Departures take their clients on colourful, engaging visual journeys. The indie branding and…read moregraphic design studio have quietly gained a good name for themselves for simple yet stand out designs for household names. Their literature and billboards use vibrant hues - hot pinks, apple greens - and powerful photographic portraiture to present clean, clear messages; often bilingually. Their fresh, creative approach has won them accolades - their work on the title sequence for Byw yn yr Ardd was nominated in the Best Graphic Design category in the BAFTA Cymru Awards 2009 while their Annual Report for S4C - More than Words - received a Highly Commended in this year's design section of the Howard Smith Paper Awards, winning in the Print category. Other clients include BBC, Boomerang, Barnardo's Cymru, Gwdihw, Mwnci, National Assembly for Wales, Plaid, The Gate, Theatr Genedlaethol Cymru, Visit Wales, Wales at the Venice Biennale of Art and the Welsh Language Board.

Marc Jennings is an experienced independent graphic designer. He set up as an independent studio in…read more2007, after spending five years at a busy design agency. He now works with a wide variety of clients within both public and private sectors, ranging from arts and culture to sports, corporate businesses and charitable organisations. His skills include: branding projects, design for print and design for online use. Jennings has moved from working at home to working in a self-contained studio on the first floor of a restored building in Cardiff Bay, by the water's edge. He believes this has allowed a more focused approach to project work, and offers a real creative environment. He adds, 'Being close to the coffee shops isn't a bad thing either, especially in the sporadic Welsh sunshine...' I'd have to agree. Caffeine is amazing. He has worked with a number of cool companies including Swn, Design Wales, Nocci, Orca Records and LushChic. Marc currently shares the studio with independent designer Tom Latham, who specialises in web and flash design. They often collaborate on projects.

This top dollar design company offers 'a fully co-ordinated design service incorporating Interior…read moreDesign - Workplace, Retail, Leisure and Residential - Visual Merchandising consultancy and Graphic Design.' They have stacks of experience, and aim to deliver the best possible creative and commercial design solutions to their clients. Their results are pretty damn slick. Kind to Planet Earth, they also try to be green as best they can by using sustainable products and suppliers, encouraging recycling and promoting the use of local skills and materials to support their community. They create interiors for retail and residential, work and living. Projects have been undertaken for The Crown Estate, Weird Fish, Aga Rayburn, The Eden Project, David Morgan Ltd., The Welsh Assembly Government, Greggs of Treforest, TerraDat UK, Terralogic UK and many more. They can work independently or in collaboration with architects, product designers and project/design manager. Clients: The National Assembly for Wales, Weird Fish, Greggs of Treforest, The Crown Estate, The Eden Project, Aga Rayburn. Design Capabilities: Interiors, Exhibitions

I love the name!…read more Kutchibok is an award winning bilingual design studio specialising in branding, packaging and web design. They spend their days creating beautiful, unique designs which focus on foodie packaging, rebranding pretty retreats and sleek stationary. These are some of their happy clients: The Celt Experience, Perlau, Cappele, Fibre Arts Wales, 1Camera, Hipo Hyfryd (vegan chocolate truffles = yum), Amser Te, Canolfan Addysg, Wordley, SEE Booklet, Academi and Ecodesign. They recently won an award in Vienna at the Brigl & Bergmeister international Golden Label Award competition: 'We flew to Vienna to the world's most important paper label competition, where we were presented with this coveted award for our Celt Beer label design. We were delighted to have our work recognised at this global premier event.'

From the owner: Kutchibok is a award-winning Cardiff based graphic design agency, producing beautifully crafted…read moredesign for clients throughout Wales since 2004

Yogi is a four-year-old creative communications and digital agency based in Cardiff Bay, producing…read morewebsites and iPhone applications, brand identities, print and packaging designs, and even exhibition displays. The company's three founders all come from very different backgrounds: one from print, another from graphic design, and the third from software and web development. This gives the company a good all-round foundation to produce the goods right across the digital and creative spectrum, and they've certainly produced some great work. Their client base to date includes many well-known public sector organisations and private sector companies, particularly leading Welsh names such as the Wales Tourist Board, the Welsh Language Board, the Sports Council for Wales, Careers Wales, Age Concern, and NHS Wales. Their own website is sleek and contemporary, and their funky introduction to their team members reveals a good sense of humour as well as design savvy.

This digital marketing company offers a pretty comprehensive service to companies looking for web…read moresite design and management, 2D and 3D animation, illustration, marketing strategies, brand development, video production, graphic design and print, CD and DVD authoring, photography, PR and even search engine optimisation. That's quite a list, and may leave some worried that they can't possibly deliver it all to a high quality. Yet looking at the broad skills of their team, and the resulting portfolio, it seems they can. Big names such as ITV, BBC, BP and Microsfot are amongst their client list, and their portfolio is impressive, with video presentations showing some of their work with CNN, Crystal, Transcanada and others. Very slick.

Atticus is an inventive, creative, strategic digital design agency that works with boutique…read moreindependents and global companies. Their team of dedicated, experienced professionals can fix it for you whether in print, motion graphics, video production, multimedia, web design or 3D animation. They have worked within the film and media industry for many years. They like to get up close and personal with their clients, which include Abbey Road Studios, BP, BBC, CNN, ITV, Microsoft, Pinewood Studios, and the Welsh Assembly. They are pretty darn good at delivering on time and on budget too. If I were you, I'd use them for all things 3-D. Design Capabilities: Exhibitions, Graphics, Branding, CDROM, Multimedia, Photography, Web, Web E-Commerce, Web CMS, Web Bespoke

SpinDogs is 'an exceptional mix of creative and technical minds, curing web and design headaches…read morewith an array of print and online solutions for a rapidly growing client base.' This design agency specialises in three main areas: graphic design, web design and development and product aesthetics. Their design capabilities stretch across: Graphics, Branding, Packaging, Illustration, Web, Web E-Commerce, Web CMS, Web Bespoke, Furniture, and Product. They are a friendly agency who listens to their client's needs; essential in branding frankly. Clients include: Blue Arrow Design, Park Row Associates, Welsh Assembly Government, and France Galles. If all the technical jargon in branding and digital design has you tearing your hair out SpinDogs are happy to pop the kettle on and provide you with a free easy-to-understand consultation too.

From the owner: We strategise, design and build websites and marketing campaigns that meet our clients objectives…read moreand exceed them whenever possible. Over the years we have delivered hundreds of digital projects, varying in size and budget, and we always have the same focus on building long lasting relationships with the people that we work with.