About – KYAK Studio

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Introducing KYAK Studio

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Creative solutions, expertly crafted.

KYAK Studio provides the sport, leisure and fitness industries with unique and innovative creative solutions.

Creativity, imagination and expertise delivered by a team of industry experts are the cornerstone values of KYAK — producing exciting and engaging solutions, value for money and tangible business results.

Whether it’s branding, advertising/marketing campaigns, websites/digital solutions, video production, photography, point of sale or exhibition design, for a new start-up or large organisation — we’ve got your back. And don't worry if you don't fall within sport, fitness and leisure, we've worked within many sectors over the years and would be more than happy to help you.

Please get in touch and let's start a conversation.

What we do

Brand building

At KYAK we get to know you, your competitors and your business aspirations and translate the findings into high quality, innovative branding solutions that set you apart from the competition. From producing a stand-alone logo to a full suite of marketing graphics and brand guidelines, however we work with you our personal touch and considerable experience will be the difference between a brand that simply exists to one that works.

Marketing and PR campaigns

The KYAK team has many years of experience developing creative solutions for marketing campaigns. We collaborate with our trusted partners to deliver comprehensive marketing and PR strategies and plans, creating design concepts and final artwork that ensure your products or services have maximum standout, visibility and of course success.

Website and digital design

KYAK produces a wide range of solutions for every digital need. Whether you're looking for a suite of graphics for a social campaign, or a website that promotes your services, facilities or products we can do it all, and do it to an exceptionally high standard.

Design for print

We use a wide range of print providers so that we can tailor your needs and budget with the correct print solution. We have considerable print knowledge within the KYAK team and explore all of the options from small volume digital print through to high volume litho jobs. We consider which material suits your need and your budget, whether there's a special finish or fold that would elevate the item, or if there's another product that may do the job better - perhaps a teardrop flag or a material banner for example. With our excellent and long standing relationships with printers, paper suppliers and specialist print finishers, you can be sure we'll achieve a cost effective and eye-catching outcome for you.

Video and photography

Within the KYAK team we have experts in delivering high quality imagery for your website, your social channels or even adverts for TV. Working with a number of trusted suppliers we develop the design and direction of initial concepts, have full involvement in the planning and oversee the actual productions and final delivery - with your input and approval throughout. Sourcing models for a photoshoot, finding suitable locations, deciding on which director works for a project are all covered by us so you can be sure there are no stones left unturned. The final result is your own large library of high quality, royalty free images or a fantastic video that jumps out at the viewer and really grabs their attention.

Exhibitions and events

The KYAK team have developed many exhibitions stands and items for events over the years. We work closely with expert stand builders, or print companies that produce banner stands, pop up displays, merchandise, leaflets and booklets, video and more. By understanding what you're looking to achieve from an event and the customer journey we develop a plan and creative suggestions and take them all the way through to delivery.

Clients

The Team

With almost twenty years of design and print industry experience in both agency and in-house positions Rob recently worked as the Head of Design for Serco Leisure, in the same role at Wattbike and prior to that as the Senior Designer for the Adelaide Crows Australian Rules football team. Working, supporting (and sometimes playing!) in the sports and fitness world is a passion of his, evident within the work he produces.

As the owner and Creative Director at KYAK Rob covers client and project management, design concepts and delivery, and taking solutions all the way through to production and delivery. Working with a trusted team of collaborators and suppliers Rob is available for one off projects, consultancy and even short term contracts – anything to help a clients business grow and flourish.

Collaborators

Paul works with KYAK as a design consultant. With considerable experience creating brands, designing for print, exhibitions, websites and more he is an important part of the KYAK team.

Andrew has over thirty years’ experience in design and marketing with blue chip companies including Boots the Chemists, Sainsburys and WH Smith. Andrew specialises in marketing strategy, planning and comms, delivering to customers the professionalism of a big business combined with the speed and agility of an SME.

An outstanding illustrator Pat has appeared on Sky’s Portrait Artist of the Year (twice!) he produces highly skilled portraits and illustrations for individuals and commercial use. He supports KYAK as a graphic designer bringing many years of skill and experience to the table.

A highly skilled commercial photographer, Peter works closely with KYAK and our clients to create emotive images of people, products and facilities for use across print, large format and digital requirements. His images bring brands to life and are a crucial component in the KYAK toolbox.

Testimonials

“Rob and his team have been a pleasure to work with over the past couple of years during a critical time for us building up to Tokyo 2020.

Their designs have added real weight to our media campaign, plus they’ve been great value too.

Highly recommended.”

British Sailing Team

“Working with Rob and the team at KYAK has been brilliant. I am absolutely delighted with the service I have received and the finished products are outstanding.

I was hesitant about using a company to develop branding and produce a website for my business, but having worked with Rob and the team I can’t believe I hesitated! Their professionalism and customer service are second to none and the concepts they developed were unique and captured the ethos behind my business perfectly.

Rob helped me through every stage of the process and made it as stress free as possible. He was super friendly and nothing was ever too much to ask, with every detail taken care of.

I would definitely recommend using KYAK Studio!”

Jen Murray

Owner, Jen Murray Fitness

“A big shout out to Rob and the team bringing my ideas to life. From someone who is a little less imaginative like myself and needs guidance, I highly recommend these guys. The initial brand review provided clarity and guidance on what the best process was and then into the development phase of the process, giving me chance to create content, add features, tweak, chop/change different ideas, ending in the final result.

If you are looking for rebranding, marketing and an online presence I highly recommend the KYAK Studio team.”

Alex Hurst

Master Trainer

“Juggling the thought of a full rebrand whilst staying on top of my day-to-day work was daunting, but thankfully working with the KYAK Studio team has made the whole process a breeze! I was incredibly impressed with their creativity, fast response and overall support and guidance, even when I needed to pick their brains on matters outside of their remit. We collaborated over initial ideas so that they could then evolve these into a smart, modern, impactful design and brand concept that completely met the mark of what I was looking for. Their expertise in the fitness, sport and leisure industry meant they understood the target audience my brand needed to appeal to and I couldn’t be happier with the end result.”

Nicky Jobson

Director, PACE PR, Media & Communications

“I approached KYAK to design my logo and help create both business cards and social media assets and I wasn’t disappointed: A keen eye for detail and design and the ability to integrate that with the brief I’d given. What resulted was a high-end and sleek look which I was thrilled with. I valued both their creative input and the years of experience brought from working within the health and fitness industry. I would highly recommend KYAK based on the result and the ease of the process.”

Catherine Lineker

Owner, CL Coaching

“Rob’s strategic design and creative solutions have been highly valued by us and his creative influence on the Crows brand will be a lasting legacy at the Club. We thank Rob for his wonderful work, his incredible attention to creative detail, his endeavour to push design boundaries and of course, his English wit and humour.”

Anna Muecke

Brand & Marketing Manager, Adelaide Football Club

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