We believe that design has a place at the boardroom table. Design has the ability to transform brands, to reimagine culture and systems. Design for change inspires us to see new possibilities for the way we work, how we think and how we collaborate.
Our services
Strategy
Strategy
Collaborating with your team, we distil and communicate the essence of your business. We look at your market context, share and opportunities, your audience, needs and behaviour to define your point of difference.
Research, workshops, interviews, audit, vision, values, architecture, proposition, employee engagement and culture, communications plan
Identity
Identity
Building brand equity is critical. It’s how you communicate, create confidence, build trust and inspire your employees and clients. To achieve this, we design consistent, clear and high-quality brand or corporate messages, aligning your brand identity with your business plan and goals.
Naming, logo and design system, tone of voice, messaging, guidelines
Content
Content
Rich content is vital for communicating your brand’s story and to have an impact on your audience. Through words, images, video, infographics, animation, photography and more, we create meaningful content that makes it simple to get an engaging message across.
Story, photography, explainers, video, infographics
Experience
Experience
User experience can make or break your brand’s relationship with your customer. We map your customer’s journey to ensure every interaction with your brand is meeting their needs. Whether it’s interactive digital design or brand engagement at an event, we design user experiences that are intuitive, engaging and embedded with the necessary tools to support them at every stage.
User experience, user interface, journey mapping and design
Awareness
Awareness
Working extensively across B2B and B2C marketing, we know how vital it is to strategically acquire, convert or retain your customers. From employee experience to events, collateral, social and advertising, we’ll develop a marketing communications platform that elevates brand awareness at key touchpoints and ensures your communications are powerful.
Digital and print advertising, social media marketing, event and exhibition design and communications, presentations, print collateral, internal launches
Management
Management
Our creative is underpinned by rigorous business processes and stakeholder management – keeping you up to date on our deliverables through dynamic reporting and project tracking. Every project is thoroughly scoped out, has a definite purpose and a comprehensive project timeline to make sure it never loses momentum, helping reduce project risk.
Project strategy, client service, stakeholder management, production management
Our services
Strategy
Collaborating with your team, we distil and communicate the essence of your business. We look at your market context, share and opportunities, your audience, needs and behaviour to define your point of difference.
Research, workshops, interviews, audit, vision, values, architecture, proposition, employee engagement and culture, communications plan
Identity
Building brand equity is critical. It’s how you communicate, create confidence, build trust and inspire your employees and clients. To achieve this, we design consistent, clear and high-quality brand or corporate messages, aligning your brand identity with your business plan and goals.
Naming, logo and design system, tone of voice, messaging, guidelines
Content
Rich content is vital for communicating your brand’s story and to have an impact on your audience. Through words, images, video, infographics, animation, photography and more, we create meaningful content that makes it simple to get an engaging message across.
Story, photography, explainers, video, infographics
Experience
User experience can make or break your brand’s relationship with your customer. We map your customer’s journey to ensure every interaction with your brand is meeting their needs. Whether it’s interactive digital design or brand engagement at an event, we design user experiences that are intuitive, engaging and embedded with the necessary tools to support them at every stage.
User experience, user interface, journey mapping and design
Awareness
Working extensively across B2B and B2C marketing, we know how vital it is to strategically acquire, convert or retain your customers. From employee experience to events, collateral, social and advertising, we’ll develop a marketing communications platform that elevates brand awareness at key touchpoints and ensures your communications are powerful.
Digital and print advertising, social media marketing, event and exhibition design and communications, presentations, print collateral, internal launches
Management
Our creative is underpinned by rigorous business processes and stakeholder management – keeping you up to date on our deliverables through dynamic reporting and project tracking. Every project is thoroughly scoped out, has a definite purpose and a comprehensive project timeline to make sure it never loses momentum, helping reduce project risk.
Project strategy, client service, stakeholder management, production management
Key people
Managing Director
Mark Low
Mark is increasingly interested in design psychology and anthropology – things like building trust, the importance of values, how brands impact our thoughts and emotions and create an inspiring culture. He takes this philosophy to our clients and helps them distil their needs.
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Our clients
Testimonials
Debbie Fogarty
Marketing Communications Manager, Life & Investments, Zurich
It’s always a pleasure working with the team at Ascender, and their capability to understand the intricacies of funds management and continue to deliver creative campaigns that are relevant to the asset class, impactful, beautiful, and true to the brand is impressive.
Peter Kelly
National Manager, Group Marketing & Communications, TAL
What I enjoy most about working with the team is the passion they bring to every project, the unique way they distil complex information and understand the problem, and the creative approach they use to bring projects to life. Every time I work with Ascender, I feel confident they will deliver quality, contemporary and considered design that exceed my expectations.
Peter Kirby
Partner, Via Financial Group
The team at Ascender were a pleasure to deal with. We were impressed from the professional structured process they took the management team through, to the personalised service we received from every member of their team that worked on our project. I would highly recommend Ascender Design to any business looking to review their branding and client communications strategy.