branding • website • ui/ux
Quality Design Studio For Ambitious Startups
A team of experienced designers building brands, websites and products for founder led businesses.
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our services
We work with brave businesses ready to go large
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Branding for Startups
Comprehensive brand development and strategic planning for a powerful market entry. Perfect for startups and new products.
- Branding and high-converting landing page
- Built to scale when you're ready
- High quality, and only what you need
- Designed for early stage startups
- Go live in weeks not months
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UI/UX Retainer
Continuous design support to enhance user experience and drive engagement.
- Full-stack: UI/UX, web and marketing support
- Senior level designer
- 2 updates a week
- Private slack channel
- Flat fee, month-to-month contract
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Readymade Branding
Pre-designed brand kits tailored to meet your immediate needs.
- Custom designed logo
- Colour combination
- Typography
- Brand guidelines
- Social media assets
- Slide deck template
Have a custom project?
We can work with you
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helping amazing clients do great things
Logos
Brand Audits
Web Apps
Social Posts
User Experience
Illustration
Landing Pages
Email Design
Copywriting
Pitchdecks
NoCode
React
Webflow
Framer
We're only happy when our clients win
Whether we're launching, scaling or iterating — our goal is to help you grow. Here are some recent client wins...
4x
An increase in signup conversions for a US based creator platform.
15%
Conversion rate optimisation for Australian online marketplace.
Shipping Quality
Recently shipped client work
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Latest Articles
Scaling Your Startup's Brand: Our Approach to Getting Market-Ready
Discover how to scale your startup's brand using lean principles, focusing on speed and efficiency to create a market-ready identity that resonates with larger audiences.
Branding for Startups The Complete Guide
Why is branding crucial for startups? It's more than aesthetics; it builds trust and differentiates you in crowded markets. Learn how to craft a strong, memorable brand identity.
Lean Startup Principles for Modern Entrepreneurs
Can lean startup principles revolutionize your business strategy? By prioritizing speed, customer feedback, and adaptability, entrepreneurs can minimize risks and maximize growth potential.
Branding Design Studio Wollongong Guide
Curious about how a strong brand identity sets your business apart? Discover why choosing the right branding design studio in Wollongong is crucial for startup success.
Loved by early-stage businesses
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Tension got the vision for our business, and understood who we are and our clients to a tee. The brand package he put together was on the money, and comprehensive. Highly recommend.
John Marsh
Co-Founder, Creator Club
Tension excels at understanding business goals and integrating them to create visually appealing designs. With his wealth of expertise and knowledge in UX design best practices, he makes us feel confident that our designs are being done in the right way... a fantastic collaborator, having worked seamlessly with our internal team and developers.
Alex Solo
Co-Founder, Sprintlaw
An absolute magician! During a big brand sprint he took the time to really understand my tech startup’s customer, offering, and so much more...unique process to creative design leads you to the best design results you'll ever see. Would highly recommended Tension Studio for any and all design work!
Jimmy Horan
Founder, Phinly
... a lifesaver for me with multiple design projects. He's done product packaging, marketing collateral and product design for my business.....all in a timely, professional manner with great creative flair.
Tom Lovell
GM, RP Dean
We're a small fintech, we used Johan to rebrand and redevelop our website. He did an absolutely brilliant job - highly recommended.
Dan Gunasekera
Founder and CEO, Covalent
Or, email johan@tension.studio if you prefer