Design Doesn't Always Start in Figma
Cyanotypes, ink prints and leaf prints from Hollie's analogue practice, and how making things by hand is starting to shape the work at Bodkin.
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Thoughts on brand strategy, identity, and digital design.
How to Choose a Design Agency in Bath
Bath has more design talent per square mile than most cities its size. An honest guide to choosing the right agency for the work you actually need.
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Web Design in Bath: What to Expect from a Serious Studio
An honest guide to commissioning serious web design near Bath. What to put on the brief, what to listen for in the response, and how to spot a serious studio.
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Welcoming Hollie to Bodkin
Hollie Marsh joins Bodkin as a Graphic Designer, bringing an exploratory, hands-on approach and a love of experimental processes to the studio.
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When Your Business Has Outgrown Its Brand Identity
Rebrands rarely fail because the new identity is wrong. They fail because the business waited too long, or for the wrong reasons. How to tell when it is time.
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Why Fast Websites Are Brand Assets, Not Just Technical Wins
Speed is usually treated as a technical concern. It is also one of the strongest brand signals you have. Here is why performance belongs in the design brief.
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Bringing Rudin's stories to life through illustration
How a collaboration with illustrator Caitlin Turner helped give form to the mythology, romance and narrative at the heart of the Rudin jewellery brand.
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Welcoming Dave Smith to Bodkin
Dave Smith joined Bodkin as our Software Engineer in July last year. Some introductions are longer overdue than others.
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Why Brand Systems Beat One-off Logo Projects
A logo on its own rarely solves the problem. The businesses that scale well are the ones that invest in a brand system, not just an identity refresh.
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Working with Local Brands in Bath
Why working with a local design studio matters, and how Bodkin collaborates with ambitious businesses in and around Bath.
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Why We Rebuilt the Bodkin Website
The real reason we rebuilt our site was not visual. It was about closing the gap between what we tell clients and what our own website actually delivered.
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