Blast Design

What Blast Design does

Blast Design (legal entity BLAST DESIGN LTD) is a London-based creative design consultancy founded in 1996 by Strategic & Creative Director Colin (Giff) Gifford, with Andy Mosley serving as Creative Director. The firm delivers branding and communications services across nine disciplines — Brand Strategy & Naming, Branding & Identity, Campaigns & Social Media, Digital & Websites, Print & Packaging, Events & Exhibitions, Environmental & Wayfinding, Content & Copywriting, and Film & Animation — to enterprise, government, and nonprofit clients including Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden, Amazon, BBC, Tate, Ashmolean Museum, Vodafone, Heidelberg Materials, GCCA, Woolmark, ARMEDANGELS, University of Sussex, and UK Parliament.

The studio combines traditional brand and identity work with a technical stack that includes WebGL particle systems, generative design tooling, variable/kinetic typography, 3D rendering, AI-generated imagery, game-engine integration, and augmented reality. Notable proprietary assets include the Kinetic Identity System and a Generative Type Tool built for Masjien's TURBO sustainable-fashion platform, plus an award-winning CCUS interactive digital experience for Heidelberg Materials developed with partners Ashfall Studio, Nipple, Solvrev, and Serious Oomph!.

Blast operates a project-based professional services revenue model with non-public, scope-tied pricing and an enterprise field-sales go-to-motion concentrated on relationship-driven client engagement. It markets primarily through its website, journal/blog, the Sustainability by Design podcast, LinkedIn, Instagram, and industry recognition via D&AD and Design Business Association memberships. The firm is privately held, founder-owned, has no disclosed funding, and operates from Unit 2, 291A Hackney Road, London E2 8NA, with project delivery extending into Germany, the United States, and Australia.

Name

Blast Design

Legal name

BLAST DESIGN LTD

Website

https://blast.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Blast Design is a London-based, founder-led creative studio founded in 1996 that delivers branding, campaigns, digital experiences, film, and sustainability communications to enterprise, government, and nonprofit clients across diverse sectors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Creative Design Services

NAICS

Graphic Design Services (541430), Interior Design Services (541410)

SIC

Services-Mailing, Reproduction, Commercial Art & Photography (7330)

akta.pro primary industry

Environmental & Experiential Brand Design (Retail/Exhibit/Signage) (MPAAAEAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Digital Creative & Experience Design Agencies (Web/App/UX) (MPAAAAAD), Exhibition, Retail & Experiential Design (BPAHAKAL)

Keywords

• Branding and identity
• Creative agency services
• Brand strategy consulting
• Sustainability communication
• Digital experience design

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Creative Agency Services: Project-based professional services for branding, campaigns, digital design, film production, and communications. Services include brand strategy, identity design, campaign development, website creation, events, exhibitions, and content production.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Blast Design is a London-based creative design consultancy that creates and redefines brands for clients across sectors including film and TV, museums and culture, sustainability, fashion, education, broadcasting, and government. Its work spans brand strategy and naming, visual identity design, campaigns, digital and website design, print and packaging, events and exhibitions, environmental and wayfinding graphics, content and copywriting, and film and animation production. The studio also develops bespoke interactive digital platforms and proprietary creative tools, such as the TURBO experimental platform for sustainable fashion and the CCUS digital experience for Heidelberg Materials.

Product overview

Blast Design is a London-based creative studio offering a comprehensive suite of branding and communications services. Their core offering spans nine service disciplines: Brand Strategy & Naming, Branding & Identity, Campaigns & Social Media, Digital & Websites, Print & Packaging, Events & Exhibitions, Environmental & Wayfinding, Content & Copywriting, and Film & Animation. The studio also develops proprietary platforms and tools for clients, such as the TURBO experimental platform for sustainable fashion innovation created in partnership with Masjien. Their sustainability-focused sub-brand includes the 'Sustainability by Design' podcast. The studio works across diverse sectors including science, innovation, fashion, film, culture, and the green economy.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Brand Strategy & Naming

Quantifiable outcome

• University of Sussex saw 29% increase in accepted places within three months of brand launch, followed by 22.7% increase in applications the following year
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers26 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability4 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core, key and supporting.

• MasjiencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-developed TURBO, an experimental platform exploring how technology can accelerate sustainable fashion. Created kinetic brand identity, variable typography system, generative type tool, and interactive portal UI/UX mock-ups. Partnership involves creative collaboration on emerging technology visualization.
• Ashfall StudiokeyTechnology or IntegrationPartnered on Heidelberg Materials CCUS digital experience platform. Developed WebGL particle system creating galaxy-like interactive environment for showcasing carbon capture projects.
• NipplekeyTechnology or IntegrationCreative partner on multiple projects including GCCA co-processing campaign and ARMEDANGELS impact report. Provides animation and motion design expertise.
• SolvrevsupportingTechnology or IntegrationDevelopment partner on CCUS digital experience platform contributing to technical implementation.
• Lambda FilmskeyTechnology or IntegrationVideo production partner on Heidelberg Materials evoZero net-zero cement global campaign including hero film and explainer animations.
• MudkeyTechnology or IntegrationDigital partner for website development on multiple projects including Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden website and Eco-Age Green Carpet Fashion Awards platform.
• ThinkboxcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerRecurring creative partner for Thinkbox TV Planning Awards, providing visual identity refresh and event branding. Long-standing relationship delivering annual awards creative.
• Eco-AgekeyStrategic or Co-development PartnerSustainability consultancy partnership on Woolmark circular fashion campaign and Green Carpet Fashion Awards digital platform. Combines sustainability expertise with creative communication.
• Serious Oomph!supportingTechnology or IntegrationPartner on Heidelberg Materials CCUS digital experience platform contributing to interactive elements.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Superunion: Global brand and design network with London HQ delivering brand identity, sustainability communication and digital experiences. Direct overlap with Blast's sustainability branding specialism and enterprise client base.
• Pentagram: London-headquartered (among other offices) independent branding and design studio delivering identity, campaigns and digital work for enterprise clients. Closest direct competitor to Blast in terms of multi-disciplinary brand consultancy model and London base.
• Wolff Olins: Global brand consultancy with strong London presence offering brand strategy, identity, and experience design for large enterprises. Comparable to Blast's enterprise client mix and cross-sector scope, though at significantly larger scale.
• Ragged Edge: London-based independent branding agency focused on strategic identity and campaignable brand systems. Highly comparable niche positioning, scale and emphasis on effectiveness that mirrors Blast's Sussex-style outcome-driven case studies.
• Made Thought: London-based independent design and brand consultancy focused on purposeful brands with sustainability and culture-sector clients. Strong overlap with Blast's sustainability, museum and culture-sector specialism.
• Buck: Independent design studio delivering brand, motion, interactive and experiential work for enterprise clients. Comparable multi-disciplinary offering and digital experience focus to Blast's nine-service model.
• Nexus Studios: London-based studio combining film, animation, interactive and immersive digital experiences for brands. Highly comparable technology stack (WebGL, real-time, experiential) to Blast's CCUS particle-system platform for Heidelberg Materials.
• ManvsMachine: London creative studio working at the intersection of brand, motion, 3D and experiential design for global brands. Directly comparable to Blast's use of generative type, 3D rendering, motion graphics and immersive digital experiences.
• Studio Dumbar: Independently run design studio known for identity design, motion and brand systems. Comparable creative-led model and emphasis on distinctive visual identity outcomes.

Broad incumbents

• Brand Union / Landor: Large global brand consultancies under WPP delivering identity, brand strategy and experience design at enterprise scale. Overlap with Blast's enterprise identity work, but operate as part of a wider portfolio and with far larger teams.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses3 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/blast-design-ltd/posts/?feedView=all
• Instagraminstagram.com/blast_design_london
• Xx.com/Blast_Design

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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