Clear Design Studio

What Clear Design Studio does

Clear Design Studio is an independent branding and website design studio operating as a sole proprietorship under the legal name Stephen Cleary, based in Wandsworth, south-west London. Founded in 2019, the studio offers two core services: Web Design & Build and Branding. The web design service delivers fully custom, visually focused websites built on the Framer web platform, with stated emphasis on speed, security, and visitor-to-customer conversion. The branding service produces logos and visual identities described as timeless and built to last. Both services are delivered directly by the studio's owner with no agency team or subcontracted delivery layer.

The studio serves primarily small businesses across a horizontal mix of sectors, including carpentry (McGarry Interiors), food and hospitality (Beacon Farm), financial services (FESC Asset Management, Dallas, Texas), education (The Learning Box), media and production (Video Alliance, Fractal Picture), electrical services (Arctic Electrical), legal and professional services (Mackenzie Jones, Goldfinch), and select nonprofits such as the British Heart Foundation and Harbour Church. Customer engagement is initiated via the studio's own portfolio website (stephenclearydesign.framer.website), which doubles as the primary marketing channel and a demonstration of the studio's design capability.

The business model is project-based, quote-driven professional services and one-time project fees, with no disclosed pricing tiers, retainers, or subscription offerings. Go-to-market is direct-to-consumer through the studio website, with no intermediaries, resellers, or partnership distribution. The company has no external funding, no parent company, no subsidiaries, and no disclosed headcount beyond the solo operator, positioning it as a lifestyle micro-agency rather than a scalable services business.

Name

Clear Design Studio

Legal name

Stephen Cleary

Website

https://cleardesign.studio

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Clear Design Studio is a London-based independent branding and website design sole proprietorship operated by Stephen Cleary, delivering custom websites built on Framer and brand identity design directly to small businesses and select nonprofits in the UK and selectively in the US.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Web Design & Branding Services

NAICS

Graphic Design Services (541430)

akta.pro primary industry

Visual Identity & Brand Design Systems (BPAFAEAC)

Keywords

• Web design services
• Branding services
• Brand identity design
• Custom website development
• Visual identity design

Headquarters

HQ city

Bracknell

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. Web Design Services: One-time project fees for custom website design and development services for small businesses. Services include visually-stunning, fast, and secure websites built using modern technology.
2. Branding Services: Brand identity design services including logo and visual identity creation. Focus on timeless, lasting brand identities for small businesses.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Clear Design Studio (operated by Stephen Cleary) is an independent design studio offering custom website design and build services as well as brand identity design. Web Design & Build delivers fully custom, fast, secure, and visually-stunning websites using the Framer platform. Branding delivers timeless logos and visual identities built to last for small businesses and organizations.

Product overview

Clear Design Studio (operated by Stephen Cleary) offers two core creative services: Web Design & Build and Branding. Web Design & Build provides completely custom, visually-stunning websites using the latest technology, focused on being fast, secure, and captivating. Branding services deliver clever, timeless brand identities with a focus on logos and visual identity built to last. Both services target small businesses looking to grow and succeed, delivered by an independent design studio based in Wandsworth, London.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Web Design & Build

Named customers11 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Design Pickle: Unlimited graphic design subscription service for businesses of all sizes, providing logos, branding, and web/marketing assets. Comparable to Clear Design Studio across target SMB segment and bundled brand-plus-web creative services.
• Kimp: Graphic design subscription delivering unlimited brand, marketing, and web design requests on a flat monthly fee. Closely comparable to Clear Design Studio on subscription-style SMB design delivery and bundled visual identity work.
• 99designs: Global design marketplace connecting SMBs with freelance designers for logos, branding, and web projects via contests and direct hires. Comparable to Clear Design Studio as an SMB-focused alternative for brand identity and web design engagements.
• Penji: Unlimited design subscription covering logos, branding, web and UI design for SMBs and agencies. Directly comparable in customer profile (small businesses needing brand + web) and in creative-as-a-service delivery model.
• ManyPixels: Subscription-based graphic design service for SMBs and startups, offering unlimited design requests on a monthly fee. Directly comparable to Clear Design Studio in target customer (small businesses) and core offering (ongoing brand and web/visual design).

Emerging players

• Squarespace: DIY website builder and hosted commerce platform popular with SMBs and solo operators. Comparable because it addresses the same SMB need (a professional website) via a self-serve model that competes for the entry-level end of Clear Design Studio's funnel.
• Wix: DIY website builder with a large SMB and freelancer user base. Comparable as a substitute offering for the same SMB customer seeking a professional online presence without hiring a designer.

Broad incumbents

• Pentagram: World-renowned independently-owned design agency covering brand identity, digital, and product design for large clients. Comparable as a brand identity and web design provider, but operating at significantly larger scale and serving enterprise clients rather than SMBs.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/stephen-design

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

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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