When you hire us, you’ll work directly with the people that care the most. Our small and dedicated team listens hard, asks challenging questions, and helps you uncover the truth of your brand.
We provide the unique insights and expertise your brand needs to become unforgettable.
The people you’ll work with
Chris Humphris // Founder
23 years ago, 17-year-old Chris walked into his local printer and asked for a job. This kickstarted his journey as an industry-leading designer and creative thinker.
During that time, he started a skateboard company, received numerous industry commendations and awards for his designs, won a Cornwall Film Festival award for best short film, and has collaborated with world-leading artists.
He now has over 24 years’ experience working as a Graphic Designer and Creative Director, for agencies in the UK and abroad.
Joseph Clayton // Strategy
Between the ages of 14 and 17 Joseph mowed lawns in a trailer park where he grew up in Washington state, America. Now and for the past 20 years he’s been an International Organisational Development Strategist.
Joseph creates the difference between good planning, intent and hard work and what brands need to be successful and good organisations to become great.
Joseph Clayton // Strategy
Between the ages of 14 and 17 Joseph mowed lawns in a trailer park where he grew up in Washington state, America. Now and for the past 20 years he’s been an International Organisational Development Strategist.
Joseph creates the difference between good planning, intent and hard work and what brands need to be successful and good organisations to become great.
Jónbjörn Finnbogason // Designer
Jónbjörn is one of Iceland’s top graphic designers, having been awarded an Icelandic Web Award for his work on the internationally renowned Blue Lagoon website. He counts Ikea among his clients.
Jon has a keen eye for detail and a passion for creating striking visual experiences, and specializes in branding and UI/UX design.
He’s also an accomplished DJ, performing all over Europe and at festivals such as Sonar Reykjavik and Secret Solstice.
Why PLUK Studio was created
PLUK Studio started in early 2019. Less than a year later, Covid hit.
Over the next few months during lockdown, we were all separated from one another, and we all gained a new understanding of the importance of human connection. This changed us profoundly.
So we started seeking out projects that brought people together. We wanted to reconnect people. And this became our goal: to work with brands that bring people together as a community, and break down barriers.
Because that’s how you change the world.
Why are you called PLUK Studio?
When choosing the name for a brand, you have to get to the heart of what you’re trying to achieve.
As designers, we are brave and authentic with our clients and we try not to be intimidating.
We’re likeable: you could say we’re plucky. In good design, less is more. That silent ‘c’ had to go. So we chose the work ‘PLUK’ to describe our brand. And ‘Studio’ so you know what we do.
We’re Brighton based with global roots
We’re a team with international roots, who have found our home in Brighton, UK.
Brighton is a pretty seaside town known for its creativity, diversity, and progressive values. As a design agency, it’s the perfect place to gain inspiration and experience and contribute to a vibrant art and design scene.
We’re proud to call this town our home, we’re proud that we get to contribute positively to life here, including to schemes like Brighton Living Wage.
See this interview with Creative Director Chris to learn more about this.
With an Icelandic partner agency
Both Chris and Jónbjörn have worked extensively in Iceland, and they’ve completed projects for some of the most prestigious companies in Iceland.
Hér & Nú is one of the top design agencies in Iceland, and it’s where Chris worked for several years before starting PLUK Studio.
These days, Hér & Nú is our partner agency and we enjoy transatlantic collaborations with them whenever the opportunity arises.
What people are saying about us
Strategy, concepts, technology, design, budget – PLUK gets it, works with it and produces results, not just cool material. They use creativity to solve marketing puzzles, answer questions and seize opportunities. If you are like us you’ll want to experience how they use great stories to change minds and behaviour in a meaningful way. Time and time again they have come through for us.
It’s great to work with the team at PLUK Studio. They understand my brand, Lionstrike, and what I’m trying to achieve. They come up with some great design ideas and take the time to talk through these and their thinking behind each idea. Their work is always great quality and they deliver on time and on brief. It’s a pleasure working with them and they are effectively an extension to my own business. Nice work, guys!
I couldn’t be happier with the branding work that Pluk did for me. Chris and the team did a great job of transforming my jumble of values and aspirations into a tangible brand presence. It perfectly reflects the different aspects I was after!
Having worked with Chris and his team for the last few years I simply cannot recommend their services enough! It is a priceless thing working with designers/project managers who can so easily translates your ideas to such a high standard, even when presented with very little brief, an incredibly tight time-scale or other major project challenges. Easy to work with, honest and dependable, with an ability to relate to you and your stakeholders.