Our clients

Our clients already have incredible brands. We know that the moment we start listening to them – hearing the stories of their fantastic products, services, and connections.

But what’s missing is an effective way of presenting those brands to the world. Lacklustre logos, worn out websites and dreary digital can quickly thwart even the best of intentions.

We consider it our job to find our clients' purpose through listening, research, and conceptual thinking to create imaginative and engaging design that tells their clients’ stories at a level that matches the amazing work they do.

The result? Reinvigorated teams and communities who see themselves reflected in a brand identity. Robust organisations prepared to continue doing difficult work. Change-makers equipped to go out into the world
and make a positive impact.

How I work

I lead a team of expert creatives to help your brand reach its potential.

For every project, I pick from a team of experts, catering for the right people to discover the right creative response.
We encourage flexibility from the word go for our clients and our team. Working remotely, across time zones and encouraging well-deserved time off.
Our work is created with purpose, aiming to better the world while benefiting our clients.

OFFERING

We help to make your brand better, ensuring it can reach more people, empower the communities you’re building, improve
the quality of your communication and
ensure you’re here for the long haul.

Build your own team

For every project we choose the perfect freelancers and consultants to plug in and play. Work with flexible experts who each bring their own talent and business acumen to every project. From the expected, to the unexpected, we’re constantly partnering with organisations and individuals that we believe bring something special to the brand experience.

Designer
Noe's work focuses on creating identities for a variety of clients, from creative individuals and small independent brands, to arts and culture organisations and the third sector. With a background in both graphic design and visual art, alongside several years' experience designing in agencies and studios around Manchester, Noe brings imaginative creative vision and a deep understanding of practical application to each project. Her thorough approach, deftness in understanding the client and its audiences, and attention to detail, enable her to deliver high quality work on diverse projects ranging from branding to digital design, wayfinding to print. Noe has worked with clients, spanning multiple sectors, including: Bruntwood, AIG, Silver Cross, University of Bath, Manchester Museum, Art with Heart, Curious Minds, Islington Mill, Heritage Great Britain, The National Trust and Oldham Coliseum.

Designer
Chris has over 15 years of industry experience working across a range of design disciplines while focusing on brand. Plying his trade from Manchester to Sydney for clients big and small, Chris has worked with start-ups to global game changers such as NHS, Mastercard, Coke and Decathlon. Chris has a straight-talking, free- thinking, ideas-led approach to design, solving complex problems with lateral thinking and simple visual ideas. He's
also an Associate Lecturer at the University of Central Lancashire helping to bring the latest crop of creative talent to the playground.

Designer
Terry is an advertising heavyweight with over 40 years of experience, working throughout the North West at a wide range of agencies. In that time he's worked on brands as far ranging as The National Trust, Foxes Biscuits, Yorkshire Bank, Universal Mediterranea, Mitre and Tui. Now Terry works as a freelance Creative/ Art Director, working with companies like Shellys Drinks, Fisher German, Joe Browns Clothing and Lancashire County Council. Currently he is working alongside Jaffa to oversee the launch of Jaffa Cares, a project set up to support smaller charities
in these challenging times. Finding a creative idea that can be built
on and developed is paramount
to Terry’s ethos in all his work.

Brand Strategist & Director
Meg has a decade’s experience working in advertising
and specialising in the arts. Beginning her career
at BAFTA as a social media manager, Meg moved to Holdens in Manchester in 2014 and worked her way up from Account Manager to Studio Manager and Arts & Culture Lead. There she managed clients including Oldham Coliseum Theatre, Heritage Great Britain and Art with Heart alongside more commercial clients including Allied London and Bruntwood. Meg started Pen & Think in 2020 and has since worked with organisations bettering the world, from global tech organisations to innovative climate start-ups and
arts and culture clients.

TESTIMONIALS

I really appreciated their attention to detail in combination with the big picture, they challenge my thinking of what we need in a good way

— Chris Cherrill - Operations Manager, COTS

Pen and Think’s work ethic is second to none and there is nothing too challenging for them.

— Loven Ganeswaran, CEO of Chairsyde

Pen and Think have a genuine investment in the clients they work with

— Rachel Moorhouse - Co-Artistic Director, Art with Heart

Want to discuss a project?

I’m Meg, a brand strategist and communications consultant helping great brands communicate better and building project teams that click just right.