About Studio Barnes

The designer behind the brands.

Big-brand thinking for businesses building something real. I'm Nic Barnes, and I help good businesses show up the way they deserve to.

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The story

I started Studio Barnes because too many good businesses were getting overlooked.

Not because they weren't good at what they did. Because the way they showed up didn't reflect the quality of the work happening behind the scenes.

Over the years, I've seen the same thing happen again and again. Businesses jump straight into logos and websites without stepping back to think about what they're trying to say and who they're trying to reach. Then they wonder why marketing feels hard, why the wrong enquiries keep coming in, and why people don't quite get what they do.

I believe good businesses deserve better than that. That's why Studio Barnes exists. To bring big-brand thinking to businesses building something real.

The numbers

Experience you can count on, without the theatre.

0⁺ Years building brands Strategic identities and websites, start to finish.

All stages Startups to established businesses Across industries and growth stages, wherever the momentum is.

Zero. Agency theatre No jargon, no bloated processes, no ninety-page PDFs.

I help turn messy brands into something people actually choose.

That usually means building strategic identities and websites that pull their weight, with big-brand thinking tying it all together.

But before we build anything, we make sure we're solving the right problem. A new logo won't fix a confusing business. A flashy website won't solve unclear positioning. Good design works harder when it's backed by good thinking.

What you can expect

No theatre. Just work that earns its keep.

Honest conversations

I'll tell you what you need to hear, not what you want to hear.

Practical thinking

No jargon. No bloated processes. No ninety-page PDFs.

Work that earns its keep

Everything we create should have a job to do.