We help brands
cut through the noise.
Our belief:
Most founders don’t struggle with ideas. They struggle with being heard. Their business is running, their product delivers, but their brand isn’t carrying the tune. It blends into the background when it should be leading the chorus.
Because just looking good isn’t good enough. The brands that last are the ones people welcome in.
At Trumpet, we help founders uncover what makes them distinct, sharpen their story, and craft an identity that can’t be mistaken for anyone else’s.
Design, to us, isn’t decoration. It’s the link between what you stand for and how people feel it. When that connection lands, your brand doesn’t just get noticed, it rings true.
Because the brands worth building aren’t the loudest. They’re the ones that strike the right chord.
Design that Resonates
Design that Resonates
Design that Resonates
Design that Resonates
Our Founding Story
What if it all goes right?
Picture handing your notice in to go it solo on a day which was doomed for bad luck. Friday 13th 2023 was the day Mel made the leap after 11 years working within a design agency.
Safety, security and a steady wage all down the swanny. Not to mention a card decline for a train ride home. But the thing that had resonated with Mel the most was a conversation with Clare a day earlier.
’What if I can’t make it work, what if I can’t pay my bills. What if….’
’Well what if it all goes right?!’ Clare professed. And that’s when the penny dropped.
Rewind to a conversation just 3 months prior. Where making the leap into the unknown meant the start of a new relationship, and the start of an amazing partnership.
Meet the team
Mel Yates
14+ years of creative resonance, Mel has the experience and expertise to lead the chorus on a wide range of brand, design and campaign projects. Her passion and love of creating brands that are well-loved rings through every project she works on.
Founder & Creative Director
Clare Windsor
If Mel is the top note of our studio, Clare is our beat. The solid continual element that keeps things moving to the right tune. She’ll be there to answer your questions, keep projects on track and bring the calm to the creative chaos.
Operations Manager
Our Values
Originality
over imitation
01
No templates, no trends for trend’s sake, just honest, distinct work that stands apart.
Joy in the
process
02
We create space for those “aha” moments that make the journey as meaningful as the outcome.
Collaboration with heart
03
The best brands are built with founders, not for them. Listening is the loudest skill in the room.
Lasting
resonance
04
We don’t chase attention, we build connection. The goal is to stay in people’s minds (and hearts) long after launch.
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Tune in
Kick off and foundations
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Build it.
It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more.
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Grow it.
It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more.
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Sell it.
It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more.
