About Lydia Thornley Design

We. Who is that, exactly? Well, it depends on the project. Some projects involve Lydia and the client. Some have craft or technical skill added-on. If a range of expertise is needed, we collaborate with other creative and consulting specialists in our network.

Lydia Thornley is a branding and print design specialist with 28 years’ professional experience. Born into 1960s adland, Lydia graduated from Canterbury in 1981 with a 1st class BA (Hons) in graphic design and an RSA Bursary. She worked at leading London design consultancies including Pentagram and Lewis Moberly before setting up her own practice in 1991. Lydia has designed and consulted for international clients, national bodies, local organisations, small businesses and individuals. Lydia is also a speaker on design practice and process.

Lydia is directly involved in every project and leads all of the creative design work.

Associates are senior in their fields, with similar interests, approaches and client profiles. They include PRs, art directors, writers, management consultants, communications specialists, workshop facilitators and event organisers.

The Thornley design studio is in Shoreditch, east London – a multidisciplinary space in a creative community. But we also like to get out. We enjoy our research. Which is how we came to be a thinking client’s design practice. Nothing gives us more pleasure than a project where we learn something along the way.