Design for Stoke-on-Trent businesses
Stoke-on-Trent is six towns rather than one centre: Tunstall, Burslem, Hanley, Stoke, Fenton and Longton. Pottery is still the thread that ties them together. Names such as Portmeirion, Steelite, Churchill China and Emma Bridgewater still make tableware here, Wedgwood is just down the road at Barlaston, and between them they keep design, decoration and export work in the area, and a ring of smaller studios, decorators and mould makers supply them. For a design studio that matters because ceramics sells on pictures and packaging.
A mug or a dinner plate has to look right in a product photo, on a gift box and in a trade catalogue, often for buyers who never handle it before ordering. That is where we spend most of our time with Potteries firms:
- Product photography of glazes, patterns and sets on a clean white background for web shops and marketplaces, plus lifestyle shots for social media
- Gift box and sleeve packaging with dielines, barcodes and care symbols set up for the converter
- Trade and hospitality catalogues for buyers in hotels and restaurants, laid out in InDesign and exported as press PDF
- Backstamp artwork and pattern files supplied as vector so decorators can reproduce them
The city is broader than pots. bet365 is headquartered here, the A500 and A50 have drawn warehouses to Etruria Valley and Meir, and Staffordshire University and nearby Keele feed graduates into digital and games businesses. Distribution firms need vehicle graphics and site signage, start-ups need a first logo and brand pack, and attractions and heritage sites need leaflets and maps that tourists can follow. We design all of this remotely from Mansfield and send proofs by email. Photography and video are shot at your premises, and travel to Stoke is quoted before anything is booked.
Who we design for in Stoke-on-Trent
- Ceramics and tableware manufacturers
- Homeware and gift brands selling online
- Pottery decorators and small studios
- Trade suppliers to hotels and restaurants
- Warehousing and distribution companies
- Heritage sites and visitor attractions
- Engineering and fabrication firms
- Independent retailers in Hanley
How it works for Stoke-on-Trent
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 Stoke-on-Trent
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.
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- Birmingham
- Coventry
- Wolverhampton
- Worcester
- Walsall
- Dudley
- Solihull
- West Bromwich
- Telford
- Shrewsbury
- Hereford
- Stafford
- Nuneaton
- Rugby
Frequently asked questions
Can you photograph our ceramics in Stoke-on-Trent?
Yes. dijitul shoots product photography on location from £25 + VAT per image, including pure white backgrounds for online shops and styled shots for social media. Glossy glazes reflect everything, so we control lighting carefully to keep highlights clean. Travel from Mansfield to Stoke-on-Trent is added to the quote before booking.
Do you design packaging for pottery and homeware brands?
We do. Packaging is quoted as a fixed price for each job, or charged at our design rate of £45 an hour + VAT. You get artwork built on the converter's dieline, with bleed, barcodes and Pantone or CMYK colours set correctly, supplied as press-ready PDF and editable source files.
Do you work with firms in Newcastle-under-Lyme and Stafford too?
Yes. Design is handled remotely, so businesses in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Kidsgrove, Stone, Leek and Stafford work with dijitul in exactly the same way as firms in Hanley or Longton. Only photography or video needs a visit, and each one is quoted with travel included.
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Send a rough brief. You'll know exactly what it costs before we start.