Studio

Brand should lift business up. When it doesn’t, they come to us.

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Our belief

Every brand has latent potential. That’s why we go deep into our client’s worlds to reveal what’s true and release what’s special. An idea, a people, a culture.

This rigorous process lays the ground for more radical thinking. Creativity anchored in reason. It leads us to create enduring brands with the power to lift you up.

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Our values

This is what we stand up for.
You’ll feel it in every project and meeting.

Do it
with guts
Be brave in how we think and work
Tell it
like it is
Be honest with ourselves and our clients
Make it
count
If it's worth doing, give it worth
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The team

Meet the Ascenders

  • Paul Croxton
    📸
    Creative Director & Founder
  • Jim Walton
    🚴🏻
    Managing Director
  • Zoe Gordon
    🐈
    Account Director
  • Ruby Blanchard
    🎨
    Project Manager
  • Yuliya Ratnikova
    🪆
    Design Director
  • Harry Stewardson
    ⚽️
    Digital Design Director
  • Dan Moggs
    🪩
    Designer
  • Maddy Allen
    🦘
    Designer
  • Federica Minini
    ☕️
    Digital Designer
  • Jack McKeon
    🔭
    Motion Designer
  • Yi Lin Eng
    🧋
    Designer
Paul Croxton – Creative Director and Brand Strategist
Creative Director & Founder
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Managing Director
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Account Director
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Project Manager
Yuliya - Design Director
Design Director
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Digital Design Director
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The stats

19
Years — of building brands and relationships with exceptional people
14
Countries — we work with clients from Abu Dhabi to Australia, Switzerland to the US
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Incredible 'Ascenders' — creating full-time from our central London studio
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Capabilities

We're there for the whole journey – supporting brands as they launch and beyond.

Strategy

Research & Insights
Positioning
Vision & Purpose
Brand Platform
Brand Architecture
Naming
Tone of Voice

Design

Visual Identity
Guidelines
Motion & Video
Art Direction
Illustration
Campaigns
Packaging
Editorial
Environmental

Digital

User Journey
User Experience
User Interface
Content Strategy
Prototyping

Awards & Recognition

We continually push to deliver work that is recognised in the industry

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Gold, Best Creative Strategy, Automated Architecture

Transform Awards Europe, 2025

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Gold, FabricNano

IDA Design Awards, 2024

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Gold, Healix

IDA Design Awards, 2024

silver

Silver, Venner Shipley

IDA Design Awards, 2024

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Silver, Nutmeg Films

IDA Design Awards, 2022

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Gold, DST

IDA Design Awards, 2021

silver

Silver, Better Origin

IDA Design Awards, 2020

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Feature, Seed Change

Design Week, 2019

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