Dick&Dave

Dick&Dave, also known as D&D, is a branding and design agency set up in 2013 by partners Richard Cleveland and David Stroud. It helps brands shape their story, personality and visual identity, and draws on simple visual storytelling so that brands speak with emotion and purpose. The agency runs as a small, experienced core team supported by a wider network of collaborators.

What Dick&Dave offers

• Brand strategy — finding opportunities for a brand and defining its story and personality.
• Visual identity — creating identities and managing how they are applied.
• Packaging design — packaging as part of a brand's wider look.
• Brand experience — joined-up work across the places where a brand meets its audience.

Who it works with

Brands looking for a close working partnership. The founders stress that clients deal directly with the core team rather than being handed on, and that projects take in the bigger picture.

Key facts

• Founded: 2013
• Founders: Richard Cleveland and David Stroud
• Model: a core team plus a network of collaborators
• Recognition: describes its work as award-winning