Top Design Agencies in the UK

The SME ranking on this page lists 225 small and medium-sized agencies, and 46 of them earned a rank number. One business known to be large is left out. The SME order does not reward age, so newer studios compete on evidence alone. See the SME ranking

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   Candy Marketing

   Advertising & Marketing · eCommerce · Telecommunications

   Candy Marketing is a UK digital marketing agency that designs and builds websites and runs search campaigns to raise clients' online visibility.

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   On record: Based in United Kingdom

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   Cavalry Design Nottingham

   Fashion · Also in Nottingham and New York

   Cavalry Design Nottingham is a graphic design and print studio based in Edwalton, just outside Nottingham, which also takes on clients further afield.

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   On record: Based in Edwalton, Nottingham, UK

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   Ceremium

   Agile

   Ceremium is a design and technology consultancy that helps organisations turn data and customer insight into working digital services.

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   On record: Based in London, England

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   Copland Creative

   Creative · Advertising · Goals · Also in Nice

   Copland Creative is a small design and marketing agency in the UK that jokes about being the agency that gets its apostrophes right.

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   On record: Based in UK · Small, friendly team

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   Corporate Events

   Arts, Entertainment & Music · Energy & Natural Resources · Business Services

   Corporate Events is a UK agency that plans and produces events for businesses, from the first idea to the finished show.

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   On record: Based in United Kingdom

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   CP Creative

   Web Design · Creative · Branding · Also in Swansea and Newport

   South Wales design agency offering websites, graphic design, illustration and outsourced marketing support to organisations

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   On record: Based in Merthyr Tydfil, south Wales

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   Creative Giant | Brand Design Agency

   Consumer Products & Services · Arts, Entertainment & Music · Hospitality & Leisure · Also in Norwich

   Creative Giant is a small graphic design studio in Norwich that concentrates on food and drink brands.

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   On record: Based in Norwich, UK

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   Creative Graffix

   Creative · Also in Dundee

   Creative Graffix is a graphic design and print studio working from the centre of Dundee.

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   On record: Based in Dundee, Scotland

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    Creativebyte

    Web Design · Web Development · UI/UX Design

    Creativebyte is a graphic design, marketing and web design studio in Poole, Dorset. It has operated for more than twenty years and serves clients of all sizes across the UK.

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    On record: Based in Poole, Dorset

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    CreativeNerds

    Creative · Hybrid

    CreativeNerds is a social-first marketing agency based in London.

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    On record: Based in London

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    CreativeScript Web Design

    Custom Software Development · Web Design · Web Development

    CreativeScript Web Design is a small web design company based in Nuneaton.

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    On record: Based in Nuneaton, England

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    Creatomatic Ltd

    Creative · Branding · Also in Scotland

    Creatomatic Ltd is a digital agency in Lockerbie, Scotland, with a team of designers, developers, copywriters and other creatives.

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    On record: Based in Lockerbie, Scotland

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    Crumpled Dog

    Social Media Marketing · Search Engine Optimization · Mobile App Development

    Crumpled Dog is a design business that works with service-led companies.

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    CS One Design Ltd

    Web Design · Creative · SEO

    CS One Design Ltd is a web and graphic design agency based in Sittingbourne, Kent, that has provided design services to companies worldwide for more than 25 years.

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    On record: Based in Sittingbourne, Kent

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    Cubed Creative

    Consumer Products & Services · Arts, Entertainment & Music · Financial Services · Also in London

    Cubed Creative produces graphic design and large format print, and today concentrates on schools.

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    On record: Based in 75 Lockfield Avenue, Enfield, Middlesex, EN3 7PY, Middlesex , London, EN3 7PY

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    darlingforsyth design

    Consumer Products & Services · Arts, Entertainment & Music · Hospitality & Leisure · Also in Edinburgh and Scotland

    Branding and graphic design are the core of darlingforsyth design, a studio working from the west end of Edinburgh.

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    On record: Based in Edinburgh, Scotland

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    Dawn Creative

    Advertising & Marketing · Hospitality & Leisure · Medical

    Dawn Creative, now presenting itself simply as Dawn, is a Manchester agency focused on brand performance for business-to-business firms.

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    On record: Based in Manchester, United Kingdom

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    Daydream Creative

    Creative

    Daydream Creative, which also trades as Daydream Designs, is a design studio working from North Wales.

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    On record: Based in North Wales, UK · Small team

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    Dazze Studio

    eCommerce · Retail · Also in Ware and London

    Dazze Studio is an eCommerce design and development studio focused on independent fashion and lifestyle labels.

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    On record: Address in United Kingdom

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    DED Associates

    Consumer Products & Services · Arts, Entertainment & Music · Business Services

    Sheffield design studio offering brand development, creative direction and graphic design for cultural and commercial clients

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    On record: Based in Sheffield, UK

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    Defeye Creative

    Creative · Branding · Video · Also in Sheffield

    Defeye Creative is a director-led moving image studio, founded and led by Matt Pritchard, specialising in film, animation and photography.

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    On record: Address in United Kingdom

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    Design Militia

    Design Militia is a full-service creative agency in Bristol that brings brand, web, UI and UX work together in one team.

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    On record: Based in Bristol, UK

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    Design One For Me

    Consumer Products & Services · Arts, Entertainment & Music · Creative · Also in Coventry

    Design One For Me is a creative and digital agency in Coventry that builds websites for small businesses across Coventry and Warwickshire.

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    On record: Based in Coventry, UK

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    Design Thing Ltd

    Creative · SEO · Branding · Also in Nice and London

    Design Thing Ltd is a web design and branding agency in Essex that also takes on work in London.

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    On record: Based in Essex, England

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