Brand strategy and design studio London & Salford, UK
We help founders build brands that people remember, trust and talk about. Branding, advertising and marketing, made with care in London and Salford.
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Our favourite work, cut to a beat. Turn the sound up.
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Services
Three ways we help. Pick one, or mix and match. Not sure yet? That's normal. We'll help you choose on a free call.
Look the part. Sound like you.
Your brand is how people feel about you. We make that feeling clear, warm and easy to remember.
Great for
New businesses, rebrands, and founders whose brand feels "a bit off".
You get
From £997
Get seen. Get remembered.
Ads that stop the scroll and fill the room. They look great and they get people to act.
Great for
Launches, events, promos and big moments.
You get
Priced after your free call
Keep showing up. Keep growing.
Good marketing means showing up again and again, looking and sounding like you. We help you do it without the stress.
Great for
Brands that need steady content, emails that sell and a website that works.
You get
Priced after your free call
Branding Calamansi™ Brand Build
Three levels. One goal: a brand that people get, remember and recommend.
£997Fixed price
Get clear. Look memorable. Become easier to refer.
Best for new founders who need a clear, solid start.
£1,797Fixed price
Look the part. Sound like you. Turn connections into opportunities.
Best for growing businesses ready to step up.
TailoredScoped after a check-up
Build the coherent brand system your growing business needs next.
Best for bigger teams and brands with lots of moving parts.
Included with Pro
A premium smart metal business card. Tap it on a phone or scan the code, and your details pop up. No app needed.
How you sound, act and make people feel.
How you look: logo, colours, type and style.
How people experience what you sell.
Add-on
Tap a phone to share your details. PVC or metal, like the one above.
Add-on
Brand Communiqué™: your tone, voice, messages and sound.
Already have a brand?
PimpMyBrand™: a fresh look for a brand that has outgrown its clothes.
How it works
Every project follows the same simple path, so you always know what's next.
1Talk
Thirty minutes about you, your customers and your goals. We listen first.
2Check-up
We look closely at your brand. What's working? What's not? And why?
3Build
We shape your brand across five parts:
4Quality check
Every idea must be Memorable, Appropriate, Distinct, Alive and Simple. If it isn't, it doesn't leave the studio.
Free brand check
Five quick questions, based on our MADAS™ check. Be honest. It's just you and the screen.
Your score
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Answer all five questions to unlock your badge.
Hall of fame
Brands we've built have been covered in the Nigerian press. Here's where.
P.M. News
the-hyve brand identity. January 2026.
The Independent
Shuga Allure brand identity. November 2023.
ThisDay Live
The Owambé Experience, Kamloops, Canada. 2025.
New Telegraph
The Owambé Experience, Kamloops, Canada. 2025.
Reviews
Brands that look like they always belonged at the top. Here's what our clients say, in their own words.
The Quiet Command
“Working with creative sidekick studio on my ‘The Quiet Command’ exhibition brochure was such a wonderful experience. They understood my vision beautifully and translated it into a clean, thoughtful, and professional design that complemented the exhibition perfectly. I was really pleased with the final result and would highly recommend their work.”
“Creative Sidekick Studios was quite instrumental in translating our value proposition into relatable illustrative assets for Youverify Website. Right from compliance/fraud tools to AI capabilities, the assets explained our solution with simplicity.”
Shuga Allure
“Working with CSS transformed how our brand looks and feels; it went from forgettable to unmistakably us. The leads followed: we saw a real lift in enquiries once the new brand and assets were live.”
“CSS understood what we did and made us look like the obvious choice. The clarity they brought to our brand and messaging turned into a steadier, better-qualified pipeline almost straight away.”
the-hyve
“CSS gave us a brand that finally matches the calibre of our work; clear, distinctive, and credible. Within 2 months the sharper positioning was bringing us the kind of enquiries we'd struggled to attract before.”
Making Jesus Famous
“Great speedy service”
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About
Creative Sidekick Studios is a brand strategy and design studio in London and Salford, Greater Manchester. We work with founder-led businesses that are ready to be seen.
In every good story, the hero needs a sidekick. Someone who has their back, spots what they miss and makes them look brilliant. That's us.
We believe great brands make people feel something. When people feel something, they remember you, trust you and tell their friends. Keep that up and your business becomes a Lovemark: a brand people truly love.
Start a project
Answer a few quick questions. It takes about a minute. Then we'll set up your free 30-minute Clarity Call.
Plan ready
Your plan is ready. Last step: send it to us and we'll book your free Clarity Call.
Email not opening? Send your plan to hello@csstudios.co
FAQ
A Brand Build starts at £997 for Lite and £1,797 for Pro. Max, advertising and marketing are priced after your free call. That way you only pay for what you need.
Yes. That's what the free 30-minute Clarity Call is for. Tell us where you are and where you want to be. We'll point you to the right next step, even if it's a small one.
We're in London (128 City Road, EC1V 2NX) and Salford, Greater Manchester. But we work online with clients anywhere. Our work has reached audiences from Nigeria to Canada.
It depends on the size of the job. We agree a clear timeline with you before we start, so you always know what's coming and when.
It's a card you tap on a phone to share your contact details. No app needed. Lite comes with a premium PVC card. Pro comes with a premium metal card.
Our own tools. Osprey™ finds what's holding your brand back. Calamansi™ builds it in five parts. MADAS™ checks every idea before it goes out. So every choice has a reason.
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You've looked at 3 projects. Like what you see? Build your plan and get a free 30-minute Clarity Call.
