Graphic Design · Durham
Graphic Design in Durham
Design work for the things a Durham business actually needs producing — brochures, signage, exhibition stands, packaging, presentations and vehicle livery. Print and physical work has constraints that catch people out, and getting them wrong is expensive because the mistake arrives in a crate.
Why this comes up
The problem
Design intended for print gets made in tools built for screens, then fails at the printer — wrong colour space, no bleed, low resolution, unlicensed fonts. The reprint costs more than the design did.
What you get
What we deliver
- Artwork supplied to the printer's specification, with bleed, trim and safe areas correct
- Colour handled properly for the process, including spot colours where accuracy matters
- Resolution appropriate to viewing distance — a billboard and a leaflet are not the same
- Fonts embedded or outlined, with licensing checked for commercial and print use
- Print-ready and editable files both handed over, so future changes do not need a rebuild
- A press check on significant runs, because the proof and the press differ
Want this scoped for your business in Durham?
Thirty minutes, no charge, no sales script. You leave with a written summary of what graphic design would actually involve — whether or not you use us.
Working in Durham
North East
Durham's economy is dominated by its university and cathedral, so the commercial base is small and much of the local demand comes from spinouts and suppliers attached to the institutions rather than from independent industry.
Research spinout software and visitor systems, usually on institutional procurement timelines rather than commercial ones.
Sectors we work with in Durham
- Higher Education
- Tourism & Heritage
- Public Sector
- Retail
- Research
What we work with
Technologies and platforms
- Adobe InDesign
- Adobe Illustrator
- Adobe Photoshop
- Figma
Who we work with
Industries we serve
- Retail
- Hospitality
- Manufacturing
- Events
- Professional services
Why us
Why Durham businesses choose Asionis
- Projects typically launched within 4–8 weeks
- No long-term contracts required
- All team members UK-based
- Dedicated account manager and development team
- Transparent reporting with monthly performance metrics
- Scalable from startup to enterprise
How we work
- Step 1
Free consultation
A 30-minute call to understand the problem. You keep the written summary either way.
- Step 2
Proposal
Scope, timeline and a fixed price, in writing, before anything starts.
- Step 3
Build
Short cycles with regular check-ins, so you see progress rather than hear about it.
- Step 4
Launch and support
We handle the go-live and stay available afterwards.
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Graphic Design in Durham — common questions
- Why does print cost more to design than a social post?
- Because it cannot be corrected after publication. A social image is replaced in a minute; five thousand misprinted brochures are a reprint. The extra care is in the checking, and it is cheaper than the alternative.
- Our printer says the file is wrong. Can you fix it?
- Usually. Typical problems are missing bleed, images in the wrong colour space and fonts that were never embedded. Send the printer's specification along with the files and it is normally a quick correction rather than a redraw.
- Can we edit the files ourselves afterwards?
- You get the editable source as well as print-ready output, so yes — with the caveat that editing print artwork without understanding bleed and colour is how the next reprint happens.
- Do you handle the printing?
- We can manage it through trade printers, or supply artwork to yours. Where you have a printer you trust, keeping that relationship is usually better value than routing it through us.
- Do you work with businesses across County Durham?
- Yes. We are based in Leicester, United Kingdom and work with clients throughout North East, including Durham and the surrounding County Durham area. Most collaboration happens remotely, and we travel for kick-offs and key milestones.
- What kind of Durham businesses do you usually work with?
- Research spinout software and visitor systems, usually on institutional procurement timelines rather than commercial ones. Beyond that we work across Higher Education, Tourism & Heritage, Public Sector, Retail and Research.
- Do you cover the areas around Durham?
- Yes — we work throughout North East, including Newcastle, Sunderland, York. Durham is an urban area of roughly 70,000+, and we take on work across the wider County Durham region rather than the city boundary alone.
Talk to us about Graphic Design in Durham
A 30-minute call with someone who would actually work on it. No sales script, no obligation.
- Projects typically launched within 4–8 weeks
- No long-term contracts required
- All team members UK-based
- Dedicated account manager and development team
- Transparent reporting with monthly performance metrics
- Scalable from startup to enterprise