What we do

We are a creative agency that works with
companies that strive to achieve positive
outcomes through their work. Cultural
organisations, charities, the arts,
education, not-for-profit and public
sector organisations make up the majority
of our clients.

From brand and campaign identities,
through websites and online comms,
brochures, leaflets and magazines, to
large format graphics we work across
both print and digital media.

Services:

• Brand identity
• Copy writing
• Design for print
• Digital design
• Email campaigns
• Internal comms
• Marketing
• Print management
• Photography

Who we are

Design Culture is a small, close-knit team of designers and a copywriter, committed to working openly and collaboratively with our clients to deliver the best possible design and communications solutions.

The company was established in 2006 by directors Kristen Streten and Steve Wilkins, with the aim of creating a truly creative environment where design ideas could be shared freely, designers would work directly with their clients and the design journey would be as satisfying as reaching the
end solution.

Both directors have over ten years
experience in graphic design and have
an extensive knowledge of the design
industry, having worked across retail,
corporate and b2b environments, the
music industry as well as the public sector.

Apart from Kristen being ‘good at
spelling’ and Steve ‘good at maths’
the two work very much in tandem.
Their unique mix of ideals and knowledge
gives them a streamlined and heartfelt
approach to how they operate
their studio and deliver to clients.

We are listed within the Recommended Agency Register.

How we work

Everything has a culture. Your organisation,
the space you operate in, and the audiences
you engage with. Design is the key to
effectively communicating your culture
to those audiences.

• Working with Design Culture you’ll always
  work directly with a designer. We think
  you not only get a better service but a
  better result working in this way.
• We will work in partnership with you.
  Your business is our business and we
  want to help you grow.
• We listen. Obvious? It should be. You
  won’t just get ‘our’ style or what we like.
  We’ll listen to what needs to be achieved
  and work towards reaching those goals.
• We deliver on time, on budget and
  on brief.

Environment:

We work with a range of printers who are FSC and ISO 9001 (quality management) and ISO 14001 (environmental management) certified. We will be happy to advise you about the latest environmentally sound paper stocks that are appropriate to your project. And recommend the best type of printing for your project, be that litho or digital to make sure that you are getting value for money.

We also do what we can in the office to
be eco-friendly, all of our waste paper
and card is taken away to be recycled
by this great service: The Laundry