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Here’s where we pin our colours to the mast.

Lindsay & Rose is a company making eco-friendly candles, diffusers and scent mists by hand in small batches.

We created a complete identity including brand story, tone of voice, strapline, logo, typography, illustration, look and feel, label design and comms.

Portishead locals call their town ‘Posset’, in the same way that Newcastle is ‘the Toon’.

Posset Live is the events organisation that runs Portishead’s Christmas lights switch-on, Summer and Winter markets, and the Remembrance Day parade.

We helped them find a name and created a complete identity: brand story, strapline, tone of voice, typography, logo, design assets, colours, and comms.

Design system showing how the logo adapts to suit different content: the Portishead summer market, fireworks, Christmas lights, volunteers, and remembrance parade and service. Dates and locations listed.
Event poster for 'A Posset Summer Market' at Portishead High Street on Saturday, July 11, from 2pm to 6pm. The poster features a colorful background with a beach ball on the top left, a whipped cream cone on the top right, and a Christmas tree with the text 'Portishead Lights' on the bottom left. The event is brought by Portishead Christmas Lights team in association with Posset Live Events.
Back view of an orange volunteer jacket with reflective gray stripes and a black logo and the word 'VOLUNTEER' on the back.

“Rik has worked with the events group and Portishead Christmas lights to create the new Posset Live brand and identity. His guidance and advice has been invaluable and shows great skill and knowledge , while demonstrating understanding of the purpose of the group.

A great listening ear that produces excellent designs and captured the essence and aims of what we do.”

Jane Victoria, Posset Live

A collection of promotional materials and signage for the Portishead Business Show 2026, including a brochure, flyers, banners, a table with branded items, and award certificates.

Together Portishead, the local Chamber of Commerce, asked us to design a suite of materials around the inaugural Portishead Business Show. Encompassing the Show, the Together Portishead stand, and the Awards which happened the following week.

We created a family of assets that connected the Show and the Awards with the Chamber, whilst maintaining clear separation between the comms.

"Working with Rik at Slipway Branding was an absolute game changer for our major event schedule this year. Rik managed the design process seamlessly from start to finish - creating everything for the Portishead Business Show, including our event leaflets, branded tablecloths, pull-up banners, goodie bags, and the official Event Guide, as well as our stunning Awards certificates.

The quality and consistency of his work brought our entire brand vision to life. More than just an incredible designer, Rik kept us organised, on track, and stress-free throughout the entire process. He is an absolute professional, and we couldn’t recommend Slipway Branding highly enough!"

Rachel Nash, Director, Together Portishead

Hand-drawn style logo with the words "Power to the Pill" and a depiction of a blister pack of pills.

Power to Pill is a community engagement project in North Somerset, taking an ‘Asset Based Community Development’ approach to working within the combined community of Pill, Easton-in-Gordano and Ham Green.

Their logo needed to feel like it was generated locally, and represent the independent spirit of the village, and it needed to tell the story of a project bringing together local skills and resources to serve the community.

The knot represents strength and cooperation, refers back to Pill's maritime history, and resembles + to show the project's positive impact.

Weekly schedule of community activities and clubs displayed on a purple and yellow background, including details for each day and time.
Schedule for health and wellbeing pop-up events at Pill Community Centre from May to June 2025, including sessions on budgeting, healthy eating, smoking cessation advice, financial advice, and work support, with contact details for Carmen Page.
A yellow community support poster titled "Support for New Parents" with sections about various groups including Baby-Start for parents with babies under 2, community meetups at TenTots, support for mothers, and post-natal family help. Contains times, locations, and brief descriptions for each group.

“It was a pleasure working with Rik on the Power to Pill Project. Not only was he a delight to work with, he listened to our needs and strict parameters, coming up with various options ... all of which we could have used! His creativity and professionalism is second to none and I cannot recommend him highly enough. “
Tina Huckle-Mills, WERN

Logo for Cafe Lido with the text 'cafe' in blue, 'lido' in orange, and blue wave lines at the bottom.

Café Lido is the restaurant for the Portishead Open Air Pool, but their logo felt at odds with the Pool’s identity.

Entrance to the Portishead open air pool, a small building with a blue exterior, a glass door, and a sign above that reads 'Portishead open air pool'.
Exterior view of Café Lido in Portishead, with a sign on a textured wall and part of the café building visible, showing windows and outdoor seating.

We simplified the layout and used the splash device and colours from the Pool’s logo to create synergy and make the Café logo feel more contemporary and playful.

Business card for ASB Consulting, featuring a logo with a stylized 'A' and 'B' and the tagline 'Making Potential Real.' The card displays the name Amanda Brown, a Learning and Development Consultant, along with contact information including phone number and email address.

ASB Consulting is a solo learning and development consultancy. The brand offering is face-to-face training programmes, so it made sense to base the logo on the founder's signature, stylised and simplified to incorporate the three initials.

The brand development included a verbal identity, including a strapline, and a visual identity which used a diamond to represent the polished results of training, forming a holding graphic across touchpoints.

An overhead view of a workspace with a laptop displaying a presentation slide, a smartphone showing a video call, a pen, a business card, and various printed materials including a brochure, a flyer, and a sheet of paper on a light-colored desk.

“Slipway have done an excellent job in helping me to brand my consultancy. The design was stylish and done with a sensitivity to what I needed to say about my services. 

Rik came up with several options and listened to feedback to create a brand pack that will support my business for any requirements that my clients might need from me.”
Amanda Brown, Founder