Brand & graphic designer

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Bristol, UK

Booking new projects from January 2027

Booking new projects from January 2027

Identities, packaging and print for independent businesses.

Identities, packaging and print for independent businesses.

I’m Nell, an independent designer in Bristol. For eleven years I’ve helped bakeries, roasters, publishers and makers look as good as the things they make — with type that’s set with care and work that holds up in print.

Nell Arden’s studio desk with sketches and proofs

Pl. 00 — The studio, Hamilton House, Stokes Croft

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  • Hollins Bakery

    Hollins Bakery

    Hollins Bakery

    ✳

  • Tidewater Coffee

    Tidewater Coffee

    Tidewater Coffee

    ✳

  • Common Ground

    Common Ground

    Common Ground

    ✳

  • Marlow & Finch

    Marlow & Finch

    Marlow & Finch

    ✳

  • Bristol Light Festival

    Bristol Light Festival

    Bristol Light Festival

    ✳

  • Ottery Cider

    Ottery Cider

    Ottery Cider

    ✳

  • Harbourside Gallery

    Harbourside Gallery

    Harbourside Gallery

    ✳

  • Bramble Ceramics

    Bramble Ceramics

    Bramble Ceramics

    ✳

  • Slow Press

    Slow Press

    Slow Press

    ✳

  • Spike Island

    Spike Island

    Spike Island

    ✳

  • Arnolfini

    Arnolfini

    Arnolfini

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  • The Bristol Loaf

    The Bristol Loaf

    The Bristol Loaf

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N° 02 — Services

Four things I do, and do properly.

I offer four services. Most projects combine two or three. Prices are a guide: every project gets a written quote after our first call.

01

Brand identity

A complete identity for a new or growing business: name sign to napkin.

From £4,500

6–10 weeks

02

Packaging & labels

Packaging that looks good on a shelf and works in the warehouse.

From £3,200

4–8 weeks

03

Editorial & print

Magazines, books, catalogues, menus and annual reports.

From £2,800

4–12 weeks

04

Websites

Simple, well-set websites in Framer that you can update yourself.

From £3,800

4–6 weeks

Portrait of Nell Arden

N° 03 — About

Good design is mostly patience, paper and a sharp pencil.

I started out setting books at a small press in Bath and never really left the printed page. Today I work alone, from a shared studio in Stokes Croft, with a small circle of printers, photographers and developers I trust.

11

Years designing

140+

Projects shipped

62

Independent clients

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Specimen — Cormorant Garamond & Inter

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789 & ? !

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789 & ? !

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789 & ? !

Brand identity · Packaging · Editorial · Type · Posters · Web

N° 04 — Kind words

What clients say once the boxes are printed.

Nell understood us within an hour. The new boxes are so good customers keep them.

Sam Hollins

Founder, Hollins Bakery

The labels are so good people frame them. We didn’t expect that.

Jo Pender

Head roaster, Tidewater Coffee

Nell gave us a magazine we can be proud of for a decade, not just one issue.

Ruth Okafor

Editor, Common Ground

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