Design services for brands that refuse to sit still.

Branding, websites, packaging, illustration, and content systems built with strategy first and teeth second.

Small Axe Designs was built for clients who want direct communication, strategic thinking, and creative work with a pulse. We believe design should help businesses stand up straighter, speak clearer, and stop apologizing for having a point of view.

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Branding + Strategy

The foundation before the pretty stuff.

Before we touch colors, fonts, or logos, we get clear on what the brand is fighting for, who it needs to reach, and why anyone should care. Then we build the identity system around that truth.

WE GRILL !

We’re gonna ask the tough questions. To you, other stakeholders, and your target market. We can’t get to REAL solutions without REAL talk!

WE EXTRACT THE TRUE VALUE

Our designers are heavily encouraged to dig deep to extract insights that will guide the execution of the project. Not the other way around. They get the insights most miss. Yay! for substance in designs!

DIFFERENT SOLUTIONS

We don’t do shit like most creatives do. Thinking outside the box is rewarded with rice Krispy treats among other things in our agency. We’re effective, impactful and way off our rockers.

BEYOND BRANDING

We don't develop strategy just to make you look nice. We do it to find holes in your brand, services, products or whatever else your missing. Then we help you fix it.

Website Design

Sites that look sharp, read clearly, and tell people where to go next.

We design websites with brand voice, UX structure, SEO hierarchy, and conversion in mind. The goal is not just a good-looking homepage. The goal is a site that helps people understand you and take action.

Packaging + Illustration + Content

The physical, visual, and ongoing pieces that make the brand impossible to ignore.

From labels and packaging systems to custom illustration and social media layouts, we build the assets that keep a brand consistent without making it boring.

Cannabis + Regulated Brands

Creative work for industries where the rules are real and the audience is not easily impressed.

We understand the practical pressure around cannabis and regulated products: packaging approvals, retail communication, social media limits, platform quirks, and the need to stay clear without going corporate beige.

Not Sure What You Need Yet?

That usually means the brand problem is bigger than one deliverable.

A logo, website, package, or social system may be the thing you asked for, but the real issue might be positioning, message, structure, or consistency. Tell us where things feel broken, and we’ll help identify the sharpest place to start.

Tell Us What's Broken