Humans are hardwired for storytelling, so that’s how we build powerful brands.
Anthropology,
semiotics,
storytelling...
Just a posh way of saying: we build brands that people love by analysing human culture, behaviour and the signs and symbols that trigger action.
Our process, mapped out.
This is the journey we'll take together, carving out the commercial opportunity, strategising and creating a brand that wins hearts and minds.
cultural strategy
learning what people currently care about and why they'll care about you.
sustainable packaging
creating brands with powerful voices, soft-footprints and affordable earth-friendly packaging
semiotics
navigating retail's noise, looking at the shelf and finding your place on it.
creativity with meaning and purpose
bringing your brand to life with a visual indentity and voice that resonates and converts.
storytelling
why you, why now, why it matters.
cultural strategy
learning what people currently care about and why they'll care about you.
semiotics
navigating retail's noise, looking at the shelf and finding your place on it.
storytelling
why you, why now, why it matters.
creativity with meaning and purpose
bringing your brand to life with a visual indentity and voice that resonates and converts.
sustainable packaging
creating brands with powerful voices, soft-footprints and affordable earth-friendly packaging
The award-winning creatives on our team are best known for their work on these incredible brands.
Meet the Naked Apes. A team of award-winning creatives, strategists, marketers and academics. We're the minds behind some of the UK's most delicious, delightful and successful brands.
Siena Dexter
Director of Strategy
Siena builds brands with purpose to powerfully connect with humans. She’s worked with independent start-ups, bigger brands and international ad agencies.
Kieran Katwala
Lead Brand Advisor
Kieran is an expert in strategic communication and has transformed brands across multiple public and private sectors. The NHS, PWC, Kalera and PepsiCo, to name but a few.
Sam Baum
Graphic Designer
Our local Bristol talent's crafted websites, logos brand identities and even short animations for the likes of Hendricks Gin, The BBC and Penguin.
Emma Felix
Creative Director
The talent behind household challengers like Dame, Coconut Collab, Kallo and Yeo Valley (to name but a few,) Emma's award-winning design direction and commercial savvy is the creative lifeblood of our team.
Sean Dexter
Head of Growth
Sean's worked with some of Britain's best-loved brands, as well as startups and scaleups – helping them drive online growth in a competitive marketplace.
Michael Bloomfield
Cultural Researcher
Applying his Anthropology PHD to branding, Michael's unique approach to consumer research and semiotics has informed campaigns for Audi, Nestle's Kit-Kat and Vodaphone.
Siena Dexter
Director of Strategy
Siena’s worked with independent challengers and at international ad agencies, on household name brands like Cadbury's and Rizla, and challengers like Kalera and Wildchild.
Kieran Katwala
Brand Communications
Kieran's written compelling communication and transformed brands across multiple public and private sectors. The NHS, PWC, Kalera and PepsiCo, to name but a few.
Emma Felix
Creative Director
The talent behind household challengers like Dame, Coconut Collab, Kallo and Yeo Valley, Emma's award-winning design direction and commercial savvy is the creative lifeblood of our team.
Sam Baum
Greaphic Designer
Our local Bristol talent's crafted websites, logos brand identities and even short animations for the likes of Hendricks Gin, The BBC and Penguin.
Sean Dexter
Head of Growth
Sean's worked with some of Britain's best loved brands, as well as startups and scaleups – helping them drive online growth in a competitive marketplace.
Michael Bloomfield
Cultural Researcher
Applying his Anthropology PHD to branding, Michael's unique approach to consumer research and semiotics has informed campaigns for Audi, Nestle's Kit-Kat and Vodaphone.
Who is naked ape?
We’re a strategic, results-driven design agency. Our visionary team of artists, writers and researchers deliver results by tackling your product’s most important commercial challenges. We’re obsessed with brilliant design, science-led strategy and the human condition . It’s all about revealing your brand story and telling it in a future-proof way that resonates with consumers.
Talk to us about:
We don’t offer design services or packaging without strategy because your branding is too important to be left to chance. By creating branding with a foundation of considered, researched strategy – positioned by experts in consumer behaviour and market economics, our agency goes beyond design and creative. We map shopper trends and dissect the market to give you branding with purposeful positioning and packaging design with a commercial edge.
Your brand is more than flashy packaging design or a logo and colour scheme. Our team of designers, copywriters, illustrators, strategists and marketing analysts create brands with agency. Our branding involves design work that is more than surface deep – our brands don’t just win on shelf, they win hearts and minds.
We create packaging that wins hearts at point-of-sale. We connect with consumers on a multidimensional level. Your packaging design is an extension of your brand in the world. Every element of the design – from its texture, shape, to even its weight – has the power to take your product from hand to home. We define your brand voice and visual identity – and stay by your side to guide your print and substrate choice.
