Stag & Doe Designs https://staganddoedesigns.co.uk/ Studio notes on branding, print and the web from a working design practice in Suffolk: what a name has to carry, how a page is read, what a print run really costs, and how a job moves from brief to handover. en-gb Mon, 21 Sep 2026 08:00:00 GMT Briefing a Maker Before the First Cuthttps://staganddoedesigns.co.uk/studio/briefing-a-maker-before-the-first-cut/https://staganddoedesigns.co.uk/studio/briefing-a-maker-before-the-first-cut/Mon, 21 Sep 2026 08:00:00 GMTStudio practiceHow a joinery or furniture job starts well: the drawing, the sample, the tolerance and the one page that travels with the work. Exhibition Labels That Work at Reading Distancehttps://staganddoedesigns.co.uk/print/exhibition-labels-that-work-at-reading-distance/https://staganddoedesigns.co.uk/print/exhibition-labels-that-work-at-reading-distance/Fri, 18 Sep 2026 08:00:00 GMTPrint and packagingHow a small museum writes an exhibition label that reads at arm's length: length, type size, mount and the printing decisions behind it. Care Labels That Survive the Washhttps://staganddoedesigns.co.uk/print/care-labels-that-survive-the-wash/https://staganddoedesigns.co.uk/print/care-labels-that-survive-the-wash/Mon, 14 Sep 2026 08:00:00 GMTPrint and packagingWhat a small maker should print on a care card and swing tag, which inks and stocks survive washing, and the smallest run that makes sense. What a Photo-Led Homepage Must Settle Firsthttps://staganddoedesigns.co.uk/web-design/what-a-photo-led-homepage-must-settle-first/https://staganddoedesigns.co.uk/web-design/what-a-photo-led-homepage-must-settle-first/Tue, 08 Sep 2026 08:00:00 GMTWeb designThe three things a picture-led homepage has to settle in the first screen, and how type, crop and loading decide whether a visitor stays. Sizing a Photograph Before You Fall in Lovehttps://staganddoedesigns.co.uk/web-design/sizing-a-photograph-before-you-fall-in-love/https://staganddoedesigns.co.uk/web-design/sizing-a-photograph-before-you-fall-in-love/Sat, 05 Sep 2026 08:00:00 GMTWeb designPixel width, crop and file weight decided before the shoot: the numbers that keep a page quick on a phone. Name a Clothing Brand Around Cloth and Fithttps://staganddoedesigns.co.uk/branding/name-a-clothing-brand-around-cloth-and-fit/https://staganddoedesigns.co.uk/branding/name-a-clothing-brand-around-cloth-and-fit/Wed, 02 Sep 2026 08:00:00 GMTBrandingHow a small label writes down its cloth, its fit and its care, and why those words belong on the mark as much as on the care card. The Note That Travels With Finished Workhttps://staganddoedesigns.co.uk/studio/the-note-that-travels-with-finished-work/https://staganddoedesigns.co.uk/studio/the-note-that-travels-with-finished-work/Sat, 29 Aug 2026 08:00:00 GMTStudio practiceWhat a studio writes down when it hands work over: what the piece shows, how it was made, what the client may change, and the file names that keep it findable. A photographer's brand built from one placehttps://staganddoedesigns.co.uk/branding/a-photographer-s-brand-built-from-one-place/https://staganddoedesigns.co.uk/branding/a-photographer-s-brand-built-from-one-place/Mon, 24 Aug 2026 08:00:00 GMTBrandingHow a landscape photographer's mark, palette and words come from one stretch of coast, and what a small business can borrow from that discipline.