Choose a designer to work with

Creative work is achieved best as a partnership, rather than as a set of items to be delivered. Find out how best to work with creative suppliers and learn about the skills they bring to Sussex.

Before you commission creative work

 Find out what to do first.

• How to get started

  The first thing you need to do is chat to the Digital and Creative Media team, who can help you decide the best creative and channel mix to fit your plan. The best way to do that is to fill in our new creative project briefing form. This will come through to the Digital and Creative Media team.

  You can get the best help from the Digital and Creative Media team by sharing information about the project early on. The whole team will then be better able to support the project, for example, by helping you publish content or get branding approval.

  Contact us if you have any questions about briefing creative work or deciding whether you need to write a brief: dcm@sussex.ac.uk

• Marketing plans and planned projects

  If you’re based in a School at Sussex, you’ll need to make sure that your planned materials fit into the Schools marketing plan. Check in with your Marketing Manager before commissioning creative work.

  If you are in Brighton and Sussex Medical School, Institute of Development Studies, Sussex Estates and Facilities or Sussex Innovation Centre, in the first instance you should contact your marketing/communications team.

Our creative suppliers roster

The following creative partners are trusted to deliver on-brand creative that fulfils the required brief and resonates with our audiences. Explore the ‘about’ sections to learn about their work and skills they bring to Sussex.

Babushka

1 Chingford Road
London E17 4PW
020 7112 8811
jessica@hellobabushka.com
www.hellobabushka.com

Contact: Jessica Philpott

• About Babushka

  Babushka specialises in brand identity and design for print and digital communications.

  The company is led by Jessica Philpott, who you will be working with on all University of Sussex projects. Jessica has 20 years of experience in branding and design and has been director of Babushka for 10 years. We pride ourselves on being creative, approachable, flexible and practical.

  Babushka joined the University of Sussex creative roster in 2018, has completed many projects for the University and fully understands the brand, the guidelines and University processes. Recent projects include the West Slope hoardings design, 'Impossible Until it’s Done’ research campaign, and new wayfinding signage for the Library. We also regularly work on smaller one-off projects like posters, leaflets, reports and banner ads. If you’d like to discuss a project, please go ahead and contact Jessica for a chat.

• Work for Sussex
  • Campaigns (print and digital)
  • Brand communications
  • Print and editorial design
  • Marketing collateral
  • Posters, brochures, reports, leaflets
  • Photography art direction
  • Digital design and advertising
  • Banner ads
  • Presentations
  • Moving image graphics
  • Naming and copywriting
  • Illustration
  • Environmental graphics
  • Pop-up banners
  • Signage, maps and floorplans
  • Mini prospectus
  • Merchandise design

Baxter and Bailey

12 Richmond Parade
Brighton BN2 9QD
020 3021 3830
jo@baxterandbailey.co.uk
www.baxterandbailey.co.uk

Contact: Jo Livesey, Account Director

• About Baxter and Bailey

  Baxter & Bailey is a Brighton-based, multi-award-winning creative agency, working locally, nationally and internationally.

  The team is led by Matt Baxter (Creative Director) and Dom Bailey (Strategic Director). Our main point of contact is Jo Livesey (Account Director). Jo has run many of Baxter & Bailey's projects with University of Sussex and is helpful, knowledgeable and pragmatic. Jo can help to scope work accurately, provide estimates and schedules, and to manage the successful delivery of any brief.

  Baxter & Bailey has designed each issue of Falmer magazine since their 2017 redesign. In addition, they designed our 2025 Strategy, the Spirit of Sussex Award identity as well as a number of campaigns and programmes.

  The Baxter & Bailey team works with a wide range of HE institutions and associated businesses including University of Oxford, Imperial College London, UAL, NTU, UCAS and The Student Room. They are especially adept at delivering larger scale projects, such as identity programmes and student recruitment campaigns and have experience in navigating complex stakeholder groups. 

  They are easy to work with, practical, highly creative, open-minded and focused on delivering work with positive impact.

• Specialisms
  • Brand strategy
  • Digital strategy
  • Brand identity and brand architecture
  • Naming, messaging and tone of voice
    
  • Digital design, UI and UX
    
  • Front end development
    
  • Campaigns
    
  • Environments and exhibitions
    
  • Content creation
    
  • Print
  • Art direction

Chimney Design

25 Brownleaf Road
Brighton BN2 6LD
01273 243387 / 07720 847142
louise@chimneydesign.co.uk
www.chimneydesign.co.uk

Contact: Louise Harvey

• About Chimney Design

  Chimney is a Brighton-based design agency offering a creative, professional service, while keeping projects on-time and within budget. We offer a high level of creativity based on clarity and good ideas. Our services include design for print, branding, illustration and digital design.

  Chimney have worked with the University of Sussex since 2007 on a wide range of projects from student recruitment campaigns, prospectuses, and publications such as Falmer magazine, the financial statements and the graduation programme, to research reports, exhibition materials and digital advertising.

  Louise and Emma have over 25 years of experience within the creative industry.

• Clients include

  Since forming in 2004, Chimney has grown a client base across both public and private sectors including Imperial College London, UCL, the University of Brighton, Sussex Learning Network, HSBC, Barclays and The London Book Fair.

Designate

4 St George's Place
Brighton BN1 4GA
01273 704040
Christine.Jeavons@designate.com
www.designate.com

Contact: Christine Jeavons

• About Designate

  We are Designate, a Brighton-based creative agency obsessed with big ideas, building brands and creating work that turns heads. 

  We’re here to support the University of Sussex with everything from national and global campaigns to more tactical work that you may need to get out quickly. 

  We have bags of experience working on the University of Sussex brand, having successfully created and delivered both Undergraduate and Postgraduate campaigns.

  While our heart is very much in Sussex (we’re the agency behind Visit Brighton and i360) we also have clients across the UK and overseas, including LV=, Eurocamp, MetLife and dnata Travel.

  Our team of creatives, strategists and client services experts are ready to help at every stage of a project. We have a vast amount of experience, and you won’t find a team with more passion for creating and delivering outstanding work. 

   Our love of print, film, digital, design, copy – and most of all big thinking – mean we can guarantee buckets of enthusiasm, excitement and above all great results for your projects.

• Specialisms

  Larger projects:

  • Brand strategy
  • Brand identity and architecture
  • Messaging and tone of voice
  • Campaign development and execution 
  • Bespoke content

  Tactical support:

  Outside of larger projects, we can also support in production roll-out across the following media/formats. This assumes an overarching campaign and/or branding is already in place to follow).

  • Social and digital assets
  • Printed advertising (e.g. for recruitment in newspapers/magazines)
  • Bigger format print assets (e.g. out-of-home advertising such as billboards, bus-sides, or on-campus displays) 
  • Printed collateral (e.g. events, recruitment)

Door 22 Creative

86-90 Paul Street
London EC2A 4NE
033 3939 0122
emma@door22.co.uk
www.door22.co.uk

Contact: Emma Nicol

• About Door 22 Creative

  The team at Door 22 is led by Emma Nicol. Emma will be your first and dedicated contact whatever your University project.

  As a small team, we are always happy to help with projects of all shapes and sizes. We can assist in the briefing process at the start of the project if your idea needs some input. We seem to relish a slightly awkward project that needs a bit of a different approach, whether that’s a tight deadline or an innovative solution. We are used to discovering the missing pieces and joining the dots so don’t feel as though a brief needs to be a beautifully finalised manuscript, let's have a chat about it.

  Door 22 is an innovative creative studio who will be on hand to bring your projects to life. We love to help develop a campaign idea or a new communication initiative. We can bring a chunky brochure to life faithfully on-brand but we also like to be bold and fun if given half the chance. We are equally comfortable updating existing material or creating brand new work.

  We've been doing what we do for over 20 years now so we are a trusted pair of hands. Brand, print design, editorial and campaign style projects are our main bag as well as large format exhibition work and data visualisation. We can also art direct for any projects that need the commissioning of photography.

• Specialisms
  • Brand and identity
  • Campaigns
  • Brochures and reports
  • Magazines and editorial
  • Data visualisation and infographics
  • Large format banners
  • Illustration
  • Copywriting and editing
  • Plain English proofreading

GOOD Agency

GOOD Agency
3rd Floor, Harling House
47-51 Great Suffolk Street
London SE1 0BS
020 7738 1900
daniel.webb@goodagency.co.uk
www.goodagency.co.uk

Contact: Daniel Webb

• About GOOD

  GOOD was established almost 30 years ago with a vision to help organisations create a better world. Today, we continue to be an independent purpose-driven agency delivering strategy and creative services to some of the world’s largest brands and charities.

  We are driven by our passion to use brilliant communication to create positive social and environmental change. Our work has helped fundraise over £1.5 billion for charities and higher education organisations, and has transformed international businesses through Purpose. We are an employee-owned company and take pride in being the UK’s highest-ranking B-Corp creative agency. 

  We have delivered international alumni fundraising campaigns for leading Universities, rebranded international charities and commercial brands to reach new audiences, and delivered brand building campaigns across sectors. Our design team works across print and digital to create bespoke assets.

  GOOD offers clients two-fold creative services that flex to meet their unique creative requirements through our Integrated and Studio offers. 

  Integrated: We are experts in creating single, unifying creative concepts and integrated campaigns based on audience-led insights and strategy. These briefs involve a full Agency team across account management, planning, creative and a truly integrated process from brief to execution.

  Studio: On the other hand, our bespoke ‘Studio’ offer enables quick-turnaround content that is task-led and channel specific. For smaller briefs we offer clients the opportunity to go 'straight-to-studio’ via quick-turnaround content that’s task-led and channel specific. For these briefs, we utilise a leaner agency team involving a project manager straight to creative.

  We work with charities, non-profits and higher education institutions to maximise their positive impact on the world through fundraising and brand campaigns, by recruiting and actively engaging supporters and creating new longer-term sustainable income streams.
  
  We also have a dedicated team of brand and design experts who work with commercial brands and charities to develop strategy, visual identities and messaging that align with their organisation’s purpose, values and mission. From brand audits and strategic positioning to logo design and brand guidelines, we can help you build a strong brand that stands out in a crowded market.

  GOOD also work with clients across print and digital, so can help you across both mediums from social campaigns and website development to print/digital brochures and mailers.

  Some of our clients: London Business School, Cumberland Building Society, Elemis, Crisis, Dogs Trust, Cats Protection, Galloway Cheddar, Charity for Civil Servants, RSPB, Marie Curie, Kidney Research UK, RNIB, JustGiving.

• Specialisms
  • Integrated campaigns
  • Digital-first campaigns
  • Print
  • Digital
  • Social Media
  • Websites
  • Membership and recruitment
  • International campaigns (particularly in the Higher Education space).

Irish Butcher

Unit 67, Containerville
38-40 The Oval
London E2 9DT
0790 4029739
nadine@irishbutcher.co.uk
www.irishbutcher.co.uk

Contact: Nadine Fleischer

• About Irish Butcher

  Irish Butcher is led by Nadine Fleischer who will be working on University projects with you.

  Logic and efficiency mixed with creativity galore are what make Irish Butcher unique.

  Nadine always aims at generating bright ideas that connect with the audience and communicate your message effectively. She is confident in creating unique design proposals and art direction but also happy to artwork and work with existing design.

  Nadine has a background in print design, editorial design and typography and specialises in any creative print design in addition to 2D exhibition design and wayfinding.

• Clients include
  • The Tate
  • The Natural History Museum
  • The Courtauld Institute
  • The University of Sussex
  • London Transport Museum
  • UCL
  • Metropolitan Workshop
  • V&A Dundee

Ivana Ćatović Studio

ivana@icstudio.co.uk
icstudio.co.uk

Contact: Ivana Ćatović

• About Ivana Ćatović Studio

  I am a senior conceptual designer with background in visual branding and campaigns for print and digital. I also work as a UX/UI designer. I am happy to take on both large and small projects, whether it is a new campaign or helping with an existing one.

  For over ten years, I have been working with various agencies and in-house teams in London. My experience covers a wide range of industries – from education, finance and confectionary, to automotive, pharma, and charities. Clients include: Aquafresh, Asics, Bentley Motors, Carlsberg, Comic Relief, Electrolux, Ferrero, Janssen, Mars, Porche, Prudential, Sky, Sony, Sure (Rexona), Teach First, Vodafone.

• Specialisms
  • Campaigns (print and digital)
  • Brand identity and guidelines (print and digital)
  • UX and UI design
  • Advertising (print and digital)
  • Social media animation
  • Exhibition and retail design
  • Lettering and illustration

OfftheTopofMyHead

07971 877551
john@offthetopofmyhead.co.uk
www.offthetopofmyhead.co.uk

Contact: John Spencer

• About OfftheTopofMyHead

  Offthetopofmyhead was founded by me, John Spencer. I work in collaboration with some of the most talented and experienced people around and bring together the best team of specialists for each project.

  Offthetopofmyhead is creatively led but all our work is underpinned by a sound understanding of business strategy so everything we create is on the mark. Our brand experience has given us a deep understanding of how every aspect of an organisation’s communications needs to come together.

  Offthetopofmyhead waves the flag for instinct, imagination and the sheer joy of doing things which haven’t been done before, working across:

  • Brand positioning, strategy and narrative
  • Brand identity
  • Messaging
  • Tone of voice
  • Printed and digital communications
  • Fundraising and awareness campaigns.
• Clients include
  • Aston University
  • Cambridge University Boat Club
  • Cancer Research Wales
  • Royal College of Nursing
  • Sadler’s Wells
  • Teach First
  • The National Archives
  • The Royal Academy of Engineering
  • University of Cambridge

Red Brick Road

58 Great Sutton Street
London EC1V 0DG
020 7575 7654
david.miller@redbrickroad.com
www.redbrickroad.com

Contact: David Miller

• About Red Brick Road

  Red Brick Road is an award-winning creative agency. We shape brand and campaign strategies; and then use creative and design ideas to bring these to life.

  We specialise in strategy, brand advertising and performance marketing; helping organisations to build distinctive branding and clear voices in all aspects of their communications (from posters and brochures, to PR, digital, emails, influencers and social media content creation).

  We create and develop brand personalities and brand worlds, helping to get organisations noticed.

• Clients include 

  Our clients include big brands such as the Post Office, Hilton Hotels and Amazon; NGOs and Membership groups including British Business Bank, GS1 UK and British Berry Growers; as well as start-up and scale-up brands such as Nix&Kix, NOMO Chocolate and Auddy.

Studio Exon

5 Rose Cottages, Rectory Lane
Timsbury, Bath BA2 0LA
07966 187233
tom@studioexon.co.uk
www.studioexon.co.uk

Contact: Tom Exon

• About Studio Exon

  Studio Exon is led by Tom Exon, a well-connected creative director and designer, based in Bath. Between us and our network of talented strategists, designers, animators, developers, illustrators and writers we have decades of experience to bring to the table.

  Thoughtful, strategic, visual communication is your language that connects you to your students enabling you to build a strong and fruitful relationship with them. Studio Exon is a creatively led agency that cares passionately about the need for strategic design that has meaning. We’re always pragmatic with our approach and our constant goal is to provide you with well-considered, creative work that connects you to your audience. No matter how big or little the project, we are happy to jump in and assist. We are capable of helping you with a wide range of tasks, from developing new campaigns and marketing collateral to using pre-existing design materials for print or digital applications.

  Print design, marketing materials, and visual identities with a solid typographic foundation are our main areas of concentration.

• Specialisms 

  Brand Identity

  Print and Editorial Design

  Packaging

  Environmental Graphics (Signage, Wayfinding, Large Format Print)

  Marketing Collateral

  Digital Design, UI & UX

  Campaign Development

  Illustration

Two Pens

Two Pens Ltd
The Annexe, 1 Trinity Trees
BN21 3LA
ed@twopens.co.uk
twopens.co.uk

Contact: Ed Hughes

• About Two Pens

  We are a small design and branding studio, focused on creating work that connects with people. We love to work closely with our clients to find the best solutions. We have a keen eye (and obsession) for typography and colour; our strength lies in the simple combination of the two. From this foundation we create visual identities, print and digital campaigns, wayfinding, logos and websites (and hopefully all of the above at the same time!)

  We work with clients large and small; from local cafés and businesses to cultural institutions, international coffee companies and charities. We pride ourselves in producing individual and creative work for every project. Alongside a wide variety of clients, we have a number in the local cultural sector, including Towner, Charleston, Devonshire Collective, the De La Warr pavilion, Culture East Sussex and Creative Newhaven.

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