Studio for small business

We compose
brands with
intent.

Websites, logos, and identity systems for small businesses — built with the craft of a top-tier studio, priced for the reality of yours.

Ensemble

Three disciplines.
One coherent brand.

Every piece of your brand should sound like it came from the same studio. We design websites, logos, and identity systems that move in concert — not as separate deliverables.

Websites

Fast, hand-built websites that read like editorial pages and convert like landing pages. No bloated templates, no cookie-cutter themes.

  • Custom design & build
  • CMS or static deployment
  • SEO foundations included
  • Performance budget < 1.5s

Logos & Marks

Logos that survive a screenshot, a t-shirt, and a decade. We deliver three considered routes, then refine the one that earns it.

  • Three concept directions
  • Two refinement rounds
  • Full file pack & lockups
  • Usage guidelines

Brand Identity

The full system — typography, palette, voice, photography direction, and templates — documented so anyone on your team can hold the line.

  • Visual identity system
  • Verbal identity & messaging
  • Templates & collateral
  • Brand guidelines book
Repertoire

Selected work, recently performed.

A small sampling of brands we've helped compose — from a third-generation roastery to a solo architect launching her own practice.

Maison
Verre
Maison Verre — Boutique Hotel
Identity · Website · Print
Northbound
—— Studio
Northbound Studio
Logo · Brand
FOLD
& Co.
Fold & Co. — Bookbinder
Identity · Packaging
Acre
Coffee Roasters
Acre Coffee Roasters
Identity · Website · Packaging
Field
Practice
est. MMXXIII
Field Practice — Architecture
Website · Identity
Halcyon
Wellness
Halcyon Wellness
Brand System · Web
Movements

A four-part score, from brief to launch.

We work in clear, time-boxed movements. You'll always know what we're doing this week, what's coming next, and what we need from you.

i.
Discovery
An intake call plus written research. We learn your business, your customer, your competitive set, and the practical constraints we're designing inside of.
ii.
Direction
Two or three distinct creative directions, each with a clear strategic argument. You pick one — we don't average them. Averaging is how brands end up looking like everyone else.
iii.
Composition
We design and build. You get weekly Loom walkthroughs and a live staging link. Two refinement rounds are baked in — most projects only need one.
iv.
Launch & handoff
Launch day, a guidelines document, and a 30-minute training so you can confidently update your own site. Optional ongoing care plans available.
Pricing

Studio quality, without studio overhead.

Fixed-fee, transparent, and quoted up-front. No hourly creep, no surprise invoices. We keep our overhead low so you don't underwrite it.

Overture
from$1,200

A focused engagement for businesses that need a single deliverable done properly.

  • Logo with three concept directions
  • Two rounds of refinement
  • Final files in every format you'll need
  • Mini usage guidelines (1-page)
  • 2–3 week delivery
Start with Overture
Concerto
from$9,500

For established small businesses ready to play at a different level — strategy included.

  • Everything in Symphony, plus —
  • Brand strategy & positioning
  • Custom website (unlimited pages)
  • Verbal identity & tone of voice
  • Photography art direction
  • Templates & collateral pack
  • Six months of post-launch care
Begin a Concerto
Every project is quoted in writing before any work begins. If your project doesn't fit neatly into a tier, we'll build a fixed quote around what you actually need. We also offer payment plans on Symphony and Concerto.
The honest comparison

Why we cost a third of what big agencies charge.

Big agencies aren't bad — they're built for big clients. Here's what you're actually paying for, and what you're not, when you work with us instead.

Big agency
Orchestral Designs
Typical website project
$25,000 – $80,000
$4,800 – $12,000
Account managers between you and the work
2 – 3
Zero — talk to your designer directly
Fixed-fee quoted up-front
Rare. Hourly creep is the norm.
Always. Quoted in writing.
Time to first concept
3 – 6 weeks
7 – 10 days
Built for small business reality
Built for enterprise budgets
Yes, exclusively
Encore

What our clients say.

We talked to four agencies before finding Orchestral. The quotes were ten times higher and somehow felt twice as generic. Three months in, our bookings are up 40% and people stop us to say how much they love the new identity.

Elena Marchetti
Owner, Maison Verre Hotel

"Felt like working with a friend who happens to be a great designer. Replied to every email within a day. Project came in on the day they said it would."

James Holloway
Founder, Northbound Studio

"They asked harder questions about my business in the first hour than my last designer did in three months. The strategy alone was worth the fee."

Sara Kowalczyk
Principal, Field Practice

"I was nervous about the lower price — I shouldn't have been. The work is genuinely beautiful. We've sent four other small businesses their way already."

Rohan Desai
Co-owner, Acre Coffee Roasters

Let's compose
something worth playing.

Tell us about your business in a sentence or two. We'll come back within one working day with thoughts, a rough quote, and an honest opinion on whether we're the right fit.