--- title: "Home" description: "" url: "https://demo.uichemy.com/kitebound/" updated: "2026-10-23" --- # Home # A DESIGN STUDIO FOR COMPANIES THAT STAND OUT Start a project ![A smiling woman with short curly hair and round glasses](https://assets.uichemy.com/6aa270f25ede64be4be9b26e/uploads/6ad05527b385d361416a0b21/7916c7a6b41bba8c.webp) ![A bald man with a grey beard wearing clear-frame glasses with violet reflections](https://assets.uichemy.com/6aa270f25ede64be4be9b26e/uploads/6ad05527b385d361416a0b21/fec8f3bb82de13ad.webp) ![A man with dreadlocks tied up, round violet-tinted glasses and a beard](https://assets.uichemy.com/6aa270f25ede64be4be9b26e/uploads/6ad05527b385d361416a0b21/93e7713960c616ab.webp) ![A woman in profile with slicked-back hair wearing round violet sunglasses](https://assets.uichemy.com/6aa270f25ede64be4be9b26e/uploads/6ad05527b385d361416a0b21/9c86ad68ecada32b.webp) Rated 4.9/5 by clients 140+ brands partnered with since 2013 ![A dark-skinned person in profile, head tilted back looking up, glossy violet-tinted skin](https://assets.uichemy.com/6aa270f25ede64be4be9b26e/uploads/6ad05527b385d361416a0b21/f776bc64be377ae4.webp) ##### +212% Launch pre-orders ### Halo Audio identity launch ![Silhouette of a woman in profile with a loose messy updo wearing over-ear headphones](https://assets.uichemy.com/6aa270f25ede64be4be9b26e/uploads/6ad05527b385d361416a0b21/12e5b69a9b46f707.webp) ##### +64% App store ratings ### Verdant Bank money app ![A young man with black hair holding his head with both hands](https://assets.uichemy.com/6aa270f25ede64be4be9b26e/uploads/6ad05527b385d361416a0b21/3c0faa268bcfef43.webp) ##### -60% Packaging plastic ### Juniper & Co. refills ![Multiple-exposure motion shot of a man in a light-blue cap and blue clothes walking](https://assets.uichemy.com/6aa270f25ede64be4be9b26e/uploads/6ad05527b385d361416a0b21/5cf3ab11ef0f3da7.webp) ##### +118% Active club members ### Pulse Run Club motion ![A woman with her arms raised over her head, face partly covered by her arm](https://assets.uichemy.com/6aa270f25ede64be4be9b26e/uploads/6ad05527b385d361416a0b21/732a8ee2c6b01f01.webp) ##### +200% Retail stockists ### Fieldhouse Coffee ## Kitebound Brand design UX/UI Motion design Web design & build ##### Have a brief in mind? ## Let's make it unmistakable Send us your brief and a senior designer replies within 2 working days with next steps. brand product kitebound studio © motion brand product kitebound studio © motion ##### The studio ## An independent brand and digital design studio in Bristol, helping growth-stage brands look as bold as they act. 310+ launches since 2013. ### One senior team per client, from the first call to launch day and beyond. ![A bald man with a grey beard wearing clear-frame glasses with violet reflections](https://assets.uichemy.com/6aa270f25ede64be4be9b26e/uploads/6ad05527b385d361416a0b21/83ef4eac854f276b.webp) Creative DirectorAda Okafor ### Identity, product and motion ![A man and a woman leaning back to back, both wearing small white wireless earbuds](https://assets.uichemy.com/6aa270f25ede64be4be9b26e/uploads/6ad05527b385d361416a0b21/2260bd2ec9ad0d59.webp) Studio of the YearWestway Creative Gold, Shelf CraftPackaging Prize Motion HonourFrame Forward “ 27 awards across 13 years ” --- --- --- --- ##### What we do ## Brand, product and motion design for growth-stage companies that refuse to be ignored. ![Close-up of a wrist in a green knit sleeve wearing a smartwatch with a beige woven strap](https://assets.uichemy.com/6aa270f25ede64be4be9b26e/uploads/6ad05527b385d361416a0b21/edf9d695daa5660d.webp)![Pixel-art illustration of a sunset over layered forest hills, orange and purple sky](https://assets.uichemy.com/6aa270f25ede64be4be9b26e/uploads/6ad05527b385d361416a0b21/6d8f6e14ece59c13.webp)![Pixel-art illustration of a snowy mountain peak above autumn-coloured forest](https://assets.uichemy.com/6aa270f25ede64be4be9b26e/uploads/6ad05527b385d361416a0b21/4d548b4ae39ec1c1.webp) 01 ### Brand identity Strategy, naming support, marks, type and voice for companies on the move, built as one system that holds up at every size and on every screen. ( How we help ) ##### Strategy Workshops ##### Identity Systems ##### Type & Lettering ##### Print & Brand Guidelines ![Close-up of a wrist in a green knit sleeve wearing a smartwatch with a beige woven strap](https://assets.uichemy.com/6aa270f25ede64be4be9b26e/uploads/6ad05527b385d361416a0b21/5db42bdbecba33fe.webp)![Surreal portrait: a human head in profile made of bronze bark](https://assets.uichemy.com/6aa270f25ede64be4be9b26e/uploads/6ad05527b385d361416a0b21/4581146b8731a8a1.webp)![A person with a white cloth blindfold, head and shoulders](https://assets.uichemy.com/6aa270f25ede64be4be9b26e/uploads/6ad05527b385d361416a0b21/6bfe75fda2902316.webp) 02 ### UX/UI & product design Apps, platforms and dashboards people actually enjoy using, shaped in weekly sessions and tested with real users. ( How we help ) ##### UX Audits & Flows ##### UI Design Systems for Products ##### Clickable Prototyping ##### Dashboard UI Kits ![Pixel-art illustration of a sunset over layered forest hills, orange and purple sky](https://assets.uichemy.com/6aa270f25ede64be4be9b26e/uploads/6ad05527b385d361416a0b21/487bebb31ea6ff6d.webp)![Pixel-art illustration of a snowy mountain peak above autumn-coloured forest](https://assets.uichemy.com/6aa270f25ede64be4be9b26e/uploads/6ad05527b385d361416a0b21/f8aabc2db6871f2b.webp)![Close-up of a woman's face in double exposure with red flowers and branches](https://assets.uichemy.com/6aa270f25ede64be4be9b26e/uploads/6ad05527b385d361416a0b21/deae5b6169ffbf8e.webp) 03 ### Motion & animation Logo animation, product films and social loops that give your brand a pulse, delivered as a kit your team can keep using. ( How we help ) ##### Logo Animation Systems ##### 3D Animation ##### Social Motion Templates ##### Product Films & Explainers ![Surreal portrait: a human head in profile made of bronze bark](https://assets.uichemy.com/6aa270f25ede64be4be9b26e/uploads/6ad05527b385d361416a0b21/c2c8344d6904e774.webp)![Close-up of a wrist in a green knit sleeve wearing a smartwatch with a beige woven strap](https://assets.uichemy.com/6aa270f25ede64be4be9b26e/uploads/6ad05527b385d361416a0b21/3ab67d010bbb01be.webp)![A young man in a red hoodie surrounded by flowing red fabric](https://assets.uichemy.com/6aa270f25ede64be4be9b26e/uploads/6ad05527b385d361416a0b21/e58469e751c324fd.webp) 04 ### Web design & build Marketing sites designed and developed in-house, so the idea you signed off is exactly the site that goes live. ( How we help ) ##### Webflow Websites ##### Shopify Storefronts ##### Campaign Pages ##### Selected work ## Recent work we're proud of ![Silhouette of a woman in profile with a loose messy updo wearing over-ear headphones](https://assets.uichemy.com/6aa270f25ede64be4be9b26e/uploads/6ad05527b385d361416a0b21/29873b2b4193d7cd.webp) ### Halo Audio A loud new identity and launch campaign for a headphone start-up. Brand and campaign, 2025: pre-orders up 212%. ### Verdant Bank A calmer money app and site for first-time savers. UX/UI and web build, 2025: app ratings up 64%. ### Juniper & Co. Refill-first packaging and a brand system for a botanical skincare line. Packaging, 2024: 60% less plastic. ![A woman with her arms raised over her head, face partly covered by her arm](https://assets.uichemy.com/6aa270f25ede64be4be9b26e/uploads/6ad05527b385d361416a0b21/1a832b35f7e06b26.webp) ### Pulse Run Club An app and motion kit that turned weekly runs into a movement. Motion and UX/UI, 2024: members up 118%. ##### How we work ## Four steps from first call to a brand that ships Every project runs the same way, with one senior team from the first call to launch day. No big reveals and no hand-offs to juniors: we work with you each week, test as we go, and design everything to be built, measured and improved once it is live. 01 ### Discover A two-week deep dive into your business. We interview your team and customers, audit what you have and agree the goals that will tell us the work has landed. 02 ### Define We turn what we learned into strategy and early concepts, then narrow them to one clear direction. You leave this stage knowing what we are building and why it will work. 03 ### Design Identity, product and site come together in weekly working sessions with your team. You see progress every week, so there are no surprise reveals and no wasted rounds. 04 ### Launch We ship it, measure how it performs and keep improving alongside your team. Launch day is a starting line: the brand, product and site keep getting sharper after go-live. ## Thirteen years of helping bold brands become impossible to ignore 13+ Years designing brands, products and sites 310+ Projects launched for brands on the move 27 Design awards won for our clients' work ![Black-and-white studio portrait of a person in profile with head tilted back](https://assets.uichemy.com/6aa270f25ede64be4be9b26e/uploads/6ad05527b385d361416a0b21/56c22b3ec4ed22d9.webp) Client stories ##### [ 4.9/5 rating ] ## Kind words ![Priya Nair, founder of Halo, smiling with round glasses](https://assets.uichemy.com/6aa270f25ede64be4be9b26e/uploads/6ad05527b385d361416a0b21/6c29ab6f9b4f9447.webp) They gave our small team a brand that looks like a market leader. People trusted us before hearing a single track, and pre-orders tripled. Priya Nair Founder at Halo ![Marcus Bell, head of product at Verdant Bank, in clear-frame glasses](https://assets.uichemy.com/6aa270f25ede64be4be9b26e/uploads/6ad05527b385d361416a0b21/9111e8dd5ba47777.webp) Design sessions every week and no big reveals. We ended up with a money app our savers actually describe as calm, and ratings rose 64% after launch. Marcus Bell Head of Product at Verdant Bank ![Elena Rossi, CEO of Juniper & Co., in round violet sunglasses](https://assets.uichemy.com/6aa270f25ede64be4be9b26e/uploads/6ad05527b385d361416a0b21/ac53b470c1df2509.webp) Our refill packaging now sells itself on the shelf, and it cut the plastic across our whole skincare range by 60%. Elena Rossi CEO of Juniper & Co. ![Sam Adeyemi, co-founder of Pulse Run Club, in violet-tinted glasses](https://assets.uichemy.com/6aa270f25ede64be4be9b26e/uploads/6ad05527b385d361416a0b21/1d68ccf25005c1b6.webp) Their motion kit made every weekly run feel like an event. Our app finally felt alive, and the club doubled in a single season. Sam Adeyemi Co-founder at Pulse Run Club ![Tom Hartley, founder of Fieldhouse Coffee, holding his head in both hands](https://assets.uichemy.com/6aa270f25ede64be4be9b26e/uploads/6ad05527b385d361416a0b21/d052546590433dbb.webp) A bag system and shop identity that took us from one counter to supermarket shelves. Our retail stockists tripled within the first year. Tom Hartley Founder at Fieldhouse Coffee ![Nadia Cruz, marketing lead at Arcwise, in red light](https://assets.uichemy.com/6aa270f25ede64be4be9b26e/uploads/6ad05527b385d361416a0b21/03336b2e8f7c3a21.webp) Designed and built in-house, our new site went live in six weeks and won Site of the Day. It still loads fast everywhere. Nadia Cruz Marketing Lead at Arcwise ##### Field notes ## Latest thinking from the studio Short reads from our designers, strategists and developers on brand, product and craft. What we learn on live projects, written up so you can use it on yours. ![Multiple-exposure motion shot of a man in a light-blue cap and blue clothes walking](https://assets.uichemy.com/6aa270f25ede64be4be9b26e/uploads/6ad05527b385d361416a0b21/d8ac8f707d0b78c7.webp) ##### 12 Sep 2026 ### Why bold brands win trust Ada Okafor on why a confident identity wins trust faster than a safe one, and the small decisions that make all the difference. Read article ![Black-and-white profile portrait of a man with a bold red painted stripe across his face](https://assets.uichemy.com/6aa270f25ede64be4be9b26e/uploads/6ad05527b385d361416a0b21/9260a7a119c32a26.webp) ##### 28 Aug 2026 ### Designing calm money apps Jonah Price on money apps that lower the heart rate: fewer choices, kinder words and numbers you can read at a glance. Read article ![A person with short light hair bathed in red light, looking down at the camera](https://assets.uichemy.com/6aa270f25ede64be4be9b26e/uploads/6ad05527b385d361416a0b21/0385473d10579734.webp) ##### 14 Aug 2026 ### Motion as brand asset Mina Sato on treating motion as part of the brand system, with rules, timing and character, not a final coat of polish. Read article See all posts ## Awards and recognition 27 design awards so far, each one shared with a client who trusted us to be bold. 01 ### Halo Audio — Brand of the Year Northern Design Index, 2025. A loud colour-per-product identity and launch campaign for a headphone start-up that refused to look grey. ![A person with a white cloth blindfold, head and shoulders](https://assets.uichemy.com/6aa270f25ede64be4be9b26e/uploads/6ad05527b385d361416a0b21/ed691dbf77250ccd.webp) 02 ### Verdant — Best Fintech Interface Pixel Ledger Awards, 2025. For Verdant Bank: a calmer money app and website built around first-time savers. ![A young man in a red hoodie surrounded by flowing red fabric](https://assets.uichemy.com/6aa270f25ede64be4be9b26e/uploads/6ad05527b385d361416a0b21/392c26dea13861e9.webp) 03 ### Juniper & Co. — Packaging Gold Shelf Craft Packaging Prize, 2024. Refill-first packaging and a botanical brand system that cut plastic by 60% across the range. ![A pale porcelain-skinned woman in profile wearing a cream cloche hat](https://assets.uichemy.com/6aa270f25ede64be4be9b26e/uploads/6ad05527b385d361416a0b21/07058139b7af1918.webp) 04 ### Pulse Run Club — Motion Honour Frame Forward, 2024. An app and motion kit that turned weekly runs into a movement and grew the club's members by 118%. ![A person with short light hair bathed in red light, looking down at the camera](https://assets.uichemy.com/6aa270f25ede64be4be9b26e/uploads/6ad05527b385d361416a0b21/c2478d7320b29304.webp)