Design for Hastings businesses
Hastings is famous for 1066, but its modern economy rests on the sea, visitors and a strong creative community. On the Stade, the town's beach-launched fishing fleet, often described as Europe's largest, still lands fish beside the black net huts, supplying fishmongers, smokehouses and restaurants. Seafood businesses need labels, menus, price boards, packaging for smoked products and photography that shows the catch and the setting.
Artists, designers, makers and small creative businesses have moved to Hastings and St Leonards-on-Sea in growing numbers. Hastings Contemporary gallery sits beside the fishing beach, and the rebuilt Hastings Pier won the RIBA Stirling Prize in 2017. Makers selling online need consistent product photography, swing tags, gift packaging, care cards and social templates. Many creative people can design their own work but want help with the less glamorous parts: preparing print files properly, setting up packaging die lines or building a consistent product photo style.
The Old Town's narrow streets are full of independent shops, galleries, pubs and restaurants, and tourism extends to Battle and Bexhill, where the De La Warr Pavilion is a cultural landmark. Visitor businesses need leaflets, maps and menus.
Hastings has many charities, social enterprises and community groups that need low-cost, well-organised design: annual reports, event posters and editable templates. Industrial estates such as Castleham and Ponswood house light manufacturing, engineering and printing businesses, and the Conquest Hospital is a major employer.
- Labels, packaging and menus for seafood businesses
- Product photography and gift packaging for makers and galleries
- Print file preparation for artists and designers
- Leaflets, maps and menus for visitor businesses
- Reports and editable templates for charities
All design is done remotely from our Mansfield office. Shoots in Hastings, St Leonards, Battle or Bexhill include travel, fixed in the quote.
Who we design for in Hastings
- Fishing and seafood businesses
- Artists, makers and galleries
- Independent shops
- Pubs, cafés and restaurants
- Holiday lets and guest houses
- Charities and social enterprises
- Light manufacturers and printers
- Tourism businesses
How it works for Hastings
Design, print artwork and CAD work is done remotely from our base in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, with proofs shared online and files supplied ready for your printer, website or manufacturer. Photography and video are shot on location, and travel beyond the Mansfield and Nottinghamshire area is added to the quote. dijitul has worked with UK businesses since 2006.
Prices for Hastings
All prices are "from" and exclude VAT. Every job gets a fixed price before work starts. Printing, and travel for shoots beyond the Mansfield and Nottinghamshire area, are quoted separately.
Popular in Hastings
Nearby
- Brighton
- Reading
- Oxford
- Southampton
- Portsmouth
- Milton Keynes
- Canterbury
- Slough
- Guildford
- Woking
- Crawley
- Maidstone
- Basingstoke
- High Wycombe
Frequently asked questions
Can you photograph handmade products for a Hastings maker?
Yes. dijitul shoots product photography from £25 + VAT per image, on white or a simple styled background, cropped for your online shop and marketplaces. You can post items to us, or we can shoot on location in Hastings from £295 + VAT for a half day plus travel.
Can you prepare my artwork for printing properly?
We check and prepare print files: correct CMYK conversion, 300 dpi images, 3 mm bleed, outlined fonts and PDF/X-1a export to your printer's spec. This is charged at £45 an hour + VAT, so small jobs stay inexpensive.
Do you design for charities in Hastings and Bexhill?
Yes. We design reports, appeal leaflets, event posters and editable templates for charities and social enterprises. Leaflets start from £95 + VAT and social media graphics packs from £99 + VAT. Design is done remotely, with no travel charge.
Get a fixed price
Send a rough brief. You'll know exactly what it costs before we start.