About Stride
We’re a team of creatives working together to build brands that move businesses forward. We come from different disciplines, but our aim’s the same – whether we’re obsessing over design or wrestling with words.
We care about making things properly. We like asking awkward questions, spotting details other people miss, and figuring out how ideas behave once they’re out in the real world.
When we sit around the same table, something useful happens: ideas get better.
Not all at once. They take a bit of discussion, a few different perspectives, and a concerning amount of caffeine. But that’s the point; the work is shaped together, not passed along like a baton.
How we work
Our projects generally start with a workshop. The type where we sit down with the people who know it best and start asking questions like: what are you trying to do? What’s working? What actually needs to shift?
There are always half-formed ideas, competing opinions, and the occasional “we’ve just always done it this way”. But that’s useful. It’s how we start to understand what makes a business tick, what sets it apart, and what’s worth keeping hold of.
When that thinking becomes clear, so does the work. And if it’s built on that kind of understanding, it helps us tell better stories. That’s usually where growth and long-term partnerships begin.
What we do
We work across brand strategy, identity, websites and physical spaces. Which is a long way of saying we help shape the brand, then build the things people actually see and use.
The people doing the thinking are the same people doing the making: strategists, designers, writers and developers. We like figuring things out together. It means the details don’t go missing somewhere along the way, the brand stays consistent, and results follow.
The people behind Stride
On any given day, you’ll find us swapping book recommendations (okay, Netflix recommendations), and drinking an unreasonable amount of tea while arguing about fonts.
We like finding ideas in unusual places. Often in spots around Chester most people walk straight past.
It’s a small team. Which, as it turns out, is exactly what we need to get things done.
Matt
Creative Director
Wendy
Managing Director
Vic
Digital Designer
Ellie
Graphic Designer
Rich
Web Developer
Steve
Web Developer
Our Services
Branding and Design
We build strong brands, creating fresh identities for start-ups or revitalising existing ones to resonate with your audiences.
Brand Strategy
Brand Naming
Visual Identity
Brand Guidelines
Re-brand
Discovery Workshops
Marketing Communications
Art Direction
Illustration
Copywriting
Photography
Videography
Websites and Digital
We create websites for various sectors and scales, from brochure sites to complex eCommerce platforms.
Website Design
UX Strategy
User Centred UI Design
Website Development
Content and Support
Back-end Development
WordPress
Craft CMS
Squarespace
Shopify
E-marketing Campaigns
Hosting
Branded Spaces
We transform spaces across sectors, balancing creativity with feasibility while exploring new ideas, materials, and technologies.
Wayfinding
Signage Systems
Concept Design
Branded Workplaces
Interior & Exterior Space Design
Shop Fronts & Facades
Signwriting
Manufacture & Fabrication
Architectural & Interior Photography
On-location & Drone Filming
Why projects often become partnerships
Sometimes a business comes to us for a single piece of work. Often, it becomes something longer.
We’re a team that’s rooting for you – which is how most of our projects end up becoming partnerships. We care about what we’re creating, and we take the time to learn what’s working, and what isn’t. It means that instead of resetting everything with a new agency every few years, your business can keep moving forward.
Two years ago I was introduced to the Stride team and have never looked back. From our initial branding to menu design to producing our shiny new website! Everyone is so easy to deal with and nothing is too much trouble.
Andrew Mchale
Cowshed
Who we work with
We work with organisations across Cheshire, North Wales, the North West, and throughout the UK. Being based in Chester means we can be in the room when it matters.
