 of 20 publishing a verifiable starting rate, and 13 of 20 working from Manchester itself

Quick Comparison Table

AgencyKey SpecialtyStarting PriceBest For
1. Web TonicFull-Service Performance MarketingUSD $3,000/moMid-market to Enterprise
2. LOVEBrand strategy and packaging designQuote-basedGlobal consumer and drinks brands
3. BGNBrand-led design and packagingQuote-basedEnterprise rebrands and packaging
4. Buckley CreativeIllustration and environmental graphicsQuote-basedEnvironmental and illustration-led design
5. Designed By TenBranding and packaging for startupsQuote-basedStartup and manufacturer branding
6. NorambleBrand and packaging designQuote-basedFood, drink and beauty packaging
7. DCPFood and pet food packagingQuote-basedFood and pet food packaging
8. Persona StudioProperty and hospitality brandingQuote-basedProperty and hospitality brands
9. Nine SixtyBoutique brand and digital designQuote-basedSmall businesses and cultural brands
10. Professional DesignerSignage, print and vehicle graphicsQuote-basedTrades and independent retail
11. Think Design AgencyCharity and print campaign designQuote-basedCharities and local small business
12. Forty2 CreativeRetail packaging designQuote-basedSME retail packaging
13. Moonjuice CreativePackaging and retail brandingQuote-basedFood and drink startup packaging
14. Remedy DesignStartup brand and packaging designQuote-basedStartup brand launches
15. Studio ReaBeauty and gifting packagingQuote-basedBeauty, wellness and gifting brands
16. Sergeant WalnutsDistinctive brand identity designQuote-basedDistinctive brand identity work
17. LYFE StudioRetained design subscription productionQuote-basedOngoing retained design production
18. Forma StudiosRebranding and motion designQuote-basedFull rebrands with motion and print
19. Sunny ThinkingCampaign and teamwear brandingQuote-basedHealth charities and teamwear brands
20. MadeByMoreBrand and digital experience designQuote-basedCombined brand and digital design
21. Outline StudioHourly and ad-hoc graphic designQuote-basedQuick-turnaround hourly design work
Scope map comparing 21 Manchester graphic design entries including Web Tonic by model and buyer: Web Tonic starting from the commercial job the artwork has to do, brand identity and packaging for national accounts at LOVE and BGN and Buckley Creative and Designed By Ten, property and place and architecture branding at Persona Studio and Nine Sixty and Studio Rea and Forma Studios, food and drink and charity brand design at DCP and Moonjuice Creative and Noramble and Sunny Thinking and Think Design Agency, and borough or founder scale studios in Professional Designer and Forty2 Creative and Remedy Design and Sergeant Walnuts and LYFE Studio and MadeByMore and Outline Studio
Checklist auditing what the 20 external Manchester graphic design studios disclose publicly: 11 of 20 name a client publicly including Glenmorangie and easyJet and McCain and Amazon and Checkatrade and Vodafone and Carlsberg UK and Brother and Kellogg’s, 0 of 20 publish a starting rate we could verify on their own site, 13 of 20 work from Manchester itself while seven are in Bury or Stockport or Altrincham or Stretford or Whitefield or Cheadle Hulme, and Web Tonic states its position on every entry

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Manchester studios name their clients?

Eleven of the twenty. LOVE names Glenmorangie, easyJet and McCain, Buckley Creative names Amazon, Manchester Pride, Checkatrade and Vodafone, BGN names Carlsberg UK and Accent Housing, Designed By Ten names Brother, BRE and Kellogg's, and Persona Studio names AEW Architects and 55 King Street. Nine publish anonymised work only, so ask those nine for two contactable references before you brief them.

What does graphic design cost in Manchester?

No studio here publishes a rate card we could verify on its own site. Two day and hourly figures surfaced on third-party profiles, but neither traced back to the studio's own pages, so we left both out rather than repeat them. Write a deliverable list naming every file, format and application, and send the identical list to three studios. Comparable quotes tell you more than any published rate.

Are these studios in Manchester or in Greater Manchester?

Thirteen publish an address inside Manchester, on Dale Street, George Leigh Street, Hood Street, Lever Street and in Ancoats. The other seven work from the boroughs: Whitefield, Bury, Stretford, Altrincham, Stockport and Cheadle Hulme, and DCP describes itself as just outside the city. All of them serve Manchester clients, and the difference is the tram ride to a review.

Who is strongest on packaging and drinks work?

LOVE carries Glenmorangie and LARK Whisky, BGN carries Carlsberg UK and Slumberdown, DCP names Vitalin and Desi Meal Kit, and Moonjuice Creative names Lakes Ice Cream and Oceana Vivo. For property, architecture and place branding the picture shifts to Persona Studio, Nine Sixty and Studio Rea, and for charity and community work to Think Design Agency and Sunny Thinking instead.

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. With nine studios here keeping their rosters private, ask for two contactable references as well. Typeface licensing does not transfer automatically, so put it in the contract before the deposit clears.

Choosing a Graphic Design Agency in Manchester

National accounts sit in small studios here. easyJet, Kellogg's, Amazon and Carlsberg work is run from teams of a handful of people in Ancoats and the Northern Quarter, so headcount is a poor proxy for the calibre of work you will get.

Nobody publishes a price, so price a scope. Not one rate on this page could be verified on a studio's own site, which makes an identical written deliverable list sent to three firms the only reliable way to compare them.

Decide whether the boroughs matter. Thirteen studios are in Manchester proper and seven work from Bury, Stockport, Altrincham, Stretford, Whitefield and Cheadle Hulme, which only becomes a real factor once in-person reviews begin.

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.

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