What Together Design does

Together Design London Ltd is a privately held brand strategy and packaging design agency headquartered in Soho, London, founded in 2003 and operating under the legal entity Together Design London Ltd. The agency delivers nine integrated service lines: Brand Strategy, Visual Identity, Packaging, Brand Worlds, Campaigns, Illustration, Naming and Messaging, Toolkits and Guidelines, and Art Direction. Its underlying capability is human-led creative craft supported by in-house illustrators and a curated network of specialist artists, with no proprietary software platform, patents, or technology stack disclosed.

The firm's commercial model is professional services delivered on a project and long-term retainer basis. Go-to-market is sales-led, driven by direct enterprise relationships, referrals, and industry recognition rather than marketing automation or self-serve channels. Customers are concentrated in UK and select US-facing retail, food and beverage, health and beauty, arts/culture/licensing, and hospitality brands; marquee relationships include a 22-year partnership with Boots covering hundreds of design guides across Walgreens Boots Alliance markets, a 23-year Royal Mail commemorative stamp partnership, and decade-long seasonal collaborations with Caffè Nero and Fortnum & Mason.

Quantitative outcomes cited include a 22% retail sales increase for MOMA Foods following its rebrand, over 100 million products sold for Deliciously Ella, and a 20% year-on-year footfall increase for the RHS Flower Shows campaign. The agency has accumulated 70+ industry awards across D&AD, The Dieline, Fab Awards, Drum Awards, Transform Awards, and DBA Effectiveness Awards, and has no external funding, parent company, or subsidiary structure.

Name

Together Design

Legal name

Together Design London Ltd

Website

https://togetherdesign.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Together Design is a London-based brand strategy and packaging design agency founded in 2003, serving UK and US enterprise clients in retail, food and beverage, beauty, and cultural sectors through nine integrated creative services delivered on project and retainer engagements.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Brand Design and Packaging Services

NAICS

Graphic Design Services (541430), Graphic Design Services (54143)

akta.pro primary industry

Visual Identity & Brand Design Systems (BPAFAEAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Packaging & Product Brand Design (BPAFAEAG), Environmental & Experiential Brand Design (Retail/Exhibit/Signage) (MPAAAEAG), Naming & Verbal Identity (Taglines, Messaging) (MPAAAEAB)

Keywords

• Brand strategy services
• Packaging design
• Visual identity design
• Brand consulting
• Creative agency services

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, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Professional Design Services: Together Design generates revenue through project-based professional design services including brand strategy, visual identity, packaging design, campaigns, illustration, and brand guidelines. The agency works on long-term retainers with some clients spanning decades.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Together Design is a London-based branding and packaging design agency offering nine core disciplines: brand strategy, visual identity, packaging, brand worlds, campaigns, illustration, naming and messaging, toolkits and guidelines, and art direction. The agency delivers end-to-end brand transformation projects for consumer-facing brands across retail, food and drink, health and beauty, and cultural sectors, primarily on a project-based and retainer basis.

Product overview

Together Design is an award-winning branding and packaging agency based in London. Since 2003, they have helped brands reimagine themselves through strategic and creative brand consultancy. Their service offering consists of nine core disciplines: Brand Strategy, Visual Identity, Packaging, Brand Worlds, Campaigns, Illustration, Naming and Messaging, Toolkits and Guidelines, and Art Direction. These services are offered as a unified consultancy rather than a modular software platform, delivering end-to-end brand transformation from strategic foundations through creative execution to final brand guidelines and toolkits. The agency works across diverse sectors including retail, food and drink, health and beauty, arts, licensing, and hospitality.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Brand Strategy Strategic brand consulting service for businesses including audience research, competitive analysis, positioning, messaging frameworks, and go-to-market planning.
• Visual Identity Creation of cohesive brand identity systems including logos, typography, colour palettes, illustration systems, photography, icons, tone of voice, and motion principles for client brands.
• Packaging Award-winning packaging design service spanning visual, physical, and experiential aspects including hierarchy, typography, colour, materials, finishes, and structure for client products.
• Brand Worlds Immersive brand experience design uniting strategy, narrative, and visual identity across packaging systems, retail environments, seasonal campaigns, licensing programmes, and digital platforms.
• Campaigns Campaign design service integrating strategy, storytelling, and creative execution across digital, print, retail, and experiential channels for client brands.
• Illustration Illustration service producing illustrated packaging artwork, characterful icons, editorial imagery, and visual systems developed in-house or through a network of artists.
• Naming and Messaging Brand naming, tone of voice development, messaging frameworks, and brand narrative services for distinctive brand communication.
• Toolkits and Guidelines Brand guidelines and toolkits covering logo usage, typography, colour systems, tone of voice, photography, social media, motion, and packaging principles to ensure consistent brand application across client teams.
• Art Direction Creative direction for photography, illustration, styling, composition, colour, casting, and motion across product shoots, campaigns, and content production.

Quantifiable outcome

• 22% retail sales increase for MOMA Foods following rebrand
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers18 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Royal MailcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOver 23-year partnership designing commemorative stamp collections including Prime Ministers, Women of Distinction, Racing Horses, Girlguiding, Paddington (65 years celebration), and Christmas stamps. Each collection tells stories on postage stamp format.
• NetflixcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership enabling brand collaborations with Netflix properties. Together Design created Jeni's Ice Cream x Bridgerton limited-edition packaging through this ongoing Netflix partnership.
• BootscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner22-year ongoing partnership with Boots delivering design work across beauty, skincare, healthcare, baby, maternity, food-to-go, and electricals. Over 800 mood boards and 300 detailed design guides delivered for Boots and partner brands across Walgreens Boots Alliance markets.
• WaitrosecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership creating Plants by Deliciously Ella, the UK's first full-store plant-based collaboration between a brand and retailer. Plants range spans coconut yoghurts, fresh sauces, filled pasta, nut butters, and on-the-go meals.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Interbrand: Interbrand is an Omnicom-owned global brand consultancy delivering brand strategy, identity, and brand valuation for enterprise clients across 20+ markets. Competes with Together Design for the same enterprise brand and packaging mandates, with significant scale advantage and procurement-friendly global network positioning.
• Landor & Fitch: Landor & Fitch is a WPP-owned global brand consultancy delivering brand strategy, identity, and packaging for enterprise clients including Coca-Cola, Samsung, and Kraft Heinz. A scaled incumbent offering overlapping services to Together Design's enterprise clients, with global rollout capability that Together Design cannot match.

Direct peers

• DesignStudio: DesignStudio is a London-based brand and experience design agency working across identity, packaging, and brand environments for clients such as Airbnb, Deliveroo, and the Premier League. Direct peer in boutique scale, London base, and brand identity / packaging specialism; comparable on client caliber and creative ambition.
• Pentagram: Pentagram is the world's largest independent design studio, with partner-led offices delivering brand identity, packaging, and visual systems for major consumer brands. Directly comparable to Together Design in service mix (visual identity, packaging, brand strategy) and target market (enterprise retail, food, culture), though at significantly larger scale and with US/UK dual presence.
• Elmwood: Elmwood is a Leeds-based brand and design consultancy working across packaging, brand identity, and brand strategy for consumer clients including Tesco, KP Snacks, and Nestlé. Direct peer in UK branding and packaging focus, with comparable client caliber and creative-award positioning; similar boutique scale.
• Koto Studio: Koto is an independent brand and design studio with London and global offices, focused on visual identity, naming, and packaging for challenger and enterprise brands including Google, Meta, and Marriott. Direct competitor in the boutique independent brand identity category, with overlapping service mix and similar award-led positioning.
• Saffron Brand Consultants: Saffron is an independent global brand consultancy headquartered in London and Madrid, delivering brand strategy, naming, and identity work for clients including Repsol, Turkish Airlines, and Bayer. Closely comparable to Together Design in independent ownership, brand strategy emphasis, and London base, with similar scale and sector focus.
• Wolff Olins: Wolff Olins is a London-headquartered global brand consultancy delivering brand strategy, visual identity, and brand experience work for enterprise clients including Lloyds, NYC, and Google. Closely comparable to Together Design in brand strategy and visual identity focus, with overlapping retail and consumer client base, though materially larger and Omnicom-owned.
• Studio Output: Studio Output is a London-based independent brand and design agency focused on identity, motion, and brand experience for clients including BBC, Channel 4, and RNLI. Comparable to Together Design as an independent London boutique delivering award-winning identity work for institutional and consumer clients.

Emerging players

• Brandsmiths: Brandsmiths is an emerging UK-based brand strategy and naming consultancy delivering brand architecture, naming, and verbal identity work for challenger and enterprise brands. Partially comparable to Together Design in naming and messaging services, with overlap in retail and consumer clients at the smaller end of Together Design's range.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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