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Our story

I’m Louise Yau, a Bristol-based freelance designer with the flexibility to tackle projects whatever the size. 

My straightforward, personable approach and innovative design work have enabled me to attract the attention of small and large clients. It's the refreshing combination of creative skill and customer care that keeps my clients coming back.

My background
I trained at the London College of Printing before working for international design and advertising agencies such as Saatchi & Saatchi, Lloyd Northover, and Landor. I then set up as a freelance designer working with multinational, high-profile brands, SMEs, and local businesses. 

My work ethos
It's based on a balance of strategic thinking, market research, communication, and creative design. I harness all these factors to create results that are fresh, desirable, and unique to businesses and brands. My design work has helped previous clients increase product sales, improve market positioning, and re-packaged new products and services to help open up new markets.

I work with clients who tend to want to get their messages in an energetic, meaningful way who want their services to be a visual feast and their brands to be remembered.

What our clients say

  • “Studio Yau is client-focused and take great care in identifying the important elements a brand needs to communicate. The logo and brand style Louise designed for my business not only fulfilled the brief, it far exceeded my expectations. Studio Yau’s ability to create completely original artwork makes them a great fit for all creative companies out there.”

    Tya Shannon, Owner Manager
    Wild Leaf

  • “Studio Yau’s creative knowledge and experience was invaluable to the ready to work project. Their ability to organise and strategically manage difficult scenarios without fuss was significant. In fact, Studio Yau’s all round commercial experience and intellect made sure that ready to work was successfully launched onto the UK market.”

    Simon Moorcroft, Director
    ready to work online

  • “Louise runs Studio Yau and is an amazing creative director and designer living in Bristol. She is responsible for the brilliant brand design on our new website and brochure and we are delighted with how she has brought her beautiful ideas to life and created something exceptional. She is also a real joy to work with!“

    Lucy Bamber, Owner
    Icon Beauty

  • “We have worked with Studio Yau on several occasions with our company rebranding and various design projects. Louise has a great feel for conception and design, is patient, honest and gives extremely helpful feedback. She captured the aesthetic feel of our company perfectly and her extensive research ensured the design and concept was exactly what we envisaged. Louise can connect with people across all levels, fits well into any team and we would not hesitate to work with or recommend Studio Yau.”

    Robb Webb 
    Cavendish Maine

  • “We were impressed with work produced by Studio Yau for Cavendish Maine and so decided to engage Louise to work with us on our own promotional booklet. She came up with ‘10 Good Reasons for Choosing Studio 2’, a brilliant idea that 10 years on is now in its’ fourth edition. The booklet encapsulates exactly what we do and why we do it, and we refer to it whenever we need to reflect on our business. Not only can Louise deliver on the creative aspects of design but she also fundamentally understands what it takes to use design as a business tool for organisations like us. Her strategic approach gets results every time and we highly recommend Studio Yau.“

    Gary Jenkinson
    Studio 2

  • “Louise is a very capable, professional designer with a great deal of knowledge and experience behind her which helps move a project forward. The NIMH rebranding project has changed perceptions internally and externally, resulting in a stronger, more focused Institute and a more valuable offering to potential new members. The brand launch had immediate return on investment and stimulated a new partnership with Typhoo tea on a new herbal tea range.”

    Sam Hearn
    Omni Productions