My name is Harry Mabbs, I am a student at the University of Leeds studying Graphic and Communication Design. Not many people can say that their employer did the same course as them at the same University – but I can!

Let’s look inside the factory… The Buttercrumble team took a trip to Hull to explore the city and visit paper merchant, G . F Smith. It was a day filled with learning and discovery and we all came back to the studio feeling inspired and raring to go!

2022 has been a turbulent year, but we’re looking up! We’re celebrating five years of Buttercrumble and we couldn’t do it without you. Despite COVID-19 and an economic downturn, Buttercrumble has defied the odds to success.

Graphic Design. Illustration. Intrinsically-linked or mutually-exclusive? At Buttercrumble, we like to think of graphic design as the umbrella and illustration as typical British raindrops — both together and separate! They are, at times, part of the same.

Both have become creatively intertwined and embedded into commercialism, but what exactly is the difference between the two?

One of our most recent branding projects saw us partnering with the wonderful Honeytape Creative to create a wholesome identity that is as true and authentic as the couple behind the team.

Honeytape Creative is a new start-up based in Leeds that was founded by Adam and Lucy. The pair wanted to combine their video, photography and marketing skills to provide a content-creation service for independent businesses. 

One of the first challenges, they felt they had to face as a start-up, was to make an impact. Coherent and exciting branding is an excellent way to do that so we were thrilled when Adam and Lucy asked us to help. 

Last year we had the pleasure of working with the founder of Grip Pro, Laurence Jones. The project involved creating a new professional brand identity and packaging design for Grip Pro's golf club grip cleaner...