Who am I?

I'm Keith Barker. My design career started in 1989, in a variety of branding agencies and corporate marketing departments, for brands including Volkswagen, L'Oréal and Sky.

While doing that, in 2007 I helped start a garden design business. I designed its first brand and website, and rebuilt both years later once the company had outgrown them.

Since 2015 I have worked for myself, designing brands, websites and print for owner-managed businesses throughout the UK and overseas.

Keith Barker Design is a one-person practice, by choice. You deal with me from start to finish, and I keep the number of live projects low so I can give you my full attention.

Branding

Many small businesses start off with a cheap logo and some templates, which is enough to get started, but not to take you where you want to go.

I redesign brands that businesses have outgrown, and I also build new ones from scratch.

If you're not sure whether you need a change, I also offer a simple way to find out. My Brand Audit service is for you if you suspect something about your branding isn't working but can't put your finger on what.

Websites

When a potential customer discovers your business for the first time, you can be sure they'll check out your website.

When they do, it only has few seconds to answer a stack of questions all at once: Who you are? Who are you for? Can you do my job? and Can I trust you?

If your site can't answer those questions straight away, you’ll probably never hear from them.

A website that shows you at your best requires quality design and writing – and I provide both. Copywriting is the element that usually holds up website projects, but it won't hold up yours.

Print

Sooner or later your brand has to leave your screen and show up in the real world – as a document folder, a brochure, a magazine ad, an exhibition stand or maybe product packaging.

Complicated print items like these are where DIY platforms can't help you, and where my 35+ years of design-for-print experience pays for itself.

I even wrote a book about it! Check it out: 20 Ways to Stand Out Using Print.

If you need professional design and print, tell me what you need and I'll quote for design, print and delivery, with no surprises along the way.