Our services
Identities that build trust, and work everywhere.
Clear, ownable identities that give an organisation a confident presence, from tone of voice to the templates your team uses every day. Often alongside a new website.
Recent projects
Our focus
Built around your purpose, designed to last
Tied to your strategy
We start from what your organisation is trying to do, so the identity helps decisions rather than decorating them.
Clear and ownable
Distinctive enough to be yours, simple enough to be recognised at a glance.
Made for screens first
Designed to work on a website and in a product, as well as on a leaflet or a banner.
A voice, written down
A tone of voice your whole team can use, with examples for the things you write most.
Guidelines people use
Templates and guidance that keep the brand together after the next person joins.
The process
Crafted through our tailored process
Every project runs the same way. Here’s what happens at each stage, what you get from it, and how long it takes.
Discovery
We learn how your organisation works, what the site has to do, and who it is for.
Wireframes
The page structure and the block library agreed on paper before any visual design.
Design
Modular design your team can build pages from, agreed before anything is built.
Build
Built to the design, to the detail, fast and accessible, in an editor your team can run.
Launch
Tested against a checklist, launched on the agreed date, handed over with training.
Our identities include
An identity only works if your team can use it. Everything we hand over is there so the brand holds together from day one, without waiting on a designer for every asset.
Digital brand guidelines
Colours, type, logos and tone of voice online in one place, with examples your whole team can find.
Brand roll-out tool
Templates your team fills in for social posts, posters and slides, so what they make stays on brand.
Ready-to-use assets
Logos, colours and templates in the formats people ask for, ready to download.
How we work
Fix or improve what you already have
A short, fixed-price block of work on your existing site or tool: fix what’s broken, speed it up, or add the feature you’ve been missing. Quick to start, done in days or weeks.
Something broken and not sure why?
“Working with Smithfield on the V&A Americas Foundation website was a pleasure, and they made a hugely daunting task simple and straightforward.”
Head of Philanthropy,
V&A Americas Foundation.
“Smithfield went above and beyond to build a user friendly, smart, innovative and informative tool, which has received rave reviews from around the world.”
Global Food Lead Scientist,
WWF.
“Our ongoing collaboration has been instrumental in shaping user experience on both our website and app.”
CTO,
Education Intelligence.
- 4+ years average partnership length
- 90% of partners come back for more work
- 24 hour typical response time
- 150+ projects delivered
Common questions
Good to know before we start.
Who do you usually work with?
Charities, research organisations, education teams and cultural institutions, from small teams to international organisations like WWF and the V&A. We also build for brand agencies, under your name or ours.
Do you design websites or just handle the build?
Both. We design and build most projects start to finish, and we also build from other studios’ designs. Either way, design and development sit in the same small team.
What tech stack do you recommend?
Usually WordPress with a block-based editor, so your team can build pages without a developer. For tools and data-heavy projects we use SvelteKit or Laravel. We recommend what suits the job and your team.
Can you work with our existing tech stack?
Usually, yes. We regularly take on existing WordPress and Laravel sites, and we’ll tell you if a rebuild would cost less than patching.
How long does a website project take?
Most websites take three to five months from kick-off to launch. Fixes and improvements take days or weeks. We agree the launch date before we start.
What happens after the site goes live. Do you offer ongoing support?
Yes. We host on Kinsta, and most clients stay on a support retainer for updates, security, monitoring and new features, with same-day responses in working hours.