ABOUT US
Hand-Eye is a creative studio based in Bristol, UK offering art, design and digital media services for the real world.
No ego, no drama – just effective visual solutions, competitively priced and delivered on-time.
DESIGN & ILLUSTRATION
We offer Graphic Design for your logos, flyers, posters, banners, publications, stationery, merchandise, packaging and anything else you can think of, plus vivid branded content for your website and social media channels.
If you’re after something truly unique, we also offer a bespoke illustration service and can work in a variety of styles from modern vector graphics to hand drawn artwork.
ANIMATION & VIDEO
Digital animation and post-production work for companies, educational institutions and individuals. From concept to completion, we create engaging and dynamic content that’s perfect for sharing on your website, social media or YouTube channel.
Slick explainer videos, announcements, animated logos, adverts, VFX, post-production – whatever you need, Hand-Eye can bring it all to life in a way that will really resonate with your audience.
WEBSITE DESIGN
We don’t need to tell you that your website matters. It’s your business card, your shopfront, your one chance to make a good impression. We create beautiful, functional and mobile-friendly websites on the ever-popular and familiar WordPress platform.
Whether you’d like your current site refreshed and updated, a modification to your favourite design template, or something brand new, Hand-Eye has got you covered!
PRESENTATIONS & PITCHES
Let’s face it, presentations and other documents for training, meetings, pitches or conferences are often not the prettiest or most engaging documents that people create. Understandably, the visual components are often overlooked in favour of getting the written content right.
You focus on the words. We’ll work closely with you to make sure that whatever you’re presenting looks amazing.
Our Work
Browse a small selection of our most recent projects below.
If there is something in particular that you’d like to see more of, get in touch and we’ll happily send you some examples.
WHY US?
We understand that making something look great is only part of our job – reliability, practicality and open dialogue are all key.
A mindset of collaboration is at the heart of every project we undertake.
RELIABLE
We work hard to meet your needs and we aren’t afraid of a tight deadline, so you can be sure that your work will be finished on-time to the highest possible standard.
PRACTICAL
Beautiful creative work must also function effectively in a visually-crowded world. We take steps to fully understand your audience and then tailor our output accordingly.
COLLABORATIVE
We will work closely with you get things right – keeping you informed at every stage of the project and responding to queries clearly and promptly.
COMPETITIVE
We have a straightforward, fair and flexible pricing structure that represents great value for money. Get in touch for a quote – we might surprise you!
OUR TEAM
Our experienced in-house and freelance professionals will bring a diverse range
of creative skills, ideas and technical knowledge to your project.
DAVE CLARKE
FOUNDER / DESIGNER / ILLUSTRATOR
I’m a creative professional with over ten years in the industry and the founder of Hand-Eye Ltd.
After moving to Bristol in 2006 with no plan, no money and no idea how to put my degree in Art & Digital Media to good use, I soon started designing flyers and posters for beer money and free entry to nightclubs. I had no idea that my little hobby would grow into what it is today – a successful studio offering design, illustration and digital media services to everyone from independent local traders to international companies.
HARRY HOLGATE
COPYWRITER / SOCIAL MEDIA EXPERT
I’m a copywriter and social media strategist with more than 15 years experience. I’m just as happy planning a social campaign as I am whipping up a blog post or press release.
My approach uses thorough research and personal understanding to present crafted messages with clarity, ease and personality but without ego, drama or fuss. Previous clients include BBC, RNIB, Little Brown Book Group, Greenwich University, Geronimo Inns and Galvin Restaurants.
GEM HICKS
PHOTOGRAPHER
I’m a photographer specialising in food, events and lifestyle. I’ve loved being behind a lens since as long as I can remember. As a youngster, I would regularly steal my Mum’s camera, shooting everything from long exposures of trains to macro shots of bugs. I used photography extensively throughout my Illustration degree, so after graduating in 2008 I completed a photography Diploma and I’ve been snapping away ever since!
For location and event work, I tend to opt for a creative documentary style; I love capturing things naturally, showing the true essence of a moment.
HAPPY CLIENTS
The comments below are just a sample of the many clients worldwide who we’ve worked with over the years.
I’ve worked with Hand-Eye on a number of diverse projects throughout this year for a number of clients and business ventures. They have been invaluable in helping with idea generation, challenging our initial briefs to create something even better. They always use brand guidelines combined with creativity and imagination to create finished products we, and our clients, were always chuffed with.
We’ve worked with Hand-Eye for over three years now and have been constantly impressed by their ability to smash any brief we give them out of the park. They think outside the box creatively, yet always manage to understand, expand and improve upon what we’re trying to achieve – I can’t recommend them highly enough.
I can highly recommend Hand-Eye. They are very quick in responding and always do the jobs we need within a short time-frame. I’ve always had a very positive experience with them.
Working with Hand-Eye has been an absolute pleasure from start to finish. They quickly developed an outline of what we wanted to achieve, and were endlessly patient with all my requests during the creative process. They were efficient, thoughtful and downright visionary in their execution of my brief.
