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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.

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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

Meet the team

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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.

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Founder & Creative Director

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  • The Drum Design Awards
    x1 Award
    x2 Highly commended
    x3 Nominations

    The Drum Roses Creative Awards
    x1 Gold
    x1 Silver
    x1 Bronze
    x5 Nominations

    The Drum DADI awards
    x1 Highly commended

    School of Thought 2018
    Winner

    Featured
    Lurzers Archive
    Creativepool

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.

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Operations Manager

How we do it

The Resonance
Method

A six-phase process designed to get your brand heard, by the people you want to truly resonate with

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    Tune in

    Kick off & Foundations

    We start by getting under the skin of you and your brand.

    You’ll fill out our foundations form, then together we’ll map your purpose, positioning and audience we‘ll also size up the competition as well as best practise examples while we’re at it.

    What you get:
    A brand strategy that every creative decision is built on

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    Find the note

    Exploration & Collaboration

    Before any real design starts, we explore and collaborate.

    We do this by creating brand world boards (combining moodboard imagery, rough brand ideas, and early messaging) so we’re fully aligned before we commit to a direction.

    What you get:
    A creative direction that you can get behind

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    Set the score

    Brand Identity Design

    This is where steps one and two really come to life.

    We deliver one strong, fully considered concept, not three generic options. Showing your logo, colour, typography, and art direction applied to real touchpoints that make sense to you and your vision.

    What you get:
    A brand world you can see, feel, and sign off with confidence

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    Strike a chord

    Key Brand Asset Roll Out

    Before we create guidelines we’ll take 1–3 agreed touchpoints to roll out.

    This could be website, packaging, social templates, whatever matters most. This means we get to design them in full, testing the brand where it actually lives.

    What you get:
    Real assets, ready to use and launch your brand with

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    Amplify

    Brand Guidelines

    Once we have real life assets in-hand we can create a fuller guidelines document.

    This includes a comprehensive brand guidelines document, plus every file, template, and asset handed over in full. So anyone who touches your brand gets it right.

    What you get:
    Brand consistency, without you needing to police it.

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    Play it loud

    Launch & Beyond

    Your brand deserves a real launch, not just a go-live pop.

    To help launch your new brand we can help to build a strategy to get it into the world. Think advertising campaigns, social rollout, internal comms, events, POS and the rest.

    What you get:
    A brand that’s not just finished, but heard.

What we stand for

Originality
over imitation

No templates, no trends for trend’s sake, just honest, distinct work that stands apart.

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Joy in the
process

We create space for those “aha” moments that make the journey as meaningful as the outcome.

02

Collaboration with heart

The best brands are built with founders, not for them. Listening is the loudest skill in the room.

03

Lasting
resonance

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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Packages

The Prelude

For start up founders that need a solid, strategic brand to launch with confidence.

What you get:

Brand Foundations & lite competitor research.

1 × Brand Board to align on creative direction.

1 × Brand Concept including logo, colour suite, type suite & art direction with x3 lite proof
of concepts.

2 rounds of amends included.

Starting from £2,400

The Ensemble

For growing brands ready to show up consistently and make a real impression.

What you get:

Brand strategy (brand foundations, market research, competitor analysis, positioning and best in
case examples)

2 × Brand Boards exploring creative direction.

1 × Brand Concept & up to 3 key brand assets rolled out, (defined at kick-off).

Mini Brand Guidelines

2 rounds of amends included.

Starting from £3,600

The Symphony

For scaling businesses that need a complete brand system, built to last and launched with purpose.

What you get:

Full brand strategy & in-depth research session

3 × Brand Boards including initial brand narrative

1 × Brand Concept with motion, mockups & rollout concepts. 2 rounds of amends.

Rollout across internal & external touchpoints (defined at kick-off).

Full brand guidelines & template handover.

Brand launch strategy.

Starting from £6,000