Who you’ll deal withChris + Stew.
Two branding experts. We met on the graphic design course at the University of Essex, both came away with Firsts, and have been building brands together ever since. No account managers. You deal with us.
Co-founder · No. 01The creative
Thinks in shapes
Chris England
The ideas man. Chris takes your business somewhere you wouldn’t expect: the thinking behind the mark, the bold idea for the van, and the motion and video that bring it all to life.
- Degree
- First, graphic design, Uni of Essex
- Confesses to
- Being a massive nerd
- Off the tools
- Asian food, football, music, film
Co-founder · No. 02The strategist
Sweats the detail
Stewart McNicol
Makes sure the brand does a job, not just looks nice: who it’s for, what it needs to say and where it’ll be seen. Then he gets into the fine details, right down to whether your number reads at 30mph.
- Degree
- First, graphic design, Uni of Essex
- Trade roots
- Dad’s a retired industrial electrician
- Off the tools
- Running, football, music, film
25 years of design experience between us, which is a lot of fonts. Based in Manningtree, working with trades across Essex and Suffolk. The Trade Marks is part of Mammoth Creative, our main studio, going since 2020.