Stocks Taylor Benson

Stocks Taylor Benson is an employee-owned commercial graphic design agency working across brand identity, packaging, campaigns and corporate communications. Established in October 1988, the business operates from Leicester and London and serves clients in the UK and internationally. Its work combines strategic brand development with the practical design and production requirements of retail, digital and print communications.

The agency develops brand strategies, names, positioning, visual identity systems and guidelines. Its packaging practice encompasses structural concepts, labels, range architecture and production artwork, particularly for food, beverage and other fast-moving consumer goods. Alongside this work, the studio creates editorial design, illustration, exhibition graphics and advertising assets, helping organisations carry an identity across different formats and audiences.

Commercial design and communication

Motion graphics and animation form part of the agency’s commercial offering, supporting brand idents, social content, digital advertising and campaign characters. Corporate communications work includes digital-first annual reports, sustainability reporting, internal communications and stakeholder presentations. Art direction, copywriting and digital asset management support the development and delivery of these projects.

The studio’s portfolio includes supermarket branding and packaging for Morrisons, European consumer-product packaging for Canon, and brand and packaging development for agricultural supplier Kramp. Its communications work spans energy and utilities businesses, financial services, transport organisations, higher education and charities. These projects range from explaining complex industrial subjects through infographics to creating public-facing campaign identities and environmental graphics.

The agency also works on cultural and civic projects, including theatre branding, university communications and charity campaigns. Across these assignments, its capabilities extend from initial concepts and visual systems to finished artwork, animated assets and materials for physical environments.

Founded as an independent practice, Stocks Taylor Benson moved to an Employee Ownership Trust in September–October 2021. The transition established employee ownership across its creative and client-service disciplines and formed part of the company’s succession planning. It continues to operate as a unified design agency.