Studio Blackburn are the creative brand agency. We listen deeply and build brand expression that reflects who you truly are. Pushing you beyond the expected.
Our Approach
We move brands beyond convention, transforming them into benchmarks of clarity and character. Partnering with us defines what makes you special.
Coming Soon
Olympic Brand (Book)
Health food that finally tastes as good as it looks
M&S Food: Nutrient Dense
Coming Soon
Sandra Henke
Coming Soon
Brompton Life Unfolded
Who We Partner With
We work with ambitious, design-driven organisations that see cutting-edge brand expression as a growth driver. From progressive category leaders to challenger brands, together we’ll help you shape what’s next.
Recent Opinions
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How to say you’re green without saying you’re green
Raconteur
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Is it time to kill all the mascots?
The Clios
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Nike ACG’s Winter Olympics activation was imperfectly perfect
Campaign US
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The CEO doesn’t have to like a brand for it to work
Management Today
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The best designers are Mods at heart
Creative Bloq
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Sports events can become brands — here’s how
Sports Business Journal
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How upstart brands like Hoka and On can tackle giants like Nike
Fast Company
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Why brand leaders should take play seriously
Ad Age
“The Studio Blackburn team studied who we were, they deepened and refined their insights until what was reflected back to us began to express our identity better than we had ourselves expressed it. And so, when we arrived at the brand design, that product became born of that process and vested with that insight. Somehow, they had the essence almost from the very beginning.”
Lex Sant, President at The Summit Foundation
The Brands We Create
Have a View
Whether you are a product, a movement, a new kid on the block, what is it that makes you stand out from the rest. This helps us ground the aesthetic choices of your brand expression in deeper meaning.
Fit in (just a little)
We often refer to this as the sector vernacular, this can hold true whatever industry you’re in. We’ll look at where you fit in and how we make you stand out (in a good way).
Are Cohesive
It’s ok to be diffrent cohesively. We’ll help define how you look with more than just do’s and don’ts but clear visual guidance for future growth defining benchmarks for clarity and character.
Embrace Serious Play
Through WORKPLAY we apply serious thinking with playful execution. Great ideas thrive where focus meets freedom.
“The process was inspiring, fun and surprisingly painless. The finished brand is a beautiful reflection of what we do at Frameworks.”
Samuel Roberts, Co-Founder at Frameworks
Meet the Team
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Paul Blackburn
CEO and Founder
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Susie Blackburn
Studio Director
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Will Cooper
Senior Designer
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Alison Hendry
Account Director
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William Hibbert
Midweight Designer
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Mark Jones
Creative Director
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Wallace Finnerty-Mackay
Midweight Designer
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Višnja Milošević
Account Manager
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Jen Wong
Midweight Designer
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Steph Wilkinson
Business Director
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