Brand & Digital Studio — Cairo / London

We design brands
worth remembering.

Studio Kern is an independent design practice building identities, websites and products for companies with something to prove.

Est. 2016
70+ brands shipped

Selected work

A decade of identities, sites and products. A few we're proud of.

Brand Identity · Web · Packaging

Halcyon Studios

Identity · Art Direction

Marlow & Co.

Product · Design System

Rivet App

Brand · E-commerce

Oaklane

Identity · Editorial

Zephyr Journal

What we do

Full-service, but never a factory. Small team, senior hands on every project.

01Brand IdentityNaming, logo systems, visual language, guidelines and the strategy underneath it all.
02Digital & WebMarketing sites and web experiences, designed and built — from concept to launch.
03Product DesignUX, UI and design systems for apps and platforms that need to scale.
04Art DirectionPhotography, motion and campaign direction that keeps a brand consistent everywhere.
Studio
The studio

Small by design.
Senior by default.

We're eight people who'd rather do fewer projects, better. No account managers, no hand-offs — you work directly with the people making the work.

We take on a handful of engagements a year, which means every brand gets the attention it deserves and none of the agency overhead it doesn't.

70+
Brands shipped
8
People, all senior
14
Design awards

How to work with us

Three ways in. Every engagement is scoped to your goals — these are starting points.

01 / Identity

Brand Identity

A complete visual identity, built on strategy — for launches and rebrands.

  • Positioning & naming
  • Logo & visual system
  • Typography & colour
  • Brand guidelines
from $12k · 6–8 wks
02 / Digital

Brand + Website

Identity and a website to launch it on. Our most-requested engagement.

  • Everything in Identity
  • Website design & build
  • CMS & handover
  • Launch art direction
from $24k · 10–12 wks
03 / Partner

Design Partner

An embedded design team on monthly retainer — for companies always shipping.

  • Ongoing design capacity
  • Product & marketing
  • Dedicated designer
  • Priority turnaround
from $6k / month

Recognition

Awwwards SOTD
CSS Design Awards
Type Directors Club
'23
Dubai Lynx Shortlist
Selected clients
HalcyonMarlowRivetOaklaneZephyrNuwaMeridianAtlas
Have something to build?

Let's make
something good.

We take on a few projects each quarter. Tell us what you're building — we'll tell you honestly if we're the right fit.

Start a project → See the work