We solve the toughest design problems

 

Cowles Media is led by Creative Director Andy Cowles. His leadership roles include Editorial Development Director of Time Inc. UK, Creative Director of Mademoiselle for Condé Nast and Creative Director of Rolling Stone in NYC. He is a Guardian Masterclass trainer and a visiting lecturer on the UAL University Masters programme.

 

Andy has won many media awards, including the BSME Mark Boxer Award for lifetime achievement.

 

As a consultancy, Cowles Media has a two-step development process. Firstly, we agree on the business goals. Then together we define your positioning and produce a creative brief the whole team can get behind. We gather all the required resources and deliver quality work – on time and on budget.

 

      

One

Together we’ll establish who you are, where you want to go, and which customers will get you there. We’ll agree on what success really looks like, and the resources needed to win.

YOU GET
  • Full audit of your current design
  • Stakeholder workshop to define goals
  • Agreement on your positioning, value proposition and brand personality
  • Cross-platform competitor analysis
  • An understanding of your most valuable customers
  • Consideration of visual identity, typography, art direction, UX and UI
  • Content strategy
  • A detailed development schedule

 

Two

Once the brief has been set, you choose the services you need. We work fast to develop multiple solutions within a proven feedback framework. Our process is collaborative – you stay in control, we get to do our best work, and the project remains on track.

CHOOSE FROM
  • Memorable logos
  • Complete visual identities
  • Full brand design guidelines
  • New product development
  • Actionable UX and UI
  • Entire redesigns
  • Front cover development
  • Winning pitch decks

Together with our development partners, we also deliver finished websites and apps, database structures, APIs, map-based libraries, usability, qual and quant research. 

 

Additional services

Many of our clients save time and money by working with us on a regular basis. You get what you want when you need it. In return, we guarantee delivery way ahead of time.

TYPICAL PROJECTS
  • Subscription marketing campaigns
  • Regular front covers
  • High-impact social content
  • Thought leadership and reports
  • Data visualisation
  • Animated infographics
  • Award entries