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What we do

Four ways to work together.

Quillwork works with publishers, cultural organisations, and independent studios. Every engagement begins with a brief. Most end with something that outlasts the project.

01
Brand Identity

Wordmarks, logotype systems, colour palettes, and complete brand guidelines. Designed to hold across scales — from a business card to a building hoarding.

  • Wordmark & lockup development
  • Colour palette and usage rules
  • Brand standards document
  • Print and digital asset export
02
Type Direction

Custom type pairing, variable-font selection and implementation, and typographic style guides. The voice of your brand is mostly how it reads.

  • Typeface selection & licensing
  • Modular scale specification
  • Variable-font axis tuning
  • Web-font implementation guide
03
Editorial Design

Book series templates, journal layouts, annual reports, catalogues. Grid systems that work across every issue, every edition, without maintenance overhead.

  • Series template architecture
  • Grid system specification
  • Cover and interior styles
  • Production handover package
04
Web & Screen

WordPress FSE themes, component libraries, and design systems for organisations that need their identity to work as well online as it does in print.

  • WordPress FSE theme design
  • Block pattern library
  • Component system documentation
  • Editor-ready handover
Process

How a brief becomes a system.

I

Discovery

Two weeks of brief, context review, and audience research. We learn what the identity needs to do before we decide what it should look like.

II

Development

Three to four weeks of iterative development, presented in two structured rounds. Each round refines based on your feedback, not a wish list.

III

Delivery

Complete asset package, brand guide, and a one-hour handover session. The guide is designed to be used by your team, not filed away.

Have a project in mind?

Tell us what you're building and we'll let you know if it's a good fit. No pressure, no pitch.

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