Design for Kingston upon Thames businesses
Kingston is one of south-west London's main shopping towns. The Bentall Centre, the historic Market Place and the riverside restaurants draw customers from across Surrey, and many of the businesses are independents trading next to national chains. Competing with a chain on the same street usually comes down to presentation: a clear logo, a fascia that reads from across the road, a menu people can scan quickly and social posts that look like they come from the same place.
Kingston University, with campuses at Penrhyn Road, Knights Park and Kingston Hill, is known for art and design, and it feeds a steady supply of graduates into small studios and start-ups. Start-ups here often want a brand identity and a pitch deck first, then product photography and packaging design once they have something to sell.
New Malden has one of the largest Korean communities in Europe, with restaurants, grocers and import businesses along its High Street. Bilingual menus, labels and signs need care: Korean and English text set at matching weights, fonts that include every character, and final artwork with text outlined so the printer cannot substitute a font. Imported food products may also need UK-compliant English labelling added to existing packs.
Elsewhere, Surbiton has a parade of independent shops and cafés, Tolworth mixes offices and trade units, and Chessington World of Adventures brings a seasonal leisure economy.
Work we would expect to quote for in the borough:
- Menus, signage and social templates for riverside restaurants and bars
- Bilingual Korean and English menus, labels and posters
- Brand identity packs and pitch decks for graduate start-ups
- Packaging and product photography for independent retailers
- Headshots for letting agents and professional firms
All of the design is done remotely from Mansfield. Shoots happen on location in Kingston, with travel added to the quote.
Who we design for in Kingston upon Thames
- Independent retailers
- Restaurants, bars and cafés
- Korean food and import businesses
- University start-ups
- Letting agents
- Fitness and leisure operators
- Tutors and education providers
- Creative and design studios
How it works for Kingston upon Thames
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 Kingston upon Thames
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 Kingston upon Thames
Nearby
- City of London
- Westminster
- Camden
- Islington
- Hackney
- Tower Hamlets
- Southwark
- Lambeth
- Wandsworth
- Croydon
- Bromley
- Richmond upon Thames
- Ealing
- Harrow
Frequently asked questions
Can you design bilingual Korean and English menus for New Malden?
Yes. dijitul sets bilingual menus, labels and posters with matched type in both scripts, then outlines the text in final artwork so nothing changes at the printer. You supply or approve the Korean wording. Menu work is quoted as a fixed price or charged at £45 an hour + VAT design time.
Can you photograph products for a Kingston retailer?
Product photography starts from £25 + VAT per image on a clean background, cropped for your website and marketplaces. For larger ranges or lifestyle shots in your shop, we shoot on location in Kingston from £295 + VAT for a half day, with travel from Mansfield quoted first.
Do you design for businesses in Surbiton and Tolworth?
Yes. We design for businesses across Kingston borough and nearby Richmond, Sutton and north Surrey. Design is handled remotely, so prices are the same wherever you are. Only photography and video involve travel, and that is always agreed in the quote before booking.
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