About Starfish · Norwich design studio
Two designers,
thirty years each
Starfish is run by Nick Stone and Matthew Johnson. We started the studio in 2000 after working in production design in print studios through the 1990s, and we have built websites since 2003.
Some of the people we’ve worked with
- William Yeoward
- Cavendish
- Usborne Books
- Smart Vision Europe
- The Rialto
- Sitra
- Space-East
- Ink Sweat and Tears
- Svensk Homes
- Fencor
- Waterland
- UEA
- P Nunn Installations
- SL Maintenance
- WVCAG
- Business Writers
How we work
Quality design, in a no-nonsense way
We work in many areas of the craft: branding, logo design, general design, graphics, publicity materials, advertising, exhibition and display, and visual arts installations.
We can build from your content or help you create it, including visual identity, copy, photography and illustration. We understand how good design works and how to avoid the common mistakes that hamper a communication strategy.
We tailor our services to your budget, whether that is print design and management, web design, display services, project management, installations, exhibitions or consultancy.
Since 2026 we also design and build custom web apps and promotional games, using modern AI development tools to build quickly while every screen is designed, checked and supported by us.
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Nick Stone
Director & graphic designer · 07595 741729
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Matthew Johnson
Director & graphic designer · 07595 741728
Specialisations
Start-ups to museums, poetry to large-format
All sectors
Our work spans business start-ups, SMEs and large organisations, across the public, voluntary and commercial sectors.
Heritage and museums
We create whole exhibitions from scratch as designers and project managers, including research, writing, editing, archive and picture search, with reliable partners for production.
Research and installations
Picture and story research, content, and installations and displays of every kind, fixed, mobile or pop-up, whatever the budget.
Publishing and poetry
We know how publishing works, especially poetry on limited budgets, and create beautiful books for first-time authors and established lines.
New to it all? We offer a free consultation and discounts for start-ups.