About Ave Design Studio Design company in London, United Kingdom
Ave Design is a specialist ethical brand and design studio that believes strategic, design led thinking can change the world. We work with organisations we really believe in, this work covers three main areas: Firstly, with our ethical outlook and creat
With an ethical outlook and creative edge we offer strategic intelligent design and brand consultancy without the big studio price tag. Founded in 2013 Ave has one simple vision – to produce beautiful and effective design for great organisations and causes.
With nearly 15 years of experience in design and strategy Ellie creatively and strategically directs all the projects that come through Aves door. Ellie has a particular interest in the charity and not-for-profit sector believing that design is a vital ingredient in ensuring that brands and communications campaigns engage onboard and encourage audiences to undertake key actions.
Ellie feels that with effective brand positioning and differentiation combined with strategic high-quality design and marketing organisations can establish trusted relationships with stakeholders which ultimately generates brand awareness campaigning gravitas and new revenue streams.
Since founding Ave in 2013 Ellie has grown the company to provide design and strategy services for Cancer Research WWF Macmillan Barnardos Girlguiding and many more.
An obsession for meticulous planning a love of all things digital and a reputation as a very good Googler (and pastries on a Friday morning!).
A continuous string of Would you rather? questions a refusal to partake in karaoke and a lot of uncontrollable laughing.
Our first Cancer Research Emeralds amp; Ivy Ball visual identity will always be a project close to my heart. It marked a key milestone in the evolution of Ave and was a huge team effort with each designer working on the project.
Laura has 15 years experience as a graphic designer and specialises in the development of brands both on and offline. Laura has worked on the evolution and creation of a range of brands whilst at Ave including the relaunch of London Youth and developed new brands for the Queen Theatre Hornchurch Avons Pink Light Project and the Regent Theatre Ipswich. As our lead print and brand designer Laura is an expert in understanding how format design and messaging can be tailored to resonate with target audiences.
Well-considered effective design solutions. A passion for print and a kick-ass font library. Shoulders to lean on. Tunnocks teacakes.
Disco naps. Gin. An obsession with weddings and industrial buildings. An array of accents.
The Queens Theatre rebrand project is still one of my favourites – it was our first theatre rebrand I loved visiting the venue to soak up its history and the teams passion for all things Queens and bring it back to the studio to inspire the team. We got to develop their website with the new brand and we are fortunate enough to still be designing theatres seasonal brochures and show marketing materials – still looking fresh!
Darren has worked as a designer across print digital and brand for over eight years. Since joining Ave Design in 2016 Darren has led the digital strategy and website design for the Sustainable Restaurants Food Made Good campaign Kings Theatre and the Masonic Charitable Trust.
As well as having strengths in digital Darren has strong skills in illustration and animation working on brand awareness campaigns for Avon Barnardos and FoodSave. Darrens ability with illustration also lends him well to creating infographics both large and small scale. Darren is also well versed in working in behavioural change campaigns having led the ForwardMotion brand and website design project for Southend Borough Council and Kick It Outs Report It campaign.
A passion for all things illustration and a constant quest to create beautiful user centred websites. And a great passion for flat caps.
Infinite Spotify playlists an embarrassing repertoire of accents and a reputation as an excellent terrarium creator!
ForwardMotion was a great project to work on. It had so many aspects to get stuck into; branding website design illustration and animation. Being part of the team that created such a vibrant look and feel for an awesome initiative is definitely one of my highlights.
Adams forefathers left our great shores in search of new beginnings and greener pastures winding up in little old New Zealand in a town whos name we cant pronounce. Going full circle he set his sights on returning to the motherland to explore its cultural offerings and broaden his horizons. And so on joining the Ave team back in 2017 Adam brought to the team a love of the brand and digital design and has worked across a wide range of projects.
From designing the UX and UI for the Ipswich Theatres new website to designing the format grid and illustrations for the Girlguides Impact Report for the past three years Adam has demonstrated a wide range of creative aptitude as well as gaining experience in understanding the strategy and communication requirements of diverse audience groups.
Recent work includes creating the branding print design and animated assets for the Stroke Associations online #ResolutionRun2020 fundraising campaign. Adam has a passion for branding and relishes the opportunity to explore how effective brand positioning and strong design can help to reshape organisations and create positive results for all stakeholders.
A love of typography and experimental editorial design. A fine eye for detail.
A highly competent whistling tune an obsession with coffee and a dislike for wind chimes.
The Ipswich Theatres rebrand and website design is up there as one of my most enjoyed projects. Getting to go through a robust branding process and seeing that come to life then getting to push the idea and concept into the digital realm in a creative way was really enjoyable.
Chris is the newest member of the Ave gang joining us in early 2019. Chris methodical approach to design and devotion to beautifully crafted graphics quickly established him as an important part of our team.
Since joining Ave Chris has delivered various on and offline design project including the identity of the Coutts and Willow Foundation Extraordinary Collection leaflets and infographics for SportsAid and corporate reports for Avon (including its latest Corporate Social Responsibility report and its Annual Report).
A conscientious approach to design with a commitment to dissect and contemplate a brief in entirety.
An embarrassing amount of impromptu dad jokes eclectic song requests and a worryingly large sweet tooth.
The Extraordinary Collection project for The Willow Foundation and Coutts was especially rewarding – witnessing our work implemented in full force at the charity live auction event.
Amy has worked in project management for four years across various design agencies and projects. With a particular interest in the non-for-profit sector Amy loves to see a project grow from initial ideas to completion.
Amy is key in fostering and building relationships both with clients and suppliers and provides day-to-day communications to ensure all things Ave stay on schedule. Amy is fully trained in the project management software that we rely on to ensure a smooth operation and high-quality service.
A love for being organised and a keen enjoyment in building relationships with our clients.
Taking far too long to get any joke 80s music chocolate croissants a northern accent.
The Adopt London rebrand project – it was particularly rewarding to work for a partnership doing such meaningful work across London and seeing it come to life in their events.
We are also experts in creating immersive brand experiences. From restaurants, to charity galas, and live events, we understand how to create engaging branded spaces, supported by exciting print and digital collateral, to engage your audience. In additio
