Creative independent design agency for the ambitious

Independent
graphic designer
for Newcastle &
the North East

Trusted by
The Social Co.
Airlink Transformers
St Cuthbert's cross emblem
Folkestone Illustration Festival
Now't Special
AR³ Electrical Plumbing Heating
Penguin
Punt Caravan Parking
Curate
Your Digital Team
Niamh Shaw
New College Durham
ADL Consultancy
Global Outdoor Design
Gosforth Roofing

Building stronger North East brands through my Brand Perspective approach

I'm Charlie, an independent graphic designer based in County Durham, working with businesses across Newcastle, Durham and the North East. I use a unique approach to define, shape and refine your brand, creating a clear, distinctive and compelling identity that stands out in the market.

From logo design and brand identity design to Squarespace web design, I bring your brand to life across audiences, categories and touchpoints, creating a consistent yet flexible visual and verbal identity that builds recognition, differentiation and a meaningful emotional connection with your audience.

A New Perspective

Design-led analysis that connects customer needs, commercial objectives, and the wider market context.

The Deep Dive

Building bold, relevant brands that stand out, connect with audiences, and leave a lasting impression.

Future Focus

Creating brands that look beyond today, built to evolve with culture, audiences, and the world around them.

Graphic design services for North East businesses

  1. The ADL Consultancy logo as a sign on a light reception wall, above a dark stone desk
    ADL Consultancy: the logo as a reception sign
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    Brand identity

    Logo design, colours and type, plus the simple rules that keep them looking the same on a sign, a van or a phone screen.

    Logo designLogo refreshBrand guidelines

  2. Gosforth Roofing: see the live site
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    Squarespace web design

    Squarespace sites that say what you do and where in the first line, with a quote or a phone number close at hand.

    SquarespaceNew sitesRefreshes

  3. Two Global Outdoor Design artworks side by side: a photo-led design with Transform your kerb appeal, and a services-led design on a dark herringbone pattern
    Global Outdoor Design: two routes for the same artwork
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    Social & digital

    Templates and monthly posts that look like they come from the same business, every time.

    TemplatesMonthly contentCampaigns

  4. Gosforth Roofing A5 leaflets, front and back, on a wooden table in sunlight
    Gosforth Roofing: A5 leaflet, front and back
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    Print & campaigns

    Leaflets, signs, posters and packaging, set up properly for the printer.

    LeafletsSignagePackaging

The ADL Consultancy logo as a sign on a light reception wall, above a dark stone desk
ADL Consultancy: the logo as a reception sign
Gosforth Roofing: see the live site
Two Global Outdoor Design artworks side by side: a photo-led design with Transform your kerb appeal, and a services-led design on a dark herringbone pattern
Global Outdoor Design: two routes for the same artwork
Gosforth Roofing A5 leaflets, front and back, on a wooden table in sunlight
Gosforth Roofing: A5 leaflet, front and back
More about the services

Work I'mproud of

A look at recent projects. Real brands, real deliverables, out in the world.

Featured project The Nowt Special poster, framed and leaning against a white wall
Print & Campaigns Poster Design Art Direction

Nowt Special

Nowt Special is a leading creative event in the North East, showcasing local art, music, live performances and independent makers across venues in Newcastle, and my artwork was selected for this year’s show. The theme was Halloween, so I made a Walking Dead-inspired poster by printing one design several times over, then ripping and layering those prints by hand into a distressed collage, refined in Photoshop until the layers read as one atmospheric image rather than a stack of paper.

  • Selected for Nowt Special, Newcastle upon Tyne
  • Hand-torn collage built from repeated prints of a single design
  • Layered and refined in Photoshop for opacity and texture
  • Printed and framed for exhibition
The finished Nowt Special poster — torn paper letterforms over a dark ground
Final artwork — torn prints, layered and rebuilt

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More graphic design work

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