STRATA

A studio that works in layers.

01

We start underneath

Research, constraints and the awkward questions, before a single visual decision is taken.

Then we build the middle

Structure, type and motion — designed and built by the same two people, so nothing arrives that cannot be made.

02

03

The surface is last

Polish is the final ten per cent, not the brief. Anything shiny sitting on nothing falls over in a month.
3
People
11yr
Together
48
Projects
1
Studio, one room

Who we work with

Three ways in, and the layer you start at is up to you.

Studios

A production company with a brand that has not kept up with the work.

Individuals

One person, one name, and everything that hangs off it.

Agencies

White label, under your name, invoiced to you.

What each one costs

Every engagement ends. Nothing here is a retainer.
LayerStudiosIndividualsAgencies
Engagement6-10 weeks3-4 weeksPer project
From28,0006,500Day rate, 780
Named leadYesYesYes
Under your name----Yes
Source files handed overYesYesYes

Six years, in four numbers

184
Projects
Since 2019
3
Days
Median time to a first response
91%
Delivered to the agreed date
Across all three layers
0
Retainers
Every project has a last day

How a layer is built

  1. BEDROCK

    What is already true

    A week reading what exists before drawing anything.

  2. STRATUM

    What it should say

    One sentence, agreed, before a single visual.

  3. SURFACE

    What it looks like

    Three directions. Two get thrown away.

  4. OUTCROP

    What you keep

    Files, fonts, and the reasoning written down.

Start at the bottom

Tell us the problem. The surface can wait.