Ostra Seafood Hall
Identity, menus and a booking-first website for a market restaurant.
For companies that have outgrown their first impression.
Halden is a design and engineering studio of nine. We rebuild brands, websites and digital products for teams whose work has moved on, but whose look hasn't.
We reply to every enquiry within two working days.
- Type
- Grotesque 700
- Grid
- 12 columns
Teams we've worked with
Sample logos of fictional brands. Only list clients who have agreed to it.
- 140+ projects launched since 2014
- 9 designers and engineers, no account managers
- 68% of clients come back for a second project
What we make
Four practices that work best together but can be booked on their own. Every project is led by a senior designer, from first call to launch. See deliverables and timelines.
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Brand identity
Plan a brand projectLogos, type, colour and guidelines that still hold together once your whole team starts using them.
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Websites
Plan a websiteFast, accessible marketing sites built on clean code that your team can edit without calling us.
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Digital products
Plan a product projectInterfaces for apps and internal tools, designed with real data and tested with the people who use them.
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Art direction
Plan a content projectPhotography, illustration and campaign assets that make a new identity feel lived in from day one.
Selected work
Recent projects across hospitality, logistics, culture and architecture.
Sample projects. The clients are fictional; replace them with your own work.
Corvane Freight
A dispatch dashboard for a freight startup's route planning team.
Aldermoor Observatory
Visitor identity and wayfinding for a public observatory.
Fennick Architects
A portfolio site that lets the buildings do the talking.
Working on something similar?
A small studio, on purpose.
Halden has nine people and no account managers. The designers you meet on the first call are the ones doing the work.
We started in 2014 making identities for local businesses. Today we work with founders, cultural institutions and product teams across Europe, usually on a handful of projects at a time so each one gets proper attention.
- Founded
- 2014
- Team
- 9 designers and engineers
- Based in
- Lisbon, working across Europe
- Languages
- English, Portuguese, Spanish
How a project runs
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Discovery
A paid two-week sprint to agree goals, audience and scope before any design starts.
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Direction
Two or three distinct design routes, shown in context rather than on blank boards.
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Build
Weekly check-ins while we design and develop the route you chose.
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Launch
Handover, team training and 30 days of fixes, included in every project.
In clients' words
Sample testimonials. The people and companies are fictional.
They asked better questions about our business than our own board did. The identity they landed on still feels right three years later.
Our dispatchers stopped keeping a spreadsheet on the side. That was the real test, and the new dashboard passed it.
Clear process, honest timelines, and a website our own team can update without help.
Ways to work with us
Fixed prices for defined projects, or a monthly retainer for ongoing work. Every plan includes a senior lead and all source files.
Launch
A focused identity or a small website, delivered in about six weeks.
From €6,500 per project
- Discovery workshop
- One design direction
- Core logo set or up to 5 web pages
- Two rounds of revisions
- 30 days of post-launch fixes
Most chosen
Studio
Identity and website together, for teams relaunching their brand.
From €18,000 per project
- Everything in Launch
- Three design directions
- Full brand guidelines
- Website of up to 15 pages
- Content and SEO migration
Partner
A standing design team for ongoing product and marketing work.
€4,800 per month
- About 40 hours a month
- Weekly planning call
- Design system upkeep
- Pause or cancel with 30 days' notice
Prices exclude VAT. Compare plans in detail and estimate your project, or ask for a custom quote.
Questions, answered
Can't find what you need? See all questions or email hello@example.com.
Most identity projects take six to eight weeks. Websites take eight to twelve weeks, depending on content and integrations. You'll get a dated plan before you sign anything.
Yes. The Launch plan was designed for teams raising their first round or opening their first location. If you'd be better served by waiting, we'll say so.
You do. Once the final invoice is paid, you own the designs, source files and code. Fonts and stock assets keep their own licences, and we'll list each one for you.
Often that's the best setup. We can hand over a documented design system for your team to build from, or work alongside them through the build.
A short brief, one person who can make decisions, and an hour for a kickoff call. No brief yet? The contact form below is a good place to start one.
From the journal
Notes on identity, typography and running a small studio. Read the journal.
Process
Why we show design routes in context, not on boards
Mood boards ask clients to imagine. Routes shown on their real website, shopfront or app let them judge. What changed when we stopped presenting on blank pages.
Read the articleTell us what you're building.
Share a few details and we'll reply within two working days with next steps, or an honest referral if we're not the right fit.
- hello@example.com
- +1 (555) 010-0123
- 123 Example Street, Lisbon