A design agency near Bath for ambitious businesses.

Brand identity, websites, and digital product design, developed with clarity, craft, and rigour.

We are a small, senior team, so the people you first speak to are the people who stay close to the work.

Equals Even brand, developed in the studio.

Who this is for

For Bath and Bristol businesses that want design done properly, and teams further afield that value a close working relationship.

Some of our clients are based in Bath, Bristol, and the South West. Others are further afield. What they tend to have in common is that they care about the quality of the work, and want more than a transactional agency relationship. Often the bigger creative decisions have been pushed back for months, or the work has been split across too many hands and nothing feels properly joined up.

We work across brand, websites, and digital products for teams who see design as part of the business, not something added at the end.

What we do

Brand, websites, and digital products, developed with care and rigour.

Bodkin is deliberately small. You work directly with the people shaping the thinking and making the work. That keeps decisions sharper, communication clearer, and the end result more coherent.

Brand strategy and positioning

Clear thinking before design decisions are made.

Brand identity design

Identities with character, clarity, and staying power.

Website design and development

Well-built sites that are fast, accessible, and easier to manage.

Digital product and UX design

Interfaces and systems shaped around real use.

Brand and design systems

Guidelines, components, and templates that help teams scale.

Art direction

Photography, illustration, and campaigns tied back to the core brand.

The studio

Based at Glove Factory Studios, a short drive from Bath.

Studio: Studio 20, Glove Factory Studios, 1 Brook Ln, Holt, Bradford-on-Avon BA14 6RL.

Visiting: by appointment. A short drive from Bath, Bradford-on-Avon, and Bristol.

Working: across the UK and internationally.

Selected project proof

Recent work from the studio.

A selection of recent work from the studio.

Equals Even: A doctor-founded skincare brand launched from the ground up.

Equals Even

A doctor-founded skincare brand launched from the ground up.

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Rudin: A fine jewellery brand with a rich, carefully built identity and website.

Rudin

A fine jewellery brand with a rich, carefully built identity and website.

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AlixPartners: A global consulting brand system developed in close partnership with an internal team.

AlixPartners

A global consulting brand system developed in close partnership with an internal team.

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YakChat: A B2B SaaS product rebuilt across brand, website, and product experience.

YakChat

A B2B SaaS product rebuilt across brand, website, and product experience.

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Local work and relationships

Bath, Bristol, Wiltshire, and the South West.

Working close to home matters to us. Our studio is just outside Bath, and much of our recent work has been with businesses, founders, and collaborators across Bath, Bristol, Wiltshire, and the South West.

Recent local work

  • Equals Even , a doctor-founded teen skincare brand built from naming and identity through to packaging and e-commerce.

  • Hero Cards, a thoughtful product helping children build emotional resilience.

  • The Global Series, a brand and AI-powered meeting matchmaking app for an international events platform, built five minutes down the road.

  • Pelorus Insights, a brand identity for a Bath-based research and strategy consultancy.

  • Paul Freeston, a personal brand and website for the former CEO of Apetito, the food company headquartered near Bath.

  • Platinum 3D, a branding project currently in progress for a specialist technical business.

Read more in our journal: Working with local brands in Bath .

Trusted local collaborators

Good work rarely happens in isolation. We regularly partner with Taylor Maddock Marketing on marketing, content, and photography; Eat PR on hospitality and PR-led projects, including Provenance Hospitality; and Web Usability on accessibility-led work, including CollectivAlly.

How we work

A proper relationship, not a handover exercise.
  1. 01

    Conversation

    We start with a clear discussion about the problem, not a sales routine.

  2. 02

    Scoping

    We shape a proposal around what is actually needed, not a standard package.

  3. 03

    Partnership

    The same people stay close to the work from first ideas to final delivery.

  4. 04

    Long-term value

    Many of our client relationships continue well beyond the first project.

Common questions

Working with a design agency near Bath: common questions

Where is Bodkin based?
Our studio is at Glove Factory Studios, a short drive from Bath, Bradford-on-Avon, and Bristol. We meet clients in Bath regularly and visit on-site when a project benefits from it.
Do you only work with businesses in Bath?
No. Much of our recent work has been with businesses in Bath, Bristol, and the South West, but we also work with teams across the UK and internationally.
What kind of businesses do you usually work with?
Founder-led companies, growing teams, and in-house brand or product teams. Sectors range from skincare and consumer brands to B2B software, professional services, and cultural projects.
What does a typical engagement look like?
Most projects start with a scoping conversation, followed by a written proposal shaped around the brief. Some engagements focus on one discipline, such as brand identity or a website. Others join up brand, web, and digital product work into a longer relationship.
How do I get a quote?
Get in touch through our contact page. We will usually come back with a few questions, then prepare a written proposal with scope, timeline, and cost.

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