Planet Interactive Arts

What Planet Interactive Arts does

Planet Interactive Arts Ltd is a privately held, bootstrapped brand and website design agency headquartered in Newbury, Berkshire, UK, operating from a shared office at 9 West Mills Yard, Kennet Road. Founded in 1998 (with the firm's own narrative dating the Pioneer DJ partnership to 1999), the company has operated continuously for 25+ years and employs 11–50 staff whose collective design experience exceeds 100 years. It is a service business with no proprietary software, no patents, no disclosed funding, no parent company, and no M&A activity. The legal entity is Planet Interactive Arts Ltd, governed by the laws of England and Wales.

The firm delivers four revenue streams on a project-based professional services model: (1) branding services spanning logo-only packages (£200–£1,500), SME brand identity (£2,000–£6,000), and full brand systems (£6,000–£15,000+); (2) website design and development across Essentials (£3,000–£6,000), Growth (£6,000–£15,000), and Enterprise (£15,000–£40,000+) tiers, built on WordPress, Webflow, Squarespace, and Shopify; (3) retainer-style ongoing support for brand and website maintenance; and (4) print and advertising design. Go-to-market is sales-led via direct discovery calls, with no formal sales team and minimal paid acquisition; demand generation runs through SEO-targeted educational content (branding and website cost guides, 'brand vs website first' articles) and case-study-driven portfolio pages. The firm explicitly positions itself as a regional UK alternative to London agencies, citing 20–40% lower pricing for comparable work.

The client base is a horizontal mix of enterprises (Pioneer DJ as a 25+ year EMEA anchor; Kelton, D2Zero, Fuel Cell Systems, Telford Homes, Barratt Homes, David Wilson Homes, Cross Rental Services), SMBs and startups (HR Biscuit, Ooodles, Cobbs, Nexus Bioquest, Emotional Content Recording), and micro/solo businesses (Judith Parkyn Photography), spanning music/electronics, energy/sustainability, HVAC, HR, housing/construction, tech rentals, and photography. Geographic focus is Berkshire, Wiltshire, Swindon and the South of England, with select international engagements. The firm maintains no public API, no software product, no AI/ML capability disclosures, and no formal awards listing.

Name

Planet Interactive Arts

Legal name

Planet Interactive Arts Ltd

Website

https://planet-ia.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Planet Interactive Arts is a UK-based brand and website design agency serving growing SMEs and enterprises with visual identity, web design, and ongoing creative support, anchored by a 25+ year partnership with Pioneer DJ.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Brand and Website Design Services

NAICS

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

SIC

Services-Advertising Agencies (7311), Services-Mailing, Reproduction, Commercial Art & Photography (7330)

akta.pro primary industry

Digital Creative & Experience Design Agencies (Web/App/UX) (MPAAAAAD)

Keywords

• Brand design services
• Website design services
• Visual identity design
• Brand strategy consulting
• Web development services

Headquarters

HQ city

Hungerford

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Branding Services: Project-based professional services including brand identity, visual identity, logo design, brand guidelines, and tone of voice development. Pricing tiers from logo-only (£200-£1,500) to full brand systems (£6,000-£15,000+).
2. Website Design & Development: Project-based web design services across three tiers - Basic (£3,000-£6,000), Standard (£6,000-£15,000), and Enterprise (£15,000-£40,000+). Includes UX/wireframing, custom design, and CMS setup.
3. Ongoing Support: Retainer-style ongoing design and website support for existing clients requiring continuity and brand maintenance services.
4. Print & Advertising: Print design services including stationery, brochures, leaflets, signage, large scale graphics, vehicle livery, and print advertising.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Planet Interactive Arts is a brand and website design agency that creates visual identities, brand guidelines, and websites for growing UK businesses. Core services include logo design, comprehensive branding (visual identity, brand guidelines, tone of voice), website design and development across WordPress, Webflow, Squarespace, and Shopify, plus retainer ongoing design and website support. The firm serves SMEs, startups, and select enterprise clients with a focus on strategic brand positioning and senior-led creative execution.

Product overview

Planet Interactive Arts is a brand and website design agency based in Berkshire, UK, operating as a service-based business rather than a software product company. Their core offering consists of creative services organized around three main pillars: Branding Services (including logo design, brand identity, and brand guidelines), Web Design Services (including UX/UI design, responsive website development, and CMS implementation), and Ongoing Support (for brand and website maintenance). They structure their offerings into tiered packages at various price points and also provide educational resources including cost guides and strategic consulting on brand vs. website prioritization. Additionally, they maintain 'The Lab' as an internal showcase for experimental design work.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Logo Design
• Branding Services
• Web Design
• Ongoing Support

Named customers10 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Kervin BrisseauxminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFreelance illustrator contracted for Pioneer DJ DDJ-FLX4 product launch campaign. Created retro-futuristic, cartoon/anime style illustrations combining collage elements with hand drawn lettering. Worked closely with Planet and Pioneer DJ to refine and perfect illustrations.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Webflow (Design Partner Agencies): While not a direct design agency, Webflow is a major platform partner ecosystem for branding and web design studios, and Planet explicitly builds Enterprise Website and 'Website for Growth' tiers on Webflow. It represents both a delivery platform and a competitive substitute for traditional bespoke web builds.

Direct peers

• Design Bridge and Partners: Global brand and design agency delivering brand identity, verbal identity, and digital design for enterprise clients. Closely aligned with Planet's branding-plus-website service offering and similar in targeting SMEs through to large multinationals.
• Pentagram: One of the world's largest independently owned design consultancies offering brand identity, web design, and ongoing creative services. Directly comparable to Planet's full-service branding and web model, though operating at a much larger global scale with a partner-led senior creative structure.
• Carter Wong: Independent UK branding and design agency serving enterprise clients across multiple sectors. Directly comparable service mix (brand identity, design systems, digital) and similar boutique-to-mid-size operating profile.
• Superunion: Brand and design consultancy formed from the merger of several agencies including Brand Union and The Partners. Comparable full-service brand identity and digital offering for enterprise clients, with similar ongoing-support retainer structures.
• Robot Food: UK-based branding and packaging agency working with consumer brands. Overlaps with Planet's brand identity and packaging services for SME and enterprise clients in a similar mid-tier price band.
• dn&co: London-based design consultancy specialising in brand identity and packaging for premium and enterprise clients. Similar senior-led creative model and brand-focused service set to Planet Interactive Arts.
• Made Thought: London design studio offering brand identity, digital design, and packaging across consumer and cultural clients. Comparable to Planet's integrated brand-plus-website model and creative-driven positioning.
• Studio Output: Independent UK design agency specialising in brand identity, motion, and digital design. Mirrors Planet's model of senior-led creative delivery for ambitious SMEs and enterprise clients, with a comparable mix of branding and website work.
• Parker Design: UK regional design and branding agency serving SMEs and enterprise clients across brand, digital, and print. Most comparable to Planet in terms of regional UK positioning, SME focus, and tiered packaging across branding and web.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/planetinteractivearts

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

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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