Known for its beautiful beaches and green spaces, culture and entertainment offerings – such as the multidisciplinary Bournemouth Arts by the Sea Festival and summer-long entertainment programme Festival Coast Live!, the city attracts millions of visitors annually.

But far from being only a tourist destination, Bournemouth is known year-round as the hub of Dorset’s flourishing creative and digital industry scene, with over 450 creative agencies across the county congregating in the city. It’s also a great source of fresh talent, with 10 percent of the seaside city’s population being made up of students, providing the city and UK’s creative firms and studios with a continuous supply of exciting new insight.

In fact, Bournemouth University has developed a reputation for consistently producing impressive post-production talent – with graduates having gone on to work on big-budget Oscar-winning Hollywood films such as Gravity, Interstellar and both instalments of Avatar, to name just a few.

It’s safe to say that the city of Bournemouth offers more than just beautiful scenery and lively entertainment. And to help you explore its thriving creative scene, here, we’ve collated 12 studios for you to check out – from brand and digital design, to marketing and brand communications. Scroll down to explore them all!

Specialism: Brand Communications
Company Size: 11-50

Mad River is a creative-led agency that creates brand communications through traditional, digital and experiential marketing. This involves conceptualising campaigns, considering the right channels to market and provide logistics, as well as detailed design for their clients. They’ve worked with Spanish olive brand Perelló, tea company Clipper Teas and peanut butter brand Whole Earth.

Read more about Mad River here or check out their Instagram

Specialism: Creative
Company Size: 11-50

Make Studio is a creative agency seeking to enable clients to connect with consumers and users through memorable products and services. Providing a variety of services, including research, strategy, design and CGI, their roster of clients include architectural practice Marlow Architects, BCP Council and financial services company RewardRate.

Read more about Make Studio here or check out their Instagram

Specialism: Brand Design
Company Size: 2-10

Parent is a brand design agency that specialises in the creation, build and development of brands. Working with a variety of brands – from small start-ups to international – across a range of sectors including finance, food and property, its clients include Bournemouth University, consulting agency Younger & Wiser and the Home Staging Association.

Read more about Parent here

Specialism: Brand and Digital Design
Company Size: 2-10

Mega is a brand and digital design studio specialising in brand identity, brand communication, digital design and development. The studio designs, builds, directs, films and animates digitally-led brand experiences across a variety of sectors – from architecture, cosmetics and fashion, to sport, music and food. Clients include watch brand Elliot Brown, Lush Cosmetics and fintech company Jaja Finance.

Read more about Mega here

Specialism: Branding, Digital, Marketing
Company Size: 2-10

Orb is a multidisciplinary design agency specialising in brand, digital and marketing services. With an innovative and collaborative approach to all of its projects, the agency works closely with its clients throughout the whole process. They’ve worked with model, influencer and actor database Krowdkast, sailing charity Tall Ships Youth Trust and removal company WeMove.

Read more about Orb here or check out their Instagram

Specialism: Industrial Design
Company Size: 2-10

With an ethos of responsible, useful and timeless design, Studio Wood is a human-centred industrial design studio of multidisciplinary designers. Clients include wearable camera Autographer, reusable bottle brand Chilly’s and EdTech company pi-top.

Read more about Studio Wood here or check out their Instagram

Specialism: Marketing
Company Size: 2-10

CuCo Creative is a marketing agency based in Bournemouth and London. Their work focuses on generating ideas and formulating comprehensive marketing strategies, as well as implementing them through marketing, design, branding and brand packaging. The agency’s roster of clients include Leica Camera, children’s television channel Nickelodeon and the Dorset Sea Salt Company.

Read more about CuCo Creative here or check out their Instagram

Specialism: VFX
Company Size: 501-1000

Outpost VFX is a visual effects studio for film and episodic productions that’s headquartered in Bournemouth, but with sites globally – including in London, Montréal, Los Angeles and Mumbai. Best known for creating environments, digital makeup and photorealistic creatures, the studio has worked with global content creators such as Netflix, Amazon and Universal.

Read more about Outpost VFX here or check out their Instagram

Specialism: Creative
Company Size: 51-200

Eleven Miles is a creative agency which seeks to combine insight with imagination to deliver solutions. With offices in Bournemouth and London, they offer clients a range of services – from strategy, creative campaigns and end-to-end production, to social content, influencer programmes and digital experiences. The agency’s roster of clients include apparel brand Barbour, telecommunications company BT and shoe brand Vans.

Read more about Eleven Miles here or check out their Instagram

Specialism: Branding, Design
Company Size: 2-10

Brand and design studio Pretty Clever seeks to make a positive impact on the world through working with socially and ethically-minded clients. Offering services across brand activation and digital, including visual identity, campaigns and website design, the studio’s clients include children’s food brand Organix, sport and travel bag brand Cancha and sustainable investment company Greensphere Capital.

Read more about Pretty Clever here or check out their Instagram

Specialism: Brand and Web Design
Company Size: 2-10

Keeping is a brand and web design studio offering services such as brand identity and strategy, UX and website design, illustration and animation. The studio’s roster of clients include Pret A Manger, alcohol-free vegan wine brand Noughty and maritime navigation app Savvy Navvy.

Read more about Keeping Studio here or check out their Instagram

Specialism: Branding, Design, Marketing, Media
Company Size: 11-50

Working with clients ranging from start-ups to established brands, unbxd is a creative agency specialising in branding, design, marketing and media. Based in Bournemouth and London, the agency’s clients include Nike, LG Electronics and Addison Lee.

Read more about unbxd here or check out their Instagram

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