High-quality design for the vet and pet industry
Companion Design Studio is a design agency created as an offshoot of Companion Consultancy – a communications agency serving the vet and pet industry for the past 20 years. Because our work focuses on animals, we know how to ensure they are always portrayed in high welfare situations. And with vets on hand to give guidance, you can feel confident that the communication of complex science through illustration or animation becomes our problem, not yours.
In order to meet all of your needs, our knowledgeable team has a blend of skills, allowing us to bring a designer’s eye to all of our projects whilst still maintaining that all important specialist knowledge.
High-quality design for the vet and pet industry
Companion Design Studio is a design agency created as an offshoot of Companion Consultancy – a communications agency serving the vet and pet industry for the past 20 years.
Because our work focuses on animals, we know how to ensure they are always portrayed in high welfare situations. And with vets on hand to give guidance, you can feel confident that the communication of complex science through illustration or animation becomes our problem, not yours.
Our Services
Whether you are seeking a full website revamp, a brand makeover, or your very own original podcast, we pride ourselves on offering a variety of different multimedia services at Companion Design Studio.
GRAPHIC DESIGN
A great designer is able to adapt their style to fit the brief and the one constant should be quality. We’ve designed pieces for independent pet shops, key opinion leaders in the veterinary community, first opinion veterinary professionals, equine only, farm or smallies.
BRAND IDENTITY
How often have you really struggled to explain why a logo isn’t working for you and to steer the designer back on track? Our briefing documents take you through the process to help us translate your ideas into reality.
WEB DESIGN
Not sure where to start? We bring a design-led approach to websites constructed on Wordpress, Woo Commerce and Shopify. For more complex projects led by developers, using Magento or custom builds we can design your front-end while the IT team gets to work on the technology solutions.
PODCASTING
Interesting in podcasting but don’t know how to get started? We can set up syndication, Spotify channels and even produce bespoke music and artwork to characterise your series. Our vets are happy to act as hosts, which works really well when you want that vet-to-vet conversation to happen naturally.
FILMING & EDITING
The Studio can meet all your requirements for video production, through from storyboarding, scripting, filming, editing or even just an animated logo. Whether it’s a simple employee induction video, vox pops, or a hero video for your brand, we have the scope in house to envisage, implement and manage the whole process from start to finish.
PHOTOGRAPHY
As well as lifestyle photography with a vet on hand to ensure high animal welfare standards are maintained, we also do lots of product photography and video. With our own studio and light box set up for product shots and a revolving turn table for video, your hero product can really stand out against the competition.
Did we miss something? Here are some FAQs
What is digital design?
Digital design (or graphic design) is a very broad term used to describe content or graphics that are developed using online programs or systems. The concept of digital design can cover a variety of services, such as web design, infographics, animation, podcasts, videos and much, much more!
Going beyond just development of marketing mediums for the online world, digital design can also include the design on physical or printed materials using a computer, such as leaflets, brochures, banners, exhibition stands and so on.
Why is digital design so important?
Digital design provides an access point into the digital marketing sphere. Due to the increasing interest in digital approaches, using online means to create your design can often save a lot of time, and result in a much more engaging and eye-catching result. Whether you are hoping to boost your online presence, develop a new one-off campaign or produce a uniformed leaflet template that can be mass produced for distribution, the chances are that you will require at least some degree of digital design influence.
What does a design agency do?
If you are in need of a high-quality design, but do not have the expertise in-house to produce what you require, a design agency may be the best option for you! Companies like this consist of knowledgeable, passionate people with the necessary qualifications to assist you with the creation of your digital design project. From strategising all the way to putting the finishing touches on your shiny new project, A design agency is on hand to assist with all aspects of the creation process.
Why should I hire a specialist design company?
If you are looking for a no messin’ approach to digital design, or simply want some extra expertise in order to put together something perfect, you may choose to hire a specialist agency to take care of some, or all, of your project. Employing experts in design will allow you to be assured that the most meticulous details of your digital design with be implemented to a tee, and you can focus on the general day to day busyness of your business – knowing that you have left your project in safe hands.
Did we miss something? Here are some FAQs
What is digital design?
Digital design (or graphic design) is a very broad term used to describe content or graphics that are developed using online programs or systems. The concept of digital design can cover a variety of services, such as web design, infographics, animation, podcasts, videos and much, much more!
Going beyond just development of marketing mediums for the online world, digital design can also include the design on physical or printed materials using a computer, such as leaflets, brochures, banners, exhibition stands and so on.
Why is digital design so important?
Digital design provides an access point into the digital marketing sphere. Due to the increasing interest in digital approaches, using online means to create your design can often save a lot of time, and result in a much more engaging and eye-catching result. Whether you are hoping to boost your online presence, develop a new one-off campaign or produce a uniformed leaflet template that can be mass produced for distribution, the chances are that you will require at least some degree of digital design influence.
What does a design agency do?
If you are in need of a high-quality design, but do not have the expertise in-house to produce what you require, a design agency may be the best option for you! Companies like this consist of knowledgeable, passionate people with the necessary qualifications to assist you with the creation of your digital design project. From strategising all the way to putting the finishing touches on your shiny new project, A design agency is on hand to assist with all aspects of the creation process.
Why should I hire a specialist design company?
If you are looking for a no messin’ approach to digital design, or simply want some extra expertise in order to put together something perfect, you may choose to hire a specialist agency to take care of some, or all, of your project. Employing experts in design will allow you to be assured that the most meticulous details of your digital design with be implemented to a tee, and you can focus on the general day to day busyness of your business – knowing that you have left your project in safe hands.
Why Choose Companion Design Studio?
Highly Experienced Designers
With almost 60 years of combined experience in all things graphic design, print and digital media, our talented team of designers are more than qualified to guide you through the process of making your innovation a reality. We are as friendly as we are knowledgeable, so please do not hesitate to reach out with your biggest and boldest design ideas! We look forward to meeting you and helping you to reach your graphic design goals.
Creativity Meets Veterinary Science
We know how important it is to ensure that vet and pet related marketing materials are accurate, as well as eye catching and engaging. Our blended team of vets and designers are on hand to ensure that all aspects of your campaign are both technically correct and visually stunning. So, you can sleep soundly at night knowing that you don’t need to worry about reminding us of all the dos and don’ts of the animal health industry!
Constant Collaboration
No one knows your idea better than you, which is precisely why we work closely with all of our clients, ensuring that you are kept in the loop at all stages of the design process, giving you the chance to approve all major changes. We are determined to ensure that you are completely happy with your project before it hits the ground running!
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“Have no fear of perfection – you’ll never reach it.”
Salvador Dali, artist
Hear From Our Happy Clients
You’ve done a lot of ‘taking our word for it’, but we promise this isn’t just our inflated egos talking! We’ve made some past clients very happy with our design services.
Suzanne Page
Product Manager, Ceva Animal Health
Companion Design Studio designed and built our latest consumer website. The team have been responsive and agile at both designing and optimising the site since the initial website launch in 2022. They are professional and prompt and are a pleasure to work with and have integrated well with our other digital agencies . They are dedicated to helping us to achieve our goals for the site. I would wholeheartedly recommend them for any future web design projects.
Justin Powlesland
Director, JHP Recruitment
What a great job! I love the video and the PDF is brilliant. Exactly what we needed. A simple form for youngsters to go and find the information that they may need.
Kay Watson-Bray
Founder and CEO of BVRA
I contact Companion Design Studio to update and refresh our existing logo which had become dated. Jenny was amazing! I sent her a logo brief and an overview of our business and she nailed the logo first time. Jenny sent a selection of designs, any one of which would have been suitable, but we are delighted with our final selection and have received lots of positive comments since we re-launched. I cannot recommend Jenny and Companion Design Studio highly enough.
Remi Onabolu
RVC student
Susan and the team have been wonderful from start to finish with helping me storyboard and preparing me for what will happen on the day. I’m not usually the type of person to be in front of the camera, but the team were amazing at helping me feel at ease. Turns out, I really enjoyed filming!
Esko Kammonen
CEO & Founder, Pezzie.com
CDS created a new design for Pezzie's home page from the UK & an international perspective. The cooperation was easy, fast, fun and implemented taking into account the customer's and market needs. I can warmly recommend!
Suzanne Page
Product Manager, Ceva Animal Health
Companion Design Studio designed and built our latest consumer website. The team have been responsive and agile at both designing and optimising the site since the initial website launch in 2022. They are professional and prompt and are a pleasure to work with and have integrated well with our other digital agencies . They are dedicated to helping us to achieve our goals for the site. I would wholeheartedly recommend them for any future web design projects.
Remi Onabolu
RVC student
Susan and the team have been wonderful from start to finish with helping me storyboard and preparing me for what will happen on the day. I’m not usually the type of person to be in front of the camera, but the team were amazing at helping me feel at ease. Turns out, I really enjoyed filming!
Justin Powlesland
Director, JHP Recruitment
What a great job! I love the video and the PDF is brilliant. Exactly what we needed. A simple form for youngsters to go and find the information that they may need.
Kay Watson-Bray
Founder and CEO of BVRA
I contact Companion Design Studio to update and refresh our existing logo which had become dated. Jenny was amazing! I sent her a logo brief and an overview of our business and she nailed the logo first time. Jenny sent a selection of designs, any one of which would have been suitable, but we are delighted with our final selection and have received lots of positive comments since we re-launched. I cannot recommend Jenny and Companion Design Studio highly enough.
Esko Kammonen
CEO & Founder, Pezzie.com
CDS created a new design for Pezzie's home page from the UK & an international perspective. The cooperation was easy, fast, fun and implemented taking into account the customer's and market needs. I can warmly recommend!
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