Quality design. Expertly crafted. Budget friendly.

Creative boutique services for forward thinking businesses.

Local businesses and SME’s in Southend-on-Sea and Essex.

Carefully structured and eye catching visuals for marketing your business and promoting your services.

  • Logo design & identity

  • Mobile friendly web design

  • Branding / re-branding

  • Business card design

  • Brochure design

  • Flyers & leaflet design

  • Events, exhibitions & retail stands

  • Business start-ups

  • Low cost printing

Marketing managers and in-house marketing teams.

Professionally designed assets that compliment your existing brand and make your campaign ideas stand out.

  • Infographics

  • Annual reports

  • Marketing collateral

  • Branding material

  • Exhibition graphics

  • Social media assets

  • Digital banners

  • Working to brand guidelines

  • Long-term business relationship

Busy creative and digital agencies who need to outsource.

Freelance graphic designer for hire! Add me to your team on a no-hassle basis, as and when needed.

  • 30 years actual industry experience

  • Ad-hoc & on-demand resource

  • No agency fees

  • Work alongside web developers

  • No employment contracts

  • Invoice per actual time spent

  • Remote office

  • Own software subscriptions

  • Retainers (currently unavailable)

About me.

My name is Dan Haines. I’m a traditionally trained and seasoned graphic designer with 30 years experience in the creative industry. I graduated from South East Essex College of Arts in 1994 (around the same time Apple released their first colour PowerMac) and started my journey in the print industry as the digital revolution was just emerging.

After holding senior and director positions in several agencies across Essex and London, I started freelancing in 2008, providing highly cost-effective design and marketing resources to local SME’s in Essex and Hertfordshire, and larger organisations in London, United Kingdom and beyond.

“The Loft have played an integral part in the creation and development of our business brand, including the identity re-design, advertising, brochure designs, marketing, event banners and even our office signage.”

// KDW Financial Planning

Need to discuss a project?

Please get in touch if you are looking to add an experienced designer to your team.

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