Considered, creative strategies to help your brand

Hi, I’m James Kindred

With over 25 years of experience in design, branding, and business growth, I help companies craft compelling identities and scale with confidence. From start-ups finding their voice to established businesses refining their brand presence, I work closely with clients to develop distinctive brand identities, engaging print materials, and results-driven digital strategies.

James Kindred
A Creative Consultant for Brands
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100 Influences

“How does your brain work?” I wish I could tell you. When I’m researching, I tend to gather ideas and influences en masse on a Pinterest board and then fine tune my thinking. Here's a recent selection.

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Bee.Tee.Dubs: I'm not claiming ownership of any of these images, but I do claim to have good taste. Enjoy a brief stream of what is grabbing my attention at the moment.

Recent Reading

I should read more. We all should. Here are some things I've read recently.

16 April 25

Fashion’s New Obsession: Partnerships With Hospitality Brands

By for Skift

Glossy magazines and digital marketing can’t always deliver the connections that luxury brands want to foster with their top customers. Physical hospitality experiences are where we’re seeing the most creativity.

16 April 25

No One Cares: What We Can All Learn From Liquid Death’s UK Demise

By Emily Jeffrey-Barrett for Adweek

When news broke that Liquid Death had pulled out of the U.K., the marketing community flocked to LinkedIn with a collective “told you so!” The brand was “too disruptive,” they claimed. “They should have built it from the ground up!” “They didn’t understand the U.K. market!”

14 April 25

How brand sponsorship is being rewritten in 2025

By AMY HOUSTON for The Drum

Brands are turning to smaller creators for deeper, more trusted connections with their audiences. According to Paula Albuquerque, managing partner at Ykone UK, it’s not about replacing celebrity with micro; it’s about matching creator tiers to campaign goals.

14 April 25

From sacred to shared: Bath’s Trinity Church reopens as a creative coworking hub

By Abbey Bamford for www.creativeboom.com

A striking new chapter has begun for Bath’s Trinity Church, which has been brought to life as a creative coworking space. Once the beating heart of the city’s Afro-Caribbean community, the church had been left derelict since its closure in 2011.