Tusk Design Studio was founded by two heavy-hitting creative thinkers who believe that graphic design should serve a real, tangible purpose. Done well, it can enhance every aspect of your business – and get your customer over the line.
As Tusk has grown, its directors have found like-minded designers, brand experts and creative specialists to help steer the elephant, as and when needed. So whoever’s in charge of your job, you’ll only ever liaise with brilliant creatives at the top of their game.
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Creative Director
Kate
Saw the light in 2010. Before then Kate was a marketeer in the travel industry, with a particular focus on writing sparkling copy. Eventually got fed up with just doing the words bit, so trained as a graphic designer in 2010 and hit the ground running. From a humble first logo for a start-up, to full-blown ad campaigns, brochures and brand identity, she now works across multiple industries, always focusing on aligning great design with great words.
Creative Director
Chris
In it for the long run since 1998. Chris has a wealth of experience with a career spanning TV motion graphics, conceptual design, advertising and branding. A heavy-hitting conceptual thinker who can turn a scribble on a beer mat into a multi-faceted campaign that's bang on brief and budget. From scribbles to high-end retouching, art directing a photography shoot or finessing a brand identity, Chris takes the process in his stride.
Our Creative Founders.
A match made in creative heaven, Chris and Kate have over 40 years of graphic design and copywriting experience between them.
Brand Strategist
Eve
Founder of a hugely successful reusable nappy business, Eve now uses her entrepreneurial and brand expertise to help business leaders develop customer-centric strategies that’ll build strong brand loyalty. A true brand wizard who’ll help you get to the heart of what you’re trying to achieve as a business.
Video Content Producer
James
A highly creative video content producer with extensive experience working on sports, snowsports, documentary, academic, branded and corporate content production. Brings brands - and their stories - to life through brilliant moving content.
Senior Designer
Jim
Jim has been providing creative solutions for the likes of HMV, Aldi, Royal Mail, The Hut Group and ATG Tickets for over 17 years. A talented illustrator and graphic designer, Jim can seamlessly pick up a brief and swiftly deliver the assets needed, bang on brand, as well as design beautiful new creative from scratch.
Senior Designer
Steve
With over 30 years under his belt in both London and the north west, Steve is a highly experienced graphic designer and all-round creative thinker. After an 18-year stint working in-house at O2 as Head of Creative output, he now provides creative and artwork expertise for a multitude of clients and agencies across the UK.
The rest of the team.
We run a flexi-studio: a lean, keen creative machine that allows us to increase our capacity as and when needed. By bringing in more big guns on demand, we keep our overheads down: a saving that's passed directly onto our clients. Our extended team have buckets of experience in their fields, and their creative values align perfectly with Tusk's six magic points.
“We handed all our creative requirements to Tusk about 3 years ago under a retainer, and it’s the best decision we’ve ever made. The transfer from our previous supplier was seamless and swift, and our brand has been significantly elevated as a result. Tusk always seem to nail the brief, and they deliver added value on every job - all for a great price.”
James Gambrill
COO, Ski Club of Great Britain
“We tasked Tusk with rebranding the London Snow Show, a massive B2C event for the ski industry. We’re thrilled with the result - a bold brand identity that’s brought back the excitement for both exhibitors and consumers (since implementing the new branding we’ve been inundated with exhibitor enquiries). With their extensive travel industry experience, we know Tusk are the best creative team to now deliver all the supporting assets we need to make the 2025 show go off with a bang.”
Babsi Lapwood
CEO, Mountain Trade Network
“I’ve been working with Tusk for years and wouldn’t use anyone else for digital or direct marketing graphic design. Their market knowledge is second-to-none which streamlines the briefing process and enables us to collaborate on concepts. Turnaround times for finished creative are always amazingly quick regardless of deadlines, and communication is always spot on too, which makes the folks at Tusk feel like as much a part of the team as our own colleagues.”
Ryan Chitty
Marketing, Skiworld
“We have worked with this team for a number of years now and continue to be impressed by the high standard of design work they deliver for us. They have a knack of taking the brief and running with it, always bringing back work that thinks outside the box and elevates our ideas - both in print and on digital platforms. They really understand our brand and have worked with us to evolve it to a place where we’re producing creative we’re really proud of.”