PBD is a specialist design company creating branded design and consumer packaging for small and medium sized businesses in the real food, natural skincare, toiletries, spa and essential oil sectors.
Based in the West Country, near Bristol and close to the M5, PBD provides a comprehensive design and resourcing service for clients across the UK. PBD has also worked with clients in Europe, India, Japan and the USA.
PBD was born out of a passion for design and a desire to work directly with the decision makers of small, dynamic enterprises. My name is Peter Burgess and I founded PBD in 1991. I had spent the previous 10 years working with blue chip companies, where the inherent bureaucracy, at best a hindrance, finally became an unacceptable constraint. I wanted to work with people who appreciated what design could do and who would use design in proactive ways to develop their businesses. The clients that I work with are micro-enterprises and SMEs. Our working relationships are open and collaborative with a strong commercial focus, which produces more compelling work that better reflects the values and personalities of their businesses.
I have selected six recent projects that illustrate the breadth of PBD’s experience and expertise. The projects range from a simple corporate identity programme to a complex brand and packaging re-design intended for the Japanese market. I didn’t set up PBD to spend my time directing other designers, so whilst I often work with a broad range of specialist consultants that have been selected specifically for a particular project (and which might include: photographers, illustrators, copywriters, product formulators, manufacturers and material merchants) every piece of work is planned, designed and managed by me, aided by an assistant and a small army of loyal freelancers.
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One of the key benefits of working with PBD is our ability to tailor the service to suit the specific requirements of each client. Two decades of strategic brand building experience combined with fastidious planning and project management ensures that every client gets the maximum design and production values out of even the smallest budget. All that experience not only saves our clients money, but has helped to open new markets for their products.
Our clients usually require one or more of the following services:
• Brandmark design
• Help with brandmark registration
• Packaging design
• Help and advice sourcing suppliers and components
• Help with formulation houses and manufacturers
• Production management
• Web site design
• Help with hosting and e-commerce
• Pack photography
For a fuller explanation of what PBD can offer please click here.
Our clients usually require one or more of the following services:
• Brandmark design
• Help with brandmark registration
• Packaging design
• Help and advice sourcing suppliers and components
• Help with formulation houses and manufacturers
• Production management
• Web site design
• Help with hosting and e-commerce
• Pack photography
For a fuller explanation of what PBD can offer please click here.
I live and work on the beautiful Mendip Hills. My office is 30 minutes from Bristol and I can be in London in under 3 hours.
PBD, Compton Bishop
Somerset UK, BS26 2HW
Telephone: +44 (0)1934 750908
PBD, Compton Bishop
Somerset UK, BS26 2HW
Telephone: +44 (0)1934 750908
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