Good brand work shouldn't only be available to businesses with the deepest pockets.

We built Blackline Originals to change that.

We’re a brand and communications consultancy for growing businesses.

Clear strategic thinking and creative that really delivers, from the people actually doing the work. No account managers. No layers. Just straight-through access to the senior people working on your brand.

We work across brand strategy, identity, creative, and marketing: building the kind of foundations that give a business room to move. Not just something that works now, but something that holds its shape when the market shifts and conditions change.

Brave brands for brave businesses.

A brand built for where you are right now will be outgrown. Build lays the groundwork: what your business stands for, who it’s for, and how that needs to come across.

We start with a full brand diagnostic, work through strategy and positioning, and develop your visual identity and tone of voice.

You leave with brand guidelines, a website design, and the creative assets to launch with confidence.
Build is for:

Businesses starting fresh.

Established businesses that have outgrown their brand

Founders repositioning

Build delivers:

Brand diagnostics, strategy and positioning, tone of voice, visual identity, website design, brand guidelines, launch campaigns.
Once the foundations are in place, Create brings the brand to life.

Senior creative thinking and proper hands-on delivery.

Together, they build recognition, earn trust, and turn more of the right attention into real customers.
Create is for:

Brands with solid foundations that need standout creative.

Teams that want consistency without managing it themselves.

Create delivers:

Campaign shoots and creative direction, video content, campaign and web design, dedicated design time, editable on-brand templates.
Grow is a full marketing partnership built around one idea: making your brand discoverable.

We take care of marketing strategy, social media, email, content and your website, making sure that wherever your audience is looking, your brand is there to be found.

Search engines, social feeds, AI tools: however the right people are searching, we want your business to be the answer.
Grow is for:

Brands ready to build a consistent, measurable presence.

Businesses that want marketing strategy, creative and execution handled together rather than separately.

Grow delivers:

Marketing strategy, social media strategy and management, email marketing, content creation and copywriting, paid social, website management, and the discovery work that enables your audience to find your brand across every platform.

BrandEye

BrandEye™ came to us with a clear purpose: to bring visibility and control to global brand management.

COACH

COACH began with a daring question: What if sport could teach more than just how to play?

CXLABS

CXLABS came to us with a clear mission: to help large organisations turn complex workflow, brand governance, and implementation challenges into competitive advantage.

Wheelers

At the core of Wheelers was a shared belief: a better balance between people and the planet, motion and meaning, nourishment and joy.

Beaudurof

Not just another fashion label, but a statement of intent — for those who question, challenge, and push forward.

Engine

Engine came to us with a challenge shared by many growing tech brands: clarity. They had the products, the innovation, and the ambition but needed a unified brand system to bring it all together.

iFi Audio

Making complex technology simple and desirable for a wider audience of music lovers, creators, and modern listeners.

MelaVie

In the crowded skincare market, MelaVie needed to stand out for both its purpose and its performance.

Peace & Pure

Peace & Pure approached us with a complex challenge: create a visual direction for a skincare brand that defends against stress, not just for skin, but for the mind.

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FAQs

Blackline Originals is a brand and communications consultancy for growing businesses. We work across brand strategy, identity, creative, and marketing, delivering everything directly through senior people, with no account managers or unnecessary layers. We offer three packages: Build, Create, and Grow, each designed around a different stage of a business’s journey.
Build covers brand strategy and identity. It is right for businesses starting fresh, repositioning, or whose brand has outgrown where they are now. Create brings the brand to life through campaigns, shoots, video, and ongoing design. Grow is a marketing partnership focused on discoverability: social media, content, email, SEO, and GEO. The three can be used separately or together.
If your brand is unclear, inconsistent, or no longer reflects where you are going, start with Build. If your foundations are solid but you need stronger creative to express them, Create is the right fit. If you want to reach more of the right people and build a consistent presence, Grow is where to start. If you are unsure, we will tell you honestly which one makes sense, and if it is none of them, we will say that too.
Brand strategy is a clear, agreed answer to the most important questions about your business: who it is for, what makes it different, and what you want people to think and feel. It is the foundation beneath your identity, messaging, and marketing. Without it, creative and marketing pull in different directions. If everyone in your business describes what you do differently, or if you keep attracting the wrong clients, brand strategy is usually where the answer lies.
No. Build and Create work is project-based. Grow is a retained partnership, but we build in flexibility from the start. A confident agency should not need to trap you into staying.
We work with established SMEs, scale-ups, and experienced founders who are ready to invest properly in brand and communications. Our clients typically have been trading for two or more years, know where they want to go, and understand that brand is a commercial tool rather than a cost.
A focused brand strategy engagement typically takes four to six weeks. A full Build project, covering strategy, identity, and brand guidelines, is usually eight to twelve weeks. Create and Grow work runs on an ongoing basis. We will always give you a realistic timeline at the outset.
Each project is priced individually, because no two brands are the same. We are honest and upfront about costs from the outset, and we will always try to work within your budget constraints. If the full scope is not immediately possible, we will tell you what is and find a way to make a meaningful start.
Get in touch. We will ask about your business, where you are, and what you are trying to achieve. If there is a fit, we will recommend the right package and be honest if there is not. No hard sell, no commitment required.